I was 3 years old when my family crossed the North Atlantic in August from England to Canada. I will never forget even as a little one. Hit the tail end of a hurricane on a much smaller ship. Even the purcer and cabin crew were ill. My mother and sister were bedridden. I remember the stairs going up and then going down. My older brother and I wandered the ship freely. I also remember sitting in the children’s dining room watching a pitcher of water sliding all the way down this long table and then it slid all the way back. Crazy that I remember some of it so well even being so young. Later on I became a sailor.
Wow! What an amazing story and you became a sailor. That's just awesome! We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing such an amazing memory of your journey.
You should absolutely do it! But, I would suggest only on the QM2 in January. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for the kind words.
I met a gentleman who served onboard the ocean liner SS United States in the 60s. He said the ship crashed through such a massive wave that the spray went so high over the bow, water came into the forward engine room raining down the funnel. The Atlantic is wicked!
Couple of things. I believe what he told you 100%! The SS United States was an ocean liner. I had to look up the SS United States see below. Thank you for sharing such a great story. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world. Wikipedia - SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title she still holds. The ship was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could have been converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. The ship served as an icon for the nation, transporting numerous celebrities throughout her career between 1952 and 1969. Her design included innovations in steam propulsion, hull form, fire safety, and damage control. Following a financial collapse of United States Lines, she was withdrawn from service in a surprise announcement. The ship has been sold several times since the 1970s, with each new owner trying unsuccessfully to make the liner profitable. Eventually, the ship's fittings were sold at auction, leaving her stripped by 1994. Two years later, she was towed to Philadelphia, where she has remained. Since 2009, the 'SS United States Conservancy' has been raising funds to save the ship. The group purchased her in 2011 and has created several unrealized plans to restore the ship. Due to a rent dispute, she was evicted from her pier in 2024. As no other locations could be found, Okaloosa County, Florida bought her and planned to sink her as the world's largest artificial reef near Destin, Florida by 2026.
1967 I sailed from Montreal to SouthHampton England and had gale force 10 for 3 days, Captain invited me and my uncle to the bridge to watch the massive waves, and returned to New York in February 1968 4 days of rough rough seas aboard the TS Bremen.....I loved every second of it.
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As Merchant Seaman on the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth over a few years in the sixties, been in a all Kinds of weather very tricky when you do 12 hour days of pretty hard work, I would never actually pay to go on Any ship any where EVER…….. All the best to anyone who does! Great video guys! Rod in London
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Too much of even a good thing could turn into a bad thing. I was in a bad storm on a very small cruise ship. It was exciting and fun, especially that most everybody got seasick except me and the dancers. It happened on lobster night, only about a tenth the normal diners. The waiters would ask me if I wanted some extra lobster tails as so many people were bailing out of the dinning room.
Hubbards: good on you! Samuel Cunard was my great great great grandfather, and this video made me so proud of him, this company, this incredible ship, and you!
Wow!!! Thank you for sharing. What an incredible bloodline you have, he was an amazing visionary and businessman. We loved the QM2. We were just in Halifax. Is that where you live? Thank you for sharing your prestigious family blood lines. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Spent 44 years at sea as an engineer crossed the Atlantic many times, been in Hurricane's, Typhoons no way did the ship hit a 90 foot wave, or every one on board would have felt it.
I can not say if we actually had a 90 foot wave. But we had waves that felt like it could have been. Waves/swells were worse at night and you couldn't see how tall they were. Thank you for your comments, sharing your experience on the subject. Come along on our journey around the world as we will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
That must have been an amazing experience to sail through huge seas and snow storms on the amazing Queen Mary 2. She was designed for heavy seas on the North Atlantic, Great video.
We hit a 56 foot wave on celebrity solstice between New Zealand and Australia in bass straight. The ship hi it at a bad angle. I was in bed. It titled about 35 degrees then uprighted all the mini bar contents fell out and a ham fell down stairs he was at the top of. If I was walking I’d of fallen. It was a dramatic and severe contact with a large super freak wave. All door to the decks were closed for days
We joined Queen Elizabeth for her maiden transatlantic in January 2011. Sailing in tandem with Queen Victoria to New York. The weather was awesome. No snow, but my goodness, the size of the waves! We could see what it was like when we looked across to Queen Victoria. Outside doors were locked, shows were cancelled, but the sight of the seas was just incredible. The height of the waves over the bow of the ship was something to see. Force 10. Best journey ever!
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WOW!! Thank you for sharing your experience on the subject I’m assuming you worked on the ship? Three years is a long time. What did you do on the QM? We would love to hear more. Thank you for coming along on our journey around the world.
I was in the merchant navy 1978 and went through the Bermuda Triangle and the water was like a sheet of glass.When we left Galveston back to Rotterdam we hit the Atlantic we were surfing in 40 feet waves from behind us for 5 days it was amazing.when we went on the Queen Mary in 2014 to New Zealand we went through a couple of force 8 storms and a force 9 in the Bass straight and the ship never moved.
Wow!! Thank you for sharing such great memories. No question the QM2 is the way to go if you are crossing the atlantic. Good to hear you made it through the triangle without disappearing to who knows where. We would love for you to follow us. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent, Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for sharing such a great memory of your journey.
On a QM2 crossing in late April, we met severe storms. My husband was out on our balcony every day with pleasure. The ship glided through it all effortlessly. One highlight: Sitting in the Brittania bar one sunset and watching the waves come up window-high.
Love it!. In our video we were faced with gale force storms 11 & 10 considered to be extremely dangerous and the QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
I sailed a 47' sailboat from Portsmouth to Detroit in the mid '80s. Took 3 weeks to get just to St. John's in Newfoundland from Ireland. We spent 3 days hove too in 55+knt winds, the waves were huge in the middle of the North Atlantic . Despite the knotmeter indicating forward motion of 1/2 kt we actually went 120 miles backwards . The QE2 sailed right past us heading west just 400 yards abeam of us.
The good thing is you lived to tell the story! For sure, it's a story you will never forget! You could probably write a book on that entire journey. Thank you for sharing such an experience! We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
The hubby and I had a VERY bumpy ride in the other direction, from S'ton to NYC back in November 2018 - about 1 day into the voyage and for the following 4-5 days we had what the captain described as "exciting weather" - he wasn't wrong!! Luckily no adverse effects for us, it just made it more of an adventure! QM2 is certainly built for it 😅
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No Suprises here! Traveling on Cunard in January embarking in NYC and winter storms are "BAU". Business As Usual. My first experience was in January '89 and the QE2 was on saiing on 45 degree angle. I loved the experience and I do not get motion / sea sickness I ever monitor the weather. I grew up with senior citizen and they were obsessed / snow birds thus I refuse to track it now that I am senior. I'm glad you all were prepared for the weather. I am on week from 10-days in Alaska and I did not need the over coats and rain protective jackets you adorned. Thanks for the shaing your experience. Besides the weather, what were the most interesting and fun events on the ship. This looks like groundhogs day. BTW, Yes, I was able to find and Homer.
We agree BAU. Thank you for the kind words and sharing your experience on the subject. We had a great time on the QM2. We loved the shows, planetarium and all the history that was posted. Definitely a must do again. Thank you for coming along on our journey around the world. We will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
Ships have been crossing this transatlantic route for centuries. Many of those ships were wooden or lacked modern amenities. How people survived those is beyond me.
