Cunard Queen Anne
Discussion
Saw this boat as I was driving into Southampton this morning. It looks a lot more attractive than some of the cruise liners that visit.
It was only when looking it up I found out that it is set for it's maiden voyage this week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-68...
It was only when looking it up I found out that it is set for it's maiden voyage this week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-68...
randlemarcus said:
What other cruise liners are you looking at that make the floating Travelodge look attractive? 
I was going to say! I know these things are subjective but to me that's a particularly unattractive and cankerous bit of naval architecture even by the standards of other modern cruise ships! Shame, because Cunard usually manages to do (slightly) better than average. It's not a cruise liner - it's a normal cruise ship.
Except unlike virtually all other cruise ships, which have lots of fun outside spaces, the three Queens (other than Mary 2) are a tad more internally focussed and designed.
QM2 is the only cruise liner, built to cross the North Atlantic in winter - if you see them side by side, the difference in construction and design is very clear. Something like an additional 40% of steel needed!
Except unlike virtually all other cruise ships, which have lots of fun outside spaces, the three Queens (other than Mary 2) are a tad more internally focussed and designed.
QM2 is the only cruise liner, built to cross the North Atlantic in winter - if you see them side by side, the difference in construction and design is very clear. Something like an additional 40% of steel needed!
ks given about what the dinghy looks like once you're on board and enjoying yourself. I’ll be onboard the Queen Anne later in the year for a jaunt around the Norwegian Fjords. I took a transatlantic crossing on the QM2 last year which was my first time on a large ship of this sort and thoroughly enjoyed it. Didn’t intend on doing a similar holiday again so soon, but the Queen Anne is only new once so the wife and I (mostly me) decided that we should go with Cunard again this year to make the most of it.
Can’t wait!
Can’t wait!
Simpo Two said:
jamei303 said:
Cunard is to P&O as Waitrose is to Asda.
That's a bit harsh; I've been with P&O twice and it was very good, certainly not a chav show.And they're both owned by Carnival plc, so really just brands now.
P&O/Carnival/AIDA/Costa are pretty close, but run from separate countries - they'll share ship designs, but tailor to local market.
Cunard is something different, as is Seabourn. Princess sits in a weird middle ground, but focussed on the US market. That really is a case of a 'Carnival ship, Princess branding'.
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