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Stars Aboard

The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World™ have hosted a number of famous faces from members of the Royal Family to stars of the stage and screen, and more. Click on the links below or scroll down to view a list of who has travelled on these magnificent liners.


Famous faces on board QE2	Famous faces on board Queen Mary 2

Queen Elizabeth 2

Ever since Prince Charles became her first guest over 30 years ago, Queen Elizabeth 2 has hosted more famous faces than any other ship in service. It is a litany of names almost too long to list, but we've tried...

Members of Royal Families and the aristocracy who have travelled	Politicians, Diplomats and Churchmen who have travelled
HM The Queen The Queen Mother HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Prince Edward Diana, Princess of Wales King Hussein of Jordan The Emperor of Japan Princess Christine of the Netherlands Prince Nikita Romanoff The Sultan of Brunei The Sultan of Selanghor Earl Mountbatten Earl of Snowdon Earl of Lichfield Lord Wedgwood Lord Montagu of Beaulieu Eminent people who have visited but not travelled HM Queen Elizabeth RH The Prince Andrew	Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare George Bush Jnr President Jimmy Carter Edwina Currie Sir Nicholas Fairbairn H R Haldeman Bob Hawke Sir Rex Hunt Dame Jill Knight Mayor John Lindsay Lee Kuan Yew Graca Machel President Nelson Mandela Lord Mason of Barnsley Shimon Peres Dame Stella Rimington The Most Revd Lord Runcie of Cuddesdon Sir Cyril Smith Lord Taylor of Warwick
RH The Princess Royal Lady Thatcher Lord Attenborough Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi Mrs. Cherie Blair Mrs Elizabeth Dole Sir David Frost Charles Haughey Albert Reynolds Earl and Countess Spencer Rt Hon John Prescott MP Richard Baker Chris de Burgh Lady Ivar Mountbatten Beverley Craven Tony Hadley Katrina and the Waves Eminent Journalists and authors who have travelled Fiona Armstrong Beryl Bainbridge Lynne Barber Alan Bleasdale Carol Barnes Jennie Bond Craig Brown Michael Brunson Michael Buerk Paul Burrell Bill Bryson Tom Clancy Matthew Collins Clive Cussler Frank Delaney Colin Dexter Dick Francis Sandy Gall Tim Heald Hannah Hauxwell Richard Hendrick Brian Hitchen Mary Higgins Clark Sir Bernard Ingham Virginia Ironside Paul Johnson P D James Sir Ludovic Kennedy Roddy Llewellyn Jackie and Sunny Mann Brian Masters Frank McCourt Angus McGill James Mitchener Sheridan Morley Flt Lt John Nichol Sir David Nicholas Pat O'Brien Anna Pavard Marje Proops Claire Rayner Celia Sandys Selina Scott Michael Shea Mary Ann Sieghart John Simpson Peter Sissons Sir Roy Strong Carol Thatcher Leslie Thomas Jack Tinker Hugo Vickers Terry Waite Tony Warren Tennessee Williams Nigel West Roland White	Musicians who have travelled Moira Anderson Applejacks Larry Adler Charles Aznavour Count Basie Tony Bennett Dave Berry John Briggs Joe Brown The Cure Vic Damone Gracie Fields Wayne Fontana Gerry and the Pacemakers Marvin Hamlisch George Harrison Herman's Hermits Edmund Hockridge Mick Jagger Elton John Davy Jones Jack Jones Joe Loss Patti Lupone