Have made a number of trips on the North Atlantic with merchant ships in the winter and they have no stabilizers so they can roll a lot, the worst storm was on a trip from the USA to Europe when the sea was 15-30m and the wind was 30 m/s + and we rolled 15-45 degrees for about 7 days
WOW! That sounds extra terrifying, no stabilizers! I could imagine it got messy! We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for your comments and sharing your experience.
Awesome video. These people in the comments need to really stop hitting on cruise ships. I did a TA about a month after you did (Mid - Late Feb 2024). It went from Southampton to Miami on the NCL Joy. While im more of a Caribbean type cruiser, this TA was fantastic. We did the great circle route. There was a huge area of low pressure (hurricane force storm) over the north central Atlantic, east of Newfoundland. We stayed south of the most extreme part, but we still got Beaufort 10 winds, with waves around 35 feet at times. Only thing we missed out on that you guys got was the snow, which being from Michigan I was very happy about. Our great circle route was likely a little more to the south keeping us in the warmer rainy section. I thought the ship handled the storm quite well. This comes from my previous experience of being a former crewmember on a smaller NCL ship that did loops around the Hawaiian Islands. Those winter storms in the Pacific can really knock you around.
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2016 from Southampton to new York, we hit a gale force 10 and the QM2 was on its side. Next day waves as high as the piano bar windows there was not a ripple in my coffee . Stunning ship, no pitching, it's built for speed and just cuts through the waves. Put it on your bucket list. it's a must and so much to do you never get bored
I don’t understand how the QM2 was “on its side”, but there was no ripple in your coffee. Do you mean the waves were up parallel to the ship, but the ship stayed vertical?
I’m not sure about the vessel being on its side. But on our journey the waves were up to 50', and some cases 60'. The vessel handled it extremely well. Thank you for your comment. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
@dilvishpa5776 in the night, it was on its side apparently the biggest sailing ship in the world, according to captain. The next day, it was straight but white horses and waves coming up to the piano bar, and it just cut through the wave. That morning, duty-free shop, all the cabinets had falling over glass everywhere, and the restaurant was in a mess with everything on the floor. When I crossed Herbie Hancock was the main entertainment . Every morning, I got up at 5 am, grabbed a coffee, and sat at the back of the ship to watch the sun come up along with about 30 other guests I got some stunning pictures of it and also rocking up in New York early morning passing the statue of liberty litten up and the sun golwing behind New York. First time I ever did a crossing and would definitely do it again it was brilliant.
@HubbardsJourney I see a small boat halfway across the attlantic and ever since been watching all the main sailing channels on her sailing Zatara being my favourite along the old sea dog . Safe travels my friend
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I was at sea for36 years in the UK merchant navy, the ship is well built for any transatlantic weather. I spent years running from New Zealand to Europe on container vessels via the Southern Ocean, now there is bad weather icebergs etc. Trouble is some of these comments are from non seafarers, who with no disrespect are really not knowledgeable to comment on weather wise. The QM2 has everything to cope with bad weather and was built for transatlantic crossing.
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Nice vlog of queen mary 2 crossing the atlantic from new york to southampton, i love qm2, god bless this ship n her master (captain/comodo)who operates it with his team of officers, with the engine dept, n safety officer, its the only ocean liner designed for crossing trans atlantic routes from uk to us, vice versa, on very rough weather conditions, i ve crossed atlantic ocean on my favourite ship of p&o cruise ship, mv oriana, and mv aurora and mv arcadia as a crew, during 2007 to 2014.
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You should absolutely do it! Remember the storms were 3 straight days and nights of gale force 11 & 10 storms considered extremely dangerous. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video didn't really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing your comment.
Been there, Done that leg a few crossings. We only had 2 big storms.from NY to Southhamptom. I cruised with my late Father who was a WW2 Navy Vet ( RIP). The QM 2 has the best stabilizers and crews. Dad had experienced these seas. He said that his ship or warships didn’t have stabilizers. When hd had to be on deck, he had to use his safety belt to prevent him from being swept overboard. I wasn’t afraid thanks to Dad, Jesus, the QM2 and crew❗️
Wow, what a great story and memory! 🙏 God Bless our WWII veterans. Also known as the greatest generation! Thank you for sharing your memories. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Ships have been crossing the Atlantic to a 5 day timeble 50 years ago. My fatherwas a plate boy on the Atlantic ( White Star) and talked about walking with one foot on the passageway walls - both sides - it was still a five day voyage.
I agree the Atlantic can be rough and I'm thinking the 8 day voyage was created to provide more of a cruising experience for passengers and for passengers to spend more money on the ship i.e. shopping and casino. Thank you for sharing your memory of what your father shared with you. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Ah, storms in the North Sea. I had a wild crossing in October 1979 on the QE2 from Southhampton to NYC. Wine racks crashing over to the deck, medicine cabinets flying off the bulkheads in the staterooms. Passenger injuries and fierce headaches from the pressure of going up on the huge swells and slamming down into the troughs--days of it. What was I doing? Hanging on for dear life. Memorable indeed.
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On the QE2 too years back. Someone messed up in stormy weather. They did not, or did not properly lashed down a lovely grand piano on a stage. It launched off the stage and made a fatal plunge off the stage. Rumour was that insurance would cover it. Ha. Table ware was sliding about. Piles of dishes crashing to the floor.
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Thanks for your brilliant videos guys. As a born and bred Sotonian, I'd have loved to have seen what you did with your time in Southampton. Our fine city is often overlooked but there are some brilliant places if you know where to look. As for us having the cruise terminal 3 miles from our front door is so brilliant.
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Thank you for sharing your terrifying experience. It definitely sounds more terrifying not having the luxuries of the QM2 :). Thank you again for sharing and for coming along on our journey around the world.
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There is a natural tendency for the less experienced to see/ feel that any kind of weather at sea is greater than it actually is ; it's dramatic, frightening ( for most) and there is nothing to compare it to + there are usually many people quite ill if it really is rough. There's no harm in overestimating the waves.
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I crossed the Atlantic twice as a boy with my parents on this same route in the 1960s. Our January 1969 trip was especially ghastly, as in this video. Several days of vast deep swells and towering breakers. I was very sick. It got so bad that we put in twice, at St John's and Halifax, charming Canadian cities we fell in love with, both unscheduled stops.
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I still recall a lovely story about the first of the "Cunarder Queens" the legendary "Queen Mary". Apparently when she was nearing completion in the early 1930's, it was intended that she be named, "Victoria". The directors of "Cunard" had an audience with King George V, at which they intended to ask for permission to name their gigantic new liner after his grandmother. As the audience began, the spokesperson for the directors began by saying, "Your Majesty..It is our wish to name our new liner after England's greatest Queen.. Before they could actually say the chosen name, The King interjected saying, "Thank you, I am sure that my wife(Queen Mary, formerly "Princess May of Teck") will be delighted to have your new vessel named after her...)!..."Fait Accompli.."! So began the Legend of "The Cunarder Queens"..
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Absolutely, 100%! Thank you for the the great review and comments. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
You are freaking awesome!!! Thank you for the kind words and great review. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I love storms while on a cruise! My first cruise was on the Carnival Fascination during Hurricane Katrina. They kept us away from the really rough seas but had one day of rough waters.
