Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 returns to Liverpool

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00:00Cunard's Queen Mary II is returning to the city this week to celebrate a

00:03milestone transatlantic crossing. The flagship ocean liner is arriving in the

00:07city on Friday 6th of September. At 1,132 feet in length, the ship is not only the

00:13largest in Cunard's fleet but also the largest ocean liner ever built. The ship

00:17is also the only passenger vessel providing a scheduled transatlantic

00:21service and completed her 400th sailing immediately before setting course for

00:26Liverpool as part of a British Isles voyage. This is the first Cunard ship in

00:31Liverpool since the city hosted a naming ceremony of the line's newest ship Queen

00:35Anne in June. The city was then named as Queen Anne's godparent in recognition of

00:40the long-lasting bond with its spiritual home. Liverpool was the birthplace of

00:44Cunard's first transatlantic crossing 184 years ago in 1840 and was the

00:49company's headquarters for 128 years. The vessel which can carry 2,620

00:55passengers will leave from Liverpool Cruise Terminal on Saturday 7th of

00:58September.