The world’s largest ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary 2 docked in Cape Town for a night last week and I was lucky enough to snap a few pics. It wasn’t easy trying to find a decent vantage point as you weren’t allowed anywhere near the boat. I took the night shots from the N2 bridge as you leave Cape Town. The day shots were a little more tricky. I eventually paid a taxi driver R50 to drive me past security as a passenger. Although the best spot would of been to take the pics from across the dock, these will have to do! (Best viewed in their full glory on Flickr. As an example, click here to see the pic below in full)
Just some interesting stats on the cruise liner. Via Wikipedia:
The Queen Mary 2 has:
- fifteen restaurants and bars
- five swimming pools
- a casino
- a ballroom
- 1000+ seat theatre
- capacity for 3,056 passengers and 1,253 officers and crew
- and weighs a massive 148,528 tons!
It’s not the largest ship on the seas, with the MS Oasis of the Seas currently holding those honours.
More pics after the jump.
See more pics of the Queen Mary 2 on my Flickr stream.
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I saw it coming into the Durban harbour a couple of days before it docked in CT, and I can attest to the size of this machine. It is huge, and really awesome to see. It is apparentley going to be back on our shores next year April, so will need to make a plan to get closer/on this boat. :)
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Yeah, I definitely want to see if I can get onto the boat for dinner or a drink next time its here!