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QUEEN VICTORIA

Post by shipstamps » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:00 pm


The 13th of January 2008 will mark a momentous occasion in Cunard’s history, as the three “QUEENS” will meet for the first time in New York.
QUEEN VICTORIA and QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 will arrive in unison after their Tandem Transatlantic Crossing from Southampton and QUEEN MARY 2 will join them from a voyage around the Caribbean.

The Island of Man issued on that day a Miniature Sheet which incorporated all three vessels.

Two of these vessels have been already depict on other stamps, only the QUEEN VICTORIA is new.

She was built as a passenger/cruise liner under yard No 6127 by Fincantiere-Cantiere Nav. Italiani S.p.A., Porto Maghera, Italy for the Cunard Line Ltd., Santa Clarita, Ca. USA.
03 December 2004 contract was signed.
12 May 2006 keel laying ceremony.
January 2007 she was floated out of the building dock.
Tonnage 90.049 grt. 7.685 dwt., dim. 294.0 x 32.26 x 8.0m. (draught), length bpp. 265.27m.
Powered by four 16-cyl Sulzer ZAV40S and two 12-cil. ZAV40S, manufactured by Wärtsilla, total 63.360 kW. (84.933 hp.), two Azipods with fixed pitch propellers, speed maximum 23.7 knots, cruising speed 18 knots. Three bow thrusters each 2.2 MW.
Bunker capacity 3.000 tonnes heavy fuel and 150 tonnes marine diesel.
Consumption by maximum power around 10 tons an hour.
She has 16 decks of which 12 are used by passengers.
Accommodation for 2.014 passengers, crew around 900.
One pair of folding fin stabilisers.
24 August 2007 trials.
24 November 2007 delivered to the Cunard Line.
Building cost around US$ 522 million. Homeport Southampton, U.K.

30 November 2007 sailed from Venice to Southampton, under command of Capt. Paul Wright, arrived Southampton 07 December.
10 December 2007 christened by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in QUEEN VICTORIA.
11 December she sailed for her 10 day maiden voyage to Northern Europe, and after making an other cruise to the Canary Islands.
06 January 2008 she embarked passengers and sails the same day from Southampton for her first world cruise circumnavigating the globe in 107 days. A few days ago she was in Auckland.
Her IMO No. is 9320556.

She also appears on a new stamp issued by Gibraltar in 2008 48p sg?

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Queen_Victoria some other web-sites.
http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_victoria_2007.htm

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Re: QUEEN VICTORIA

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:36 pm

Isle of Man 2008 £1
Togo 2013 750F sg?, scott? (hull color is wrong must be black.)
Togo 2019 800F sg?, scott?
Guernsey 2023 EUR Letter up to 20g sg?, Scott?

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. Her facilities include seven restaurants, thirteen bars, three swimming pools, a ballroom, and a theatre.

Characteristics and naming
Unlike many previous Cunard ships, QUEEN VICTORIA is not a traditional ocean liner, as she does not have heavy plating throughout the hull. However, the bow was constructed with heavier plating to cope with the transatlantic run, and the ship has a high freeboard. The QUEEN MARY2 had cost approximately $300,000 US per berth, nearly double that of many contemporary cruise ships, so Cunard made the economical decision to base QUEEN VICTORIA on a modified Vista-class cruise ship, and QUEEN ELIZABETH retains the same design with some minor changes. Nonetheless, Ian McNaught, who was QUEEN VICTORIA's captain in 2009, has asserted that the ship is a liner based on her classic décor.

History
Concept and construction
An order for a Vista-class vessel was transferred by Carnival Corporation & plc, parent company to Holland America, Cunard, and P&O from its Holland America Line to Cunard with the intent that the vessel would become the QUEEN VICTORIA Fincantieri laid down the keel in 2003, but Carnival reassigned the hull again to become the P&O ship ARCADIA.
The new QUEEN VICTORIA ordered from Fincantieri in 2004 was 11 meters (36 ft 1 in) longer, 5,000 tons larger, with an increased passenger capacity of 2,000.[ and features which had proved successful on QUEEN MARY 2. The keel was laid on 12 May 2006. Eighty prefabricated steel "blocks", each complete with interior structure, cabling, and ducts, and each weighing 325 tons were then added. The completed hull with superstructure was floated out on 15 January 2007, after having a bottle of Prosecco smashed against her side by Maureen Ryan, a Cunard employee who has served on all four "Cunard Queens". The ceremony also saw the traditional placing of coins on the mast – in this case, a Euro and a gold QUEEN VICTORIA sovereign were welded beneath the radar mast.
QUEEN VICTORIA departed the Port of Venice on 24 August 2007 to commence her sea trials, and, after handover to Cunard, arrived in Southampton, United Kingdom, to fanfare and media attention on 7 December; much of the coverage was focused on the ship's superlatives, and represented QUEEN VICTORIA as "Cunard's most luxurious ship." The same day, the ship was officially named by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, continuing the tradition of Cunard "Queens" being named by royalty. The bottle of champagne failed to break upon impact with QUEEN VICTORIA's hull, which according to nautical superstition is a bad omen. However, a backup bottle was immediately successful.

