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  Queen Mary II, World of ResidenSea, Cruise Vacation vs. Cruise Lifestyle
The Queen Mary II is the largest passenger ship every built.
Whereas the Queen Mary II will be able to carry 2,620 passengers, the ResidenSea will carry only 650 and have a crew of 320 to provide first-class service in every way.
The Queen Mary II's deluxe staterooms measure from 194 square feet to its 2,244 square feet grand duplex.
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  RMS Queen Mary 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Queen Mary 2 is a Cunard Line passenger ship named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck.
At the time of her construction in 2003, the Queen Mary 2 was in every dimension the largest passenger ship ever built.
On January 8, 2004, the liner was christened Queen Mary 2 by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2   (651 words)

  
 Queen Mary II
Queen Mary II 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.
Mary II of England (April 30, 1662 - December 28, 1694), Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, was the daughter of King James II and Anne Hyde.
The Queen Mary II, the biggest and most luxurious passenger ship ever built, was to take to the seas for the first time 25 September 2003 for a series of tests ahead of her maiden voyage in January.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/qm2.htm   (734 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mary Queen of Scots
Mary, however, was sent to France, 7 August, 1548, where she was excellently educated, as is now admitted by both friend and foe.
Mary's troubles were still further increased by the Huguenot rising in France, called le tumulte d'Amboise (6-17 March, 1560), making it impossible for the French to succour Mary's side in Scotland.
Mary, however, wisely refused to defend herself, unless her dignity as queen was respected.
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 Queen Mary II of England
Queen Mary II of England, was wife and co-regent of William III.
Mary II was born at St. James Palace, Westminster, on April 30, 1662.
Queen Mary adhered strongly to the Protestant religion and was fiercely loyal to the Church of England.
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 Titanic yard in race to build Queen Mary II
The first Queen Mary weighed just 80,000 tons - compared with the new liner's 150,000 - when she was launched on Clydeside in 1934.
The Queen Mary recaptured the Blue Riband Atlantic crossing award for Britain in August 1936.
Larry Pimentel, Cunard's president, said: "The Queen Mary II will be the most famous ship in the world even before it is built." Harland and Wolff has seen off stiff competition from the German company HDW, Finland's Kvaerner Masa, and the Italian shipyard Fincantieri to make it to the final stages of the bid.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/03/05/nqm05.html   (893 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Royal History - The Stuarts - Queen Mary II and King William III
Mary II was the daughter of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by his first wife, Anne Hyde.
Queen Mary II died in 1694 and King William III died in 1702.
Mary II, Queen of England by Hester Chapman.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Stuart/MaryII.html   (511 words)

  
 Queen Mary 2 - An introduction to the new liner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
By then the ageing Queen Elizabeth 2 will be pushing forty and at the end of her economic life span as a cruise liner.
A retired Queen Elizabeth 2 and the first Queen Mary (both offering hotel accommodation with conference and exhibition attractions as part of the new Queensway Bay entertainment and shopping complex) could prove an attractive lure in the combined US $195 billion a year cruise, meeting and conference and vacation, tourism, resort markets.
The elder Warwick was the first master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969 and captained the ship until his retirement in 1972, he was the only man to captain all three Queens.
www.nzmaritime.co.nz /qm2   (865 words)

  
 Queen Mary II super liner has it all - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saint-Nazaire, France: The Queen Mary II may claim many a superlative, including the largest and most lavish passenger ship ever to be built, but it may also go down in the record books as the one whose construction caused the most labour disputes.
The Queen Mary II's maiden commercial trip, from Southampton, England, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is scheduled for January 12, 2004.
The original Queen Mary super liner made its maiden voyage in 1936, saw active service during World War II and was retired in 1967 after 1,001 voyages.
sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13231684   (897 words)

