{"id":1247,"date":"2023-05-04T06:03:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T11:32:42","slug":"the-queen-anne-float-launches-on-cunard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/cunard\/the-queen-anne-float-launches-on-cunard","title":{"rendered":"The Queen Anne float launches on Cunard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For Cunard&#8217;s new Queen Anne, float-out celebrations have occurred at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On May 3, 2024, Queen Anne, the 249th ship to sail under the <a href=\"https:\/\/ts1.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/cunard\">Cunard<\/a> flag, will set sail on her maiden voyage to Lisbon, her first voyage under the Cunard flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Traditionally, a Madrina is named to offer blessings and best wishes for the ship, celebrating water flow into the dry dock.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-video text-center\"><iframe class=\"hide\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YyFdiB53FkU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carnival UK President, Sture Myrmell, said: &#8220;We are pleased to celebrate this important milestone in Queen Anne&#8217;s construction. 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