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Ship Fact File

2010 Queen Elizabeth Cruises

2011 Queen Elizabeth Cruises

Ship Stats
Built	2010
Tonnage/Size	92,000 - Huge
Total Passengers	2092
Total Crew	TBA
Space Ratio	TBA:
Fellow Passengers?	Mainly British and American  passengers.
What Can I Expect?	The very best of Cunard's values and traditions, blended with every conceivable modern luxury - opulent public rooms and impeccable service.

2010 Queen Elizabeth Cruises

2011 Queen Elizabeth Cruises

 

New Liner to enter service in 2010 - Queen Elizabeth


Cunard Line's new 92,000-ton liner, to be named ‘Queen Elizabeth’, is scheduled to enter service in the autumn of 2010 and is currently being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at an all-in cost of approximately €500 million. The vessel will be the second largest Cunarder ever built.

In making the announcement, Cunard's President and Managing Director, Carol Marlow, said:

“Cunard already owns and operates the two most famous ocean liners in the world, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2, and a third - Queen Victoria - is due to be named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, in December of this year. The decision to order another ship for Cunard Line has been taken as a result of the strong booking response to the new Queen Victoria, and we are extremely pleased that Cunard will once again become a three-ship fleet so soon after the departure of the much-celebrated Queen Elizabeth 2 in November next year. Furthermore we are delighted that Her Majesty The Queen has given her blessing to our calling this new Cunarder ‘Queen Elizabeth’, after our first vessel of that name. ”

The new ship follows a long line of famous Cunard liners stretching back to the company's inception as the first operator of a timetabled transatlantic service 167 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth will offer the very best of Cunard’s values and traditions, blended with every conceivable modern luxury that today's discerning travellers expect. Through her opulent public rooms and impeccable service, the new ship will reflect the grandeur which has been associated with Cunard ships since the introduction of the Mauretania in 1907; and from the outside, her black hull, gleaming white superstructure and distinctive red funnel will echo the classic characteristics of the company's distinctive liner heritage.

Queen Elizabeth will fly the Red Ensign with her home-port Southampton, as is the case with the other ships in the Cunard fleet.

 

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