| Built: | 2006-2007 |
| Status: | In Outfitting |
| Tonnage: | 113,000 gross tons |
| Length: | 290.0 Meters |
| Depth: | 41.30 Meters |
| Max Speed: | 21.5 Knots |
| Decks: | 19 |
| Complement: | 3,100 passengers, 1,200 crew |
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
EMARLAND PRINCESS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHIPS IN THE WORLD
RMS queen mary 2
| RMS Queen Mary 2 | |
 QM2 bow | |
| Career |  British Red Ensign |
|---|---|
| Nationality: | British |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operated by: | Cunard Line |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Ordered: | 6 November 2000 |
| Laid down: | 4 July 2002 |
| Floated: | 21 March 2003 |
| Named: | 8 January 2004 by Queen Elizabeth II |
| Maiden voyage: | 12 January 2004 |
| Registry: | United Kingdom |
| Home port: | Southampton |
| Status: | in service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 148,528 gross tons[1] |
| Displacement: | 76,000 tonnes (approx) |
| Length: | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Beam: | 41 m (135 ft) waterline, 45 m (147.5 ft) extreme (bridge wings) |
| Draft: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Height: | 72 m (236.2 ft) keel to funnel (includes 13 passenger decks [2]) |
| Power: | 117 MW (157,000 horsepower) CODAG |
| Propulsion: | four 21.5 MW electric propulsor pods: 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing |
| Speed: | approximately 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 2,620 passengers, 1,253 officers and crew |
| Cost: | UK £460 million (€700 million) (US $900 million) |
| IMO Number: | 9241061 |
genesis class the worlds largest passenger ship
| Genesis class | |
| Ordered: | February 6,2006/April 2, 2007 |
| Laid down: | (TBA) |
| Delivery: | Autumn 2009/2010 (Target Dates) |
| Christened: | (TBA) |
| Maiden Voyage: | (TBA) |
| Status: | Being designed |
| Built by: | Aker Yards in Turku, Finland |
| General Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Tonnage: | 220,000 gross |
| Displacement: | app. 100,000 tons |
| Length: | 1,181 feet (360 m) |
| Beam: | 154 feet (47 m) |
| Draft: | 30 feet (9+ m) |
| Height: | 213 feet (65 m) above water line |
| Power: | 8 Wärtsilä V12 Engine @ 17,500 hp each |
| Propulsion: | (4) 18 MW Asea Brown Boveri Azipod - 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing |
| Speed: | 20.2 Knots |
| Complement: | 8,400 passengers,officers,and crew |
| Cost: | USD 1.2 billion (EUR 900 million) |
Iguazu Falls - World's most spectacular waterfalls!
Below is a panoramic view of the waterfalls as you walk along a path on the Brazilian side
In the middle of the shoe horn is the "garganta del diablo" (in English, the devil's throat) on a normal day. This picture was taken from a postcard. Note the nice viewing platform they built for getting a great panoramic view of the falls as they wrap around you
See ...... this is what the effects of El Nino look like. This is the exact same viewing platform as above. It was the third highest water period in history at Iguazu. Much of northern Argentina was also underwater. The majority of the paths - just like this one - along the Iguazu trails were shut down since water was flowing over them.
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