We kinda like stormy seas but 3 days and nights was a little too excessive 😂. And the ship we are on matters. The QM2 was amazing in the storms. Thank you for the comments and sharing your journey. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Bravo on your storytelling.. You built the tension brilliantly. I was clutching my blankets. Great video. My August 2024 crossing was for sissies. Great video! (how'd the dogs do? )
Thank you so much for watching and giving such a great review. We did look around the outside of the kennel and we didn't see any dogs. We were told no dogs are allowed on a world voyages. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
You should definitely book a voyage on this Ocean Liner. As I mentioned I can’t swim either but, the cruise lines focus on safety at all times. I look at it as a little piece of mind. Plus I don’t think about it 😂
@@HubbardsJourney I’m look into it as i write this, And you are the very first person who is identical with this whole thing. I’m Scottish, I’ve lived in some remote tropical islands, escaped the horrendous Asian Tsunami In India, Went wale spotting in southern NZ, where they have purpose made boats that are sealed at sea, with only 6 guests they even have a nurse present. When we were in the rough and when we sometimes couldn’t see the sky for waves i soon found out why the nurse was there,, While i was cheering us on like a rollercoaster with my hands in the air hahahahaha,,,, I have many stories I’d love to share
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God bless the men & women from WWI and WWII. In the United States we consider the WWII generation "The Greatest Generation" These people were hard core REAL! No nonsense! Can you imagine what it was like going across the Atlantic in a small water craft? I could imagine that to be extremely terrifying. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent, Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for the comment.
As a former sea captain Im sad to say that the QM2 can handle much worse than this. The QE2 battled 30m waves and the QE2 is a much more stabile platform. The captains announcements are more due to passenger related issues than ship safety issues.
Being sea captain was that a childhood dream job? That must have been an amazing job with a tremendous amount of responsibility. I agree the QM2 could handle even a bigger storm. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
My sister and her husband on a wedding anniversary trip, won £1000 on the lottery on the QE 2 (or was it dollars)? She bought a watch home for me from New York with the proceeds. They loved it. Really enjoyed your positive attitude as well. Thank you!
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LOVE the english captains announcement. While sailing through a hurricane he says were doing fairly well with 90' foot seas and a few snow flurries while actually the blizzard is upon them. Always the optimizem and stiff upper lip. The english never get excited about anything.
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Jim Sim...try that wheather on a 12000ice breaker when you are 10 years old ..you have to cling on to rails at all angles when allowed on the bridge the sea regularly covers the windows ..eating is a case of chasing your food and getting a spoonfuls when it passes at speed .me and my brother loved every minute of this ..the crew couldn't do enough to make things more exciting mum and dad had a full time job renewing our wet clothes .we went south on small ships and returned on castle line ships The ice breakers were most fun .the big passenger shipshape regulations ..classes ..and organized entertainment were less fun ...
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A relative of mine, many, many years ago was returning from NY for christmas, as a steward on the old Queen Mary and he vanished mid-atlantic. Never knew what happened.
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Waves and I do not get along. Being seasick on an Inside Passage cruise for three hours straight showed me that. I had heard the previous week's cruise had three DAYS of rough seas so I was grateful.
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I was on the East Bound inaugural cruise There were days that when walking we bounced off wall to wall. Like we were drunk. But had a great time. Ship was beautiful. Stayed 1st Class
That's awesome, thank you for sharing your experience. We had some pitch and roll and stuff flying off the tables. It was pretty crazy at times. Thank you again for sharing your experience. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Yes the Titanic did enter our minds. But believe it or not this amazing vessel and crew made it comforting. It was like a free shore excursion paid for by mother nature at sea. An amazing experience. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I like that description “a cork bobbing” We had some pitch and roll and stuff flying off the tables. It was pretty crazy at times. Thank you again for sharing your experience. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
This is when I would get off the ship and would never go even on the queen Mary 2 in the wintertime with terrible storms because I would be upset the whole trip because I would be thinking of theTitanic.
I hear what you are saying and these types of situations are not for everyone. Did it feel scary at times, Yes! But, it turned out to be a blast and a lot of fun for us. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
Your video just popped up. WoW true excitement of adventure, fabulous. Came back on a ferry in 70s from St Malo France in a force 9, loved it, empty cinema🤣 just me, picnic with parents, as others.........! Glad i had sealegs growing up. Fabulous😊
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I can see how you would think that but, I’m telling you it was definitely bad! A storm force 10 and 11 are very serious storms. It hit us for 3 consecutive days and nights. Many passengers stayed inside, many passengers were sea sick. We put our faith in the vessel, the captain and crew. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I believe it 100%! It can get pretty serious when at sea and you happen to run into a storm force 10 or above. As you can see in the video we had storm force 10 & 11 around the clock for 72 hours. We had passengers that felt the same way you did. I would say it's pretty normal to feel that way in these types of conditions. But, I must add the QM2 handled the 72 hours very nicely. Thank you for sharing your journey. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
That's actually mind blowing how they did back then! Thank you for your comments and coming along on our journey around the world. We will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
You should absolutely do it! Remember the storms were 3 straight days and nights of gale force 11 & 10 storms considered extremely dangerous. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video didn't really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing your excitement for travel and danger 🙂
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Don't know, why so many hate cruise ships. It would be same to hate sports cars, because they are not good in snow storm. Both are completely different types, you can not compare 1:1 them. Both are good in their designed category. I personally never liked ocean liners, as they all looked like hideous cake boxes, except Normandie. She was beauty. This QM2 looks also nice for liner. And I like cruise ships, I think Oasis class is best looking passenger ship of all. But this trip, it seems sailing very slow and waves not so high. Looks more like "normal" storm to me, but this could be fake illusion by camera.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your travels and experience on the subject. The video never captures what the human eye can see. Video just doesn't capture how bad it really was. Thank you again for your comments and coming along on our journey around the world. We will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
I would have probably filmed the waves from a lower deck window or porthole to get a better perspective of the swell , I also wouldn’t have walked on icy snowy decks with the railing right there 😮great ocean liner, I loved my cruise on her.
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Great video, thank you for sharing! I would love to sail the North Atlantic on QM2 in winter. I am looking forward to watching the rest of your journey.
Thank you for your comment and yes, it’s freaking awesome looking out the window watching waves while having fish & fries and maybe an adult beverage :) Thank you again for coming along on our journey around the world.
It really can’t be that bad, being allowed on the exposed upper decks means that the captain isn’t concerned about passenger safety, as it is just the normal Atlantic!
I can see how you would think that but, I’m telling you it was definitely bad! A storm force 10 and 11 are very serious storms. It hit us for 3 consecutive days and nights. Many passengers stayed inside, many passengers were sea sick. We put our faith in the vessel, the captain and crew. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
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Do you remember what ship you were on? It is horrible when you are on a cruise ship in such weather. However, the QM2 experience was amazing cutting right through the storms. We did have passengers who were sick and stayed in doors or in their cabin. If we were in these storms on a cruise ship it's my opinion it would have been way, way worse! Thank you for sharing your journey! We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
We once spent three days on a Biscay crossing to Spain, bad weather was forecast but even the captain hadn't anticipated a force 12 gale. A one and a half day crossing turned into three and most people spent that time hurling into buckets.
WOW! Holy cow gale force 12! What ship were you on? Was it an ocean liner? If it was a conventional cruise ship I could imagine it got messy! Thank you for your comments and sharing your experience on the subject. We hope you subscribed to our channel as we continue our journey around the world. We will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
I’m guessing if that was a ship before stabilisers , like early liners, you would not have been able to stand on those decks . The fact you can is testament to amazing engineering
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I bet it was 😊 Thank you for your service and commenting. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
We needed to get to Australia and I didn’t really want to fly. We found this world voyage on the QM2 and booked it. We knew we were going to maybe hit some bad weather but, didn’t realize it was going to be gale force storm 10 & 11. The weather was an experience all by itself! We would absolutely do it again! But only on the QM2. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for your comment.
