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If you go: Queen Mary 2 cruise to Bahamas

The ship

The Queen Mary 2 first sailed in 2004 and is 1,132 feet long, the equivalent of 41 London buses lined up end to end. There are 13 public decks and a crew of about 1,300 from 54 countries. When full, the ship carries about 3,056 passengers. On the shorter cruises out of Manhattan, there are more children aboard than usual (about 400 over the Easter getaway). QM2's facilities include...

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