Queen Mary II to dock in Halifax

Posted on September 24, 2004 | Filed Under Rants

Tomorrow the largest ocean liner in the world — the Queen Mary II — will dock in Halifax. It should be quite a site when the ship comes into the harbor, considering how big it is. Just last night, I was watching the Apprentice and the winning team got to eat dinner on the QMII. They said it was as tall as the Statue of Liberty and as long as four football fields.

Here are a few facts about the Queen Mary II:

  • QM2 is five times longer than Cunard’s first ship, Britannia (230 ft.)
  • QM2 is 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary
  • QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.)
  • QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.)
  • QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.)
  • QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
  • QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul’s Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
  • QM2 is as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)
  • QM2’s whistle will be audible for 10 miles

And in case you might want to buy a little boat like this, the estimated cost: $800 million.

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