Cunard QUEEN ANNE: the latest news and updates!

We have all the latest information about the Maiden voyage, video of the Sea Trials, the most recent information updates, Naming Ceremony, interior sneak peaks, and cruise itineraries!

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4. Watch our Cunard Queen Elizabeth Review here:

5. Watch our Queen Mary 2 Review here:

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We take you from top to bottom, as we explore her restaurants, bars, the Queens Room, Champagne Bar, Britannia Dining Room, The Queens Grill, the Princess Grill suite, decks, the Spa facilities, Buffet, Chart Room, Golden Lion Pub, public rooms and accommodation.

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Restaurants
Cabins
Queens Grill
Queen Anne cruise ship
Princess Grill
Queen Anne sea trials
Britannia Dining Room
Britannia Club
Britannia Balcony
Bright Lights Society
Aji Wa Japanese restaurant
Aranya Indian Restaurant
Sir Samuels
Golden Lion Pub
Tramonto Restaurant
Michel Roux
Queen Anne Maiden Voyage
Queens Room ballroom

Built at the Fincantieri Shipyard
Cruise ship tour
Cruise tips
Cruise news
How does Queen Anne compare to other quality cruise lines, such as Celebrity and their Ascent, Holland America, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Disney Cruise lines, NCL, Norwegian Cruise lines, MSC, Euribia, Carnival, Icon of the Seas

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This episode we bring you the very latest  information on the Cunard Queen Anne! There’s been a lot happening since our last video we’ll discuss the recently completed Sea Trials and how   those went, and whether the ship will indeed be launched on schedule. All coming up on the Ritzy  Travel Guide

Welcome back to the channel my name  is Bill and it’s great to have you with us.    Now this video is an update to the two earlier videos  we put out all about the Cunard Queen Anne. If you  

Haven’t seen those I’ll give you the links at the  end of this. In the intervening time there’s been   a buzz of activity and a huge amount going on, so  let’s bring you right up to date, and we’re going  

To cover five topics. First off, number one: and last  month were the all important Sea Trials, and here   you can see footage of that. 16 days the Queen Anne  was put through her paces. Early morning, gliding   through the waters, it’s fascinating to see those  early first glimpses of the ship, and Cunard had  

Been trying to keep the ship under wraps so it’s  really interesting to finally see actual detailed   moving images. The purpose of sea trials is to see  how the ship handles under various conditions, you   can’t see it here but the fit out is furiously  going on board at the same time, the Carpenters  

Electricians, interior designers, are all working  around the clock to get it finished. There is still   a lot to do, and shortly after the sea trials  the ship went back into dry dock at Palermo to   continue painting the hull and get the ship ready  for delivery. Which brings us on to topic number 2 

Possibly the most hotly contested and debated  topic of all of them: will the ship be delivered   on time and will the Maiden go ahead as planned?  And it’s been closely watched, due to the recent   fiasco with the Sun Princess, which had two missed  Maiden voyages recently; you may have seen that  

And passengers were understandably very annoyed  about it. But that’s why people have been watching   very closely. Now the latest word is that the  Queen Anne is scheduled to be completed by April   the 27th, and why do we say that? Because there’s  a flotilla planned, and announced, by Cunard for  

Exactly that day. It’s all set to kick off at 9:30 am and there are local boat owners encouraged   to come and visit, and sail by, and join in the  party atmosphere. There’s also talk of ceremonial   tugboats and Cunard likes this sort of activity, there  have been several similar instances in the past, so  

Is it really going to happen on that last week of  April? Well let’s get a few pointers from what’s   been going on behind the scenes: and there have  been some leaks online, let’s take a look at some  

Of those. This shot was posted by Paul Ludlow, the  Carnival UK President. It shows the Britannia Dining Room   It’s looking quite grey, isn’t it. Let me know  in the comments what you think. Also contractors   aboard have been leaking photos. Here the furniture  is getting set up and ready for the Britannia  

Dining Room, and also some unspecified snaps of  the cabins and the fittings and the installations going in It’s all fascinating to see isn’t it. Is  it what you were expecting? We’ll return some more   behind the scenes photos in a moment, but first Cunard have been busy making some other announcements  

Which gets us onto topic number three: on board  entertainment. Firstly in the Royal Court Theater   They’re going more professional and have linked  up with acclaimed theatrical producer David Pugh  to bring award winning productions to sea; and it’s  going to start with a Jane Austen classic called  

Pride & Prejudice (sort of) which apparently is  multi-award-winning. (Music) “it is a truth universally   acknowledged that a single man in possession of  a good fortune must be in want of a wife!”  

