QM2 left drydock today morning

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Hello,

 

today morning QM2 left the drydock at Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg at 04:00 am. Unfortunally I was ill and couldn't watch the departure live.

 

I found the press release from Blohm & Voss from 11/11/08 in which all work, which had done the last weeks is listed:

 

 

Press release, 2008-11-11 QUEEN MARY 2 Ready for Undocking

Finally, after having been docked for 20 days in dry dock ELBE 17 of Blohm + Voss Repair, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, the QUEEN MARY 2 is planned to be undocked on November 13, 2008 as scheduled. The longest ocean liner worldwide is to be undocked with the morning high tide at 3:30 a.m.* (high tide: 4:01 a.m.) to leave for Southampton to start the next transatlantic voyage to New York on November 15, at 5 p.m.

After the period at the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss Repair, the QUEEN MARY 2 will be fit for service for another five years. The following work has been carried out:

- Major overhaul of the four propulsion pods in cooperation with the manufacturer Rolls-Royce

- Routine maintenance of the three bow thrusters

- Routine maintenance and inspection of the four stabilizers

- Renewal of brake linings at the windlasses and inspection of electric motors

- Coating of the hull - about 35,000 l of paint have been applied

- Overhaul of 17 lifeboats and tender boats by the manufacturer Schat-Harding

- Cleaning and inspection of various tanks (fuel tanks, fresh water tanks, grey water tanks, black water tanks) by the classification society

- Completion of various classification work such as overhauling the sea valves

 

* In case of an insufficiently high water level during the morning high tide on November 13, 2008, the QM2 will be undocked during the next high tide in the afternoon at about 16:00 h

 

Frank

[transatlantic fan]

Hello,

 

today morning QM2 left the drydock at Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg at 04:00 am. Unfortunally I was ill and couldn't watch the departure live.

 

I found the press release from Blohm & Voss from 11/11/08 in which all work, which had done the last weeks is listed:

 

 

Press release, 2008-11-11 QUEEN MARY 2 Ready for Undocking

Finally, after having been docked for 20 days in dry dock ELBE 17 of Blohm + Voss Repair, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, the QUEEN MARY 2 is planned to be undocked on November 13, 2008 as scheduled. The longest ocean liner worldwide is to be undocked with the morning high tide at 3:30 a.m.* (high tide: 4:01 a.m.) to leave for Southampton to start the next transatlantic voyage to New York on November 15, at 5 p.m.

After the period at the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss Repair, the QUEEN MARY 2 will be fit for service for another five years. The following work has been carried out:

- Major overhaul of the four propulsion pods in cooperation with the manufacturer Rolls-Royce

- Routine maintenance of the three bow thrusters

- Routine maintenance and inspection of the four stabilizers

- Renewal of brake linings at the windlasses and inspection of electric motors

- Coating of the hull - about 35,000 l of paint have been applied

- Overhaul of 17 lifeboats and tender boats by the manufacturer Schat-Harding

- Cleaning and inspection of various tanks (fuel tanks, fresh water tanks, grey water tanks, black water tanks) by the classification society

- Completion of various classification work such as overhauling the sea valves

 

* In case of an insufficiently high water level during the morning high tide on November 13, 2008, the QM2 will be undocked during the next high tide in the afternoon at about 16:00 h

 

Frank

Thanks for that, will be going down the dock on Saturday to check out how she looks.

[new to cuising]

According to we are Cunard dot com internal work included replacement of carpets and curtains, some public areas (chart room ) redecorated and the introduction of Mobile Technology to enable the use of mobile phones (cell phones) at sea

[Karanja]

According to we are Cunard dot com internal work included replacement of carpets and curtains, some public areas (chart room ) redecorated and the introduction of Mobile Technology to enable the use of mobile phones (cell phones) at sea

 

Before the refit there was talk about adding more furniture to this glorious room to increase the seating capacity. I want to know if this was carried out. The chart Room is the most evocative ocean liner setting on the ship day and night with its positioning just above the sea, the soft glow within, elegance, spaciousness, often good music, and a nice situp bar. It is also simply a delight to walk through.

 

The only disappointment is the chart itself with not nearly enough contrast in the glass to define what it is meant to portray.

Ted in NYC