  
 Queen Mary II : Life Fitness : Commercial
The enormity and magnificence of the Queen Mary 2, the largest and most extravagant cruise ship ever built, is nothing if not impressive.
The $780 million Queen Mary 2, the construction of which involved companies from 19 different nations, is 1,132 feet long, 236 feet tall, 135 feet wide and weighs 150,000 tons.
There is no question the Queen Mary 2 is a one-of-a-kind cruise ship that offers an ocean of possibilities when it comes to getting the most out of your vacation.
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 CBS News | Queen Mary 2 In Big Apple Debut | April 22, 2004 13:38:52
The Queen Mary 2 revives the name of the liner about half its size that debuted in New York on June 1, 1936.
The Queen Mary was retired in 1967 and turned into a seaside tourist attraction in Long Beach, Calif.
The Queen Mary 2 first visited U.S. shores last January, ending a 14-day cruise through the Azores and Caribbean at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The ship goes into regular trans-Atlantic service with 12 crossings scheduled this year and 26 next year.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/01/12/world/main592773.shtml   (746 words)

  
 Queen Mary II, world's largest cruise ship, tests waters for first time
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique -- a subsidiary of troubled engineering giant Alstom, which was saved from near-bankruptcy this week by a state-backed 3.2-billion-euro (3.7-billion-dollar) rescue plan -- is counting on the Queen Mary II to stand as a shining example of its technical expertise.
About 450 engineers and technicians will be aboard the Queen Mary II during the test runs between the off-shore islands of Ile d'Yeu and Belle-Ile, which were set to continue through Sunday, to ensure that the ship is up to code.
Aesthetically, the ship will resemble its famed predecessors, the Queen Mary and the two Queen Elizabeth liners, with a 74-meter-high chimney stack and a tapered bow well-suited for Atlantic navigation.
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 webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
Mary was born in London on February 18, 1516, the daughter of Henry VIII of England, by his first wife, Catherine of Aragón.
Mary governed as regent while William was campaigning in Ireland (1690-91) and on the Continent (1692-94), but for the most part she simply carried out policies formulated by her husband.
Mary's marriage in 1565 to her cousin, the Catholic Scottish nobleman Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, was performed with Roman Catholic rites.
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 California Earthquake
The world's largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary II, was turned over to it's British owner, Cunard Lines, and left the French port of St. Nazaire, where it was built.
One conclusion is that the angels view the Queen Mary II as a symbol of a crocodile.
Another conclusion is the link to the 1934 launch of the original Queen Mary calls attention to the division of the land associated with the curse of the Palestinians.
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 PM - Royal launch for Queen Mary II
Its owners, Cunard, boast she rivals the Titanic in luxury and size although hopes are the QM II won't suffer the same fate on next week's maiden voyage.
However like her rival, the Queen Mary II has also been marred by tragedy, despite her young history, as Kirsten Aiken reports.
When guests were being shown through the Queen Mary II at her construction site in France last year, 15 people died when a gangway collapsed.
www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2004/s1023063.htm   (596 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Mary II 1662–94, queen of England, wife of William III.
The daughter of James II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, she was brought up a Protestant despite her father's adoption of Roman Catholicism.
Although she was relatively popular with the Dutch and English peoples, she led an unhappy life because of the political conflicts between her husband, her father, and her sister Anne.
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 Cunard Queen Mary II Preview; Cruisemates Cruise Ship Feature Articles
Cunard's new Queen Mary 2, scheduled to take over the New York-Southampton transatlantic route from the QE2 in 2004, will be a completely 21st century vessel, setting a new standard for "the only way to cross."
She will be 1,132 feet long, measure 237 feet high from keel to funnel and have a draft of 32 feet.
Queen Mary 2 will have five pools, including a family/children's pool and play area, and a terrace pool limited to adults only.
www.cruisemates.com /articles/feature/QuMary2.cfm   (880 words)

  
 CBS News | Royal Welcome For Queen Mary II | January 26, 2004 10:13:12
The Queen Elizabeth 2 — whose trans-Atlantic route will be taken over by the new ship in April — was built in 1967.
The original Queen Mary was launched in 1934 and is now a tourist attraction and hotel in Long Beach, Calif.
Explore the seafaring history of the Queen Elizabeth 2, royalty on the seven seas.
www.skyskan.com /Company/press/qm2externpress/QM2-CBS-arrivalFL.html   (567 words)

  
 CNN.com - 13 dead in liner gangway collapse - Nov. 16, 2003
Rescue workers surround the Queen Mary II cruise liner.
Ten of the injured were in critical condition, said Joel Batteux, mayor of the town in western France where the Queen Mary 2 is in its final stages of construction.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II -- after whom QM2's sister ship the QE2 is named -- is then due to name Queen Mary 2 at a ceremony at Southampton, England on January 8, 2004.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/11/15/mary.deaths   (421 words)