Thank you for your service and sharing your experience. I’m thinking the US NAVY DESTROYER is definitely built and designed for the very worst weather conditions in any ocean in any part of the world. We would love to hear more about the storms you were in relative to the beaufort scale. As we mentioned we were faced with 3 days and nights of gale storm 11 & 10. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
You are AMAZING!! Thank you for the kind words. For those who read the comments and don’t know what stoicism means, I had to look up “Stoicism”. It is a philosophy that originated in Ancient Greece and Rome, and is based on the idea that virtue is the key to living a good life: Focus on what you can control. Stoics believe that you should not be blamed for things outside of your control, and that you should only focus on your own actions and attitudes. Thank you again for your kind words and helping me and hopefully others learn the meaning of a new word. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world.
The bronzes look amazing like large woodcuts I've seen in China.Gale force winds-I'd prefer not to be on ship. I have expereinced these conditions on ship before but sheltered by Vancouver Island. What a relief when it's a clear day with calm seas.
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What would I be doing and thinking? Praying my head off. Really!!! My brother was in the Navy for 20 years. They kept dramamine on board, they had seat belts (bed belts) on their berths.
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That ship was an ocean liner as well. For those of you who are curious about the Oriana. See below. How did the ship handle the storms you were faced with? We would love to hear more about your journey. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you so much for sharing your memory of your stormy voyage.. SS Oriana was the last of the Orient Steam Navigation Company's ocean liners. She was built at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and launched on 3 November 1959 by Princess Alexandra. Oriana first appeared as an Orient Line ship, with a corn-coloured hull, until 1966, when that company was fully absorbed into the P&O group. Faced with unprofitable around-the-world passenger routes, the P&O white hulled Oriana was operated as a full-time cruise ship from 1973. Between 1981 and her retirement from service five years later, Oriana was based at Sydney, Australia, operating to Pacific Ocean and South-East Asian ports. Deemed surplus to P&O's requirements in early 1986, the vessel was sold to become a floating hotel and tourist attraction, first in Japan and later in China. As a result of damage sustained from a severe storm whilst in the port of Dalian in 2004, SS Oriana was finally sold to local breakers in 2005.
Great video but you really don't need to plaster the comments in the middle of the screen, we can read them when they're at the bottom not obstructing the main picture.
Thank you for the feedback. We really didn't know how it was going to work posting some comments from our original QM2 video. We were trying to show what some other actual passengers and fans were saying in their own words. Again thank you for your comments and feedback. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
You are 100% correct! Thank goodness there were no ice bergs! Thank you for your comment. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica coming along on our journey around the world. Hit the subscribe button. Thanks again for watching and enjoying it!
Nice video!! And you all have friggin courage!!! I mean, there's no way - no way- I could be on a ship - even the QM 2 - in those storms. I'd sh-- my pan--. Serious. I'd be scared as heck.
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Did the propellers ever come out of the water? That's what happened to us on the 1959 built SS Rotterdam on her last Atlantic crossing in 1994. (?) Segment of her last Around the World Cruise. We reached Force 10. But no snow! In April. We experienced several rogue waves that slammed the side of the ship. My steward and I grabbed a handrail and when thrown back, the handrail came out of the wall. Broken dislodged plumbing. Broken arms and legs and no more wheelchairs. Several cracked windows in forward lounge. Lido had half height divider walls between tables dislodged with dirt and live plants thrown. It was an experience for sure. The dear old lady was built with a sheer and transatlantic service, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for her in her last year.
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Yes! Would love to have a reunion with my SS Rotterdam by visiting her in Rotterdam. For a while she landed with the defunct Premier Cruise Line. They painted her a disrespectful red. I later saw her tied up laying idle at Freeport in the Bahamas. It's truly a miracle she was saved and now alive in Rotterdam!
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Thanks for sharing! I’ll be taking the same voyage on January 3rd of 2027 as part of a larger trip to Istanbul without flying, hoping to see some of the same weather!
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73 now butat 14 yrs old I sat with my mom on our beachside rooftop watching the original Queen Mary sail by us final voyage arriving in Long Beach Calif They restored her to awesome later Was Married on this Ship first wife I look back after watching this video dang The Queen was about 145 longer than the Titanic nd standing at bottom dock looking up at her majestic sides was scary good Yes shes haunted My Mom said she wasa hospital ship in WW2 Go see it great ship
When my ship hit a Gale Force 10 storm in Alaska, they locked all the exterior doors. No one was allowed to go out there ! Too dangerous. Scary enough inside.
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Complex weather patterns!!! Hope you packed the dramamine! Choked on a snowflake haha! Snow on a cruise ship might be fun, but I would certainly fall on my a$$. I think on that cruse, would prefer the snow vs sun! Great video!
Chris, the Queen Mary 2 is an Ocean Liner; it doesn't compare to a traditional cruise ship. She handled the storm very well even though some passengers were sea sick and terrified of the conditions. The ship was amazing! If you ever get the chance to cruise over in the dead of winter on QM2 do it. It’s an experience you will never forget. Thank you for your comments and coming along on our journey around the world.
We were on QM2 during that voyage but from Cape Town to Australia. Our 3rd time on our favourite vessel. Sadly there was no snow left on the decks!! I would not want to be on any other ship/liner in the world during that weather.
Absolutely, 100%! Unequivocally! No other vessel but the QM2! That’s awesome, we were on the same sailing to Perth. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica, come along with us on our journey around the world. Hit the subscribe button. Thank you for your comments and may your Journey be amazing.
Thing is I cannot Swim,, But,,, I Love being on any size boat in rough waters,,, I have many bonkers stories , But if i fell in anywhere i wouldn’t last very long 🤣
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Doug, Thank you!! Thank you!!! So much for the review! We really didn't know how it was going to work posting some comments from our original QM2 video. We were trying to show what some other actual passengers and fans were saying in their own words. Again thank you for your comments and review. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
You got lucky as you know the north Atlantic can change quickly. Thank you for watching and commenting. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I have to agree with you, all the above could happen! I believe your fears are real and not just for you but many others. So subscribe and vicariously live through us as we will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing.
I was 3 years old when my family crossed the North Atlantic in August from England to Canada. I will never forget even as a little one. Hit the tail end of a hurricane on a much smaller ship. Even the purcer and cabin crew were ill. My mother and sister were bedridden. I remember the stairs going up and then going down. My older brother and I wandered the ship freely. I also remember sitting in the children’s dining room watching a pitcher of water sliding all the way down this long table and then it slid all the way back. Crazy that I remember some of it so well even being so young. Later on I became a sailor.
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@@HubbardsJourney I look forward to your exciting adventures in Antarctica!
This kind of weather is exactly why I want to do a North Atlantic cruise on a REAL ocean-liner like Queen Mary 2! This video is AWESOME!!
You should absolutely do it! But, I would suggest only on the QM2 in January. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for the kind words.
I met a gentleman who served onboard the ocean liner SS United States in the 60s. He said the ship crashed through such a massive wave that the spray went so high over the bow, water came into the forward engine room raining down the funnel. The Atlantic is wicked!
Couple of things. I believe what he told you 100%! The SS United States was an ocean liner. I had to look up the SS United States see below. Thank you for sharing such a great story. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Wikipedia - SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title she still holds.
The ship was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could have been converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. The ship served as an icon for the nation, transporting numerous celebrities throughout her career between 1952 and 1969. Her design included innovations in steam propulsion, hull form, fire safety, and damage control.