Service History
Captain Paul Wright was appointed as the first master of QUEEN VICTORIA in October 2006. Captain Christopher Rynd became a secondary master. Captain Ian McNaught[ briefly commanded QUEEN VICTORIA before transferring to SEABOURN.
QUEEN VICTORIA undertook her maiden voyage, a 10-day cruise to northern Europe, on 11 December 2007. Following this and a cruise to the Canary Islands, QUEEN VICTORIA embarked on her first world cruise, circumnavigating the globe in 107 days. (The first ship to have previously done so—also named VICTORIA —took 1,153 days in 1519 to 1522.) The first leg of this voyage was a tandem crossing of the Atlantic with QUEEN ELIZABETH 2, to New York City, where the two ships met QUEEN MARY 2 near the Statue of Liberty on 13 January 2008, with a celebratory fireworks display, marking the first time three Cunard "Queens" had been present in the same location. Cunard declared that this would also be the only time the three ships would ever meet, owing to the QE2's impending retirement from service in late 2008, though the ships did meet again in Southampton on 22 April 2008, resulting from a change in QUEEN ELIZABETH 2's schedule.
In May 2008, QUEEN VICTORIA struck a pier in Malta after her thrusters malfunctioned. However the damage was minimal, allowing the ship to continue operating, but repairs resulted in her missing a port of call in La Goulette.
QUEEN VICTORIA completed her third world cruise in 2010 when she was joined by Captain Chris Wells, who was aboard to familiarise himself with the Vista-class ship before taking command of QUEEN ELIZABETH in late 2010. During a call at Sydney, QUEEN VICTORIA was illuminated in pink in support of breast cancer research. On 9 December 2010 Cunard announced its first female captain, Faroese-born Inger Klein Olsen,[ who took command of QUEEN VICTORIA on 15 December.
At the end of October 2011 QUEEN VICTORIA and her fleet mates changed their registries to Hamilton, Bermuda, to host weddings on board. Also the word "Southampton" across the stern was replaced by Hamilton.

Cunard rendezvous
In January 2011, two years after the first Cunard Royal Rendezvous, on the same date, QUEEN MARY 2 met up with both QUEEN VICTORIA and QUEEN ELIZABETH for another Royal Rendezvous in New York City on 13 January 2011. Both QUEEN VICTORIA and QUEEN ELIZABETH made a tandem crossing of the Atlantic for the event. All three ships met in front of the Statue of Liberty at 6:45 pm for a Grucci fireworks display. The Empire State Building was lit up in red to mark the event. In March 2011 QUEEN VICTORIA passed the former Cunard retired ocean liner QUEEN MARY for the first time. The QUEEN MARY is permanently docked in Long Beach, California, and operated as a hotel. On 5 June 2012 all three Queens met again but this time in Southampton to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
On 6 May 2014, all three Queens met up for the first time in Lisbon, Portugal, in preparation for QUEEN MARY 2's 10th birthday. All three on departure sailed in a one-line formation to Southampton. On 9 May both QUEEN ELIZABETH and QUEEN VICTORIA led in single file, QUEEN MARY 2 up the Southampton channel, with both ships docking in a bow-to-bow formation performing a birthday salute to QUEEN MARY 2. Later on, all three sisters gather for a fireworks display in which QUEEN MARY 2 led the vessels back down the channel.
On 25 May 2015 the three "Queens" were at Liverpool celebrating 175 years of the formation of the Cunard Line, which was formed and based in the city. At low tide, the three ships stopped in line in the middle of the River Mersey, bow to stern, maneuvered 180 degrees in full synchronization with each other, which was described as a river dance, and then formed an arrow side by side. QUEEN MARY 2 was in the center with her bow in line with the Cunard Building at the Pier Head. The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatics team performed a flypast in Vic formation, emitting red, white, and blue smoke, over the vessels. An estimated 1.3 million people lined the river banks to witness the spectacle.

