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MS <i>Queen Anne</i>

MS Queen Anne

Cruise ship under construction

MS Queen Anne is a cruise ship currently under construction for Cunard Line.

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History

In 2017, Cunard announced the order of 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] Forward stub transferred to Marghera 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 is scheduled for 3 May 2024.[17]

References

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    "First section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, floated by Fincantieri". CruiseMapper.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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    Carnival Corporation to Build New Cruise Ship for Iconic Cunard Brand
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    Young, Susan J. (20 November 2017). "What's Next for Cunard's New Ship, Fleet Renovation". TravelAgentCentral. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    Machan, Teresa (27 September 2017). "Cunard to launch the biggest cruise ship in its history". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    "Cunard Pushes Back Introduction of New Queen Anne". Cruise Industry News. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02.
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    "Cunard announces design team for new ship". 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    "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.
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    Steel Cut for New Cunard Line Ship
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    "One year to go". Cunard.
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    "Breaking News: Cunard Add Fourth Ship To Fleet On 50th Anniversary Of QE2". 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    "Cruise Industry: Cunard face dilemma in choosing name for fourth ship". 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    Romanenko, Maria (8 February 2022). "Cunard Announces New Cruise Ship Queen Anne". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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    "Queen Anne's maiden voyage". Cunard.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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