Originally Posted by loverboy

She is the biggest, the grandest, one of the fastest, the most stately and beautiful ship on the planet. Queen Mary 2 is unique.

# QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft)
# QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft)
# QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Big Ben is high (310 ft)
# QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
# QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
# QM2 is as long as 36 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)