Dame Vera Lynn Maureen McGovern Harry Neilson Yoko Ono Oscar Peterson Sir Andre Previn Linda Ronstadt Neil Sedaka Carly Simon Ringo Starr Rod Stewart Tommy Tune Frankie Vaughan Sarah Vaughan Nancy Wilson Sports personalities who have travelled Eric Bristow Frank Bruno Sir Matt Busby Jack Charlton Sir Colin Cowdry Brian Close Kenny Dalglish Steve Davis Keith Deller Alan Hansen Stephen Hendry Denis Law Cliff Lazarenko David Platt Tessa Sanderson Nobby Stiles Daley Thompson Murray Walker World Explorers who have travelled Buzz Aldrin Colonel John Blashford-Snell Sir Chris Bonington Jean-Michael Cousteau John Harrison Sir Wally Herbert Brian Jones Dr. Kathryn L. Sullivan Stephen Venables Titanic survivors who have travelled Millvina Dean Cultural Authorities who have travelled Julia Child Giancarlo Impiglia Leroy Neiman Philanthropists who have travelled J Paul Getty Jnr
Stars of the stage and screen who have travelled John Altman Eamonn Andrews Julie Andrews Patrick Anthony Debbie Arnold Michael Aspel Peter Baldwin Roy Barraclough Thelma Barlow Jeremy Beadle Sean Bean Isla Blair Victor Borge Jim Bowen Tracy Brabin Johnny Briggs George Burns Richard Burton James Cagney Beverly Callard Jasper Carrott Cy Chadwick Judith Chalmers Petula Clark Glenn Close Rosemary Conley Bill Cosby Judy Cornwell Michael Crawford Jimmy Cricket Tim Curry Tony Curtis Jill Dando Paul Daniels Nigel Davenport Liz Dawn Les Dawson Dame Judi Dench Neil Diamond Sue Eden Douglas Fairbanks Jnr Eddie Fisher Bryan Forbes Fiona Fullerton Susan George Hermoine Gingold Lillian Gish Jilly Goolden Peter Gordeno Russell Grant Hughie Green Richard Griffiths Tom O'Connor Sid Owen Patsy Palmer Nicholas Parsons John Peal Dr Mark Porter Robert Powell Vincent Price Charley Pride Juliet Prowse Esther Rantzen Bertice Reading Lyn Redgrave Christopher Reeve Debbie Reynolds Gary Rhodes Wendy Richards Angela Rippon Ginger Rogers Anton Rodgers Patricia Routledge Jane Russell Dr Ruth Sir Sydney Samuelson Telly Savalas Sir Jimmy Savile Prunella Scales George C Scott Sir Harry Secombe	Larry Hagman Stuart Hall Mona Hammond Rolf Harris Lawrence Harvey Dickie Henderson Jim Henson Sherrie Hewson Geoff Hinsliff Thora Hird Bob Holness Bob Hope Frankie Howerd Rock Hudson Geoffrey Hughes Lorraine Kelly Kevin Kennedy Eric Knowles Barbara Knox Robert Kilroy Silk Kris Kristofferson Sara Lancashire Burt Lancaster Roy Lancaster Danny LaRue Christopher Lee Maureen Lipman Moira Lister Emily Lloyd Deborah Lyttle Barry Manilow Dean Martin Raymond Massey Nichola McAuliffe Leo McKern Hayley Mills Sir John Mills Matthew Modine Bob Monkhouse Ken Morley Bryan Mosley David Neilson Bob Newhart Nannette Newman Paul Newman Barry Norman Peter Sellers Jack Smethurst Delia Smith Jon Snow Robert Stack Terence Stamp Tommy Steele Sharon Stone Meryl Streep Jimmy Tarbuck Bill Tarmey Chris Tarrant Gillian Taylforth Elizabeth Taylor James Taylor Shaw Taylor Christopher Timothy Anthony Worral Thompson John Travolta Twiggy Liv Ullman Sir Peter Ustinov Bill Waddington Robert Wagner Barbara Windsor Alan Whicker Richard Whitley Desmond Wilcox Simon Williams Ernie Wise Natalie Wood Helen Worth Timothy West Michael York

