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 | | Nationality | British | | Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc | | Operated By: | Cunard Line | | Ordered: | December 3, 2004 | | Laid down: | May 12, 2006 | | Float out: | January 15, 2007 | | Named: | | | Maiden Voyage: | December 11, 2007 | | Status: | under construction | | General Characteristics | | Tonnage: | 90,000 gross tons | | Displacement: | N/A | | Length: | 294 m (964.5 ft) | | Beam: | 41 m (135 ft) waterline, 36.6 m (120 ft) extreme (bridge wings) | | Draft: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in} | | Height: | 62.5 m (205 ft) keel to funnel (includes 12 passenger decks) | | Power: | 63.4 MW Sulzer ZA40 diesel plant | | Propulsion: | Two 16.7 MW pods: independently azimuthing | | Speed: | approximately 24 knots (44 km/h) | | Complement: | 2,014 passengers, 900 officers and crew | | Cost: | UK£270 million (approx.) | [1] | MS Queen Victoria (QV) is a new cruise ship under construction for the Cunard Line at the Fincantieri ship yard in Marghera, near Venice, Italy. She was floated out from her construction drydock on January 15, 2007.[2] Following fitting out and completion, she is due to make her maiden voyage on December 11 of that same year.[3] Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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The Queen Victoria is of the same basic design as other Vista class passenger vessels, though slightly longer and more in keeping with Cunard's interior style. At 90,000 tons, she will be the second largest Cunard ship ever built, after the RMS Queen Mary 2. Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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History
Concept and construction
 Technical drawings and statistics for MS Queen Victoria Originally destined to be an addition to the Holland America Line fleet, the order for a Vista class vessel put into Fincantieri was soon transferred by Carnival Corporation (parent company to Holland America, Cunard, and P&O) to Cunard with the intent that the vessel would become the MS Queen Victoria. The keel was laid down at the Fincantieri ship yard in 2003. However, due to restructuring within Carnival Corp., as well as a later decision by Cunard that modifications should be made to the design to bring in certain aspects which had proven successful on the Queen Mary 2, such as decor, junior suites, dining alternatives, promenades, etc., the hull was then designated to become the P&O ship MV Arcadia.[4] A new Queen Victoria was subsequently ordered with Fincantieri in 2004, which was 11 meters longer, 5,000 tons larger, and with an increased passenger capacity of 2,000.[5] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 432 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (576 × 800 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From: http://www. ...
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Her keel was laid on May 12, 2006. 80 prefabricated steel "blocks", each complete with interior structure, cabling, and ducts, and each weighing 325 tons, were then added. The completed hull and superstructure was floated out on January 15, 2007, after having a bottle of Prosecco smashed against her side by Maureen Ryan, a Cunard employee who has served on all four "Cunard Queens".[6] The ceremony also saw the traditional placing of coins on the mast - in this case a Euro and a gold Queen Victoria sovereign were welded beneath the radar mast.[2] // In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap. ...
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Service history Captain Paul Wright was appointed master of the Queen Victoria in October, 2006.[7]
The Queen Victoria will undertake her maiden cruise to northern Europe on December 11, 2007. Following this, after a cruise to the Canary Islands, the QV will embark on her first world cruise, circumnavigating the globe in 107 days (the first ship to do so was also called Victoria; in 1153 days from 1519 to 1522). The first leg of this voyage will be a tandem crossing of the Atlantic with the Queen Elizabeth 2, to New York City, where the two ships will meet the Queen Mary 2. This will mark the first time three "Cunard Queens" have been present in the same location. World map showing the location of Europe. ...
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Design
Exterior The Queen Victoria's exterior design closely resembles other Vista class ships built for the Holland America Line, like the MS Oosterdam, with a wrap-around promenade deck, private balconies, and a retractable glass magrodome over the mid-ship pool. HAL logo Holland America Line, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. ...
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The hull has been built to meet the demands of the Atlantic Ocean, with extra steel added to strengthen key decks and bulkheads, and reinforced, thicker bow plating.
Interior As with most newbuild passenger ships, the Queen Victoria's public rooms are mostly arranged along the lowest public decks of the ship, mainly on 2 Deck and 3 Deck. Unlike the Queen Mary 2, however, there is no central circulation access, the main corridors being to the starboard side, with the public rooms mostly along the port. A view of the Starboard side of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross Starboard is the nautical term that refers to the right side of a vessel as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing the bow (front). ...
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1 Deck, the lowest passenger deck, holds the lowest level of a three story lobby, as well as of the Royal Court theatre. On 2 Deck can be found the mid-level of the Royal Court theatre, casino, Golden Lion Pub, Queen's Room, Todd English à la carte restaurant, Chart Room bar, and lower level of both the library and Britannia restaurant. The top most level of the theatre, Royal Arcade, Midships Lounge, and upper level of the library and dining room are all on 3 Deck, along with a wrap-around exterior promenade. The decks above these contain mostly passenger cabins until 9 Deck on which is the Cunard health club and spa, Winter Garden lounge, Lido Restaurant, and two outdoor pools. On 10 Deck is the Commodore Club, and Hemispheres night club, and the Queen's Grill and Princess Grill, along with their attached lounge, as well as an open courtyard between, are on 11 Deck. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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Though Queen Victoria is theoretically a "classless" ship, it has been argued that the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2, both of which follow the same practice of separating passengers into different restaurants based on the price of the cabin they booked (the Britannia as "standard" for regular cabins, the Princess Grill as "middle" for those in junior suites, and the Queen's Grill as "superior" for deluxe suite occupants), are actually ships divided into three classes, despite the fact that all other public rooms are used by all passengers equally. Though this situation is similar on the QE2 and QM2, it is further enhanced on the QV by the fact that "Grill Passengers" (those dining in the Princess Grill or Queen's Grill) also have a private outdoor deck on 11 Deck with the specific name "Grills Terrace." The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck. ...
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Of note is that the QV's theatre is the first at sea to have private boxes. As well, she has a Winter Garden lounge with a retractable glass roof and water fountain, and a two storey library with a connecting spiral staircase.
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Queen Victoria has been the designation for several ships: The PS Queen Victoria was a wooden paddlewheel steamer that was wrecked in 1853 off of Bailey Lighthouse, Howth with the loss of over 80 people. ...
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