MS Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria near Hook of Holland on August 30, 2022 | |
| History | |
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| Bermuda | |
| Name | Queen Victoria |
| Namesake | Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry |
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| Route | Various |
| Ordered | 3 December 2004 |
| Builder | Fincantieri Marghera shipyard, Italy |
| Cost | £270 million (approx.) |
| Laid down | 12 May 2006 |
| Launched | 15 January 2007 (float-out) |
| Christened | 10 December 2007 |
| Completed | 2007 |
| Acquired | 2007 |
| Maiden voyage | 11 December 2007 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | When docked can plugin to external power and turn-off engines |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Vista-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 90,049 GT |
| Length | 964.5 ft (294 m) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 205 ft (62.5 m) keel to funnel |
| Draft | 26.2 ft (8.0 m) |
| Decks | 16 total, 12 passenger |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two ABB Azipods (2 × 16.7 MW) |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 2,081 passengers |
| Crew | 900 |
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MS Queen Victoria (QV) is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line and is named after the former British monarch Queen Victoria. The vessel is of the same basic design as other Vista-class cruise ships, including Queen Elizabeth. At 90,049 gross tonnage (GT) she is the smallest of Cunard's ships in operation.