What would you name Cunard's upcoming cruise ship if you had the chance?

@Vivienne-Louise

2 жыл бұрын

I would name the vessel Queen Charlotte. Queen Charlotte for obvious reasons... she as a patron of Arts and science, a amateur botanist and the assumed adopter of the Christmas Tree in England. She had Many many places named after or in Honor of her and I think a vessel of Cunard Class would be Splendid

@graceygal2664

2 жыл бұрын

I'd chose either queen Anne or if there was no concerns over marketing I'd chose aquitania

@thememeking9771

2 жыл бұрын

Cunard NEEDS to be making more Ocean Liners. I seriously can't stand the box shaped floating hotels we have nowadays. There needs to be more style. There should be mixture of the vintage style ships and the modern ones.

@graceygal2664

2 жыл бұрын

@@thememeking9771 I agree but the majority of people want pools water slides and balconies

@Vivienne-Louise

2 жыл бұрын

Times have changed since the era of ocean liners. Shipe must move forward with us. Which is what people usually don't understand. Ships of the 1930's and even before that wouldn't be economical or efficient as times have changed so rapidly.

even if it’s not the most aesthetically flawless, it’s still nice to see a new addition to the fleet.

@IhaveQuit124

2 жыл бұрын

You’re everywhere-

@DerpyPossum

2 жыл бұрын

@@IhaveQuit124 and you’re not-

@SQUAREHEADSAM1912

2 жыл бұрын

@@DerpyPossum I’m everywhere too.

@jbj27406

2 жыл бұрын

At a distance or in silhouette, it's hard to distinguish modern cruise ships from modern container ships.

A surprise video???... Yes Please!!!!

@wilmarallensilva6746

2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask why did you ban me from the group?

I think Queen Anne seems fitting. Though I really wish they gave it a classic name like Mauretania or Aquitania, maybe for the next Ocean Liner whenever that happens?

@drscopeify

2 жыл бұрын

Mauretania is now a country so that's a problem but maybe Aquitania but I think Queen Anne just sounds Royal and Historic, things that help bring in customers I think.

@reginalddeleon3801

2 жыл бұрын

@@drscopeify Mauretania was always named after the ancient kingdom which the modern country was also named after, so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. It’s worth noting that it’s not uncommon to find ships named after counties as well.

I was hoping for a return to the -ia names. Wanted it to be Aquitania

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

This ship doesn't deserve the name Aquitania.

I wish Cunard reserved the Queen names for dedicated ocean liners and brought back the -ia naming conventions for the cruise ships. But I understand their decision from a branding perspective.

I really like the name Queen Anne ! I’ve booked the maiden voyage in May 2024 ! Can hardly wait! I’ve always wanted to be on a Maiden Voyage ( Minus any Icebergs )!!!! Thank You for all your wonderful videos! The Ocean Liner World and its history need more terrific people like you !!

Uniquely in the current fleet, Queen Victoria follows both the "Queen" naming tradition and the -"ia" suffix tradition as well. Basically a sweet spot. But in general, there's been a Cunard Queen for around 90 years now, so it is a well established practice that deserves it's own respect.

Can't wait for Cunard to have a tug called the Drag Queen

@sg_dan

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually an amazing one to go with! 🤣

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

That would be the greatest thing ever and I hate drag queens. 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

As soon as I saw the, “Queen Anne,” suite on the QM2, I figured they would use this name. The historic Queen Anne is a regal figure and I like the royal naming convention.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

That suite was what convinced me. :)

A naming convention that had the company’s name in it that worked was the Union-Castle Line, as their ships were named after locations, many of which have castles, and importantly, their names would still work without the “Castle” suffix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union-Castle_Line Not like cruise ships, where the name would otherwise be very dull without the company name as a prefix.

Cunard has a responsibility to their history to use names in keeping with tradition and the “Queen” convention is a perfect example of this. So no surprise that “Queen Anne” has been chosen for the new ship, long may she reign !

Logically, Queen Anne was the only option, if you are going to follow tradition. There are 4 female monarchs of Great Britain, and Anne is the final one to be used, completing the set!

Honestly if the forward super structure looked a bit nicer I think I'd like this one a bit more.

the reason Queen Anne was chosen over Queen Charlotte is most likely due to the fact Anne was a queen regnant while Charlotte was a consort. The other three ships share their names with queen regnants.

