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2. Queen Mary 2 - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a British ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of the Cunard Line since April 2004, [9] and as of 2025, is the only active, purpose-built ocean liner still in service. [10] [11] Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City, in addition to short cruises and an annual ...

3. Transatlantic crossing - Wikipedia

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   In July 1952 that ship made the crossing in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ship currently making regular transatlantic crossings throughout the year, usually between Southampton and New York. For this reason it has been designed as a proper ocean liner, not as a cruise ship.

4. Cunard Line - Wikipedia

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   In 2004, the 36-year-old QE2 was replaced on the North Atlantic by the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary 2. Caronia was sold and Queen Elizabeth 2 continued to cruise until she was retired in 2008. In 2007 Cunard added Queen Victoria, a cruise ship of the Vista class originally designed for Holland America Line.

5. Don’t forget a watch: 5 things to know about transatlantic ...

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   The Queen Mary 2, launched in 2004, was built to make long transoceanic voyages, allowing it to travel the world. In 2024, it steamed out of New York on Jan. 3 to Southampton in the United Kingdom.

6. List of ocean liners - Wikipedia

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   SS Queen Elizabeth 2: 1967 Preserved as a museum/hotel ship in Dubai: RMS Queen Mary: 1934 Preserved as a museum/hotel ship in Long Beach, California RMS Queen Mary 2: 2003 In service [2] SS Raffaello: 1963 Partially sank in 1983 S.S. Raffaello somewhere near port. SS Rajputana: 1925 Torpedoed and sunk off Iceland in 1941 SS Rajputana on a ...

7. Cruise ship - Wikipedia

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   Following the retirement of her running mate Queen Elizabeth 2 in November 2008, Queen Mary 2 is the only liner operating on scheduled transatlantic service, though she also sees significant service on cruise routes. [22] Queen Mary 2 was for a time the largest passenger ship before being surpassed by Royal Caribbean International's Freedom ...

8. RMS Queen Mary - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Mary 2 approaching the Queen Mary at her berth, 23 February 2006, under a salute of "HAIL TO THE QUEENS" in skywriting. On 23 February 2006, RMS Queen Mary 2 saluted her predecessor as she made a port of call in Los Angeles Harbor , while on a cruise from South Africa to Mexico.

9. Transatlantic flight - Wikipedia

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   In the 1930s a flying boat route was the only practical means of transatlantic air travel, as land-based aircraft lacked sufficient range for the crossing. An agreement between the governments of the US, Britain, Canada, and the Irish Free State in 1935 set aside the Irish town of Foynes , the most westerly port in Ireland , as the terminal for ...