QUEEN VICTORIA
imo 9320556
Registered Owner: Carnival Plc. - Operator Cunard Line Ltd. - United Kingdom a Carnival Corp. Company.
| The ship has already a whole history
behind the back. Originally ordered in 1994 as the fourth HAL-Vista Class. The Carnival Corp.
decided to hand-over the ship to Cunard and renamed it in "Queen Victoria".
During the design phase it was not possible to create a Cunard image. The
decision was
to transfer the "Queen Victoria" to P & O - Cruises
-UK. She now sailing as "ARCADIA".
A new order was placed. This ship will be also more or less similar to HAL's line of Vista-class vessels, but with Cunard's own twists in the design and slightly larger. In September 2004 the design was enlarged as part of an order of four other ships from Fincantieri. It was originally slated for 88,000 tons and a capacity of 1968. Eleven meters were added to the length raising the tonnage to 90,049 and increasing the capacity to 2000, but the ship will still be able to transit the Panama Canal. |
Entered service: 2007 - Gross tonnage: 90.049 - Pass. cap. lower beds: 2014 - All berths: 2144 - Passenger decks: 12 - Length: 294 m.- Beam: 32,26 m. - Drive: diesel/electric: 6 diesel engines make Wärtsilä/Sulzer 4 type 16ZAV40S and 2 type 12ZAV40S total output 63.360 kW. - Propulsion: 2 Azipods make ABB 17.600 kW. each - Service speed: 18 knots - Max.speed: 23,7 knots - Built: Fincantieri Shipyards - Italy - Yard no: 6127 - Classification: LR - Flag: United Kingdom.
Sistership: Queen Elizabeth
| Passenger Space Ratio at all berths 42 |
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Queen Victoria bumps: The cruise liner Queen Victoria literally marked its maiden call at Grand Harbour quay at the Valletta Waterfront with a bang when it hit the quay on may 14-2008 It damaging its stern and the quay.The departure was delayed overnight with the ship expected to leave early morning.During manoeuvring to berth at Pinto Wharf, right in front of the restored Valletta Waterfront, at 11 a.m. when it bumped into the quay.Passengers told there was a loud noise and the jolt was felt on several decks. The result was a dent about two to three metres wide. No one was injured in the incident.
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| IMAGES AT FIRST ARRIVAL IN ROTTERDAM DEC. 12 - 2007 |
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athene april 2010 |
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Outbound Amsterdam 28/05/2010 images courtesy Henk van Geilswijk |
| ALL INTERIOR IMAGES COURTESY CUNARD |
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