Now, also announcements for outside. Do you fancy yourself as  a Robin Hood? Well, they’ve teamed up with Archery GB   and claim that the ship will be the first in  the world to offer archery. She said this is the  

First time that ‘Pointy’ archery has been available  on a cruise ship. Let’s hope the passengers can aim   properly and not shoot each other down, or take  aim at Sun Lounge Hogs who don’t vacate their   seats properly! If that all sounds too dangerous  Cunard have also said there will be a pickle  

Ball court, that’s all the rage these days, it’s a  sort of mix between tennis and badminton and table tennis   Still more Revelations to come in this  video but if you’re enjoying it please do give  

It a THUMBS UP, as it gives us plenty of cheer and  lets us know we’re on the right track and we’ll   try to release more of this type of material. Now  if you’re a Shopaholic and can’t keep away from  

Cunard’s retail offerings, they’re promising what  they call an ‘Elevated Retail Experience.’ They say   the highlight will be the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities.’  Sounds like a vaudeville act! A dazzling ‘New Concept   showcasing Curated Treasures from a variety of  Luxury Brands.’ Now if that isn’t enough to knock  

You down with excitement… they’re also titillating  you with the “Experience Lounge.’ A space they say   “…where retail intertwines with food and drink.”   I wonder what that means will there be canopies and   drinks served to you while you shop? Or perhaps  you’ll be served Roman Style with grapes as you  

Recline on a chaise longue? And wait there’s more: they  say “to further enhance the guest experience Queen   Annne will boast a dedicated Shopping Host to  offer guests a rewarding retail experience    And no doubt the shopping hosts will be stuck to you  like glue! Now what if you fancy being pampered  

In the spa? Cunard has announced a new partnership  with what they call the iconic lifestyle magazine   Harper’s Bazaar. Is that magazine iconic? Anyhow it  will deliver a range of Holistic Wellness Programs on board   “I’m so delighted to introduce the Harper’s  Bazaar UK Wellness at Sea Program, aboard of Cunard’s 

Queen Anne. We’ve carefully created three luxurious spa  packages designed especially for you. Each program   features a bespoke blend of spa treatments, special  nutritionally balanced menus from The Pavilion   Wellness Cafe.” Are you interested? Right, onto the  next topic: the Official Naming Ceremony; and this  

Has been announced for: June the 3rd. Now this is a  full month after the Maiden voyage. Queen Anne is   expected to arrive shortly after Sunrise that day  and then the festivities will begin. In fact Naming   Ceremonies have a long historical background and  over the years Cunard has been graced with the  

British Royal Family for many of the proceedings.  Cunard ships in the past often attracted more than   a million Spectators to the banks of the Mersey, for  the various events. “I name the ship Queen Elizabeth 2.”  “I name this ship Queen Elizabeth.  May God bless her and all who sail in her.”

Incidentally, if you’re thinking about cruising on  any of the Cunard ships, and you’re not sure which   cabin might be right for you, we do have a video  giving you some pointers and ideas. This is the one  

And you can find it in our Cunard Playlist  and I’ve linked it at the top here and in the   description down below. Alright, on to the fifth  topic, possibly the most hotly debated: will the  

Maiden sailing go on time? Will it go as scheduled?  As we mentioned at the beginning of this, with the   recent shenanigans of the Sun Princess, and that  ship missing two Maiden voyages at extremely late   notice, there has been a whisper could the same  thing happen with the Queen Anne? Well, looking  

At the evidence there is cause to be optimistic.  Firstly we can see from online postings that early   staff have arrived for pre-cruise briefings. We  can also take pointers from ‘ship shakedowns.’    You can see that Cunard have been running travel  agents campaigns. The reward Cunard is offering  

For selling loads of tickets, is to get a free look  at the ship, and indeed have a free stay overnight.   Here is one of the winning agent tickets, dated  for April the 29th. Now these invites have only just  

Gone out so that does suggest a certain level  of confidence from Cunard the maiden is going   to go ahead on schedule. Now I really do hope that  Maiden goes ahead as schedule because there will   be so many disappointed passengers if it doesn’t.  If you’re not on that Maiden there are still  

Several cruises available for the balance of the  year on Queen Anne as you can see here. So plenty   of other chances for you to book should you wish.  Queen Anne then goes Global for 2025 and 2026 on  

A series of World Voyages, and on those you could  be away for months. Would that grab you? And here   that World Cruise is. It’s 111 nights starting  January the 7th 2025, taking in a whole raft of   destinations such as Honolulu, Sydney Penang the  Panama Canal the Middle East, and the historic

Suez Canal. All of this assuming that tensions in that  region permit the sailing. There we go, here are the   current prices starting from $16,000 and change  for Interior, and then the various other cabin   choices right up to $52,000 for the Princess Grill.  You can’t take the Queen’s Grill because that’s gone! 

Incidentally, just this week we have stepped  off one of the oldest cruise ships still at sea   that was with a different Cruise Line and a ship  that’s nearly 25 years old! And we’ll be putting   out a series of videos on that imminently, as we  want to see whether cruising on older ships still  

Makes sense? Or whether they should be avoided like  the plague?! We also went to some fascinating Port   stops which we’d like to show you! So remember to  keep a lookout for that, SUBSCRIBE to the channel   and click on the Notification Bell, so you can get  alerted. Subscription to our channel is free and  

Doesn’t cost you anything. So for the balance of  this year we have so many other cruises lined up   on a multitude of different cruise lines, and we’ll  bring you all of the action from those as they happen.

Including the new Queen Anne! So, Bon Voyage to all  of those of you who are going on the Maiden and   indeed the subsequent ones over the coming weeks  and months, it’s going to be an amazing adventure  

Who knows we may even bump into each other on  board! Thank thank you so much for joining us here   on the Ritzy Travel Guide, it’s been an absolute  pleasure having you with us. While waiting for the  

Queen Anne, please do take a look at some of our  videos here or indeed here… and we’ll see you in those!