Queen Mary 2 in Hamburg harbour

Ocean liner · Cunard

Queen Mary 2

An icon built for the open Atlantic, where sea days become the destination.

Photograph: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0

The personality

What it feels like on board.

Grand, spacious and quietly confident. The pleasure is in lingering over afternoon tea, lectures, live music and the horizon.

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Where this ship belongs

Routes that play to its strengths.

TransatlanticNorthern EuropeMediterraneanCaribbeanWorld voyages

Worth knowing

Four reasons this ship stands apart.

  1. Purpose-built ocean-going design
  2. A vast library and rich enrichment programme
  3. Gala evenings and ballroom tradition
  4. Kennels on selected transatlantic crossings

My cabin-side view

I treat a Queen Mary 2 crossing differently from a port-led cruise: cabin shelter, direction of travel and your appetite for sea days shape the recommendation.

Ready when you are

Could Queen Mary 2 be your ship? Let’s look beyond the brochure.