The story of ship’s sailing definitely was written by one vessel, which name is Queen Elizabeth 2. This vessel is the real Queen of cruise ships. The keel was laid on water on the date of 5th July 1965, and started its long career as a vessel part of Curant fleet. Queen Elizabeth 2. Now the vessel is the longest serving vessel for its ship-owner has wroten in its diary more than 2.1 millions passengers on board ever. The vessel Queen Elizabeth 2 is with length of 293.5 m, a beam of 32 m and a draft of 9.9 m. The cruise ship is offering to its guests very good interior and very good atmosphere all around.
  The looking of the vessel is a little bit older stylish and the guests will be on board of the sister of Titanik, the most famous vessel in the world. Queen Elizabeth 2 is with gross tonnage of 70,327 tons and has a displacement of 48,923 tons. The propulsion system is 9 x MAN 9-cylinder diesel engines turning and 2 five-bladed variable pitch propellers, which are giving to the vessel a crossing speed of 34 knots, and the sufficient 20 knots, when going astern. Almost no new vessel carry such a propulsion system on board. The vessel has an auximary equipment of 9 x 10,625 kW at 400 rpm, which is giving enough power to the vessel’s electricity and to have everything that you need as a passenger on board.
  The cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2, can carry 1,756 passengers on board. The vessel is made to be luxury and good looking, but not like newest Princess vessels. The old style is all around the you will feel many years ago when you are on board. Queen Elizabeth has sailed 5.5 million nautical miles, which is the record for all cruise vessels, and the best result that one vessel can reach. In the yard of 1990 the vessel visited Liverpool for the first time and thousands of people went to see the beauty of the world ship-industry and to have a look to the veteran of Curant shipping company.
date: 19th March, 2008