@douglashenderson6191

9 ай бұрын

Is it not the case that the original Queen Mary was in fact named after King George V's consort, Mary of Teck, rather than being named for the Tudor Queen Mary, who was indeed queen regnant? And that therefore the current QM2 must be named for the same queen consort?

Would be a very great video idea on why Cunard switched from the IA sufix on the names of their ships, to the "Queen" naming convention.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

The answer is most likely Carnival.

I love everything about this new ship and the Queen naming convention! GO CUNARD

While not the most pretty liner to look at, I think the name is a good choice it fits in with the rest of the Cunard fleet. I wonder what Queen is next for the Cunard fleet

I have anticipated that the name will be Queen Anne since late 2019 so I was happy that I was correct. Plus it fits with the other Cunard Queens.

If Cunard ever got into the river cruising industry, I'd imagine those ships might carry on the old -ia naming convention.

Cunard should build a modern White Star liner and operate as such as a tribute to the long gone line that changed transatlantic travel forever.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

Since that's never gonna happen because they'd rather have the Atlantic to themselves, I recommend you read Timewreck Titanic. Don't think you'll regret it. :D

@GlamorousTitanic21

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaidhicksii I never said start a new company. I meant that Cunard should build a ship in the likeness of White Star and operate within the Cunard fleet.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

@@GlamorousTitanic21 Somehow I misinterpreted what you said. My bad. Still read the book though if you can. :D

@GlamorousTitanic21

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaidhicksii it’s alright man. I’ll check the book out.

Queen Anne was the name I was practically expecting, but there were other potencial candidates like Queen Alexandra, Queen Berengaria, Queen Charlotte, and Queen Caroline. While I understand that most cruise lines and other maritime companies do their usual corporate naming of their ships for, obviously, brand recognition purposes and it definitely works for the general audience. Eg, your heard a ship named "Maersk Emma", you think of Maersk Lines the cargo shipping company. But my least favorable naming convention is naming them with numbers like the defuncted Renaissance Cruises did, eg, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8. But TUI Cruises takes the cake, they named their ships as Mein Schiff (My Ship) from 1 to 9 (this includes the three new-builds). I wish they change a better naming convention instead of numbers. But not all cruise lines do the typical corporate naming convention, eg, Royal Caribbean uses the "of the Seas" suffix instead of using their name, and Oceania Cruises doesn't use any prefix/suffix at all. Fred. Olsen Cruises names their ships starting with a "B" with no prefix/suffix. HAPAG Lloyd doesn't but has recently adapted the Hanseatic prefix on two new ships. P&O Australia uses the Pacific prefix, and P&O UK still keeps their traditions with no Prefix/suffix. Phoenix Reisen names their ships with an "A".

Love your channel, as a one-time passenger on the SS United States in the mid-1960s. Honestly, I didn't realize Cunard still operated cruise ships. Cruising doesn't appeal to me, I guess -- the naming convention makes perfect sense though, and fwiw I approve.

At least it wasn't named for the forthcoming Queen Camilla! *Fincantieri = Feen-kahn-tee-ay-ree, roll the R!

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

You made my point for me because I can't roll my Rs

I mean, Queen Mary and Elizabeth were the duo of Cunard's cream of the crop, so it makes sense to keep the Queen theming for what few ships they have. Queen Anne is a name that rolls off the tongue

I was on the maiden voyage of koningsdamn

At least, they try to make her look like proper ship, and not a floating city block...

If it weren't for your channel, I wouldn't care about these ships. But you make the subject material not suck, so thanks

The name of the company of the shipyard is approximately pronounced "Feen-Kahn-tee-eh-ree", in IPA [fiŋkantjeri]

Bloody Mary? Anne Boleyn? Just thinking outside the box. 😏

Honestly barring a change in their naming convention this was the only option. (I mean if they want another ship I guess the could go with Queen Elizabeth II, but that’d be confusing)

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think another Elizabeth would be confusing at this point.

@kenclarke4570

2 жыл бұрын

There already is a Queen Elizabeth the Second, written QE2

@Pyrus425

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenclarke4570 you’re thinking of Queen Mary 2. But that’s not Queen Mary the second, it’s the Queen Mary Two (seemingly minor but significant difference)

@DraKKar360

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pyrus425 Ken is right, there already is a Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) of which was replaced in Cunard's fleet by the Queen Mary II (QM2). Currently she is serving as a hotel ship in Dubai.

