Cunard Welcomes Anne, The Princess Royal Aboard Newest Cruise Ship

Cunard welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal aboard Queen Anne through the ship’s go to to Liverpool on Tuesday, Might twenty seventh.

In the course of the go to, The Princess Royal met with Cunard visitors, crew, and metropolis officers within the Queens Room. She was additionally launched to members of the Cunard Girls Officers Community, which incorporates girls from the cruise model’s maritime and hospitality groups.

The royal occasion was in celebration of Cunard’s 185th anniversary, its enduring bond with Liverpool, and the management of Queen Anne‘s captains Dave Hudson and Inger Thorhauge. Liverpool is central to Cunard’s historical past — it served because the departure level of the road’s first transatlantic crossing in 1940 and held its headquarters for 128 years. In 2024, town was named Queen Anne‘s godparent throughout a naming ceremony on the Liverpool Waterfront.

“Liverpool isn’t just the place Cunard was based — it’s the place our story started. This nice metropolis, with its proud maritime historical past and powerful sense of id, has formed Cunard from the very starting. The docks, the river, and the individuals of Liverpool are all a part of our heritage and stay central to who we’re immediately,” mentioned Katie McAlister, president of Cunard.

“The bond between Cunard and Liverpool has grown over generations. It’s constructed on shared values — resilience, satisfaction, and a deep respect for custom — and it continues to imply a fantastic deal to us. We really feel a powerful connection to this metropolis and are all the time proud to return.”

Following the occasion, the cruise line formally opened its 185th anniversary “Sea of Glamour” exhibition at The Royal Liver Constructing, joined by Queen Anne‘s Icons — 5 Liverpudlian girls chosen to symbolize town. The exhibition showcases the glamour, grandeur, and cultural heritage of life at sea via Cunard’s lengthy and storied historical past.

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