QM2’s 100th Transatlantic Crossing
September 19, 2008 by Paula
The Cunard Line flagship, Queen Mary 2, will sail on her 100th Transatlantic Crossing from her home port of Southampton on Sunday 21 September 2008. This historic crossing will arrive in New York on 27 September. Since she entered service in January 2004 Queen Mary 2 will have logged 711,288 nautical miles, with 316,729 nautical miles on Transatlantic voyages alone.
Carol Marlow, Cunard’s President and Managing Director, says:
“Perhaps more than any other voyage, a Transatlantic Crossing captures the imagination of most travellers and recalls a bygone era of glamour and sophistication. For many, it is on par with the world’s greatest travel experiences.”
Queen Mary 2’s regularly scheduled Transatlantic service forms the cornerstone of her annual itineraries, which also includes her second World Cruise in 2009 and journeys into the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Norway.
In addition to logging nearly three-quarters of a million miles, Queen Mary 2 will mark other milestones on her 100th Transatlantic voyage, including:
•More than 229,000 guests crossing the North Atlantic
•450 pets crossing the North Atlantic
•97,000 pounds of lobster served
•2,700 pounds of caviar served
•206,200 bottles of Champagne served
•Enough tea to fill nearly five Olympic-sized swimming pools
Queen Mary 2 has welcomed many notable guests, including HM Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Noor, Former President George Bush, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Senator Hillary Clinton, Uma Thurman, John Cleese, Richard Dreyfuss, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, Tina Brown and Harold Evans, Donald Trump, and Dame Shirley Bassey.
Official Press Release Cunard Cruises dated 19th September 2008.
