Brighton, England - December 2003
Mark Hodgson to join the Queen Mary 2 for her maiden voyage.

It was announced today that musician Mark Hodgson will be joining the prestigious QM2 on her maiden voyage which leaves Southampton for Fort Lauderdale on January 12th, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 has been one of the most highly anticipated new cruise ships for the past five years. The QM2 is the largest, longest, tallest, widest, and most expensive ocean vessel ever built.

Mark has already flown out to France to join the ship, where he will lead his jazz trio in the sumptuous Commodore Club, with its wrap-around panorama of ocean and moonlit sky.

Her Majesty The Queen will name the Queen Mary 2 during a spectacular ceremony in Southampton on Thursday, January 8, 2004. The QM2 will sail to Fort  Lauderdale on her maiden voyage and spend the winter in the Caribbean. A special highlight of Queen Mary 2’s inaugural schedule will be her maiden eastbound crossing from New York on April 25 as both Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 will sail in tandem. This day will be the first time two Cunard Queens will have berthed in the port together since March 1940.

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