VALENCIA, Calif., July 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cunard's
Queen Elizabeth met HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time on
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017 off the coast
of Scotland. The rendezvous of the
two ships, that share the same name and who were both christened by
The Queen, took place in the Moray Firth off the coast of
Scotland during Queen Elizabeth's
13-night tour of the British Isles.
"It is a huge honour for myself and the crew of Cunard's Queen
Elizabeth to meet HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time," said
Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge of Cunard's Queen Elizabeth. "To
share the sea with the Royal Navy's lead ship of the Queen
Elizabeth-class of aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever
built for the UK is a pleasure and I would like to take this
opportunity to wish Commander Kyd and his crew well with their sea
trials."
For more information about Queen Elizabeth, or to book
a voyage, contact your Travel Consultant, call Cunard Line
at 1-800-728-6273 or visit www.cunard.com.
For travel agents interested in further information,
please contact your Business Development Manager,
visit OneSource or call Cunard toll free
at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
Defining true excellence at sea with over 176
years of legendary voyages, Cunard is the operator of luxury ocean
liners Queen Mary 2®, Queen
Victoria® and Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury on a grand
scale in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill and Queens Grill
accommodation.
Cunard is the only line to offer regularly
scheduled Transatlantic service and continues the legacy
of world cruising which it began in 1922. Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Line' by Travel +
Leisure's 2016 World's Best Awards and 'Best World Cruise
Itineraries' and 'Best Trans-Atlantic Itineraries' by Porthole
Cruise Magazine's 2016 Readers Choice Awards, Cunard is a proud
member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a part of Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the largest
cruise vacation company in the world. Together Cunard, Carnival
Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises
(Australia) and P&O Cruises
(UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world
and totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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SOURCE Cunard Line