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I saw the Queen Mary 2 departing NY harbor tonight

ThePresence

ThePresence

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I've seen aricraft carriers, but for some reason this gives a larger impression. It is the largest cruise ship in the world, and it is just HUGE! They sent it off with fireworks and what not, alot of fanfare.

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Yeah, there was a thread the other day with pictures of it...fvcking insane! Too bad I'll probably never see it in real life to get a good scope of it's size.
 
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Yeah, there was a thread the other day with pictures of it...fvcking insane! Too bad I'll probably never see it in real life to get a good scope of it's size.
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Searched for Queen, missed the thread. It's hard to believe something that big can actually float.
 
I was once on board of a super oil tanker - like 300.000 tons. It was just enormous, like you could host two football fields on its deck... But yes, passenger ships look better.

Calin
 
What are the chances of it ever coming to the west coast?

They should have NFL games on aircraft carriers.
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
I've seen aricraft carriers, but for some reason this gives a larger impression. It is the largest cruise ship in the world, and it is just HUGE! They sent it off with fireworks and what not, alot of fanfare.

Pic
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yeah, I saw that sh*t from my window (i live down in battery park)... what where they thinking?? sopranos was on and all of a sudden they start setting off all these fireworks?? i had to tivo it and watch it later.
 
Originally posted by: mcveigh
nice.... seems to be riding a little high in the water?? not enough paying passengers???
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hehe, just what i was gonna say...you go on 'em cruises, you gotta bring yer own doc nowadays 😛
 
I can't tell from the picture how big it actually is. You could have at least put a quarter or a pocket knife in the picture so we could get some idea of the scale.
 
Originally posted by: mcveigh
nice.... seems to be riding a little high in the water?? not enough paying passengers???
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I think that pic was taken during sea trials. see the first pic here

Wasn't Cunard the same company that made "that other big boat"
 
Originally posted by: Kenazo
Originally posted by: mcveigh
nice.... seems to be riding a little high in the water?? not enough paying passengers???
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I think that pic was taken during sea trials. see the first pic here

Wasn't Cunard the same company that made "that other big boat"
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Titanic was from the White Star lines. The ship that picked up the few Titanic survivors, the Carpathia, was a Cunard liner.
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: Kenazo
Originally posted by: mcveigh
nice.... seems to be riding a little high in the water?? not enough paying passengers???
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I think that pic was taken during sea trials. see the first pic here

Wasn't Cunard the same company that made "that other big boat"
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Titanic was from the White Star lines. The ship that picked up the few Titanic survivors, the Carpathia, was a Cunard liner.
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It's the same company.
 
Originally posted by: LordJezo
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: Kenazo
Originally posted by: mcveigh
nice.... seems to be riding a little high in the water?? not enough paying passengers???
Click to expand...

I think that pic was taken during sea trials. see the first pic here

Wasn't Cunard the same company that made "that other big boat"
Click to expand...

Titanic was from the White Star lines. The ship that picked up the few Titanic survivors, the Carpathia, was a Cunard liner.
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It's the same company.
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Yes, they merged in 1934. Titanic sank in 1912 I believe, when they were still a seperate company.
 
Seems strange that they would have 2 different types of engines, diesel and gas turbine.

Good read on why they went Gas/diesel,

The gas turbines were to take some of the load off of the diesels while in Alaskan waters. Because diesels in full load produced visible smoke and if a cruise ship produces visible smoke in Alaskan waters they are fined. However a new form of diesel engines has made it so there is no visible smoke under load. Thus the gas turbine and diesel combinations are no longer needed.
 
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