@kenclarke4570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pyrus425 Carnival got it wrong, assuming QE2 was Queen Elizabeth Two, they decided to call the new liner Queen Mary Two to match. If you get the chance watch HM naming the ship and you will see and hear the disdain in her voice when she says the 'Two'

Personally I think it was always the most obvious option, simply for the fact that it "works" and fits into the current naming convention. Sure a blast from the past would have been awesome, Aquitania was my favourite (even if this new vessel couldn't even dream of taking the title "the Ship Beautiful"!) Queen Anne is a great and very British name as it was Queen Anne who oversaw the union of the separate kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. She was also the last Monarch of the ancient Scottish Stuart Dynasty.

And I somehow missed this. I too was on the Queen Anne bandwagon. For me it was easily the prettiest name of them all (even if the ship herself isn't the prettiest thing ever but we'll get to that in a bit), and then there's the history behind it. Anne was one of only four names of queens who ruled over England and weren't just a Queen Consort. I think the Queen naming convention works perfectly for Cunard, and you explained why quite easily. I'm not the biggest fan of corporate naming conventions that we see on most cruise ships today and was absolutely not a fan of it with Cunard Princess and Countess. It just didn't fit them. It does have its cons, of course, which brings me to the ship herself. Allow me to quickly say that, while she's not the prettiest thing out there unfortunately, she is also by no means the ugliest. Norwegian Epic anyone? 🤣The fact remains that she's a cruise ship, and when Cunard first came up with the Queen name, it was only saved for their largest and grandest transatlantic superliners. The smaller ships would still use the "-ia" names. It would've been nice if they had stuck with that today and named the Queens Victoria, Elizabeth and Anne differently, using the "-ia" naming. However, those names also carry a ton of weight - perhaps even more so than the Queen names - in that they were borne by some of Cunard's greatest and most revolutionary liners. In my eyes, no ship in today's world is deserving of such names, which brings me to another option they could've gone with. Naming them Princesses. So, Princess Victoria, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Anne. Sure, there may be a bit of trouble with Princess Cruises on that matter, but they and Cunard are both owned by Carnival. I'm sure they could figure something out. Nonetheless, it is what it is, and I'm ultimately happy with the name that Cunard's 249th ship carries, as well as with Victoria and Elizabeth. I am quite certain that, when Cunard's 250th ship inevitably arrives, that she will be the long-awaited second transatlantic liner of this century. And I think she'll be coming sooner rather than later. :D

The same way that HAL ends with ....DAM, respect for old was and names

With a slight modification of the forward structure she’s a real nice looking ship, especially with the black hull and QE2 inspired funnel. I think the “ia” suffix will return eventually, especially if QM2 gets a sibling or for her replacement.

I like the name, very British as should be

Queen Anne if a great name. The new ships may be bigger, have more amenities and so on but nothing beats the look of a ocean liner with a long bow with a well deck and three to four funnels. Question: Why not build the ship in the UK??? Maybe time to bring some jobs back. Can't wait for the Queen Mary tours to open again, great place to spend the afternoon. Thanks for your great narration and to the point information...

@th8257

2 жыл бұрын

They're not built in the UK because the owner of Cunard, Carnival Cruise Lines, is an international company based in America. The Cunard name is only really kept as a marketing device. There's nothing actually British about them.

i would love to see a Normandie style ship. It was the perfect blend of modern engineering / looks with the classic trans atlantic style appearance of the earth 20th century.

The Lusitania - Mauritania - Aquitania naming series makes sense too, since it provides a classy and unique sounding set of names while making it clear they are all part of the same company. For modern times, I think continuing the Queen series is the right choice since it's their existing convention instead of starting something new. The big exception is when you start running out of good names in the series (like the US aircraft carriers). For Cunard's next ship I would suggest Queen Charlotte.

@drscopeify

2 жыл бұрын

Mauritania is a country today so that might be a problem and Lusitania sunk so you do not want to use a name like that but maybe Aquitania however a Royal name just sounds more appropriate I think.

@DerpyPossum

2 жыл бұрын

@@drscopeify Mauritania was still a country when the 1st Mauretania was built

The "Queen" convention on naming is very nice. But since Cunard has a rich History something older could also be nice. Imagine the very marketable "Titanic" naming. I Bet the maiden voyage on that one would be on every newspaper.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

Titanic II? :D

Can't believe this company is still there whilst most of her competitor are dead.

Her front superstructure is.. god I hope they at least fix it. eh, at least it’s not “Lusitania II”

This will be the first ship that our king will name.

