Built by Fincantieri Navali SpA Marghera Shipyard (near Venice)
Cost: Approximately $522 million
Port of Registry: Southampton

Gross Tonnage: 90,000
Length Overall: 964.5 feet (294 meters)
Beam: 106 feet: (32.3 meters)
Draft: 29.2 feet (8.0 meters)
Height from keel to funnel: 205 feet (62.5 meters)
Height above the waterline: 179 feet (54.6 meters)
Number of Passenger Decks: 12

Lower Berth Passenger Capacity: 2,014
Number of Cabins: 1,007
Outside Doubles: 864
Inside Doubles: 143
Cabins with Balconies: 718
Cabins equipped for the disabled: 20
Crew: Approximately 900
Captain: Paul Wright
Officers: Mainly British
Nationality of crew: International

Machinery
Diesel Engines by Wartsila
Two Azipods by ABB
Three Bow Thrusters

Normal Cruising Speed: 18 knots
Maximum Speed: 23.7 knots

Naming Ceremony by the Duchess of Cornwall at Southampton: December 10, 2007

Maiden Voyage: December 11, 2007: 10 nights to North Europe from Southampton
Maiden World Cruise: January 6, 2008 from Southampton in tandem with Queen Elizabeth 2; January 13 from New York. Terminates in Southampton on April 22 and New York-bound passengers transfer to the Queen Mary 2, arriving April 28.

2008 Itineraries
Iberia & Canary Islands Cruise from Southampton: April 22 (10 days)
Northern European Cruises from Southampton: May 2 (4 days); May 20 (7 days); June 10 & July 6 (12 days); May 27, June 22 & July 18 (14 days)

Mediterranean Cruises from Southampton: May 6 (14 days); June 12 (12 days); August 1 (12 days); September 10 (11 days)
Mediterranean Cruises from Medit. Ports: August 13, September 6, 18 & 30, October 12 from Venice (12 days); August 25 & October 24 from Barcelona (12 days); November 5, 17 & 29 from Civitavecchia/Rome (12 days)

Caribbean Cruise from Southampton: December 11 (22 days)