Queen Mary 2

Ever since Her Majesty The Queen named her on 8 January 2004, Queen Mary 2 has hosted a litany of famous faces...

Members of Royal Families and the aristocracy who have travelled

Members of Royal Families and the aristocracy who have visited but not travelled

Prince Mubarek of Kuwait

HM The Queen

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

HM Queen Noor of Jordan

Princess Michael of Kent

Queen Sofia of Spain

Eminent people who have travelled
Lord Puttnam

Angela Bassett

Ambassador Paul Bremer

Ambassador Gwen Clare

Baroness Deech

Baroness Jill Knight of Collingtree

Mark Lawson

Leonard Maltin

Marty Markowitz

Ambassador Christopher Meyer

Dr. Raj Persaud

Scott Ritter

Arnold Scaasi

Ambassador Raymond Seitz

Baroness Gillian Shepherd

Courtney Vance

Well known journalists and authors
who have travelled

Cindy Adams

Kate Adie

Jennie Bond

James Bardy

Tina Brown

Bill Bryson
Jean Chatzky

Billy Collins
Alain de Botton
Craig Doyle
Sir Harold Evans
A.C Grayling
Peter Greensberg

Mary Higgins Clark
Roger Highfield
Angela Huth
Sir Simon Jenkins

Sue MacGregor

John Maxtone-Graham

Frank McCourt
Richard Quest

Simon Schama

Lara Spencer

Graham Taylor

Terry Waite
Richard Wiseman

Musicians who have travelled

Dame Shirley Bassey

Opera Babes

Bill Conit

Ruben Studdard

Carly Simon

Rod Stewart

George Wein

Eminent people who have visited but not travelled

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Baroness Betty Boothroyd
President George Bush, Sr

Senator Hilary Clinton

Rt Hon John Prescott, MP

Deputy Prime Minister

Donald Trump

Rt Hon Alastair Darling, MP

Secretary of State for Transport

Dame Beryl Bainbridge

Steven Cojocaru ‘Cojo’

Katie Couric

Frederick Forsyth

Mary Hart

Lester Holt

Deborah Roberts

Al Roker

Karenna ore-Schiff

Leslie Thomas

Barbara Walters

Well known journalists and authors who have visited but not travelled

Dame Beryl Bainbridge

Steven Cojocaru ‘Cojo’

Katie Couric

Frederick Forsyth

Mary Hart

Lester Holt

Deborah Roberts

Al Roker

Karenna ore-Schiff

Leslie Thomas

Barbara Walters

Musicians who have visited but not travelled

Lesley Garrett

Jon Bon Jovi

Shawn Carter ‘Jay Z’

Peter Cincotti

Harry Connick Jnr

Beyonce Knowles

Heather Small

Stars of the stage and screen
who have travelled

Karen Allen

John Cleese

Richard Dreyfuss

Carries Fisher

Richard Johnson

Patricia Neal

Des O’Connor

Paul Rudd

Jane Seymour

Culinary Icons who have travelled

Daniel Boulud

Philip Cooper

Todd English

Laurent Gras

Jeffrey Vigilla

Stars of the stage and screen who have visited but not travelled

Ted Allen

Antonio Banderas

Michael Buerk

Glenn Close

Danny deVito

Kyan Douglas

Christine Ebersole

Dakota Fanning

Thom Filicia

Whoopi Goldberg

Melanie Griffith

Heather Headley

Elizabeth Hurley

Deborra-Lee Jackson

Hugh Jackman

Star Jones

Carson Kressley

Nathan Lane

Jonathan Lithgow

George Lucas

Brian Stokes Mitchell

The Muppets

Rea Perlman

Esther Rantzen

Lela Rochon

Jai Rodriguez

Sir Jimmy Savile OBE

Tony Sirico

Steve Tyrell

Culinary Icons who have visited but not travelled

Valentino

Sports personalities who have travelled
Sir Jackie Stewart

Explorers who have travelled
Robin Knox Johnston

Celebrities of yesteryear who travelled Cunard Line during the golden age of transatlantic travel.

Below lists of some of the stars that chose the ultimate way to cross in the golden days of transatlantic travel. It was the one time when stars could escape their admiring public and ordinary guests were treated like stars….

Eddie Arcaro

Pearl Bailey

Cecil Beaton

Belita

George Burns & Grace Allen

Hoagy Carmichael

Charles Chaplin

Winston Churchill

Claudette Colbert

Ronald Colman

Gary Cooper

Lou Costello

Sir Noel Coward

Bing Crosby

Marlene Dietrich

Walt Disney

Adele Dixon

Jimmy Durante

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Duke Ellington

Douglas Fairbanks Junior

Tommy Farr

Gracie Fields

Ella Firzgerald

Clark Gable

Judy Garland

Lillian Gish

Paulette Goddard

Sam Goldwyn

Cary Grant

Rex Harrison

Doris Hart

Rita Hayworth

Alfred Hitchcock

Bob Hope

Barbara Hutton

Betty Hutton

Buster Keaton

Helen Keller

Deborah Kerr

King Faisal of Iraq

Burt Lancaster

Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy

Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin

Margaret Lockwood

Vera Lynn

Somerset Maugham

Ray Milland

Viscount Montgomery

Anna Neagle

David Niven

Ivor Novello

Margaret O’Brien

Jacqueline Onassis

Eleanor Parker

Gregory Peck

Fred Perry

J.B. Priestley

Queen Elizabeth – The Queen Mother

Sir Michael Redgrave

Debbie Reynolds

Paul Robeson

Ginger Rogers

Eleanor Roosevelt

Max Schmeling

Shah of Iran

James Stewart

Elizabeth Taylor

Spencer Tracy

Sophie Tucker

Johnny Weismuller

H.G. Wells

Mae West

Tennesee Williams

The Duke of Windsor