Queen Mary 2 was built as an ocean liner. Accordingly, the ship's forte is the transatlantic crossing - - a type of voyage that is difficult for most cruise ships due to the variable weather and the speed required to do it in six days or less. In addition, since most cruise ship itineraries involve numerous port days, cruise ships must adjust from their norm in order to entertain passengers during a voyage with six consecutive sea days. Thus, on her "home turf," QM2 has the advantage over cruise ships.
But, QM2 does not just do transatlantic crossings, she does cruises as well. How does a ship that proudly proclaims that she is not a cruise ship do cruising? During the Winter 2007 - 2008, QM2 has been making a series of cruises from New York to the Caribbean, thus putting her ability to cruise to the test.
This was the second of these 10-day cruises that I have taken and, as discussed below, QM2 does quite well at cruising. By way of background, I have done about 100 cruises and this was my tenth voyage on QM2.