Cunard
Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 will mark a major milestone on her 6
July 2013 voyage from New York to Southampton, achieving her
200th Transatlantic Crossing in her ninth season
since entering service in 2004. The milestone will be
commemorated with various activities and special speakers and
performers on board to add to the celebratory mood.
As
part of the Cunard
Insights on
board enrichment program, Stephen Payne OBE, who was largely
responsible for the overall design of Queen Mary 2, will present a
fascinating perspective on her construction. Stephen also
will be the guest of honor at an evening gala on board, which
will include a commemorative dinner with a special menu. In
addition, BBC newsreader and Classic FM presenter Nick Owen will
lecture on board.
Also
adding to the festivities will be 16 musicians, plus a band
leader and vocalist, from the world-renowned Juilliard School of
Dance, Drama and Music. The group will perform as a jazz
orchestra providing a selection of Big Band, Swing and Glenn Miller
style music and smaller ensemble pieces. Other Juilliard
performances will include an evening event in the Royal Court Theatre
with full orchestra and vocalist, an afternoon tea dance, lunch time
jam sessions featuring an ensemble in the Chart Room, and a late
evening ensemble in Illuminations. The band leader and members of the
orchestra will also give two jazz master class lectures and a live
Q&A.
Queen
Mary 2 is still the largest, longest, tallest, widest and most
expensive ocean liner ever built. She is also the
fastest passenger ship in the world.
Source:
Cunard
