Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Visits San Francisco

On February 4th 2007, the 148,000-ton Queen Mary 2 cruise liner stopped for a night in San Francisco on its way to Hawaii. It is the largest vessel ever to enter the Bay and sailed with only 27 feet clearance as it passed under the Golden Gate Bridge.
The QM2 was build in France by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 2003. It is 1,132 ft (345 m) long. By comparison, the Empire State Building is 1,250' (381 m) high.
"Blue Danube" used under license from SmartSound Music, Publisher S.I Publishing (SOCAN)
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[@kidynamite58]

How fitting, a masterpiece of civil engineering meeting a masterpiece of naval engineering.

[@subirdebnath2519]

Best comment...I'm from India 🇮🇳

[@KeysAndDoorss]

COME TO BRAZIL

[@coreinak9155]

Such greatness and beauty to grace our shores and ports...Thank you to all the men and women who made this happen...

[@CapriciousCapricrn]

Drove my Dad up to SF where she was docked and we were caught up in some serious traffic on the Embarcadero. We caught a glimpse of her - magnificent. Now I know the exact date thanks to your post. I had real dreams about sailing on her. I believe that was the only time the QM2 made it up to San Francisco. She's too large to go through the Panama canal and has to go around South America. i ended up taking a San Francisco to Sydney cruise on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth this year, so my dreams were pretty much fulfilled!

[@chocolatcats]

this is nice........thank you........the music makes her look like a grand star of the sea.....making her entree for San Francisco fans to love and remember.

[@user-yb7oy8zf4m]

World remember this... I love mary queen 2.I knew her since i was young (around 9 or 10 years old)in a book "เปิดโลกกว้าง" ,so now i am 23 years old. Still mind to that moment.

[@jaykeen7163]

me too. enjoy

[@stevehenrichs5091]

SOME THINGS WERE JUST MEANT TO BE AND SHE'S ONE OF THEM GRACE,STYLE AND POWER.

[@mancuniancandidatem]

At 1.17 we see the troupe carrying ship USS O'Brien. Interesting fact--- The engine room on the O'Brien was used for the engine room scenes for the Titanic movie. If you are in SF, a tour of USS O'Brien is well worth the admission fee. Lovely to see SF pre Sales Force tower.

[@ethanhodges7278]

Such a big ship wow 🤩

[@user-hy4wq5jl6e]

its like a postcard 😍😍😍

[@JulieWallis1963]

*Queen Mary 2 passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York with 6 -12 feet clearance over her funnel* I don’t think the 27 feet between her and the Golden Gate Bridge is anything to bother her captain.

[@danc1197]

Not a constant distance between water and bridge, tide can raise the water up around 10 to 15 feet on any given day. And this bridge has a pedestrian walk and 2 way bike line, so it allows people to stand directly above and film the ships as they pass under.

[@szekcio31]

Hi everybody! Thank you for helping with the music you hear at the beginning of the video. No, not Vivaldi and not Bach. The author is Daniel Alcheh. The title of the song is Last food convention. It's a soundtrac from a movie. (The man who collect food)

[@chennaicitymadhanmichael9906]

God Bless You QM2😇

[@goldenstateaviation2861]

They even pulled the O’Brien out of dock for her arrival I wish she came for often

[@mancuniancandidatem]

Loved seeing that!

[@pamelapope859]

I live in California and when I go on my cruises I always stay on the Queen Mary 1. and she is so beautiful and haunted. Hopefully, I will be able to go on this one someday.

[@jamiewhittle4673]

The British are the best at class style and sheer elegance and quiet dignity 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@robdog1245]

I was on her when they did the meeting of the queens in Long Beach, let me tell you, security on that ship was like being in the White House, I went to get in an elevator to go to breakfast and there was 6 super heavily armed (3 had AR15’s and 3 had AR’s and pistols) coast guardsmen standing there. Keep in mind I was like 11, I kind of stared at them for a minute then said something along the lines of “I’ll just wait for the next one.” Security on this ship is no joke when she’s in port, it’s incredible, but rightfully so because she’s an absolutely stunning ship!

[@sayple109]

never been on a massive cruise ship before, that's pretty cool to know.

[@javierbarrientos9927]

The blue Danube by Strauss... fits accordingly

[@user-qq4kq2nx5f]

Califórnia são Francisco é lindo a sua maneira e as pessoas também

[@ukboyuk3450]

So British dignified and just getting on with with style and poise

[@tillyboos]

I remember when she visited in 2007. I would LOVE to sail on her.

[@emmajoyce9086]

Ben Schaeffer darer friendship with you Emma is doingn will

[@antoniovictoriaramirez4919]

Wonderful.....the BEST ship

[@alejandrobandong]

Beautiful Cruise ship

[@jamesd2128]

It's beautiful indeed, but it's not a cruise ship, it's an ocean liner, the only one of it's kind left.

[@oldrelic2690]

1:19 was that and old liberty tanker?

[@MoulfritProd]

Yes. It's the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, based in San Francisco. The ship was in Normandy for D-Day in 1944.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@MoulfritProd Which means the Jeremiah O'Brien was floating alongside the QM2 Name sake the Queen Mary... :D

[@hampter73]

Such great camara skills, who agrees?

[@MoulfritProd]

I do! Cheers!

[@projectblade82]

Before I supposed to hate Cunard but I also love this company due to the Queen of all cunards, Queen Mary. (I love white star line, and now also Cunard line)

[@daveboydell2896]

No such thing only a name now owned by Carnival UGH!

