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Title: NEW CUNARD`ER
Post by: rjwhyte09 on July 04, 2010, 01:30:59
LOL its true new cunarder is launched and maiden voyage is in september or october name is MS QUEEN ELIZABETH
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Post by: oceandream on July 04, 2010, 02:10:05
The oceandream likes this topic  :thumbs:
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Post by: michael_taal on July 04, 2010, 07:46:44
its true it is tje same model as the queen victoria i hearded
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Post by: Joey1 on July 04, 2010, 09:42:16
I have seen that ship when I was in Trieste this March but I could not take any pictures. She is a very nice ship :2thumbs:

EDIT: Found a pic of the Monfalcone shipyard with the QE
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Post by: --tractorman-- on July 04, 2010, 11:02:28
She's going to Liverpool later this year... Hopefully while I'm not at school...
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Post by: michael_taal on July 04, 2010, 12:47:06
on 27:11:2010 14:00 hour she comes to amsterdam and she is leaving on 28:11:2010 18:00 hour 
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Post by: clanky on July 04, 2010, 21:23:03
its true it is tje same model as the queen victoria i hearded

It is the same hull as the Queen Victoria and a couple of carnival ships, I think the carnival ships have different superstructure, but they are all basically the same.
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Post by: Nathan|C on July 04, 2010, 21:25:52
The only real difference is the extra cabins added onto the stern, for an extra touch of "ugliness" ::)

Interior will probably be new though.
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Post by: Firestar on July 05, 2010, 00:01:32
I think she's a member of the "Vista class" cruise ship.
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Post by: McGherkin on July 07, 2010, 11:30:43
I think she's a member of the "Vista class" cruise ship.

Does that mean it's full of unnecessary garnish?
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Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on July 07, 2010, 12:01:48
A lot of people say that the new cruise ships are lovely inside...but unfortunately that's ex-changed for the looks of the exterior :-X (For some of the ships, anyway)
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Post by: Firestar on July 07, 2010, 17:47:50
Does that mean it's full of unnecessary garnish?
And useless eyecandy that slows it down, yes.
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Post by: MVEsperanza on July 07, 2010, 18:19:01
its true it is tje same model as the queen victoria i hearded

Nah the QV and the QE are differant look bellow at the attached
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Post by: clanky on July 08, 2010, 13:36:09
They are the same hull (and also the same as a few of the Carnival ships), but with different superstructure.

This obviously reduces the build costs and makes it easier for people to transfer between ships.
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Post by: The Ferry Man on July 08, 2010, 13:47:38
I think she's a member of the "Vista class" cruise ship.

And hence the problem...  :-\
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Post by: RMS Canada on July 09, 2010, 16:39:52
I dislike the name MS Queen Elisabeth
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Post by: Shipaddict on October 11, 2010, 16:36:22
Sorry to bump the topic.

The Queen has just named the new ship, the bottle smashed luckily. :thumbs:
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Post by: freeciv on October 11, 2010, 16:49:13
Ugly!! Cunard should have named her Mauritania or something like that, but not Queen... same with the QV.
The name Queen... should be used on ocean liners not cruse ships.


Her Maiden Voyage is tomorrow 10/12/2010
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Post by: VirtualSkipper on October 11, 2010, 17:24:47
Going to see her this year in Amsterdam!  :2thumbs:

Here are some more updated pics  :)

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?mmsi=232089000
Title: Re: NEW CUNARD`ER
Post by: saltydog on October 12, 2010, 01:41:11
 :)   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11514777
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Post by: VirtualSkipper on October 12, 2010, 06:28:00
Also just saw it on the news here  :)
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Post by: davepusey on October 12, 2010, 11:43:13
Anyone have any pictures of her Bridge?
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Post by: metman on October 12, 2010, 13:21:10
Unfortunately, as has already been mentioned, the majority of the Carnival Group recent new builds have followed the 'HAL' (Holland America Line) 'Vista' style of design.  The exterior of all of them being very similar with a few changes here and there.  The interiors have left a lot to be desired as well - P&O's Arcadia when she first came into service was - boring, so bland, no imagination at all!!  The advantage of using the HAL concept is obvious - it is cheaper to build on a recognised design with variations than to totally design a new ship from the very start.  From the ship spotters point of view it means that most of the ships look the same!!  Regretably I think that we will not see any new designs in the near future.

Regards

Metman