$700 million cruiser to set sail in 2010
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Posted on: October 11th, 2007 by Neill Zerk
An order has been placed by Cunard Line for a $700 million, 92,000 ton cruise liner to be christened the Queen Elizabeth. With the retirement of the Queen Elizabeth II one wonders what they’re going for with this one, but anyone picking up a $700 million tab can do what they want.
Cunard president Carol Marlow explains the naming of the second largest ship they’ve ever built: “Cunard already owns and operates the two most famous ocean liners in the world, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2, and a third — Queen Victoria — is due to be named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, in December of this year.
The decision to order another ship for Cunard Line has been taken as a result of the strong booking response to the new Queen Victoria, and we are extremely pleased that Cunard will once again become a three-ship fleet so soon after the departure of the much-celebrated Queen Elizabeth 2 in November next year. Furthermore, we are delighted that Her Majesty The Queen has given her blessing to our calling this new Cunarder ‘Queen Elizabeth’, after our first vessel of that name.”