Pictures: Queen Mary 2

The upper deck of the ship. Picture: Leon Lestrade
The upper deck of the ship. Picture: Leon Lestrade
The Queen Mary 2 arrives in Cape Town harbour. Picture: Brenton Geach
The Britannia Dining Room aboard the Queen Mary 2.
Some staterooms have a sitting room and even the lower-level cabins are memorable. Picture: Leon Lestrade
Some staterooms have a sitting room and even the lower-level cabins are memorable. Picture: Leon Lestrade
The author says the Queen Mary 2 is a true ocean liner& and he dressed appropriately.
The library is said to the the biggest floating one in the world. Picture: Leon Lestrade
QM2's restaurants promise sophistication. Picture: Leon Lestrade

Published Apr 23, 2013

The Queen Mary 2 is not a cruise ship. Heaven forbid. It is an ocean liner – the only true-blue ocean liner plying the oceans of the world today.