History
NameQueen Anne
NamesakeAnne, Queen of Great Britain
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator Cunard Line
BuilderFincantieri Marghera Shipyard, Italy
CostUS$600 million (approx.)[2]
Yard number6274[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 9839399[1]
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typePinnacle series 4[1] cruise ship
Tonnage113,000 GT
Length322.51 m (1,058.1 ft)[1]
Beam35.60 m (116.8 ft)[1]
Installed power4 x Caterpillar-MaK 12V43C, each 16,896 hp (12,600 kW)[3]
Propulsion2 x ABB Azipods[3]
Capacity3,000 maximum passengers[1]

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

History

In 2017, Cunard announced the order of fourth ship in their current fleet[4] and the 249th ship in its history.[5] It was initially announced that the new vessel will be based on the MS Koningsdam, Holland America Line's Pinnacle-class ship.[6] With a gross tonnage of 113,000, the ship will carry up to 3,000 passengers.[7] The delivery was originally planned for 2022.[4] but later the maiden voyage was postponed to January 2024.[8] Later, this was pushed back again, to May 2024.[8]

In June 2019 Cunard announced the design team for the public spaces.[9] Steel cutting began at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard on 11 October 2019.[10] 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.[11]

Media agencies initially speculated whether the ship's name would continue with Cunard's practice of naming them after queens[12] 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.[13] In February 2022, Cunard announced that the ship would be named Queen Anne.[14] The ship's maiden voyage is scheduled for 3 May 2024.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Auf Werften bestellte Kreuzfahrtschiffe 2019 (Shipyard ordered cruise ships 2019)". Kreuzfahrthafen Warnemünde. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "AMEM Communication: Cruise Ships on Order 2016-2027" (PDF). AMEM Library. Austrian Marine Equipment Manufacturers. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "First section of Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, floated by Fincantieri". CruiseMapper.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "FINCANTIERI TO BUILD A NEXT-GENERATION SHIP FOR CUNARD" (PDF). Fincantieri. 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Carnival Corporation Intends to Build a New Cruise Ship For Cunard". CruiseBe.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ Young, Susan J. (20 November 2017). "What's Next for Cunard's New Ship, Fleet Renovation". TravelAgentCentral. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ Machan, Teresa (27 September 2017). "Cunard to launch the biggest cruise ship in its history". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Cunard Pushes Back Introduction of New Queen Anne". Cruise Industry News. 9 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Cunard announces design team for new ship". 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "One year to go". Cunard.
  12. ^ "Breaking News: Cunard Add Fourth Ship To Fleet On 50th Anniversary Of QE2". 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Cruise Industry: Cunard face dilemma in choosing name for fourth ship". Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  14. ^ Romanenko, Maria (8 February 2022). "Cunard Announces New Cruise Ship Queen Anne". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Queen Anne's maiden voyage". Cunard.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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