Berengaria was named after Queen Berengaria… that could of fit

Having been a Cunard nerd since the early 2000s, it seems like Queen Anne has always been shortlisted for the next ship in the diehard community. It was bandied around when QV was announced, and some people suggested that what became the new QE would have the name in deference to the just-barely-still-in-service QE2. (After QV was Victorian themed I remember a lot of jokes about 1700s-themed decor.) It was the name of the fourth forward suite on QM2, and a lesser-used name of one of the Sun/Signal deck forward duplexes (aft of the penthouses) on QE2. Always seemed like Mary/Elizabeth/Victoria/Anne were a grouping for Cunard, and Queen Anne is famous enough in the public mind.

It's good to see that there's gonna be another Cunard ship, but I wish they'd make another liner. Queen Anne is a practical name, as well, that's a good name. I wonder what the theoretical fifth ship will be called. Only six women have ruled England, with four names between them: Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, and Victoria. My guess is they would go to Scottish queens, or queen consorts. Or near-queens. Queen Jane and Queen Matilda, perhaps.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is that they may name their fifth ship after whoever the future monarch of England is going to be. Catherine would be a good choice, although I've recently heard that the Queen announced that, when Prince Charles takes the throne, she'd want the queen to be Camilla. Now I don't know enough about British politics to get involved here, but from what I do know, people are probably not going to take well to that... :P

@TheHylianBatman

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaidhicksii The next three monarchs are going to be males, assuming nobody abdicated or anything. That would kinda ruin the "Queen" streak. They could go the Queen Consort route, but I agree that Camilla would not be very popular should that happen. I agree, Catherine would be a good choice as well. I'm still fond of Matilda, though; one Matilda in particularly was nearly queen of England as the daughter of Henry I, but England put Stephen in charge instead. Matilda merely served as the link, as her son, Henry II, became king after Stephen. That was all the peace settlement she could get, but she was very close to the throne. So many other Matildas were queen consorts to so many kinds in the first couple hundred years of the kingdom. Camilla and Catherine are certainly more relevant these days, but I would say Matilda has more weight as a historical name.

Announced on the 8th of February 2022, actually.

I suggested Carpathia. Obviously they did not take my suggestion.

Queen Anne is a good name but Cunard now have a problem as they have used the names of all the recognised Queens regnant of the UK. The other options are really Matilda (daughter of Henry II and mother of Henry III who claimed the crown in her own right) and Jane (the 9 day wonder). So it is hard to see where they go from here.

The Cunard ocean liner Queens were all named after queens consort in stead of queens regnant, while the Cunard cruise ship Queens are all named after queens regnant. Mary of Teck for RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Mary 2, and Queens Elizabeth The Queen Mother for RMS Queen Elizabeth and SS/MS Queen Elizabeth 2, not Mary I & II or Elizabeth I & II.

It's just a shame it's not going to be able to be an Ocean Liner as well.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

It is, but I've got a pretty good feeling that the 5th one - let's be honest: there will be a 5th Cunarder at some point - will be one. :)

I'm a traditionalist & miss the old -ia ending on Cunarders, however since these aren't liners, but cruisers maybe a new convention is the way to go. They could do a lot worse than Queen this or that.

Is anyone going to talk about queen Anne's revenge?

The current naming tradition seems to be all Queens Regnant. So no Queen Alexandra or Queen Adelaide (both Queens Consort) or Queen Charlotte (uncrowned Queen Consort). Of course this would mean Queen Mary was named after the daughter of James II, and original Queen Elizabeth named after the protestant daughter of Henry VIII (and not Consorts of Georges V and VI), presumably this leaves QE2 and current Queen Elizabeth being named after the current monarch.... just my tuppence worth!

I’ve known her name since 2020

@TheOnlyShadowJira

2 жыл бұрын

Well maybe guessed

It would've been interesting if they went with lusitania

He many Cruise ship have you sailed on? in the future you might travel on Queen Anne or whatever

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

I've been on 'major' five cruises, all on different ships.

@mrsaturngamingandstories

2 жыл бұрын

Well I've been on several ferrys and it was satisfying on travelling on a ferry

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsaturngamingandstories Yes, I love traveling on ferries!

@mrsaturngamingandstories

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Am I the only one who wish there were two smaller QM2s instead of the mega QM2, and that Cunard actually ran ocean liners (plural, multiple) instead of one ocean liner and a bunch o' cruise ships?

