MS Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria, Southampton, 2013
Lloyd 's Register of Shipping
IMO number:. 9320556
The Queen Victoria is a cruise ship in the Cunard Line. It is the third ship of this shipping company that bears the name of the British Queen Victoria.
History
The official start of construction of the vessel at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Venice ( Italy) is dated 14 April 2005 the keel was laid, however, until 19 May 2006. After a little more than half a year the hull was in January 2007 water left in August 2007 could begin the first test drives. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wife of Prince Charles, christened the ship on 10 December 2007 in Southampton. This is the first time in the history of the company Cunard, that three ships are named after British queens at the same time.
On 11 December 2007, the Queen Victoria went for the first time with passengers on board cruise. The maiden voyage took the ship from Southampton to Northern Europe to various Christmas markets. Then it broke toward the south to spend Christmas Day in Lisbon. On 6 January 2008, Queen Victoria started then to their first scheduled lasting 106 days, circumnavigation of the globe.
Three weeks after her baptism occurred on the ship to an outbreak of infection with human noroviruses. 78 guests became infected, but the majority was after a short illness back to health.
After a transatlantic Tandem Crossing with the Queen Elizabeth 2, the two ships met on 13 January 2008, the Queen Mary 2 This meeting of the three major luxury liner in New York Harbor was the occasion of the joint leakage in the evening of the same day by a firework accompanied. By a further meeting of the three ships on 22 April 2008 in the port of Southampton, however, it was not the only one. On January 13, 2011, arrived in New York for the first meeting of the Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 and the new Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mary 2 docked not in Manhattan, but in Brooklyn. The adoption of the three Cunard ships took place again with a big fireworks display.
Technical Description
The Queen Victoria has 995 cabins for 1990 passengers. 86 % of the cabins are outside cabins, 71 % of the cabins have a private balcony. The cabin size move 14-198 m², in the highest category are the four " Grand Suites " to settle, 178-198 square meters - with surrounding balcony, private dining area, open- air bar. Furthermore, there are two heated swimming pools, a two-story library with 6,000 books, internet cafes, seven restaurants and ten bars, driving range / putting green, shuffleboard, table tennis, running track, spa and fitness center and a casino. In the so-called " Royal Court Theatre" with 830 seats and private boxes behind glass musicals, theater and shows are shown in the " Victorian ballroom " find during the day, for example, the classic teatime and fencing lessons instead.
Life on board
Each trip is accompanied by four gentleman hosts for this are only there to dance with unaccompanied ladies on the evening events and dance classes, and to serve on shore excursions. The men of advanced age are doing this in accordance with specified rules, so that an equality of women is ensured.
In the kitchen of the main restaurant Britannia 120 employees, which consume daily, for example, 300 liters of cream, 2500 eggs and 500 pounds of meat work.
Cunard is one of the few cruise lines that divide their guests after a two-tier system. This approach originates from the time of former transatlantic liner (see Titanic: Dimensions and Equipment ). Guests of the upper classes are called by the names of their restaurants and eat in separate restaurants, live in luxurious suites and feature a private bar and lounge. Here, in contrast to the rest of the ship, even caviar served as a court. The passengers of the simple class dine in the Britannia Restaurant, but have access to all the restaurants on board except the grills.
Particulars
2005 bought Cunard Line before keel laying a ship of Holland America Line, which should be put into service as Queen Victoria. It was provided as Arcadia for P & O Cruises in service in 2005. It also belongs to the Vista-class and is largely identical to the present-day Queen Victoria.