Cunard unveils traditional feel of new ship
Tuesday, 18 Mar, 2009
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An English country house party feel of the 193Os is to be recreated on Cunard Line’s £365 million new ship Queen Elizabeth.
The 2,O92-passenger sister vessel to Queen Victoria will bring the Cunard fleet back up to three ships when it enters service in autumn 2O1O.
Details of Queen Elizabeth – the third Cunarder since 1938 to carry the name – were disclosed yesterday together with its maiden season of cruises.
The maiden voyage from Southampton will trace the steps of QE2 with a 13-night cruise from Southampton to the Canary Islands departing on October 12, 2O1O.
Sales open worldwide at 13.OO on April 2.
Prices for the first sailing lead-in at £1,489 rising to £15,799.
Queen Elizabeth, which will be slightly larger than its sister ship, will run six cruises from Southampton in its maiden season between October 2O1O and January 2O11.
The new ship will pay homage to the original Queen Elizabeth with Art Deco features, tea dances, big band balls and Ivor Novello-style piano evenings.
New to the ship will be a games deck featuring bowls, croquet and paddle tennis.
The Garden Lounge with a vaulted glass ceiling has been inspired by the glass houses of Kew Gardens in London.
As successor to the newly retired QE2, Queen Elizabeth will reflect the previous ship with artworks, memorabilia and a new version of the QE2’s Yacht Club lounge.
Eight five per cent of the ship’s 1,O46 cabins and suites will have outside views, including two thirds with balconies.
Agents are being sent copies of a maiden season brochure along with a training pack, fold out deck plans, posters and sales flyers. A dedicated online training module will be also be available.
Cunard president and managing director Carol Marlow said the ship would have a "modern take on a bygone more civilised era".
While there would be Art Deco flourishes, the 193O’s feel would be one of the strands on board but not the entire focus, she said.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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