  
 Mary II --  Encyclopædia Britannica
As the daughter of King James II, she made it possible for her Dutch husband to become co-ruler of England after he had overthrown James's government.
The other, Mary II, was brought in to guarantee that England would remain Protestant.
The Virgin Mary is a very important figure in the Christian Orthodox faith, and many turn to her because she is believed to have direct access to God.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051211?&query=mary   (768 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Travel - News - World's largest cruiser — Queen Mary II — puts to sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
PARIS (Reuters) — The biggest and most expensive cruise ship ever — Queen Mary II — set out to sea on Thursday, just days after a deal between France and the European Union saved its makers from immediate bankruptcy.
Six tugboats pulled the Queen Mary II to sea, with the ship standing as high as a 23-story building.
Started in January 2002, work on the Queen Mary II is set to be finished in early December for the ship to be delivered to Cunard before Christmas, Alstom-Marine said.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2003/09/26-queen-mary.htm   (388 words)

  
 Queen Mary II, air-conditioning by Voltas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Mary II — with a touch of royalty — will be the largest cruise liner ever built, to reign over the seas.
The contract was awarded by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, who will be building the Queen Mary 2 at St Nazaire in France, for Cunard Shipping of UK.
Queen Mary II, with ultramodern facilities, on par with any 7-star hotel, measures 346 metres in length, 45 metres in width and 52 metres in height.
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 Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
Mary II, born in 1662, was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde.
William III (William of Orange), born in 1650, was the son of William, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I).
The reign of Mary II and William III marked the end of royal prerogative.
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 Queen Mary II (1662-1694), Reigned with William III 1689-94
The eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, later James II, and Anne Hyde, Mary married Prince William of Orange in 1677.
In the dilemma of the 1688 Revolution she supported her husband and Protestantism rather than her Catholic father, and she was invited to return to England in 1689 to share the monarchy with William.
She proved a wise and effective ruler, especially during William's absences at war, and her many charitable schemes included the William and Mary Missionary College, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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 Queen Mary II - Kitchen Traveler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Guinevere was married to King Arthur and forms part of the Arthurian Legends range of Bunnykins.
Married to William of Orange in 1677, Mary II accompanied her husband on his triumphant arrival in England as its new sovereign.
A thoroughly English Queen and immensely popular with her people, Mary II measures 8.25" (22.5 cm) high.
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 Obese American passengers break the seats on the Queen Mary II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Obese American passengers break the seats on the Queen Mary II By Rajeev Syal and Elizabeth Day (Filed: 05/12/2004) http://www.telegraph.co.uk Dozens of seats on the Queen Mary II, the world's biggest, newest and most luxurious cruise liner, are being broken under the weight of obese passengers.
The Britannia dining room on the Queen Mary II The Britannia dining room on the Queen Mary II A spokesman for Alstom Chantiers, the French company that provided the cruise liner with all its fixtures and fittings, said that it was replacing items within the one-year guarantee, including a large number of chairs.
"There is a bigger refit planned for Queen Mary II for November next year, and what we are going to do in that refit is still being established at the moment.
www.talkabouttravelling.com /group/rec.travel.europe/messages/688888.html   (740 words)

  
 RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, Ca.
A floating city awash in elegance, the Queen Mary in Long Beach, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, remains one of the most famous ships in history.
The Queen Mary features 365 hotel staterooms, an elaborate Champagne Sunday Brunch, award winning restaurants and dining, a wedding chapel and 16 Art Deco reception salons for private celebrations, and exciting tours.
From November 11th until February 18th, the Queen Mary will be the first stop on a World Tour of Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit, featuring the largest personal collection of Marilyn Monroe artifacts and personal belongings in the world.
www.queenmary.com   (497 words)

  
 Queen Mary II mishap kills 13 - The Washington Times: World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Queen Mary II is the world's largest passenger ship, 1,138 feet long and 238 feet high — as tall as a 21-story building.
was built in 1967; the original Queen Mary was launched in 1934 and is now a hotel in Long Beach, California.
The Queen Mary II is being built by Alstom Marine's Chantiers de l'Atlantique, and some 800 companies, mostly French, have been involved in the construction.
washingtontimes.com /world/20031115-114801-5737r.htm   (580 words)

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