The QM2 was so smooth going across to NY and back that we sat playing cards next to these windows to get a sense of real movement. We saw lots of seabirds skimming the waves. It was exhilarating. She is a magnificent ship.
I recall waking up and asking my partner "are we moving" We were doing 20 knots 😂 Such a stable ship. I almost wished for some harsh weather just so we could feel some movement.
I was on The Norwegian Escape during a storm , from Southampton to Miami in November, it was fine and a much nicer ship than The QM 2 .@@anastassiosperakis2869
Crazy this was almost the norm for people back in the day who would travel around by sea without cellphones. It's also crazy to think the queen mary 1 rolled heavily in high winds like this back in the day.
@@jeremyreese9663 The wooden sailing ships that predated ocean liners were completely at the mercy of the ocean, and it wasn't unusual at all for them to get lost. Building with lighter, stronger steal, marine steam engines and later turbines, and electric lights all brought bigger, more luxurious, faster, and safer ships into play. Massive vessels that are far less bothered and far more reliable. Thomas Andrews, one of the designers on the Olympic-class, and William Francis Gibbs, designer on _SS America_ and _SS United States_ , would drop their jaws at what vessels look like today.
QM2 was the 1st and best ship my wife and I have ever sailed on, from New York to Southampton. We have also sailed on Queen Victoria from Southampton to Rio De Janeiro. We sailed through storm F9 winds for 3 days after leaving the English Channel, she coped so well. We had to miss out the Azores though.
Gemma Coleman, I can imagine. I'm planning on doing the 26 night Southampton/Caribbean in December 2021, and the rough seas are actually what I'm looking forward to the most. Perfect weather in July? Pfft! Where's the adventure in that!? Just kidding! Can't get here fast enough
That’s why I’d love to do a winter transatlantic crossing,especially in one of the lowest level staterooms! You get the same view as from onboard an oceangoing sailboat but stay warm, dry and safe! Lol
This ocean liner can handle the north atlantic without difficulty. Try a crossing in a cruise ship, and you would be scared, and probably very sick. The specific design of QM2 allows for a crossing in relative comfort.
I have met Steven Payne, the NAval Architect who designed the QM2 in my office. I am a professor of Naval Architecture at the U of Michigan. He gave us a seminar about the design of QM2 and its construction. Your Miami cruise ships, floating barge hotels, really, cannot cross the North Atlantic in the winter.
Normal weather on the north Atlantic. I traveled from Quebec Canada to New York about ten years back in September. The captain advised the ship there might be rough weather during the night. Two other large cruise ships left within an hour of QM2. Both later turned back due to the weather. Force 11/12 winds and waves 40 plus feet high. Nobody allowed on deck for obvious reasons. Queen Mary handled it without any major issue. We got to New York on time and caught our flights home
Just glided through that weather. Lower decks more exciting...waves look enormous. Have done this trip. Initial departure was at full speed to outrun a hurricane.
A few weeks ago we crossed the North Sea with Queen Victoria in a storm. We are from northern Germany. For us the storm was "normal", but the ship was rolling and many passengers got sea sick. The Queen Victoria is defenitly not built for heavy storms.
Not really surprising, the queen Victoria is a vista-class cruise ship but with a reinforced bow to be able to cross the North Atlantic in relative comfort. The same seems to be with the Queen Elizabeth. QM2 was built to take these storms and not be slowed down
We loved it! The best thing about the QM2 is that u can litrally watch a storm going on outside and your wine glass will not fall off the table, it was very therapeutic just watching it for me personally Xxx
@@gemmacoleman9234 Exactly right! We crossed a few years ago and had some stormy weather as well. Just like in your video, the waves were crashing at the windows, but the ship just sailed smoothly along, completely unfazed by the rough seas.
The next day [Friday 21 Sept 2019] it was sunny and calm enough that they planned on opening the 'Boardwalk' restaurant up topside on deck 12. And then a line of thunderstorms popped up and they closed up and restowed the tables.
I was in the Azores doing service in a Portuguese Navy...in a Corvet i was we faced almost daily with waves about 11 meters High..this is nothing.compare with very rough Sea.
What I found amazing, is the clarity of the water just where the whitecaps start. A bit hard to explain, but if you get the chance to watch this in real life, you will see what I mean. It's almost totally transparent. One of the reasons I enjoy the stormy weather.
