Elizabeth - General Discussion

[Chris Frame]

As QM2 is "GBQM" and Queen Victoria is "GBQV" I assume Cunard will opt for "GBQE" for Elizabeth.

However, maybe for nostalgia they will make her "GBTT" or - perhaps "GBSS" (the first QE)...

[bswan]

A longer bow would look better

[highlander0108]

A longer bow would look better

I'm pretty sure Cunard will go for the easier route of the call sign if they can.   

[RmsAquitania]

When i first looked at the pics of her stern without my specs on I thought I was looking at a bulk carrier.So when I did put me specs on i decided bulk carriers are actually more attractive and with better sea keeping qualities than a vista class neap. Thanks but no thanks in a quaint northern expression  "she llooks a right minger "

[cunardqueen]

Thanks but no thanks in a quaint northern expression  "she llooks a right minger "

Well... thats one way of putting it.... 

[Twynkle]

qe3 - definitely NOT Queen Elizabeth 2 as in the link
http://wearecunard.com/2010/04/breaking-news-–-the-latest-pictures-of-queen-elizabeth-2/

Surely, there can't EVER be another Yacht Club - there's something about an 'impostor' here!

[cunardqueen]

There is only one Yacht Club... 

[highlander0108]

"There can be only one"  a little Highlander movie humor. 

I just can't get excited about this cruise ship.  Where is the excitement that was building towards the launch of QM2 at the same time?  I'm definitely not scouring the internet looking for the latest construction pics of QE.

[Matt]

Six months from today, Queen Elizabeth will set sail on her maiden voyage.

Matt

[Rob Lightbody]

I'm counting the days 

[Twynkle]

Hmm...just noted that Captain Wells will be Master on qV from the end of April.
Hopefully he'll take some of the qV's good spirit with him to qE3 for her Maiden voyage...

[andyh]

Six months from today, Queen Elizabeth will set sail on her maiden voyage.

Matt

And we will be on her 

[Peter Mugridge]

^^^^^

At least if you're on board her you can't see her...

[RmsAquitania]

I still dont think she deserves or should be called a queen, after all all the cunard queens up to, and including qm2, were built for speed and each looked different not part of a mass produced model like the lada !

[Twynkle]

Made by vessel87
(Does this need an Adults Only Cert.?)

[Peter Mugridge]

I've been wondering whether she will in fact end up with the "3" suffix by default given the name of one of the two new aircraft carriers being built...

[highlander0108]

The new cruise ship is called QE3 in our household to avoid any confusion with the real Queen Elizabeth. 

[Chris Frame]

New microsite for QE3:   http://queenelizabeth.cunard.com/latest-news/     

[Matt]

They need a huge shrine to QE2 on this ship! Aswell as the original QE!

[Twynkle]

'The World Awaits'
Cunard have issued a Press Release, giving information regarding a panel designed by David Linley in the 'Grand Lobby'

Cunard's Press Release includes:

...
Queen Elizabeth joins the Cunard fleet in October 2010 as the sixth Cunard Queen in Cunard’s illustrious 170 years history and the second largest Cunarder ever built. She will be the third Cunard Queen to bear the name Elizabeth and will join her sisters Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria as part of the youngest fleet in the world. Her unique style and personality will bear tribute to her forebears Queen Elizabeth and QE2....
...One challenge for Queen Elizabeth’s designers was how to treat the significant central space on the sweeping staircase in the ship’s soaring Grand Lobby.
Cunard’s President and Managing Director, Peter Shanks, says:
“We needed to fill that space with something which would not just be dramatic but which would also reflect our emphasis on traditional and sumptuous materials. After much thought and exploratory work, it was decided to commission a 5.6-metre (18 ft 6 in) high marquetry panel depicting the original Queen Elizabeth, an Art Deco icon, using a variety of natural woods from around the world.
“Once we had decided on the theme and the medium, it didn’t take us long to conclude that no-one was better qualified for this work than the company of the exceptional craftsman David Linley, whose creative ability and mastery of wood is renowned”. 

http://www.cunard.co.uk/news/default.asp?Cat=&View=ViewArticle&Mode=News&ContentID=7683&Active=News

And from Liners List, Ray Goldenberg writes:

....Commenting on the challenges faced by the bespoke commission, Linley's
Chairman, David Linley, who founded the company in 1985, says:
"Though we have made fittings for luxury yachts in the past, this is the
first sea-going work we have done on this scale - it is certainly the
largest screen we have ever made - but it was a commission I was
delighted to accept. I recall my father saying the interior design on
Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 made one proud to be British, so I am hoping
our achievement on the new Queen Elizabeth will make him - and others -
equally proud".....

David Linley is the son the late Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden.
They were particularly interested in QE2 and Patrons in the British art world of the 1960's and beyond
There's a fine shop owned by David Linley in London - he and colleagues make good things!