Following a financial collapse of United States Lines, she was withdrawn from service in a surprise announcement. The ship has been sold several times since the 1970s, with each new owner trying unsuccessfully to make the liner profitable. Eventually, the ship's fittings were sold at auction, leaving her stripped by 1994. Two years later, she was towed to Philadelphia, where she has remained.
Since 2009, the 'SS United States Conservancy' has been raising funds to save the ship. The group purchased her in 2011 and has created several unrealized plans to restore the ship. Due to a rent dispute, she was evicted from her pier in 2024. As no other locations could be found, Okaloosa County, Florida bought her and planned to sink her as the world's largest artificial reef near Destin, Florida by 2026.
1967 I sailed from Montreal to SouthHampton England and had gale force 10 for 3 days, Captain invited me and my uncle to the bridge to watch the massive waves, and returned to New York in February 1968 4 days of rough rough seas aboard the TS Bremen.....I loved every second of it.
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As Merchant Seaman on the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth over a few years in the sixties, been in a all
Kinds of weather very tricky when you do 12 hour days of pretty hard work, I would never actually pay to go on
Any ship any where EVER…….. All the best to anyone who does! Great video guys! Rod in London
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Too much of even a good thing could turn into a bad thing. I was in a bad storm on a very small cruise ship. It was exciting and fun, especially that most everybody got seasick except me and the dancers. It happened on lobster night, only about a tenth the normal diners. The waiters would ask me if I wanted some extra lobster tails as so many people were bailing out of the dinning room.
Good to see that the ship seemed to handle the weather well. That’s the true liner difference!
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Hubbards: good on you! Samuel Cunard was my great great great grandfather, and this video made me so proud of him, this company, this incredible ship, and you!
Wow!!! Thank you for sharing. What an incredible bloodline you have, he was an amazing visionary and businessman. We loved the QM2. We were just in Halifax. Is that where you live? Thank you for sharing your prestigious family blood lines. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Spent 44 years at sea as an engineer crossed the Atlantic many times, been in Hurricane's, Typhoons no way did the ship hit a 90 foot wave, or every one on board would have felt it.
I can not say if we actually had a 90 foot wave. But we had waves that felt like it could have been. Waves/swells were worse at night and you couldn't see how tall they were. Thank you for your comments, sharing your experience on the subject. Come along on our journey around the world as we will be sailing the next 4 months heading to our last continent Antarctica.
You beat me to it,I was going to say exactly the same.
They were in international waters. No 90 ft waves there; but it might have been a 30 m one!
(Ok I know...sorry... couldn't resist...)
That must have been an amazing experience to sail through huge seas and snow storms on the amazing Queen Mary 2. She was designed for heavy seas on the North Atlantic,
Great video.
We hit a 56 foot wave on celebrity solstice between New Zealand and Australia in bass straight. The ship hi it at a bad angle. I was in bed. It titled about 35 degrees then uprighted all the mini bar contents fell out and a ham fell down stairs he was at the top of. If I was walking I’d of fallen. It was a dramatic and severe contact with a large super freak wave. All door to the decks were closed for days
We joined Queen Elizabeth for her maiden transatlantic in January 2011. Sailing in tandem with Queen Victoria to New York. The weather was awesome. No snow, but my goodness, the size of the waves! We could see what it was like when we looked across to Queen Victoria. Outside doors were locked, shows were cancelled, but the sight of the seas was just incredible. The height of the waves over the bow of the ship was something to see. Force 10. Best journey ever!
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I Spent 3 years on original Queen Mary the weather you have is minor to what the Atlantic threw at us over that time awesome
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I was in the merchant navy 1978 and went through the Bermuda Triangle and the water was like a sheet of glass.When we left Galveston back to Rotterdam we hit the Atlantic we were surfing in 40 feet waves from behind us for 5 days it was amazing.when we went on the Queen Mary in 2014 to New Zealand we went through a couple of force 8 storms and a force 9 in the Bass straight and the ship never moved.
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Force 8 n' est pas une tempête force 10 à 11 oui
On a QM2 crossing in late April, we met severe storms. My husband was out on our balcony every day with pleasure. The ship glided through it all effortlessly. One highlight: Sitting in the Brittania bar one sunset and watching the waves come up window-high.
Love it!. In our video we were faced with gale force storms 11 & 10 considered to be extremely dangerous and the QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
I sailed a 47' sailboat from Portsmouth to Detroit in the mid '80s. Took 3 weeks to get just to St. John's in Newfoundland from Ireland. We spent 3 days hove too in 55+knt winds, the waves were huge in the middle of the North Atlantic . Despite the knotmeter indicating forward motion of 1/2 kt we actually went 120 miles backwards . The QE2 sailed right past us heading west just 400 yards abeam of us.
The good thing is you lived to tell the story! For sure, it's a story you will never forget! You could probably write a book on that entire journey. Thank you for sharing such an experience! We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
The hubby and I had a VERY bumpy ride in the other direction, from S'ton to NYC back in November 2018 - about 1 day into the voyage and for the following 4-5 days we had what the captain described as "exciting weather" - he wasn't wrong!! Luckily no adverse effects for us, it just made it more of an adventure! QM2 is certainly built for it 😅
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No Suprises here! Traveling on Cunard in January embarking in NYC and winter storms are "BAU". Business As Usual. My first experience was in January '89 and the QE2 was on saiing on 45 degree angle. I loved the experience and I do not get motion / sea sickness I ever monitor the weather. I grew up with senior citizen and they were obsessed / snow birds thus I refuse to track it now that I am senior. I'm glad you all were prepared for the weather. I am on week from 10-days in Alaska and I did not need the over coats and rain protective jackets you adorned.
Thanks for the shaing your experience. Besides the weather, what were the most interesting and fun events on the ship. This looks like groundhogs day.
BTW, Yes, I was able to find and Homer.
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Ships have been crossing this transatlantic route for centuries. Many of those ships were wooden or lacked modern amenities. How people survived those is beyond me.
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Have made a number of trips on the North Atlantic with merchant ships in the winter and they have no stabilizers so they can roll a lot, the worst storm was on a trip from the USA to Europe when the sea was 15-30m and the wind was 30 m/s + and we rolled 15-45 degrees for about 7 days
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Awesome video. These people in the comments need to really stop hitting on cruise ships. I did a TA about a month after you did (Mid - Late Feb 2024). It went from Southampton to Miami on the NCL Joy. While im more of a Caribbean type cruiser, this TA was fantastic. We did the great circle route. There was a huge area of low pressure (hurricane force storm) over the north central Atlantic, east of Newfoundland. We stayed south of the most extreme part, but we still got Beaufort 10 winds, with waves around 35 feet at times. Only thing we missed out on that you guys got was the snow, which being from Michigan I was very happy about. Our great circle route was likely a little more to the south keeping us in the warmer rainy section. I thought the ship handled the storm quite well. This comes from my previous experience of being a former crewmember on a smaller NCL ship that did loops around the Hawaiian Islands. Those winter storms in the Pacific can really knock you around.
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2016 from Southampton to new York, we hit a gale force 10 and the QM2 was on its side. Next day waves as high as the piano bar windows there was not a ripple in my coffee . Stunning ship, no pitching, it's built for speed and just cuts through the waves. Put it on your bucket list. it's a must and so much to do you never get bored
I don’t understand how the QM2 was “on its side”, but there was no ripple in your coffee. Do you mean the waves were up parallel to the ship, but the ship stayed vertical?