The water is almost always transparent and brilliant where I swim, 3 blocks from my summer home, in Saronis, 25 miles south of Athens, Greece. Especially when there is dead calm.
I'm quite sure the hull plating is not 2" thick, it should be mostly 17mm thick with 35mm on reinforced areas. Typical cruise ships are about half that
Maybe so--there are certainly more severe storms. But keep in mind that most cruise ships are ill prepared to deal with them. The QM2 is an ocean liner, not a military vessel. Although she puts all other cruise ships to shame, she's not intended to be up to the same standard as some of the ships you've likely been on.
Looking at the horizon she doesn’t seem to be moving about to much ,,the odd wave brushing the window and the swell of the sea wasn’t that angry,😮😮 I don’t care what u say in a true storm with sixty foot swells all ships feel it ,,,
QM2 doesn't have a rudder. She has four huge submerged electric motors under the hull. the two just behind midships are fixed for propulsion. The rear two pivot, a bit like two giant outboard motors, this makes her very maneuverable.
Maybe because the technology has advanced so much that icebergs can be detected far ahead of time? Or because there're always ships somewhere nearby in case of emergency? Or because ships sail further south from where _Titanic_ did in order to avoid possible ice fields? Or because it was a moonless, dead-calm night when _Titanic_ sank, and it'd have actually been easier to spot icebergs in a storm? Or because _Queen Mary 2_ is quite literally built not only to withstand this weather, but not be bothered at all by it? Or because lifeboats are now covered to avoid capsizing and dumping the passengers, and there are enough for everyone?
It was exhilarating and we felt 100% safe. We were a bit disappointed that we barely felt any movement, so sat by these windows to get a feel of how rough the sea was.
I wouldn't be thinking about Titanic in a storm (she never encountered one, and the sea was very calm when she sank). I would think about the original Queen Mary and how she almost capsized in bad weather though. Just for grins, I would have the song "The Morning After" cued up though😁 Poseidon didn't have much luck after that😛 I know the QM2 was built for this, so I really wouldn't worry about her nearly capsizing like her elder family member.
I just returned from a transatlantic trip on QM2. Even though there were large waves it was perfectly steady. 90 mph cross winds made the ship list a little but the captain rearranged the ballast water to straighten the ship out. Wonderful ship. 😊
@@simonstones1918 I don’t get sea sick, but the ship was very steady. The dancers on the stage in the theatre danced normally. Even the swimming pools didn’t move much.
Life is about taking risks. You never do anything that does not involve risk. Even going out of your home and walking to the corner store, you can always be vaporized by lightning.
your math is off by a few thousand miles, there is always help a few hundred miles from a ship, there are THOUSANDS of OTHER SHIPS using the shipping lanes.
The QM2 was so smooth going across to NY and back that we sat playing cards next to these windows to get a sense of real movement. We saw lots of seabirds skimming the waves. It was exhilarating. She is a magnificent ship.
I recall waking up and asking my partner "are we moving"
We were doing 20 knots 😂
Such a stable ship. I almost wished for some harsh weather just so we could feel some movement.
The QM 2 is an Ocean Liner , not a Cruise ship that would be BOUNCING around in a storm such as this. Thank you so much for Sharing !
a cruise ship would not survive the North Atlantic in the winter, they are barge hotels, not real ships.
I was on The Norwegian Escape during a storm , from Southampton to Miami in November, it was fine and a much nicer ship than The QM 2 .@@anastassiosperakis2869
Crazy this was almost the norm for people back in the day who would travel around by sea without cellphones. It's also crazy to think the queen mary 1 rolled heavily in high winds like this back in the day.
@@jeremyreese9663 The wooden sailing ships that predated ocean liners were completely at the mercy of the ocean, and it wasn't unusual at all for them to get lost.
Building with lighter, stronger steal, marine steam engines and later turbines, and electric lights all brought bigger, more luxurious, faster, and safer ships into play. Massive vessels that are far less bothered and far more reliable. Thomas Andrews, one of the designers on the Olympic-class, and William Francis Gibbs, designer on _SS America_ and _SS United States_ , would drop their jaws at what vessels look like today.
@@BNuts
Agreed.
Captain: “we’re actually close to the Titanic right now. About 4km away. Straight down. Enjoy your trip”.
