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Relive the Legacy With the New Queen Elizabeth
By: rwitman , Posted On: 2007-12-20

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In the 1930s, Cunard L

ne (then White Star Line) donned the l

rgest passenger ship ever built as the RMS Q

een Elizabeth. Honoring the Queen Consort at the t

me, Cunard took great pride in the Q

een Elizabeth who later was the n

mesake of the Queen Mother. However, h

story stepped in before the Queen El

zabeth could make her maiden voyage. Due to t

rmoil at sea, it was decided the n

wly built Queen Elizabeth should be m

ved to Southampton. It came as a sh

ck to Captain Townley when his s

aled orders revealed he would be s

iling the new queen to a p

rt in New York because Southampton had r

cently been bombed by the Luftwaffe. F

nally, following the end of the w

r, Queen Elizabeth was able to f

lfill her service as a passenger cr

ise ship. She did so until 1968 wh

n she was sold to a gr

up of Philadelphia businessmen who intended to

perate the ship as a hotel and t

urist attraction. Unfortunately, due to financial d

fficulties, the ship ended up being s

ld to a shipyard in Hong K

ng. She met a most unbecoming f

te as she burned and sank in a H

ng Kong harbor in 1972. The Queen Elizabeth 2 In 1967, the Queen herself launched the second ship bearing the name Elizabeth. Lovingly referred to as QE2, the Queen Elizabeth 2 became Cunard Line's longest-serving flagship. After 40 years of service, QE2 has now been sold to a company in Dubai near Saudi Arabia who has the same intentions as those who bought the original Queen Elizabeth. QE2 will now call the Persian Gulf home. The New Queen Elizabeth Set to Launch 2010 Cunard Line announced recently that they have secured plans for a new 92,000-ton liner to reclaim the name Queen Elizabeth. Carrying 2,092 passengers and costing in excess of 0 million, this will be the second largest Cunard ship the company has ever built. According to Chris Marlow, president of Cunard Line, "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." As is with all Cunard vessels, the new Queen Elizabeth's homeport will be Southampton. While little is known with regard to the precise specifications and amenities of Queen Elizabeth, if she is built in typical Cunard style, she'll surely have every conceivable, modern luxury that discerning passengers expect. With white glove service reminiscent of the grand days of ocean travel, it will be exciting to see what unfolds for the new Queen Elizabeth as she looks to fill the shoes of some mighty predecessors.

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