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The original Queen Elizabeth was still in service with Cunard when QE2 was launched in 1967, although she was retired and sold before QE2 entered revenue service with Cunard in 1969. The addition of a "2" in this manner was unknown at the time, but it was not unknown for Roman numerals to denote ships in service with the same name.
In 2004, QE2 was replaced on the transatlantic runs by Queen Mary 2 (QM2). The line also operates Queen Victoria (QV) and Queen Elizabeth (QE). As of 2022, Cunard is the only shipping company to still operate a scheduled passenger service between Europe and North America. In 2017, Cunard announced a fourth ship would join its fleet. [9]
RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line.Along with the Queen Mary, she provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France.
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MS Queen Elizabeth (QE [2]) is a cruise ship of the Vista class operated by the Cunard Line. The design is modified compared to earlier ships of the same class, and slightly larger than Queen Victoria, at 92,000 GT. The ship's name was announced by Cunard on 10 October 2007.
She has served as the flagship of the Cunard Line since April 2004, [9] and as of 2025, is the only active, purpose-built ocean liner still in service. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City , in addition to short cruises and an annual world voyage.
Ship Built In service for Cunard Type GRT Notes Image Shamrock: 1847: 1851–1854: Intermediate: 714: Sold in 1854 Arabia: 1852: 1852–1864: Express: 2,400: Sold 1864 and converted to sail, sank 1868 [3]