@rohan4798

2 жыл бұрын

Well, thing is, ocean liners are far more expensive to build than cruuse ships, and dont get as much attention for voyages

@denizalgazi

2 жыл бұрын

Because of The Blip, Disney cancelled Build #8, the proposed Queen Elsa ocean liner which was to compete with the QM2 for transatlantic crossings. Hopefully, DCL will resume with the project once the world has fully healed. I've sailed transatlantic repositioning crossings on the Disney Magic and prefer that to the QM2! In case you're wondering, usually about 95% of the passengers were adults!

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth should've been. I made a post on Reddit about this a while ago: nobody said that those two had to be as big as QM2. They could still be the exact same size they are today but designed as liners. Apparently, the transatlantic market isn't able to sustain more than one transatlantic liner, in today's era of jets and cruise ships. Alright fine: I can still easily picture a scenario where all 3 Queens plus the soon to be fourth if she were also designed as a liner did the transatlantic crossings on different schedules. QM2 could do it for a few months, then switch places with Victoria who also does it for a few months, then she switches with Elizabeth and so on.

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

@@denizalgazi Where did you hear this and where can I find it?

@denizalgazi

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaidhicksii This was never "officially" released by Disney because it was still in the early planning stages but sometimes bedroom talk can yield secrets. And yes, a Disney transatlantic liner schedule can easily compete with the QM2 crossings based on the Disney Cruise Line experience alone which I prefer and is completely different than what Cunard offers as I have done both. I also prefer the casual dress code of DCL. Less to pack. And the entertainment is fantastic. Remember, in the UK, we have almost six weeks holiday mandated for everyone and the UK is a large segment for Disney so a seven+ night crossing does not take away from longer holidays. I have also recommended afternoon tea service on the crossings which DCL hadn't offered except for the children as a paid character experience on the cruises. The pier at Castaway Cay should be able to handle the deep hull of an ocean liner. As for the delayed Disney Wish, it's a lot of hype and cost-cutting with the removal of the midship lifts and also the elimination of the fully wrap-around Promenade Deck which was beloved by the RunDisney community. 3x=1 mile, 10x=5k. The lift situation on the Wish will be difficult with the current global distancing restrictions and will also be a burden for families travelling with small children and elderly parents and grandparents. People complained about how busy the midship lifts were and now they won't have any there to complain about! Thank Bob Paycheck for that.

Looks like it’s designed on minecraft by a 14yr old… Cunard needs to buy queen Mary and restore her as a museum of their maritime history.

@th8257

2 жыл бұрын

The Cunard that existed back in the days of the Queen Mary really isn't the Cunard that exists now. They were an independent company back then. Nowadays, they are really only a name used for marketing by their owner, Carnival Cruise Lines. The old Cunard doesn't exist anymore.

@washingtonradio

2 жыл бұрын

When I see a cruise ship I see crass not class. They do not have pleasing lines to me.

Is the Queen Anne going to be transoceanic passenger ship like Queen Mary II or a Cruise ship made for Caribbean and Mediterranean touring? I don't have a problem with the name however, I find the ship kind of...well...not pretty to look at.

How about naming it the SS Buffet Brenda?

Say is Queen Anne named after Anne boleyn, Anne of cleves or someone else?

Is it bigger then Queen Mary 2?

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

No, smaller

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

What he said, although she'll be carrying more passengers than QM2 does.

Cunard’s next ship after Queen Anne should definitely be called Queen Charlotte

Still prefer the -IA suffix ,

I've always enjoyed sailing with Cunard, but the ships are looking less and less like the classic QE2, first of the Cunards I ever set foot on and an unconscious standard in my head.

Although yes the new naming convention is good they will eventually run out of British queen's

@TheGreatBigMove

10 ай бұрын

Theoretically, but I think the Cunard brand has a limited target market. I don't know that the fleet could get big enough for it to be a problem.

@ryanjones5133

10 ай бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove I ment more so that in the far future they will have to get a new naming convention like for instance 40-50 years

@TheGreatBigMove

10 ай бұрын

@@ryanjones5133 I see what you mean. I believe they would just recycle names of previous ships (as they already have with Queen Elizabeth).

Future headline : "Today Cunard's newest cruise ship was attacked, stopped, and robbed by a speedy pirate ship called the 'Queen Anne's Revenge,' the captain of which sported a long black beard. No more is known at this time."