Design
Exterior
QUEEN VICTORIA's exterior design closely resembles that of Vista-class ships built for various cruise companies.
A feature that distinguishes her from her younger fleet mate, QUEEN ELIZABETH, is the more angled sloping stern, as compared to the newer ship's vertical one. In addition to this, she lacks the covered games deck above the bridge, a feature that is present on the QUEEN ELIZABETH.

May 2017 refit
During the 2017 refit, QUEEN VICTORIA was fitted with additional cabins at the stern which makes her more similar in appearance to QUEEN ELIZABETH . This addition also made more space available around a newly re-designed aft lido pool area, and reduced the size of aft-facing balconies.

Interior
QUEEN VICTORIA's public rooms are mainly located on the lower-level public decks of the ship, 2 Deck and 3 Deck. Unlike QUEEN MARY 2, however, there is no central circulation access, the main corridors being to the port side. The ship does have a similar grand lobby staircase with an artwork feature as on the QUEEN MARY ships, a relief portrait of the ship situated on the staircase sculpted by British sculptor John McKenna.
1 Deck, the lowest passenger deck, holds the lowest level of a three-story stairwell lobby, as well as of the Royal Court Theatre. On 2 Deck can be found the mid-level of the Royal Court Theatre, casino, Golden Lion Pub, Queen's Room, Verandah à la carte restaurant, Chart Room bar, and lower level of both the library and Britannia Restaurant. The topmost level of the theatre, Royal Arcade, Midships Lounge, and upper level of the library and formal dining room are all on 3 Deck, along with a wrap-around exterior promenade. The decks above these contain mostly passenger cabins until 9 Deck, on which are the Cunard Health Club and spa, Winter Garden lounge, Lido Restaurant, and two outdoor pools. On 10 Deck is the Commodore Club, Churchill Lounge (for smokers), and Yacht Club[31] nightclub. The Queen's Grill and Princess Grill, with their attached lounge and an open courtyard between, are on 11 Deck.
The QUEEN VICTORIA operates similarly to both the QUEEN MARY 2 and the former QUEEN ELIZABETH 2, both of which follow the same practice of separating passengers into different restaurants based on the price of the cabin they booked (the Britannia as standard for regular cabins, Princess Grill as middle for those in junior suites, and the Queen's Grill as superior for deluxe suite occupants), are actually ships divided into three classes, despite the fact that all other public rooms are used by all passengers equally. Though this situation is similar in QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 and QUEEN MARY 2, it is further enhanced in QUEEN VICTORIA by the fact that Grill Passengers (those dining in Princess Grill or Queen's Grill) also have two private outdoor areas on 10 and 11 Decks with the specific name "Grills Terrace", a feature which also appears on QUEEN MARY 2 at the aft section of 10 Deck.
QUEEN VICTORIA's theatre is the first at sea to have private boxes. There is also a Winter Garden lounge with a retractable glass roof and a two-story library with a connecting spiral staircase.
May 2017 refit
In May 2017, QUEEN VICTORIA underwent a second major overhaul, which added new cabins aft, as well as refurbished other spaces and adding new dining facilities. The modifications saw the passenger capacity increase to 2,081 from 1,988.
Changes included a new Britannia Club restaurant, updated Chartroom, refreshed Winter Garden, refreshed Yacht Club and new outdoor pool area.

Technical
Power plant and propulsion system
QUEEN VICTORIA can carry 3,000 tons of heavy fuel and 150 tons of marine gas oil, consuming 12 tons per hour for maximum output. Although the ship burns heavy fuel, it uses low-sulphur fuel in certain jurisdictions.

Incidents
On QUEEN VICTORIA's 21 December 2007 voyage, 122 guests and 11 crew on board contracted norovirus. It was officially attributed to a guest who had already contracted the virus prior to boarding the ship. The outbreak was also popularly attributed to the Duchess of Cornwall's initial failure to break the champagne bottle during the ship's christening, which is a bad omen in naval tradition. While most recovered, 30 were still reported to be ill at that time.
This was not reported on the CDC's website, which recorded three more norovirus outbreaks on the ship's 4 January 2010, 12 January 2010, and 21 February 2018 voyages.
On 14 May 2008, on QUEEN VICTORIA's first visit to Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, the throttles malfunctioned during berthing, resulting in the vessel colliding with the pier. She remained in port for an extra night whilst repairs were carried out to the stern.

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(Comoro Islands 2008, 450 fc., StG.?)
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(St. Maarten 2013, 180 c. StG.?)
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