Queen Anne of Cunard arrives in Southampton
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This is the moment Cunard's luxury new ship Queen Anne sailed to her home port of Southampton ahead of her maiden voyage to Lisbon on Friday.
Queen Anne, 249Day The ship, intended to sail under the Cunard flag, arrived in the city this evening (April 30) at approximately 8pm.
And when she sailed Southampton Water for the first time, she was accompanied by a number of small crafts from the local boating community to celebrate her historic arrival.
The luxury cruise line's newest ship arrived from Italy following an official handover ceremony at Venice's Fincantieri Magera shipyard on April 19, with thousands of spectators plying the Southampton Waters to see the 113,000-tonne ship, 3,000 guests. took up a vantage point along the . Queen.
A formal blessing and plaque exchange ceremony will be held on Friday (May 3) while the ship docks at Mayflower Terminal.
Cunard's beautiful new ship is set to set sail on May 3 for her maiden voyage, a seven-night voyage to Lisbon via La Coruna. She will then set off on a 14-night voyage to the Canary Islands.
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