Queens of the high seas: Cunard's latest liner, the £500million Queen Anne, arrives in Southampton ahead of its maiden cruise - and it will be captained by the legendary company's first female captain.
The 14-deck, 113,000-ton ship is the 249th vessel to sail under the Cunard flag. He was greeted with a water salute after arriving in England from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice. Queen Anne completes a Cunard quartet alongside Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria READ MORE: Which one? reveals the best and worst UK holiday home companies for 2024
AdvertisementCunard's newest ship, the Queen Anne, has entered British waters for the first time , making a grand entrance into her home port of Southampton.
The 14-deck, 113,000-ton ship - the 249th ship to sail under Cunard flag - was greeted with a water salute on Tuesday evening, after making its way to the south coast of England from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy.
It took him five years to build and complete. a quartet alongside Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria – since 1999 Cunard has not had four ships in simultaneous service.
Its maiden voyage begins tomorrow. (Friday), when she departs for Lisbon, Portugal, with Cunard's first female captain - Inger Klein Thorhauge, from the Faroe Islands, at the helm.
The Queen Anne, which has a maximum speed of 40.7 km/h (25 mph), can carry...
Cunard's newest ship, the Queen Anne, has entered British waters for the first time , making a grand entrance into her home port of Southampton.
The 14-deck, 113,000-ton ship - the 249th ship to sail under Cunard flag - was greeted with a water salute on Tuesday evening, after making its way to the south coast of England from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy.
It took him five years to build and complete. a quartet alongside Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria – since 1999 Cunard has not had four ships in simultaneous service.
Its maiden voyage begins tomorrow. (Friday), when she departs for Lisbon, Portugal, with Cunard's first female captain - Inger Klein Thorhauge, from the Faroe Islands, at the helm.
The Queen Anne, which has a maximum speed of 40.7 km/h (25 mph), can carry...
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