Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Her Majesty the Queen to Name Queen Elizabeth

Cunard Line is pleased to announce that Her Majesty The Queen will name the company’s new Queen Elizabeth, the third Cunard ship to bear the name, at a ceremony to take place in Southampton, England on Monday, Oct 11, 2010. Queen Elizabeth will set sail on her Maiden Voyage the following day. The naming will be a milestone in British maritime history and will be a major event of worldwide interest.

“The naming of a Cunard Queen is a very special occasion and this will be an historic event in the true sense of the word,” said Peter Shanks, president of Cunard Line. “The Queen launched Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1967 and named our current flagship, Queen Mary 2, in 2004. We are both honored and proud that Her Majesty will name our new liner, Queen Elizabeth,” added Shanks.

For more information, visit queenelizabeth.cunard.com.

2 comments:

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Congratulations to the third Cunard Ship that bears the name of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth!

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Hey that sounds really good. Queen Elizabeth Curnard Ship...Wow. If suppose, I missed my ship then I used to say that, "I missed my Queen Elizabeth"....Lol.