QM2 was the 1st and best ship my wife and I have ever sailed on, from New York to Southampton. We have also sailed on Queen Victoria from Southampton to Rio De Janeiro. We sailed through storm F9 winds for 3 days after leaving the English Channel, she coped so well. We had to miss out the Azores though.
That first really big wave actually startled me, LOL, but the ship looks like she handles these waves like a champ.
The wine in my glass hardly moved she handles it that well, the waves are loud when they hit the ship though.
Gemma Coleman, I can imagine. I'm planning on doing the 26 night Southampton/Caribbean in December 2021, and the rough seas are actually what I'm looking forward to the most. Perfect weather in July? Pfft! Where's the adventure in that!? Just kidding! Can't get here fast enough
That’s why I’d love to do a winter transatlantic crossing,especially in one of the lowest level staterooms! You get the same view as from onboard an oceangoing sailboat but stay warm, dry and safe! Lol
@@tonyhinojosa7710 and how was that trip Tony?
This ocean liner can handle the north atlantic without difficulty. Try a crossing in a cruise ship, and you would be scared, and probably very sick. The specific design of QM2 allows for a crossing in relative comfort.
Yes this was our first cruise. A couple we met on board advised us that this would have been a very uncomfortable journey on other ships.
I have met Steven Payne, the NAval Architect who designed the QM2 in my office. I am a professor of Naval Architecture at the U of Michigan. He gave us a seminar about the design of QM2 and its construction. Your Miami cruise ships, floating barge hotels, really, cannot cross the North Atlantic in the winter.
Yeah.......today's design is money!!
Normal weather on the north Atlantic.
I traveled from Quebec Canada to New York about ten years back in September. The captain advised the ship there might be rough weather during the night. Two other large cruise ships left within an hour of QM2. Both later turned back due to the weather. Force 11/12 winds and waves 40 plus feet high. Nobody allowed on deck for obvious reasons. Queen Mary handled it without any major issue. We got to New York on time and caught our flights home
Just glided through that weather. Lower decks more exciting...waves look enormous. Have done this trip. Initial departure was at full speed to outrun a hurricane.
A few weeks ago we crossed the North Sea with Queen Victoria in a storm. We are from northern Germany. For us the storm was "normal", but the ship was rolling and many passengers got sea sick. The Queen Victoria is defenitly not built for heavy storms.
Not really surprising, the queen Victoria is a vista-class cruise ship but with a reinforced bow to be able to cross the North Atlantic in relative comfort. The same seems to be with the Queen Elizabeth. QM2 was built to take these storms and not be slowed down
Thank you for sharing.I always enjoy a bit of stormy weather when I am cruising, but have never done a transatlantic. Hoping to travel on QMII soon!
We loved it! The best thing about the QM2 is that u can litrally watch a storm going on outside and your wine glass will not fall off the table, it was very therapeutic just watching it for me personally Xxx
@@gemmacoleman9234 Exactly right! We crossed a few years ago and had some stormy weather as well. Just like in your video, the waves were crashing at the windows, but the ship just sailed smoothly along, completely unfazed by the rough seas.
Beautiful! Thanks for the video.
The next day [Friday 21 Sept 2019] it was sunny and calm enough that they planned on opening the 'Boardwalk' restaurant up topside on deck 12. And then a line of thunderstorms popped up and they closed up and restowed the tables.
She is designed for these seas.
Enjoyable, and really good music.
I just saw the title of the music, "Atlantic". How appropriate!
I was in the Azores doing service in a Portuguese Navy...in a Corvet i was we faced almost daily with waves about 11 meters High..this is nothing.compare with very rough Sea.
I've got the same sort of footage from dinner on the QM2. We were in a Force 9 storm and it was no big deal.
I didn't know there was a QM2! Awesome 🌹
What I found amazing, is the clarity of the water just where the whitecaps start. A bit hard to explain, but if you get the chance to watch this in real life, you will see what I mean. It's almost totally transparent. One of the reasons I enjoy the stormy weather.
The water is almost always transparent and brilliant where I swim, 3 blocks from my summer home, in Saronis, 25 miles south of Athens, Greece. Especially when there is dead calm.
You should have went for a swim in it.
