Queen Mary 2 at anchor, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

The QM2 and schooner R. Tucker Thompson, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

Bow and spare propellor blades, known as “The Commodore’s Cufflinks”.

Forecastle (pronounced “fowk-sul”) and boom.

Deck thirteen and funnel.

Decks six, seven and eight, aft.

Keeping the Queen Mary 2 shipshape!

Grills class deck.

The Minnows pool, deck six.

Shore tender and dock (which folds back into the hull when not in use).

Shore tender.

Shore tender being launched, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

Seating inside the shore tender.

The Lookout on deck thirteen.

Forward superstructure and bridge.

Starboard bridge wing.

Docked in Guam, Micronesia.

Docked in Nagasaki, Japan.

The QM2’s stern, showing her original port of registry, Southampton.

Starboard promenade deck and bridge wing.

Port-side promenade deck and balcony cabins.

Arriving in Nagasaki, Japan.

At the Matsugae Cruise Terminal, Nagasaki, Japan.

Morning arrival in Yokohama, Japan.

Yokohama, Japan from the promenade deck.

Shore tender launch, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

Shore tender launch, Rabaul.

Shore tender.