DISCOVERY CHANNEL GOES ON-BOARD THE WORLD'S LARGEST

    OCEAN-LINER FOR AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT

    Measuring 345 meters (longer than 36 London buses in a row), weighing over 150,000 tons, and with a capacity for nearly 4,000 passengers and crew, Queen Mary 2 is the largest, most ground-breaking and innovative passenger liner ever built. After successful sea trials, she will set sail on her maiden transatlantic voyage from Southampton to New York on 16th April 2004. She surpasses any other liner ever created ① in terms of technology, power and luxury, but how she ②came into being is the remarkable story of the inspirational vision of a few, and the expertise and hard work of many more. Discovery Channel will offer a first-look at the incredible story behind the building of this engineering marvel with the premiere documentary Queen Mary 2: Birth of a Legend, airing from the 3rd to the 4th of May on ‘Discovery Channel time slot’on twenty-five TV stations (it premiers in Beijing and Shanghai from the 10th to 11th of May). For further information, please kindly check regional TV guides or visit Discovery's Chinese website at www.china.discovery.com. ......