Keep Calm Cause Ship Happens. I always get an amazing feeling when I walk past a ship I have "lived" and worked on. The QM2 is no miraculous exception. This is not your typical cruise ship. In fact, it is the last of the great oceanliners- passage ships designed for 12 months brutal Atlantic crossings NY to SO'TON. Her keel sits higher above the water line, 7 decks instead of 5, which makes it cut water better and makes for a smoother ride. I Remember..... QM2 @sea July 2014 After 6 sea days, we took a voyage, not a cruise onboard the Queen Mary2. This is the shortest bridge between New York and Europe. Airplanes, afterall, are like diets - I don't like being on them . The QM2 allows dogs onboard-cute! The Queen Mary 2 comes to Hamburg every year. For her tenth jubilee she got a special celebration. I took lots of videos, and posted them for my my friends on Facebook, but this one pretty much sums up the crowds enthusiastic response as the flagship...