Queen-Mary-2

After the unplanned call at Bremerhaven on Nov 17, the 'Queen Mary 2' manage dto depart Southampton, UK, on Nov 19 for her scheduled transatlantic crossing to New York. Yet the earlier problems continued to ripple into subsequent voyages.When the ship arrived in Brooklyn on Nov 26. it was roughly an hour behind schedule, leading Cunard to instruct embarking guests to arrive two hours later than originally planned to ease congestion. The Caribbean sailing that followed has also required itinerary changes. The call to St Kitts on Dec 4 has been cancelled entirely, with the ship instead extending its visit to Barbados into an overnight stay from Dec 2 to Dec 3. The stop in St Lucia has been shifted to Dec 4 to accommodate the adjusted schedule. Cunard has not explicitly confirmed that propulsion problems prompted the reshuffle, but the operational constraints aligned closely with the earlier defect. The pod design of the 'Queen Mary 2' has a long history of complications.

A problem has developed on the 'Queen Mary 2', affecting one of its four propeller nacelles and impacting the 12-day "Norway and Northern Lights" itinerary, departing from and returning to Southampton from Nov 7 to 19- The scheduled stop in Hamburg on Nov 17 with a partial passenger exchange, cannot take place, and the ship will instead call at Bremerhaven. A shuttle bus service to and from Hamburg will be provided for embarking and disembarking passengers. The Cunard Line was working to resolve the technical issues. The exact impact of the propulsion damage on the ship's speed and maneuverability was unknown. The ship already arrived late at the start of the voyage in Southampton, leading to delays in check-in times. Despite these difficulties, the current voyage can be safely completed with some adjustments. The calls at Trondheim, Tromsø and Ålesund were scheduled to take place as planned. The original itinerary from Nov 7 to 19: Southampton – Day at sea – Day at sea – Trondheim – Day at sea – Tromsø – Tromsø – Day at sea – Ålesund – Day at sea – Hamburg – Day at sea – Southampton. The original itinerary from Nov 7 to 19: Southampton – Day at sea – Day at sea – Trondheim – Day at sea – Tromsø – Tromsø – Day at sea – Ålesund – Day at sea – Bremerhaven – Day at sea – Southampton.

On April 17, the SAR helicopter Helimer 215 medevaced a sick passenger from the 'Queen Mary 2', which was sailing 28 nautical miles from Garrucha. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Deneb' medevaced a sick crew member from the oceanographic vessel 'Vizconde de Eza off Santander. Thwe operations were coordinated by the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Almería and Santander.

The norovirus outbreak aboard the 'Queen Mary 2' has left over 224 passengers and 17 crew members ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The ship was en route from Southampton, England, through New York and the Caribbean before returning to the UK, having departed on March 8 and being set to return on April 6. The sweeping norovirus outbreak was reported to the CDC on March 18. In response to the outbreak, the ship and crew increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, collected stool specimens for testing and isolated people who had fallen ill.

183 passengers out of a total of 2,538 aboard the 'Queen Mary 2' reported being ill, ten days after the ship had departed from Southampton, UK, on March 8, 2025, for a voyage across the Atlantic to the Grenadines and back. The outbreak of gastrointestinal infections was reported on March 18. Additionally, 14 out of the 1,232 crew members also fell ill. The predominant symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea; the cause of which was attributed to the norovirus. The 'Queen Mary 2' is currently en route to New York, and scheduled to return to Southampton on April 6.