MS Queen Anne explained

MS Queen Anne (QA) is a Pinnacle class cruise ship operated by Cunard Line, named after Anne, of the Kingdom of Great Britain, who reigned from 1707 - 1714. She is currently the second largest ship in Cunard's fleet, after . She sailed from her homeport of Southampton on 3 May 2024 for her maiden voyage, calling at A Coruña and Lisbon. She can carry up to 2,996 passengers.

History

In 2017 Cunard announced the order of the fourth ship in their current fleet[1] [2] and the 249th ship in its history.[3] It was initially announced that the new vessel would be based on the MS Koningsdam, Holland America Line's Pinnacle-class ship.[4] With a gross tonnage of 113,000, the ship would carry up to 3,000 passengers.[5] The delivery was originally planned for 2022,[1] but later the maiden voyage was postponed to January 2024.[6] Later, this was pushed back again, to May 2024.

In June 2019 Cunard announced the design team for the public spaces.[7] Steel cutting began at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard on 11 October 2019.[8] [9] The forward stub was transferred to Marghera in August 2022 for completion. On 3 May 2023 the structurally complete ship was floated out of the construction dry dock for the first time.[10]

Media agencies initially speculated whether the ship's name would continue with Cunard's practice of naming them after queens[11] or return to its long-standing convention of giving their vessels names ending in -'ia' like past Cunard ships RMS Aquitania, RMS Berengaria, RMS Caronia and RMS Mauretania.[12] In February 2022, Cunard announced that the ship would be named Queen Anne.[13] Maritime historians Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross[14] were engaged to work with Cunard to name the ship's six grand suites, so named after famous Cunard waterways including: River Mersey, River Clyde, Hudson River, The Solent, Boston Harbor and Halifax Harbour.[15]

The ship's maiden voyage, a 7-night-voyage to Lisbon, began on 3 May 2024 in Southampton.[16] [17] [18] The ship's maiden insights presenters, who hosted presentations as part of the ship's Insights Programme were Yeoman Warder Peter McGowran, Sports Broadcaster Claire Balding and Maritime Historian Chris Frame.[19]

On 3 June 2024 at Liverpool, Queen Anne was christened by Ngunan Adamu, Natalie Haywood, Jayne Casey, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Melanie C. Celebrations lasted from 4pm until ending an hour later at 5pm. The city of Liverpool was also announced to be the godmother of the ship.[20] Cunard broke with their usual traditions by not selecting an individual to name the ship, and in keeping the godparent a secret until the day of the ceremony.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FINCANTIERI TO BUILD A NEXT-GENERATION SHIP FOR CUNARD. Fincantieri. 25 September 2017.
  2. https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carnival-corporation-build-new-cruise-ship-iconic-cunard-brand Carnival Corporation to Build New Cruise Ship for Iconic Cunard Brand
  3. Web site: Carnival Corporation Intends to Build a New Cruise Ship For Cunard . 25 September 2017 . CruiseBe.com . 26 October 2019 . 19 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060737/https://www.cruisebe.com/carnival-corporation-intends-to-build-a-new-cruise-ship-for-cunard . dead .
  4. Web site: What's Next for Cunard's New Ship, Fleet Renovation. Young . Susan J. . 20 November 2017. TravelAgentCentral . 26 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Cunard to launch the biggest cruise ship in its history. Machan . Teresa . 27 September 2017 . UK Telegraph . 26 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Cunard Pushes Back Introduction of New Queen Anne. Cruise Industry News. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102151247/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/11/cunard-pushes-back-introduction-of-new-queen-anne/ . 2024-01-02 .
  7. Web site: Cunard announces design team for new ship. 11 June 2019 . 26 October 2019.
  8. . Count down to New Cunard Ship Begins as First Steel is Cut. London/Trieste. Cunard/Fincantieri. October 11, 2019. October 22, 2019.
  9. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2019/10/steel-cut-for-new-cunard-line-ship/ Steel Cut for New Cunard Line Ship
  10. Web site: One year to go. Cunard. 2023-05-04. 2023-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504192715/https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/inspiration/queen-anne/one-year-to-go. dead.
  11. Web site: Breaking News: Cunard Add Fourth Ship To Fleet On 50th Anniversary Of QE2. 25 September 2017 . 26 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Cruise Industry: Cunard face dilemma in choosing name for fourth ship. 26 September 2017 . 26 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Romanenko. Maria. 8 February 2022. Cunard Announces New Cruise Ship Queen Anne. 19 May 2022. www.cruiseindustrynews.com. en-gb.
  14. Web site: Suite Naming, Queen Anne . 30 Jul 2024. 30 Jul 2024.
  15. Web site: Queen Anne History: Chris Frame's Cunard Page . 5 June 2024. 5 June 2024.
  16. News: Davey . Matt . 3 May 2024 . Queen Anne leaves for maiden voyage with Southampton fireworks display . Southern Daily Echo . 4 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Queen Anne Departs on Maiden Voyage . 2024-05-05 . cruiseindustrynews.com . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Queen Anne Departs for Historic Maiden Voyage . 2024-05-05.
  19. News: Frame . Chris . 17 June 2024 . Queen Anne's First Insights Speakers . Chris Frame Official . 17 June 2024.
  20. Web site: Instagram .
  21. News: Frame . Chris . 17 June 2024 . Queen Anne Naming Ceremony: Cunard break with tradition! . Chris Frame Official . 17 June 2024.

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