Queen Mary 2: A Week Crossing the Atlantic on the World's Only Passenger Ocean Liner

What's it like to spend seven days at sea and never see dry land! That's what happens when you cross the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary 2. In this episode of @windowseatworldtravel, we hop aboard the only active passenger ocean liner on the planet as we (loosely) retrace the path of the Titanic. What's it like to traverse the icy North Atlantic? Is there enough to do on board the ship? What's it like to leave New York City and never once see a sliver of land under you dock at Southhampton, England a week later? Find out in this episode. And learn about the ship's storied history and the famous people who've stepped aboard similar ships in the past. Plus you'll meet the very special World War II veterans we traveled the ocean with, and learn how they made their mark with everyone else on board.

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[crispyyrosee]

103 years old and still partying til 2AM; what a G!!! 😂

[alisonpepper]

I was on one of these crossings in June of (from NYC to Southhampton) last year. Listening to the stories from these veterans was absolutely the highlight of the trip for me, especially the gentleman who had been a part of the Tuskegee Airmen.

[mgroarke]

This was our first ever ocean liner crossing. We went to every war veterans seminar and found it fascinating. Meeting, and being able to thank the veterans was an honour. Thank you Jeremy for your fantastic hosting of the seminars and also for providing this video.

[ajs]

My first-ever cruise was on the QM2, and we dared to book a round-trip trans-Atlantic crossing, which meant we were at sea for 15 nights! Not once were we bored. We met wonderful people, attended all kinds of enrichment sessions, explored the ship, and relaxed. I think what astounded me most wasn't that we never saw land for a week at a time (we expected as much), but we were stunned at how many birds were flying over the ocean, thousands of miles from land. Those birds have a lot more stamina than I ever imagined!

[patrickcancilla]

Jeremy, well done. Thanks for sharing this adventure and thanks for honoring our Veterans.

[Marbleheadjed]

That’s a great tribute to those who served .

[jamestamu]

Nice to see everyone dressed up appropriately.

[dl]

This past November [2023] there was a westbound 'greatest generation' crossing. One impressive sight was a 104 year old, D-Day veteran swing dancing with young ladies in the Queen's Room 🙂

[GlobalAdventurer]

I'm going next year to avoid airline travel and carnival cruise ship passengers. 😁

[ardiffley-zipkin]

I have sailed QM2 numerous times through various ports. Each trip was wonderful.

[wildcat]

Nice synopsis. Boredom is a mystery to me. People should revel in the quiet hours at sea away from our “busy, busy, busy” world. Sitting on a deck chair with a good book and not having touristy shore excursions sounds like paradise to me.

[paulhaigh]

She's a great ship.
We've been on quite a few ships over the years but our first cruise was on the QM2.
We did the transatlantic Southampton, New York, then back to Southampton.
Loved every minute of it.
It's for us the best ship in the world. And we are back on her in April 2025 for a 2week med cruise.

[maggiegarber]

I did this on QE2 in 1996 and 2003, and on the QM2 in 2006. There’s a lot to do onboard, but my voyages were a day or more shorter than they do now. I sailed west to east each time. I will never forget my first sight of Liberty Enlightening The World, “our” statue gifted by France.

[baritonebynight]

This is truly the only comfortable way of crossing the Atlantic. After my first crossing, I only fly if I have no choice.

[sirtfs]

Well done! The only way to cross. Thanks for posting.

[tomnicholls]

I was on one of these crossings and had these brave man on-board and was just blown away by their stories!! Love to you all from England

[CruisingtheworldwithJackie]

Love to go on with the veterans. Is there a link to those sailings?

[Brian-bppe]

My parents and older sister emigrated from England to the United States in 1954. They were passengers aboard the S.S. America. For the rest of their lives, our mother and father had nothing but lavish praise for their experience on board that ocean liner, back then. We flew to visit Ireland, England and Wales some eleven years later, when the airlines were in their heyday. By that time, travel by ocean liner was quickly declining. While in England that summer, we saw from a distance the 1936 RMS Queen Mary while she was moored at her dock. It must have been Southhampton, but possibly not (I was 7 years of age at the time). The adults in the group were sure of her identity, but we didn't drive any closer. Nevertheless, she was a very large ship, even from where we were - maybe 3/4 of a mile to a mile away.

[jeremyreese]

Crazy thing is it takes Queen Mary2, 7 days to make this trip from south Hampton to New York, the first queen mary used to make this trip in four days and the SS United States took three days. 7 days is roughly the same time it would’ve taken titanic to get from south Hampton to New York had it not sunk. I definitely wouldn’t mind booking a trip from south Hampton England to New York on queen Mary 2, this was how people used to travel back in the day.

[IzzyOnTheMove]

That's so cool. I've been watching first the QR2, then the QM2, since 2004, docking in Quebec City across from my home, since i was a kid, every fall. When i finally make it to Europe, i will come back on the QM2. Hopefully in a few years