Warfare in News
Posted on Friday 22nd May
Between 24-26 May 2015, all three Cunard ships will call at Liverpool to salute a city that will be forever part of Cunard's history. At 12 noon on 25 May, all three Queens will meet on the Mersey for the first time.
You can read more about Liverpool's significance for Cunard in Liverpool in the Great War. Warrior Queens describes the transformations of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth into troopships during the Second World War. The Queens are also featured in Cruise Ships and Giants of the Seas.
Full details of anniversary celebrations are available via Cunard.co.uk including anniversary news and updates, videos and photo gallery.
You can read more about Liverpool's significance for Cunard in Liverpool in the Great War. Warrior Queens describes the transformations of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth into troopships during the Second World War. The Queens are also featured in Cruise Ships and Giants of the Seas.
Full details of anniversary celebrations are available via Cunard.co.uk including anniversary news and updates, videos and photo gallery.
Further Reading
The New Cunard Queens
(Paperback - 208 pages)by Nils Schwerdtner
The venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 has long since become a floating legend. Launched in 1967, she was for three decades considered the last of her kind, a cherished and beloved remnant from the age of the great ocean liners. So Cunard's decision, on the eve of the new Millennium, to build a new liner for the transatlantic service, caused widespread interest. The Queen Mary 2 would not have been a true Cunarder had she not… Read more...
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