[@user-qz9sb3mr7k]

gooooooooooood¡¡¡

[@szekcio31]

Hi! Does anybody know what music is being played in the first minute? Who is the author? Thanks!

[@CapriciousCapricrn]

Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Winter. Here's a link; Starts with Spring, then Summer, then Fall, then Winter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYPboJl7otRmfqM

[@artart321]

ohh impressive

[@Johnathan04]

Yaasssss Queen

[@RailPreserver2K]

Nice to see the Jeremiah o Brian

[@tonyhinojosa7710]

I went on a tour of the O'Brien with my parents back in high school. Would lobe to be able to do it again

[@jiddle820]

qm2 be like “this is my territory bitch”

[@deepmukherjee2836]

BACKGROUND MUSIC PLZ

[@hardipparhar6713]

I saw it 😄😄😄

[@MarEpor]

i live so close to san Francisco yet i've never been to the golden gate bridge

[@sagaradhikari7906]

Same here :( :(

[@sagaradhikari7906]

Depends on which area of Oakland you are. Jack London Square and Lake Merritt never let you down

[@abcdeeeeff]

If people on the bridge are brave enough they have a chance to baord ship without paying a cent

[@MoulfritProd]

At the highest point of the ship, it's not that big of a leap!

[@kxrzysmile2427]

I wish I was there but I would have been to young. It would take me 2 days, but I was still 4

[@ziggygaming4443]

3:32 Holy crap, that thing is gargantuas compared to the Transamerica Pyramid!

[@mr-hewders3096]

queen mary2now#

[@javierbarrientos9927]

The blue Danube by Strauss...

[@olivern149]

You Americans where so excited to see one of our BRITISH ships

[@skinbackyourpeel]

I cannot hear the Ship's whistle et al over that dammed music, turn it off. If I want classical music in the background whilst watching this I'll fix that myself.

[@ParrotsAccount]

Why are YOU SCREAMING ITS ANNOYING. They can’t here u anyways. Sorry buts its just annoying. But GREAT video

[@MoulfritProd]

When a large group of enthusiastic people want to share their emotion and feel connected to the group, that's what they do. It doesn't matter that the people on the ship might not hear them, it's the feeling of being part of a moment and sharing with a large group of people that counts. Do you think the ball coming down on Time Square on New Year's can hear the roar of the crowd? No. But it's the experience shared by the crowd that people are cheering. Cheers!

[@CruiseBeInc]

Thank you for such an awesome video, we really liked it! We published it on our FB page with a credit to you ;) facebook.com/cruisebecom/videos/864003703761209/

[@daveboydell2896]

Why is there so much hype built around this ship? OMG! People truly are like sheep.

[@michaelnyethevsauceguy3268]

dave boydell ...It's the largest ship (passenger) in mankind. It's an architectural masterpiece. Edit: It was at its time

[@ulrichschnier307]

Because she is a reminiscence to the great era of ocean travel. She is not a cruise ship but the only existing TRUE ocean liner ... and the biggest ocean liner ever bulit. The ships interior design is "art deco'ish" and sailing on her feels like being a guest at the "Waldorf Astoria" driving down Park Avenue. She is not one of these overcrowded shoeboxes with 6000-7000 passengers onboard. QM2 only carries 2600 passengers. She is pure grandure and style. It's a little bit like time travel back to the 1950s. She's one of a kind. That's why there is so much "hype" around her.

[@valerie80yearsago90]

They want to see a gorgeous ship. It isn't about being a sheep, it's about simply wanting to see an engineering master piece.

[@elit2175]

There’s a community that exists that appreciates the days when intercontinental travel was done on giant, elegant, steam powered ocean liners. It was a time when each nation built their own, domestically and competed to have the fastest, biggest, and most luxurious. It was the pride of nations. The fastest ships were awarded the “Blue Ribband”; a long blue streamer to mount on the ships mast to show she was the fastest. It was a time of unparalleled class, luxury and beauty. This was a time when people slowed down to appreciate everything. Instead of being crammed into a plane like sardines for 8 hours, you would spend a week on an ocean liner, reading books, enjoying gourmet meals, dancing the night away, and your fellow shipmates became your new family for that time. I urge you to watch a video or two on the golden age of ocean liners. Human beings accomplished incredible feats of engineering during these times and people held these ships very dear to themselves. The Queen Mary 2 is the ONLY remaining modern ocean liner in service, she was built as an homage to the golden age. And I think people feel that when they see her and she gives them a feeling of what we used to be like in a day that is long gone, many years ago. She is a very special ship. Nothing to do with sheep at all. She is an absolute piece of engineering art.

[@root9065]

It's because it's the only passenger ship that can take on rough seas and heavy storms and sail like a swan. It's also the fastest passenger ship (of this size) in the world. You have a lot of "cruise ships", some are larger than this one, but they are basically just floating pads built to be sailed in calm waters, and carry as many people as possible. You've seen those "cruise ship caught in heavy storm" videos, that show those fat ships wobbling around uncontrollably atop heavy waves? That's because they aren't built to sail in those conditions, and their navigating crew fucked up, so now they are just hopelessly trying to ride it out. This one's a quite different breed, it has a sharp bow and a deep hull, and it's built to slash through whatever the ocean can throw at it. It's also the only ship in the world that operates as an "ocean liner" and lets people cross the Atlantic the old fashioned way. There's a lot to respect about this.

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