Double the size of the former holder of the “Blue Riband of the Atlantic” Queen Mary, Queen Mary II is the largest liner ever built. At 150,000 grt, the ship is the largest passenger ship ever built. The liner - which can accommodate some 2,600 passengers and 1,250 crew members - is 345 meters long and 41 meters wide, and stands as high as a 23-story building. The 150,000-ton vessel includes a spa, five swimming pools, 2,000 bathrooms, 3,000 telephones, 4,500 steps and hundreds of works of art. It generates enough power to provide electricity for a city of 300,000 residents. Cunard, owned by US cruise group Carnival, paid some US$800 million for the vessel.
By comparison, the Titanic was 883 feet long, 93 feet wide, and a gross tonnage of 45,000 tons. Titanic boasted a squash court, swimming pool, and a gymnasium with a mechanical horse. The Titanic could hold 3,500 passengers and crew members but carried life boats for just over 1,000.
now some facts
QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft)
QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft)
QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Big Ben is high (310 ft)
QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul’s Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
QM2 is as long as 36 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)
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