What about titanic ii x Marcos titanic says that’s Cunard hates Titanic 2 because is a part of disaster

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they did say that. Basically for the same reason why some other people also dislike the idea, as they think it is a mockery of the disaster. It's for this same reason why you will never see Cunard name another ship Lusitania.

@randombelugaman

2 жыл бұрын

Yea people hate how there no TV’s and Wi-Fi and no computer’s to makes things weird to get on board the titanic ii you need these old 1912 clothes why blue star line but if blue star line doesn’t do it maybe Cunard will by the ship and build it and name Cunard Titanic and let it be a modern 4 funnel liner

I think Queen Anne is a pretty awful name. Queen Anne is not someone who's especially remembered in the UK, except perhaps for having a thoroughly miserable life and losing all of her many children when they were young. Olivia Coleman won an Oscar for playing her in "The Favourite" a couple of years ago. Cunard would have done much better to have called the ship Aquitania or Mauretania.

@jmchez

2 жыл бұрын

Will "The Favourite", be playing on a repeating basis on the ship's TVs? It did not paint a flattering picture of Queen Anne at all.

@th8257

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmchez exactly! I suspect the person who named the ship knew very little about British history!

Fincantieri is pronounced Fin-cant-e-air-e.

I wish Cunard would stick with more classic styling than this monstrosity of a highrise! I can just imagine a stablizer failure on the notorious North Seas. TIMBER !!!

Caronia, Carmania, Franconia... doesn't have to be Queen anything. That's just Carnival being cartoonland British.

I don't like the queen theme. I prefer the IA at the end of the name as Cunard always has used.

p̾r̾o̾m̾o̾s̾m̾ ?

Cunard apart from QM2 has the ugliest aesthetic vessels… Carnival Corp really is doing the name a grave disservice. Just because she isn’t an ocean liner doesn’t mean she has to be ugly. Disney Corp while not a line I would personally sail with still has some of the best looking cruise ships in the industry and frankly look more fitting for Cunard than these.

@geodot595

2 жыл бұрын

walt disney had facination and respect for cunard colors and design for the queens during his lifetime. current disney management respects his legacy, although disney activity and itinerary are not for me.

@Eagle737

2 жыл бұрын

@@geodot595 exactly… Disney isn’t for me either.. but their aesthetics outwardly are certainly more nostalgic and appropriate for Cunard than any Carnival Corp box box ship they use for all their subsidiaries

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

Pardon me sir. Have you ever heard of the Norwegian Epic?

@Eagle737

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaidhicksii hahaha, valid points. I should say I generally find most of NCL's ships quite repulsive. To be fair though, I also detest their individualized hull art. As an aside though, beside Disney which again, has exactly the outward style I find would be fitting of Cunard - many other lines have some truly eye pleasing striking designs (at least for my eye)... I love the Celebrity Edge Class, the Norwegian Pr1ma class (minus hull art), the Virgin Voyages ships, even dare say the Carn. Corp Excellence class styled in the Costa/Aida format would look nicer...

@Kaidhicksii

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eagle737 Not sure what you see in all those other vessels save for the Excellence-class, but to each their own. 😂🤣

This ship Is eye-poison.

Eugh the front is so ugly and top heavy! They should have stopped it where the bridge is

Queen Anne sounds a lot better than the "Queen Consort Camilla" ;)

First

Italian ships have not been that good - mechanical nd other problems. I do not like their choice of shipyard. And the ship looks too much like a typical cruise ship - a hotel stuck on top of a hull. "A neon-lined refugee from Vegas or Reno" as someone said on a comment system that is long obsolete.

another needles oversizd ship filled with tacky boxes masquerading as cabins or staterooms. by the way queen ann never subscribed to art deco she was earlier and far more traditional

This might be a very nice ship inside, but appearance wise from the outside, it's an absolute abomination. Particularly that gross disproportionate abberation occupying the forward third of the ship. It annoys me just looking it at. Its fundamental _wrongness_ grates on me as I regard it. It is a thing that should not be. Ugh.

Anne is...a terrible choice. It was too obvious and easy but most importantly, Cunard has NO history with this name. Cunard claims to honor it's traditions so a more fitting name would have been Berengaria. Need it to be a Queen? Fine...Queen Berengaria...wife of Richard the Lionheart. Berengaria was also a former flagship of the line. To name the ship Anne is nothing more than looking at a list of British Queens and deciding which name looked nice on the bow rather than actually honoring the line's history. Thumbs down from this ocean liner historian. 👎

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing corporate group think, I’d say your last point is at least partially accurate.