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Titanic posted:
Ugly ship but Cunard is so outdated who cares.

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Originally posted by Titanic:
Ugly ship but Cunard is so outdated who cares.

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Originally posted by Keitaro:
Ugly?...a little and can be made better. Cunard outdated?...Cunard is not outdated, but if you think so, its not as outdated as Titanic.

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
If you look at the close-up photos of QM2's stern it looks like a couple of exhaust ports sticking out the back (above the letters Queen Mary 2)...are those part of the ship or used for something in the shipyard?

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Many new ships I have recently traveled on have them. RADIANCE OF THE SEAS, INFINITY, CORAL PRINCESS. The one thing in common with these ships and QM2 is a Gas Turbine. I'm assuming they are some sort of exhaust pipes for the gas turbine.

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Originally posted by Barryboat:
If you look at the close-up photos of QM2's stern it looks like a couple of exhaust ports sticking out the back (above the letters Queen Mary 2)...are those part of the ship or used for something in the shipyard?

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I think they are a part of QM2, I have also seen these sort of exhaust pipes on the stern of Brilliance and Serenade of the Seas so I assume they are here to stay. Though I have no idea what the purpose of these pipes are.

Here is a picture of Serenade I made you can clearly see the pipe sticking out of her back.

I think QM2 looks better all the time with the paint process progressing.

Best, Onno

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Originally posted by Titanic:
Ugly ship but Cunard is so outdated who cares.

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Technically seen QM2 is not outdated at all but she has the most up-to-date and even never used technology onboard.

Even the suggestion that a new build would be outdated is complete nonsense, you think these multimillion dollar companies are idiots to build a ship with outdated technology?

The only thing you could suggest is outdated is her looks and that would be a wrong statement as well! The only thing her looks are is retro and though I ‘m not too happy with retro it is the most up-to-date design style there is. We live in a world where post modernism (I even heard the name hyper modernism) is the current fashion. Old styles of all eras are used and twisted around to create something “new” (see Farcus interiors). QM2 is an excellent example of modern Technology combined with a modern style.

So there you go with your outdated statement.

Onno

[ 11-04-2003: Message edited by: Onno ]

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Originally posted by Titanic:
Ugly ship but Cunard is so outdated who cares.

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That you don't like the looks off the QM2 oke. Buth Cunard outdated then HAPAG, P and O, Holland America are also outdated. i think that with you everything older then 10 years is ugly and must distroyd.

I tell you Cunard is here and will stay as a leader in the cruise world.

O yeh i tell you somethimes before with the Zenith / Horizon post

The Titanic is old and outdated

[ 11-04-2003: Message edited by: Maasdam ]

The Cunard website has now replaced the statement about speed trials in the Clyde with the following

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The second sea trials will see Queen Mary 2 off the coast of France. The trials will be undertaken sometime during the first two weeks of November.

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Originally posted by Titanic:
I said the COMPANY IS OUTDATED, not QM2 !!!

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Originally posted by Titanic:
READ THE POST people!
I said the COMPANY IS OUTDATED, not QM2 !!!
QM2 is just ugly. She looks like a liner built in the 1960's!

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Tell me Titanic way is Cunard outdated pleace tell us way.
That you think the QM2 is ugly that´s oke with me i hear from many people who don´t like the looks off that ship.

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Originally posted by Maasdam:

Tell me way you think Cunard is outdated.

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Originally posted by nathan:

And please tell us whether you've actually sailed on Cunard in forming that opinion.

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Is this question fore me Nathan ore fore Titanic.

No never sail on Cunard, in my opinion Cunard is not outdated simply because Cunard is still around and fore over more than 150 years in service the still have a excellent service. Yes the have not add new ships sinds the 70's buth thats chancing now and with 2 years the add no les than 240.000 grt to there fleet the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. So the Cunard story go one. Thats make the company not outdated.

"We're not the best because we're the oldest, we're the oldest because we're the best."

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Originally posted by Titanic:
READ THE POST people!
I said the COMPANY IS OUTDATED, not QM2 !!!
QM2 is just ugly. She looks like a liner built in the 1960's!

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1> Thats okay because the last LINERS built before QM2 were in the 1960's.

2> The 60's produced QE2 and France - 2 of the most beautiful liners ever created.