Cunard’s brand-new ship, Queen Anne, has entered UK waters for the primary time, making a grand entrance into her residence port of Southampton.
The 14-deck, 113,000-tonne vessel – the 249th ship to sail underneath the Cunard flag – was greeted by a water salute on Tuesday night time, having made her solution to England’s south coast from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy.
She took 5 years to construct and completes a quartet alongside Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria – not since 1999 has Cunard had 4 ships in simultaneous service.
Her maiden passenger voyage begins tomorrow (Friday), when she departs for Lisbon, Portugal, with Cunard’s first feminine captain on the helm – Inger Klein Thorhauge, who hails from the Faroe Islands.
Queen Anne, which has a most pace of 40.7kph (25mph), can carry 3,000 passengers and boasts ‘a number of breathtaking experiences, and extra selections of leisure, eating, and bars than ever earlier than’, Cunard mentioned.
Cunard’s brand-new ship, Queen Anne, has entered UK waters for the primary time, making a grand entrance into her residence port of Southampton
The 14-deck, 113,000-tonne vessel – the 249th ship to sail underneath the Cunard flag – was greeted by a water salute on Tuesday night time, having made her solution to England’s south coast from the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy
Queen Anne, which has a most pace of 40.7kph (25mph), can carry 3,000 passengers and boasts ‘a number of breathtaking experiences, and extra selections of leisure, eating, and bars than ever earlier than’, Cunard mentioned
Friends can take pleasure in ‘spectacular sea views’ from the Panorama Pool Membership (above) – which contains a central pool and whirlpools
Ace facility: On the Panorama Pool Membership visitors can play paddle tennis (above)
And she or he options the most important curated assortment of artwork at sea, with 4,000 items of artwork by painters, photographers and illustrators adorning her decks.
On board the £500million ship are 15 eateries, ‘from laid-back gentle bites and indulgent treats, to the last word in wonderful eating’.
Michel Roux, who owned the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Le Gavroche in London, has developed an unique gala menu for the Queens Grill restaurant and a brand new menu for Queen Anne’s pub, the Golden Lion.
Queen Anne additionally has 4 new-concept eating experiences – Aji Wa for Japanese delicacies, India-inspired Aranya, steakhouse Sir Samuel’s, and Tramonto, which options Mediterranean meals.
Friends can even have unique use of eating ‘acceptable to their stateroom kind’, from the ‘grand, two-tiered’ Britannia restaurant to the ‘opulent settings’ of Princess Grill and Queens Grill eating.
The Pavilion – ‘a intelligent area’ that includes a swimming pool in addition to a central stage and enormous LED display for open-air theatre
Inside of the Grand Foyer on board Queen Anne. She options the most important curated assortment of artwork at sea, with 4,000 items of artwork by painters, photographers and illustrators adorning her decks
Yum’s the phrase: Pictured above is the ‘grand, two-tiered’ Britannia restaurant
Michel Roux, who owned the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Le Gavroche in London, has developed an unique gala menu for the Queens Grill restaurant and a brand new menu for Queen Anne’s pub, the Golden Lion (above)
The meat of the matter: Above is the opulent Princess Grill restaurant, a venue for these staying in Princess Grill suites
Queen Anne’s captain is Inger Klein Thorhauge – Cunard’s first feminine captain
These staying in a Princess Grill Suite are invited to dine on the Princess Grill restaurant, and people staying in Queens Grill Suites are welcomed on the Queens Grill restaurant, Cunard defined.
Friends also can take pleasure in ‘spectacular sea views’ from the Panorama Pool Membership – which contains a central pool and whirlpools – and play paddle tennis and apply their placing on the Sky Bar and Commentary Deck.
The venue line-up is additional bolstered by The Pavilion – ‘a intelligent area’ that includes a swimming pool in addition to a central stage and enormous LED display for open-air theatre
Cabana, in the meantime, is ‘a laid-back leisure bar that includes a collection of vibrant, rum-based cocktails’.
Different venues embody the Commodore Membership – a signature martini bar – Room 1840, a on line casino venue the place visitors can take pleasure in ‘Monte Carlo glamour’, and the Royal Courtroom Theatre – a ‘day by day vacation spot for Cunard’s headline leisure’.
The ‘jewel in Cunard’s suite of public venues’, although, is the Queens Room, the ‘flagship multipurpose occasion and lounge area, internet hosting every little thing from giant group daytime actions to spectacular gala night celebrations’.
Further doses of relaxation and leisure are distributed in a brand-new top-deck wellness studio.
Cunard added: ‘Queen Anne will boast an elevated deal with well being and wellbeing, with the widest collection of health, magnificence, thermal and spa amenities up to now seen on a Cunard ship.’
Cunard president Katie McAlister mentioned: ‘We’re immensely happy with Queen Anne.
‘Not solely does she replicate the Cunard distinctive model on the surface, the within completely echoes the model heritage with reimagined, elegant areas and designs.
‘We will not wait to welcome visitors on board for her maiden voyage.’
Cunard mentioned: ‘Queen Anne will boast an elevated deal with well being and wellbeing, with the widest collection of health, magnificence, thermal and spa amenities up to now seen on a Cunard ship.’ Above is the thermal suite throughout the spa
