MS Queen Anne (QA) is a pinnacle class cruise ship and she had her maiden voyage on 3 May 2024 with a firework display taking place to welcome her into service. She can carry an estimated 3,000 passengers
History | |
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Name | Queen Anne |
Namesake | Anne, Queen of Great Britain |
Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
Operator | Cunard Line |
Ordered | 2017 |
Builder | Fincantieri Marghera Shipyard, Italy |
Cost | US$600 million (approx.)[2] |
Yard number | 6274[1] |
Laid down | 2022 |
Launched | 24 April 2023 |
Completed | 3 May 2023 |
Maiden voyage | 3 May 2024 |
In service | 3 May 2024 |
Identification | IMO number: 9839399[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pinnacle series 4[1] cruise ship |
Tonnage | 113,000 GT |
Length | 322.51 m (1,058.1 ft)[1] |
Beam | 35.60 m (116.8 ft)[1] |
Installed power | 4 x Caterpillar-MaK 12V43C, each 16,896 hp (12,600 kW)[3] |
Propulsion | 2 x ABB Azipods[3] |
Capacity | 3,000 maximum passengers[1] |
History edit
In 2017, Cunard announced the order of the fourth ship in their current fleet[4][5] and the 249th ship in its history.[6] It was initially announced that the new vessel will be based on the MS Koningsdam, Holland America Line's Pinnacle-class ship.[7] With a gross tonnage of 113,000, the ship will carry up to 3,000 passengers.[8] The delivery was originally planned for 2022,[4] but later the maiden voyage was postponed to January 2024.[9] Later, this was pushed back again, to May 2024.[9]
In June 2019 Cunard announced the design team for the public spaces.[10] Steel cutting began at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard on 11 October 2019.[11][12] The forward stub was transferred to Marghera in August 2022 for completion. Another major milestone was reached on 3 May 2023, as the structurally complete ship was floated out of the construction dry dock for the first time.[13]
Media agencies initially speculated whether the ship's name would continue with Cunard's practice of naming them after queens[14] 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.[15] In February 2022, Cunard announced that the ship would be named Queen Anne.[16] The ship's maiden voyage, a 7-night-voyage to Lisbon, began on 3 May 2024 in Southampton.[17][18][19]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Auf Werften bestellte Kreuzfahrtschiffe 2019 (Shipyard ordered cruise ships 2019)". Kreuzfahrthafen Warnemünde. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "AMEM Communication: Cruise Ships on Order 2016-2027" (PDF). AMEM Library. Austrian Marine Equipment Manufacturers. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b "First section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, floated by Fincantieri". CruiseMapper.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b "FINCANTIERI TO BUILD A NEXT-GENERATION SHIP FOR CUNARD" (PDF). Fincantieri. 25 September 2017.
- ^ Carnival Corporation to Build New Cruise Ship for Iconic Cunard Brand
- ^ "Carnival Corporation Intends to Build a New Cruise Ship For Cunard". CruiseBe.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Young, Susan J. (20 November 2017). "What's Next for Cunard's New Ship, Fleet Renovation". TravelAgentCentral. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Machan, Teresa (27 September 2017). "Cunard to launch the biggest cruise ship in its history". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Cunard Pushes Back Introduction of New Queen Anne". Cruise Industry News. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Cunard announces design team for new ship". 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Count down to New Cunard Ship Begins as First Steel is Cut" (PDF) (Press release). London/Trieste: Cunard/Fincantieri. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Steel Cut for New Cunard Line Ship
- ^ "One year to go". Cunard.
- ^ "Breaking News: Cunard Add Fourth Ship To Fleet On 50th Anniversary Of QE2". 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Cruise Industry: Cunard face dilemma in choosing name for fourth ship". 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Romanenko, Maria (8 February 2022). "Cunard Announces New Cruise Ship Queen Anne". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Davey, Matt (3 May 2024). "Queen Anne leaves for maiden voyage with Southampton fireworks display". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ News, Cruise Industry. "Queen Anne Departs on Maiden Voyage - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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