I’m not sure about the vessel being on its side. But on our journey the waves were up to 50', and some cases 60'. The vessel handled it extremely well. Thank you for your comment. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
@dilvishpa5776 in the night, it was on its side apparently the biggest sailing ship in the world, according to captain. The next day, it was straight but white horses and waves coming up to the piano bar, and it just cut through the wave. That morning, duty-free shop, all the cabinets had falling over glass everywhere, and the restaurant was in a mess with everything on the floor. When I crossed Herbie Hancock was the main entertainment . Every morning, I got up at 5 am, grabbed a coffee, and sat at the back of the ship to watch the sun come up along with about 30 other guests I got some stunning pictures of it and also rocking up in New York early morning passing the statue of liberty litten up and the sun golwing behind New York. First time I ever did a crossing and would definitely do it again it was brilliant.
@HubbardsJourney I see a small boat halfway across the attlantic and ever since been watching all the main sailing channels on her sailing Zatara being my favourite along the old sea dog . Safe travels my friend
So much fun. You got a wonderful experience. Something most never get to experience!
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I was at sea for36 years in the UK merchant navy, the ship is well built for any transatlantic weather. I spent years running from New Zealand to Europe on container vessels via the Southern Ocean, now there is bad weather icebergs etc. Trouble is some of these comments are from non seafarers, who with no disrespect are really not knowledgeable to comment on weather wise. The QM2 has everything to cope with bad weather and was built for transatlantic crossing.
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What a beautiful couple. You look like you enjoyed your trip together immensely!
Excellent video. Loved it!
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The difference between a properly deisned liner, and a cruise ship. Glad you enjoyed your crossing.
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Nice vlog of queen mary 2 crossing the atlantic from new york to southampton, i love qm2, god bless this ship n her master (captain/comodo)who operates it with his team of officers, with the engine dept, n safety officer, its the only ocean liner designed for crossing trans atlantic routes from uk to us, vice versa, on very rough weather conditions, i ve crossed atlantic ocean on my favourite ship of p&o cruise ship, mv oriana, and mv aurora and mv arcadia as a crew, during 2007 to 2014.
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I'd love to go on QM2 so much that I wouldn't mind the weather. I'd find it so exciting.
You should absolutely do it! Remember the storms were 3 straight days and nights of gale force 11 & 10 storms considered extremely dangerous. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video didn't really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing your comment.
Been there, Done that leg a few crossings. We only had 2 big storms.from NY to Southhamptom. I cruised with my late Father who was a WW2 Navy Vet ( RIP).
The QM 2 has the best stabilizers and crews. Dad had experienced these seas. He said that his ship or warships didn’t have stabilizers. When hd had to be on deck, he had to use his safety belt to prevent him from being swept overboard. I wasn’t afraid thanks to Dad, Jesus, the QM2 and crew❗️
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Ships have been crossing the Atlantic to a 5 day timeble 50 years ago. My fatherwas a plate boy on the Atlantic ( White Star) and talked about walking with one foot on the passageway walls - both sides - it was still a five day voyage.
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Ah, storms in the North Sea. I had a wild crossing in October 1979 on the QE2 from Southhampton to NYC. Wine racks crashing over to the deck, medicine cabinets flying off the bulkheads in the staterooms. Passenger injuries and fierce headaches from the pressure of going up on the huge swells and slamming down into the troughs--days of it. What was I doing? Hanging on for dear life. Memorable indeed.
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On the QE2 too years back. Someone messed up in stormy weather. They did not, or did not properly lashed down a lovely grand piano on a stage. It launched off the stage and made a fatal plunge off the stage. Rumour was that insurance would cover it. Ha. Table ware was sliding about. Piles of dishes crashing to the floor.
You and.your wife are brave soul.too,Sir!!!..wish we could travel to England in Queen Mary 2!!?
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@@HubbardsJourney safe travel Sir and wife ♥️🙏
Thanks for your brilliant videos guys. As a born and bred Sotonian, I'd have loved to have seen what you did with your time in Southampton. Our fine city is often overlooked but there are some brilliant places if you know where to look. As for us having the cruise terminal 3 miles from our front door is so brilliant.
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@@HubbardsJourney already have done so,my friend 👍🏻
You should try doing it on an 8000 tonne non-stabalized cargo vessel, with a very low freeboard,in the depths of Winter.
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Very informative 👏 film. Very nice couple. Best wishes and greetings from Greece 🇬🇷.
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One of the most interesting cruise videos i have seen on RUclips 👍💁🇩🇪
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There is a natural tendency for the less experienced to see/ feel that any kind of weather at sea is greater than it actually is ; it's dramatic, frightening ( for most) and there is nothing to compare it to + there are usually many people quite ill if it really is rough. There's no harm in overestimating the waves.
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I was on the QM2 - my first cruise. Left NYC up to Halifax. That was enough for me.
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I crossed the Atlantic twice as a boy with my parents on this same route in the 1960s. Our January 1969 trip was especially ghastly, as in this video. Several days of vast deep swells and towering breakers. I was very sick. It got so bad that we put in twice, at St John's and Halifax, charming Canadian cities we fell in love with, both unscheduled stops.
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I still recall a lovely story about the first of the "Cunarder Queens" the legendary "Queen Mary". Apparently when she was nearing completion in the early 1930's, it was intended that she be named, "Victoria". The directors of "Cunard" had an audience with King George V, at which they intended to ask for permission to name their gigantic new liner after his grandmother. As the audience began, the spokesperson for the directors began by saying, "Your Majesty..It is our wish to name our new liner after England's greatest Queen.. Before they could actually say the chosen name, The King interjected saying,
"Thank you, I am sure that my wife(Queen Mary, formerly "Princess May of Teck") will be delighted to have your new vessel named after her...)!..."Fait Accompli.."! So began the Legend of "The Cunarder Queens"..
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Ok, now this is on my bucket list.
Great video thx
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What a great video. Thank you so much! ❤
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*Watching this for the 3rd time now,, I Love this*
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I love storms while on a cruise! My first cruise was on the Carnival Fascination during Hurricane Katrina. They kept us away from the really rough seas but had one day of rough waters.
We kinda like stormy seas but 3 days and nights was a little too excessive 😂. And the ship we are on matters. The QM2 was amazing in the storms. Thank you for the comments and sharing your journey. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Bravo on your storytelling.. You built the tension brilliantly. I was clutching my blankets. Great video. My August 2024 crossing was for sissies. Great video! (how'd the dogs do? )
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*So Exciting ,, I Wanna do it now*
You should definitely book a voyage on this Ocean Liner. As I mentioned I can’t swim either but, the cruise lines focus on safety at all times. I look at it as a little piece of mind. Plus I don’t think about it 😂
@@HubbardsJourney I’m look into it as i write this, And you are the very first person who is identical with this whole thing. I’m Scottish, I’ve lived in some remote tropical islands, escaped the horrendous Asian Tsunami In India, Went wale spotting in southern NZ, where they have purpose made boats that are sealed at sea, with only 6 guests they even have a nurse present. When we were in the rough and when we sometimes couldn’t see the sky for waves i soon found out why the nurse was there,, While i was cheering us on like a rollercoaster with my hands in the air hahahahaha,,,, I have many stories I’d love to share
Really enjoyed your video,great sense of humour (we should make you an honorary Brit).
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Please take a little time to remember the WW2 convoys in much smaller ships.
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Yeap, my Grandad was one of those men.
As a former sea captain Im sad to say that the QM2 can handle much worse than this. The QE2 battled 30m waves and the QE2 is a much more stabile platform. The captains announcements are more due to passenger related issues than ship safety issues.
