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Cunard details Coronation ship celebrations
Cunard will celebrate King Charles’ coronation with a range of toyalty-themed activities on all three of its Queens.
An exclusive Coronation dinner menu is planned for the evening of Saturday 6 May.
It features a selection of specially curated dishes.
Specially designed cocktails will be available to toast the King, including a “Coronation Oath” made with Prosecco, White Vermouth, Grapefruit and Cardamom Bitters and a “Monarch Martini” using Cunard’s 3 Queens Gin.
All three ships will be at sea for the big day and will broadcast the ceremony live into the ships” Royal Court Theatres and stateroom TVs.
Queen Elizabeth guests will be just starting their nine-night tour of Southern Japan and Taiwan.
The Queen Victoria will be returning from a 12-night voyage around the Canary Islands.
A new Coronation Celebration voyage on Queen Mary 2 is sailing round-trip from Southampton to Cunard’s spiritual home port, Liverpool.
Cunard’s Insights programme across the fleet will feature royal commentator Dickie Arbiter, historian Caroline Aston and etiquette expert Grant Harrold.
Each ship will also host a deck walk in honour of The Big Help Out on Monday 8 May to raise money for youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
To date, Cunard has raised over £2.7 million for the Trust.
Cunard’s royal connections date back to August 1861, when Prince Alfred sailed from Halifax to Liverpool on Cunard’s SS Arabia.
Meanwhile, Cunard just celebrated the float out of Queen Anne with a milestone ceremony in Italy.
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