CUNARD QUEEN ANNE TO SAIL INTO SOUTHAMPTON LATER THIS MONTH

Solent Cruises will celebrating the maiden arrival of the new Cunard Queen Anne cruise ship into Southampton on Saturday 27th April. The cruise ship will be part of the welcoming flotilla into the Solent and up Southampton water. The Cunard Queen Anne will become the 249th ship to sail under the Cunard flag and enters service this year. It will make up a one part of a quartet of Cunard ships at sea alongside Queen Mary II, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Inger Klein Thorhauge will serve as the first captain of the Queen Anne and is also Cunard’s first female captain. The event can be witnessed from the shoreline or onboard the Solent Cat that – as part of the flotilla – will follow her in with a fleet of other sailing vessels. There are still a few tickets available to join the Solent Cat. More information is available from Solent Cruises.