The luxury cruise liner Queen Mary 2, or QM2, cruises the Ria de Vigo, northern Spain December 23, 2003. The ship will dock in its British home port of Southampton this week after a cruise via Spain for tests and to accustom the crew to life on board. The $800 million, 150,000-ton vessel can carry 2,620 passengers and 1,253 crew members. According to her owners, Cunard, the QM2 is the largest, longest, tallest, widest and grandest ocean liner ever built. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal PP04010018 pictures of the month december 2003 Pictures of the Year 2003 PH/JV