Samuel Cunard (1787–1865), British shipping magnate.
Cunard Line Shipping company founded by Samuel Cunard (1787–1865).
See also canard. Sir Samuel Cunard (November 21, 1787 – April 28, 1865) was a Canadian-born British shipping magnate. ... The Cunard Line is the British cruise line that operates the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ships. ... In aeronautics, canard (French for duck) is a type of fixed-wing aircraft in which the tailplane is ahead of the main lifting surfaces, rather than behind them as in conventional aircraft. ...
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Cunard shall have the right to cancel or alter in any way any scheduled sailing or itinerary which, in its sole judgment and discretion, is justified for any reason and to do so without liability for damage or for any loss to guests.
Cunard reserves the right to refuse or discontinue passage to anyone when in Cunards sole judgment, it would be considered a risk to the guests own safety, well-being and health or a risk to the safety, well-being, comfort and enjoyment of any other guest or crewmember.
Cunard shall have no obligation or liability of any kind to guests for acts or omissions in connection with or arising out of arrangements with independent contractors, including but not limited to airline carriers, ground/ tour operators, hotels and onboard physicians since they are neither agents for nor employees of Cunard.
Cunard applied for and received a contract from the British government to carry the Royal Mail from Britain to North America on a fleet of steamships that would maintain a weekly service.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Cunard applied for and received a subsidy from the British government to build a pair of ships that would not only be the largest in the world, but the fastest.
Between the world wars, Cunard fielded a fleet of three grand liners on the premier Southampton to New York run: Mauretania, Aquitania (a larger four-funnel ship that would sail for 35 years) and Berengaria, a former German liner (Imperator) that had been surrendered as war reparations.
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