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Premiere im Panamakanal: Erste Passage der Queen Mary 2
ZitatOn the weekend of January 24th and 25th, 2026, the RMS Queen Mary 2 made maritime history. As the only ocean liner still in active service today, the Cunard Line flagship completed its very first transit through the Panama Canal. This was only made possible by utilizing the Neo-Panamax locks, which opened in 2016. Since the "Queen" was specifically designed for the rough North Atlantic, her width was simply too great for the original lock systems. Captain Hall safely maneuvered the ocean giant from the Atlantic into the Pacific, marking the end of an era in which the ship always had to take the long detour around South America.