This video looks at some of the design secrets of the Queen Mary 2.
The Cunard Line flagship Queen Mary 2 is often referred to as the last of the great ocean liners.
Ordered by Cunard in 2000, and built in France, QM2 is the first true transatlantic ocean liner created since QE2 entered service in 1969.
Designed by Carnival Corporation’s Chief Naval Architect Stephen Payne - who oversaw a team of naval architects - Cunard’s QM2 is a feat of marine engineering, and has an expected service life of at least 40 years.
When QM2 entered service in 2004, she was the longest, largest, tallest, widest and most expensive passenger ship ever created. To this day she holds the title of the largest Ocean Liner ever built.
Yet there are some parts of QM2 that remain a mystery, even to regular travellers.
Why, for example does the ship have an enormous breakwater on her bow?
Why were pods selected to move the ship rather than propellers?
What is the connection between QM2’s spa and her not having a rudder, and what’s with those Deck 3L corridors that access the Queens Room?
To answer these questions and more, I spoke with QM2’s designer Stephen Payne.
Image Credits:
Rotterdam: This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication @ Wikimedia Commons: bit.ly/2VMF4PY
Britannia: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons - bit.ly/2VwioV7
Propeller Pod: Creative Commons 1.0 - bit.ly/3axxdLB
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Normandie: Wikimedia Commons / Flickr Commons - bit.ly/3bxp4bi
Some QM2 Image credits with thanks to Stephen Payne.
Thumbnail photo of QM2 (2023): Andrew Sassoon-Walker solentphotographer.com/ with thanks as always.
All other imagery is Chris Frame / Rachelle Cross.
Music: RU-vid Audio Library.
For more Cunard information visit www.chriscunard.com/
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31 июл 2024