The hull platting on Qm2 is 2inch thick with 1/2" frames. On a typical cruise ship you have 1/2" hull with 1/4" frames.
all these are a pittance compared to the plating of vintage Battleships, which have 12 inch armor solid steel plates.
I'm quite sure the hull plating is not 2" thick, it should be mostly 17mm thick with 35mm on reinforced areas. Typical cruise ships are about half that
I read that the majority of the QM 2's steel plating was 38mm thick.
perfect chill music 🎶 backing track...did u enjoy the ride???
It was great thanks! 👍
La differenza fra una nave da crociera e un transatlantico ❤
Damn scary. 😱😱😱😱😱😱
Storm at sea? That’s nothing. Ex seaman.
Maybe so--there are certainly more severe storms. But keep in mind that most cruise ships are ill prepared to deal with them. The QM2 is an ocean liner, not a military vessel. Although she puts all other cruise ships to shame, she's not intended to be up to the same standard as some of the ships you've likely been on.
😂 scared me on my couch 🛋️
Looking at the horizon she doesn’t seem to be moving about to much ,,the odd wave brushing the window and the swell of the sea wasn’t that angry,😮😮 I don’t care what u say in a true storm with sixty foot swells all ships feel it ,,,
Setting such a course, surprised the rudder didn't get jammed😅.
QM2 doesn't have a rudder. She has four huge submerged electric motors under the hull. the two just behind midships are fixed for propulsion. The rear two pivot, a bit like two giant outboard motors, this makes her very maneuverable.
Stabilizer Gud enough the Queen Mary safe
Bollocks the QM2 still gets tossed around.
🤣🤣🤣
Storm?What storm?
How would you NOT think about the Titanic? Looks scary.
Maybe because the technology has advanced so much that icebergs can be detected far ahead of time?
Or because there're always ships somewhere nearby in case of emergency?
Or because ships sail further south from where _Titanic_ did in order to avoid possible ice fields?
Or because it was a moonless, dead-calm night when _Titanic_ sank, and it'd have actually been easier to spot icebergs in a storm?
Or because _Queen Mary 2_ is quite literally built not only to withstand this weather, but not be bothered at all by it?
Or because lifeboats are now covered to avoid capsizing and dumping the passengers, and there are enough for everyone?
It was exhilarating and we felt 100% safe. We were a bit disappointed that we barely felt any movement, so sat by these windows to get a feel of how rough the sea was.
I wouldn't be thinking about Titanic in a storm (she never encountered one, and the sea was very calm when she sank). I would think about the original Queen Mary and how she almost capsized in bad weather though. Just for grins, I would have the song "The Morning After" cued up though😁 Poseidon didn't have much luck after that😛 I know the QM2 was built for this, so I really wouldn't worry about her nearly capsizing like her elder family member.
Call that rough, you're having a laugh
I want to do this trip but am scared of the rough seas 🤢
I just returned from a transatlantic trip on QM2. Even though there were large waves it was perfectly steady. 90 mph cross winds made the ship list a little but the captain rearranged the ballast water to straighten the ship out. Wonderful ship. 😊
@@jssilverton seriously? Choppy waters but you was ok, no sea sickness ect?
@@simonstones1918 I don’t get sea sick, but the ship was very steady. The dancers on the stage in the theatre danced normally. Even the swimming pools didn’t move much.
@@jssilverton and this was with quite rough seas, yes?
Life is about taking risks. You never do anything that does not involve risk. Even going out of your home and walking to the corner store, you can always be vaporized by lightning.
Naranasan nio ba mga ka seaferer 30days at sea Grabe lungkot work tulog 30days at omg
And to think that this is in the middle of an ocean, and the nearest help is somewhere around 4K miles away!
Imagine being in the Pacific it makes the Atlantic look puny.
your math is off by a few thousand miles, there is always help a few hundred miles from a ship, there are THOUSANDS of OTHER SHIPS using the shipping lanes.
Even in the middle of the Atlantic ocean land is never 4k miles away. Do the math based on NY to Southampton being 3500 miles.
Bugger that, I’d rather go on the Concorde😉
All ship pls Jesus safe calm the sea amen and also all airplane tnx dadi Jesus mama Mary and lolo st Joseph amen amen tsup tsup tsup
Imperturbable.
Not a change in pitch nor in roll.
Storm?
Rich people are always scared of dying.
What storm? Get a life
really boring footage.