Cunard Line’s New Ship to be Named by the Queen

Reports now show that the Queen will get to name Cunard Line’s new cruise liner. The naming ceremony for the ship is going to take place in Southampton on October 11. This will happen just before the ship sets sail on her maiden voyage. The first trip for this boat will be a 13-night cruise to the Canary Islands.

This is now the third Cunard ship to bear a name by the queen. In fact, the Queen also launched the line’s Queen Elizabeth II in 1967. She also named the Cunard’s current flagship, Queen Marry II, back in 2004. Thus, this is an event that happens quite often for Cunard.

The Queen had also attended the naming ceremony for Cunard’s original Queen Elizabeth. This was a ship that got launched in Clydebank, Scotland back in 1938.

Peter Shanks, who is the president and managing director of Cunard, said that the naming of a Cunard Queen is a very special occasion. This will be a historic event in the true sense of the word. The company is honored and proud that Her Majesty will name the new liner.

For those that keep up with the naming of boats, they will know that the Duchess of Cornwall also named a boat for the cruise line. She named the Queen Victoria back in 2007.

Overall, this is a very thrilling moment for Cunard. However, it has been stated by other companies that this is just a stunt that the company does to hype up the release of their boats. By having the Queen name their boat, they are able to release more information about it and really get the word out there.