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New Queen on the blocks
As soon as Carnival Corporation’s board of directors approves the planned build of Cunard Line’s new Queen Elizabeth, design details and initial itineraries will be announced.
And if all goes to plan, the 92,000-ton liner will enter service in 2010, carrying 2092 passengers, flying the Red Ensign with Southampton her homeport, as is the case with the other ships in the Cunard fleet.
“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,” said Cunard’s President and Managing Director, Carol Marlow.
“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.”
Meanwhile, Queen Victoria is to be named by The Duchess of Cornwall in December and will sail along side Queen Mary 2.
Cunard has signed an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of Queen Elizabeth at an all-in cost of approximately €500 million. The vessel will be the second largest Cunarder ever built.
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