She’s back…….and looking good!

Queen Mary 2 is back on the open seas after a makeover to end all makeovers, costing in the region of £90million. To be honest with you when I was on her 18 months ago I thought she was in great condition but I think this was more of a modernisation to keep up with their competitors. 

The iconic ocean liner has spent 25 days out of water at the Blohm and Voss shipyard in Germany, where 5,200 men and women worked over a million hours to overhaul her machinery, refresh the exterior of the ship and transform her reception rooms, dining areas and cabins.

The refurbishment, which is the biggest makeover Cunard has witnessed in its 176 year history, included adding 6,000 pieces of new furniture and 4,000 pieces of art to the cruise ship’s rooms.

Click here to see more images that my colleagues have taken onboard.

The ship also required an extensive lick of paint using more than 2,500 gallons in the refresh and almost 600,000 square feet of new carpet (the equivalent of 10 football pitches) were laid.

50 new cabins have been added as well as 15 cabins for solo travellers, something Cunard have never had.  This is great news for the singles market as we are getting more and more single travellers wishing to book but are being put off with sometimes a 100% single supplement.

If you’re liking the sound of the ‘New’ QM2 take a look at the prices below for available cruises in the next few months :

17 July – 07nts  Southampton – New York including flight back to Heathrow     insides : £899pp,  balcony : £999pp

01 August – 14nts  Southampton to New York and back     insides : £1299pp,  balcony : £1499pp

16 August – 16nts  Southampton to Norwegian Fjords and Hamburg      insides : £1599pp

16 Sept – 04nts  minicruise to Guernsey and Zeebrugge     inside : £429pp   balcony : £499pp

20 Sept – 28nts  Southampton – Canada & New England – Southampton    insides  :  £2899pp

18 Oct – 07nts   Southampton – New York including flight back to Heathrow     insides : £999pp,  balcony : £1199pp

19 Nov – 26nts  No fly to Caribbean and back    insides : £2699pp

15 Dec – 26nts  Christmas and New Year in the Caribbean – no fly      insides : £3199pp     outside : £3549pp

Christmas time onboard QM was fantastic, they really make the effort and have a brilliant Gingerbread display. 

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Haydn