Being sea captain was that a childhood dream job? That must have been an amazing job with a tremendous amount of responsibility. I agree the QM2 could handle even a bigger storm. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
My sister and her husband on a wedding anniversary trip, won £1000 on the lottery on the QE 2 (or was it dollars)? She bought a watch home for me from New York with the proceeds. They loved it. Really enjoyed your positive attitude as well. Thank you!
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Been there, done that! Left Liverpool on Dec 27 and suffered right across the Atlantic. Icebergs and all 😢
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Umm....why? is this God's way of telling people they've got too much money??
@@pamrobinson4350I guess really annoying jealous haters is just a plus.
@@petermac9303 Oh dear Peter....'jealous haters' ?! :-) Got to be an American with that level of hysterical response.
Great video, something different and actually capturing rough seas and snow
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LOVE the english captains announcement. While sailing through a hurricane he says were doing fairly well with 90' foot seas and a few snow flurries while actually the blizzard is upon them. Always the optimizem and stiff upper lip. The english never get excited about anything.
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Jim Sim...try that wheather on a 12000ice breaker when you are 10 years old ..you have to cling on to rails at all angles when allowed on the bridge the sea regularly covers the windows ..eating is a case of chasing your food and getting a spoonfuls when it passes at speed .me and my brother loved every minute of this ..the crew couldn't do enough to make things more exciting mum and dad had a full time job renewing our wet clothes .we went south on small ships and returned on castle line ships
The ice breakers were most fun .the big passenger shipshape regulations ..classes ..and organized entertainment were less fun ...
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A relative of mine, many, many years ago was returning from NY for christmas, as a steward on the old Queen Mary and he vanished mid-atlantic. Never knew what happened.
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Did d it go through the Bermuda Triangle!!😂
Proper cruising without kids, water slides, bacteria packed wind jamming buffets, just class and style.
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Great Video Team 👍👍Very interesting weather a little scary in places 👍👍
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Waves and I do not get along. Being seasick on an Inside Passage cruise for three hours straight showed me that. I had heard the previous week's cruise had three DAYS of rough seas so I was grateful.
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I was on the East Bound inaugural cruise There were days that when walking we bounced off wall to wall. Like we were drunk. But had a great time. Ship was beautiful. Stayed 1st Class
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I would immediately think of the Titanic and I am glad there are lots of lifeboats on this ship.
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Been in conditions like that when I was on the ROYAL YACHT.... around NEW ZEALAND.... it was like a cork bobbing all over the place...years ago.....
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This is when I would get off the ship and would never go even on the queen Mary 2 in the wintertime with terrible storms because I would be upset the whole trip because I would be thinking of theTitanic.
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Your video just popped up. WoW true excitement of adventure, fabulous. Came back on a ferry in 70s from St Malo France in a force 9, loved it, empty cinema🤣 just me, picnic with parents, as others.........! Glad i had sealegs growing up. Fabulous😊
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@@HubbardsJourney Thank you, a wonderful memory. Happy cruising😊
If the weather was that bad no one would have been allowed out on deck.
I can see how you would think that but, I’m telling you it was definitely bad! A storm force 10 and 11 are very serious storms. It hit us for 3 consecutive days and nights. Many passengers stayed inside, many passengers were sea sick. We put our faith in the vessel, the captain and crew. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
We had 73-78 Knot winds headed back to Southampton England on Queen Victoria once-I went to the lobby to rest at night I was so afraid.
I believe it 100%! It can get pretty serious when at sea and you happen to run into a storm force 10 or above. As you can see in the video we had storm force 10 & 11 around the clock for 72 hours. We had passengers that felt the same way you did. I would say it's pretty normal to feel that way in these types of conditions. But, I must add the QM2 handled the 72 hours very nicely. Thank you for sharing your journey. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Imagine the open longboat of the Norse, tree log canoes of natives, and wooden clippers with their sails....imagine the dories...
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@@HubbardsJourney Stay safe and enjoy!! Make sure you're on the best ship to handle Drake's Passage ;)
Excellent! Traveled around the world many times, and was thinking on,y thing i need to do is take this Ship ! We will book it soon, thank you
You should absolutely do it! Remember the storms were 3 straight days and nights of gale force 11 & 10 storms considered extremely dangerous. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video didn't really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing your excitement for travel and danger 🙂
I have done 5 crossings now - all in Winter. There’s only one ship for me - the magnificent QM2🙂
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Don't know, why so many hate cruise ships. It would be same to hate sports cars, because they are not good in snow storm. Both are completely different types, you can not compare 1:1 them. Both are good in their designed category.
I personally never liked ocean liners, as they all looked like hideous cake boxes, except Normandie. She was beauty. This QM2 looks also nice for liner. And I like cruise ships, I think Oasis class is best looking passenger ship of all.
But this trip, it seems sailing very slow and waves not so high. Looks more like "normal" storm to me, but this could be fake illusion by camera.
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...surprised you didnt film the doggo deck in snow...all those doggos enjoyin snow on QM2!!😮❤😂😂😊😁💖🐕🐺🐼🐈💖🇨🇦
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Proper Ocean Liner....must go on it one day.
Absolutely, 100%!
I would have probably filmed the waves from a lower deck window or porthole to get a better perspective of the swell , I also wouldn’t have walked on icy snowy decks with the railing right there 😮great ocean liner, I loved my cruise on her.
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Great video, thank you for sharing! I would love to sail the North Atlantic on QM2 in winter. I am looking forward to watching the rest of your journey.
Its interesting when you are sitting in the Golden Lion or Britannia watching waves wash over the windows
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It really can’t be that bad, being allowed on the exposed upper decks means that the captain isn’t concerned about passenger safety, as it is just the normal Atlantic!
I can see how you would think that but, I’m telling you it was definitely bad! A storm force 10 and 11 are very serious storms. It hit us for 3 consecutive days and nights. Many passengers stayed inside, many passengers were sea sick. We put our faith in the vessel, the captain and crew. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I would love it , great video ❤
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Sailed in 14’ & 21’ waves on a cruise ship to the Caribbean. It was horrible. People were getting sick, some were injured with the rocking.
Do you remember what ship you were on? It is horrible when you are on a cruise ship in such weather. However, the QM2 experience was amazing cutting right through the storms. We did have passengers who were sick and stayed in doors or in their cabin. If we were in these storms on a cruise ship it's my opinion it would have been way, way worse! Thank you for sharing your journey! We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
We once spent three days on a Biscay crossing to Spain, bad weather was forecast but even the captain hadn't anticipated a force 12 gale. A one and a half day crossing turned into three and most people spent that time hurling into buckets.
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@@HubbardsJourney It was the ferry. About the same size as a small to med size cruise ship I think.
I’m guessing if that was a ship before stabilisers , like early liners, you would not have been able to stand on those decks . The fact you can is testament to amazing engineering
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With 'complex weather systems' looming, I would definitely not be without my rubber ducky.
😂😂😂
Those seas aren't that bad, especially for a ship that size. Sailing in weather like that was much more fun on a destroyer.
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So you said, 'Hey, let's cross the Atlantic in January.' Oh dear!
We needed to get to Australia and I didn’t really want to fly. We found this world voyage on the QM2 and booked it. We knew we were going to maybe hit some bad weather but, didn’t realize it was going to be gale force storm 10 & 11. The weather was an experience all by itself! We would absolutely do it again! But only on the QM2. Thank you for your comments. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for your comment.
I was on a U.S. Navy Destroyer. We were walking on the bulkheads the whole time that we were on the North Atlantic during winter.
Thank you for your service and sharing your experience. I’m thinking the US NAVY DESTROYER is definitely built and designed for the very worst weather conditions in any ocean in any part of the world. We would love to hear more about the storms you were in relative to the beaufort scale. As we mentioned we were faced with 3 days and nights of gale storm 11 & 10. The QM2 kinda made it look easy and the video doesn’t really represent what the human eye can see. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
Great fun. Fabulous couple :) Fine example of stoicism and making the best
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@@HubbardsJourney :) I`m planning a world cruise in Jan 2026 with MSC.
The bronzes look amazing like large woodcuts I've seen in China.Gale force winds-I'd prefer not to be on ship. I have expereinced these conditions on ship before but sheltered by Vancouver Island. What a relief when it's a clear day with calm seas.
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Love watching sailing from USA to uk,I actually have a booklet of the QE2 from the 40s I doubt it’s highly collectible but who know.👍👍
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The QE2 was launched in 1968.How can the booklet be from the 40's.?.Just thought Id mention this.!.
What would I be doing and thinking? Praying my head off. Really!!! My brother was in the Navy for 20 years. They kept dramamine on board, they had seat belts (bed belts) on their berths.
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I went in May and the weather was gray during the whole trip. Had a non-alcoholic drinks package. HOT CHOCOLATE IN THE BARS!!!
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I was in a voyage in 1972 on Oriana across Atlanic. We had rough seas towards Lisbon.
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SS Oriana was the last of the Orient Steam Navigation Company's ocean liners. She was built at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and launched on 3 November 1959 by Princess Alexandra. Oriana first appeared as an Orient Line ship, with a corn-coloured hull, until 1966, when that company was fully absorbed into the P&O group. Faced with unprofitable around-the-world passenger routes, the P&O white hulled Oriana was operated as a full-time cruise ship from 1973. Between 1981 and her retirement from service five years later, Oriana was based at Sydney, Australia, operating to Pacific Ocean and South-East Asian ports. Deemed surplus to P&O's requirements in early 1986, the vessel was sold to become a floating hotel and tourist attraction, first in Japan and later in China. As a result of damage sustained from a severe storm whilst in the port of Dalian in 2004, SS Oriana was finally sold to local breakers in 2005.
Great video but you really don't need to plaster the comments in the middle of the screen, we can read them when they're at the bottom not obstructing the main picture.
Thank you for the feedback. We really didn't know how it was going to work posting some comments from our original QM2 video. We were trying to show what some other actual passengers and fans were saying in their own words. Again thank you for your comments and feedback. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I enjoyed watching the journey and thankfully there were no icebergs. 🥶
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Nice video!! And you all have friggin courage!!! I mean, there's no way - no way- I could be on a ship - even the QM 2 - in those storms. I'd sh-- my pan--. Serious. I'd be scared as heck.
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Did the propellers ever come out of the water? That's what happened to us on the 1959 built SS Rotterdam on her last Atlantic crossing in 1994. (?) Segment of her last Around the World Cruise. We reached Force 10. But no snow! In April. We experienced several rogue waves that slammed the side of the ship. My steward and I grabbed a handrail and when thrown back, the handrail came out of the wall. Broken dislodged plumbing. Broken arms and legs and no more wheelchairs. Several cracked windows in forward lounge. Lido had half height divider walls between tables dislodged with dirt and live plants thrown. It was an experience for sure. The dear old lady was built with a sheer and transatlantic service, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for her in her last year.
Wow! What a great story! Thank you for sharing your experience in a gale force storm! It really gives a perspective of how bad our journey was. Thank you for sharing your experience. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing.
SS Rotterdam is now permanently docked at the port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and can be toured. It even houses a hotel.
Yes! Would love to have a reunion with my SS Rotterdam by visiting her in Rotterdam. For a while she landed with the defunct Premier Cruise Line. They painted her a disrespectful red. I later saw her tied up laying idle at Freeport in the Bahamas. It's truly a miracle she was saved and now alive in Rotterdam!
I am going on a Transatlantic Crossing on the QM2 June 2025. I hope they have immigration on the QM2 when disembarking in Brooklyn.
We had immigration on the QM2 for a lot of our stops around the world.We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for your comment.
Thanks for sharing! I’ll be taking the same voyage on January 3rd of 2027 as part of a larger trip to Istanbul without flying, hoping to see some of the same weather!
You are going to have a BLAST!!! Thanks for your comment and sharing!
The Hubbards seem to be lovely people.
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73 now butat 14 yrs old I sat with my mom on our beachside rooftop watching the original Queen Mary sail by us final voyage arriving in Long Beach Calif
They restored her to awesome later
Was Married on this Ship first wife I look back after watching this video dang
The Queen was about 145 longer than the Titanic nd standing at bottom dock looking up at her majestic sides was scary good
Yes shes haunted
My Mom said she wasa hospital ship in WW2
Go see it great ship
When my ship hit a Gale Force 10 storm in Alaska, they locked all the exterior doors. No one was allowed to go out there ! Too dangerous. Scary enough inside.
Thank you for sharing your experience in a gale force storm! It really gives a perspective of how bad our journey was. Thank you for sharing your experience. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing.
Complex weather patterns!!! Hope you packed the dramamine! Choked on a snowflake haha! Snow on a cruise ship might be fun, but I would certainly fall on my a$$. I think on that cruse, would prefer the snow vs sun! Great video!
Chris, the Queen Mary 2 is an Ocean Liner; it doesn't compare to a traditional cruise ship. She handled the storm very well even though some passengers were sea sick and terrified of the conditions. The ship was amazing! If you ever get the chance to cruise over in the dead of winter on QM2 do it. It’s an experience you will never forget. Thank you for your comments and coming along on our journey around the world.
There are many cruise ships.. but there is only one Ocean Liner.
If you're not sure of the difference, please ask, I can help.
We were on QM2 during that voyage but from Cape Town to Australia. Our 3rd time on our favourite vessel. Sadly there was no snow left on the decks!! I would not want to be on any other ship/liner in the world during that weather.
Absolutely, 100%! Unequivocally! No other vessel but the QM2! That’s awesome, we were on the same sailing to Perth. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica, come along with us on our journey around the world. Hit the subscribe button. Thank you for your comments and may your Journey be amazing.
Thing is I cannot Swim,, But,,, I Love being on any size boat in rough waters,,, I have many bonkers stories , But if i fell in anywhere i wouldn’t last very long 🤣
I’m with you. I can't swim either. I just don’t think about it. In my opinion cruising is the best way to travel. There's always a new adventure along the journey. Thank you for your awesome comment. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
@@HubbardsJourney Simply WOW ,,,, Outstanding
I really did enjoy it and suffered through the messages once i figured I had no control and resigned myself.
Doug, Thank you!! Thank you!!! So much for the review! We really didn't know how it was going to work posting some comments from our original QM2 video. We were trying to show what some other actual passengers and fans were saying in their own words. Again thank you for your comments and review. We will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
Did back to back trans Atlantic crossings on QM2 in June, the Atlantic was about as rough as my local duck pond.
You got lucky as you know the north Atlantic can change quickly. Thank you for watching and commenting. Are you a subscriber? We will be sailing the next 2 months to our last continent Antarctica. We will be passing through the most dangerous seas of Drakes Passage. Please consider hitting the subscribe button and coming along on our journey around the world.
I’m terrified to go on a cruise! Fear of bad weather, drowning, you name it!
I have to agree with you, all the above could happen! I believe your fears are real and not just for you but many others. So subscribe and vicariously live through us as we will be sailing the next 4 months to our last continent Antarctica. Hit the subscribe button and come along on our journey around the world. Thank you for sharing.