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I think they should build not only the Queen Mary 2... maybe use the Caronia, Elizabeth, Kassia, and Queens class vessels.
For the Queen Elizabeth 2:- Eliminate classes and set up cabin categories- Eliminate the old lifeboats and make classic orange and white lifeboats with two tenders per side and a speedboat per side.
Cunard Plan:* Short Cruise Frequency is 2/3* Long Cruise Frequency is 1/3
Queens Class- Built in the Alstom Chantiers D' L Atlantique Yards in Saint Nazaire, France- Named after English, Irish, and Scottish Queens
Queens cruise to:Short> Liverpool and SouthhamptonLong> Oban, Belfast, Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Greenock, Liverpool, Cobh (Cork), Plymouth, Guernsey, Southhapmton, Harwich (London), Dover (London), Calais, Cherbourg, Le Havre (Paris), and Santander
- Queen Elizabeth 3, New York Manhattan Service- Queen Mary 2, New York Manhattan Service- Queen Victoria, New York Brooklyn Service- Queen Boudiccia, Philadelphia/Camden Service- Queen Lady Jane, Boston Service- Queen Anne, Portland, Maine Service- Queen Margaret, Montréal, Québec City, St. John, and Saint Pierre Service- Mary Queen of Scots, Montréal, Québec City, and Halifax Service
Kassia Class- Built in Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britian- Named after past Cunard Liners, idea developed by a Cruisetalker named Cunard.
If it originates in the United States:Short> SouthhamptonLong> Cobh (Cork), Plymouth, Guernsey, Southhampton, Harwich (London), and Dover (London)
If it originates in Mexico or Panama:Short> SouthhamptonLong> Mindelo, Dakar, Casablanca, Cadiz (Seville), Lisbon, Vigo, Santander, Le Havre (Paris), Cherbourg, Calais, Dover (London), Harwich (London), and Southhampton
- Caronia 4, Norfolk and Baltimore Service- Mauretania 3, Galveston, New Orleans, Tampa, Key West, Fort Lauderdale, and Nassau Service- Brittania 2, New York/M Service- Aquitania 2, Cape Canaveral Service- Georgic 2, Newport News Service- Kassia, Charleston Service- Scotia 2, Panama, Cancun, Veracruz and Havana Service- Majestic 2, Miami and Nassau Service- Berengaria 2, Panama, Veracruz, Cancún, San Juan, and Saint Thomas Service- Olympic 2, Savannah Service - Carpathia 2, Tampico, Cancún, San Juan, and Saint Thomas Service
Elizabeth Class- Built in Brown & Clydebank in England, Great Britian
Short Queens Class Service- Queen Elizabeth 2, New York Service
Caronia Class- Built in Brown & Clydebank in England, Great BritianShort Kassia Class Service- Caronia 3, Fort Lauderdale and Nassau Service
<Once every year, a random Cunard Liner, even on a regular TransAntlantic basis will be selected to perform a long cruise.Kassia Class, QE2, and Caronia 3 will run through the Panama and Suez Canals
Queens Class will cross Straight of Magellan and Cape of Good Hope.>
The QE3 will enter service when QE2 is phased out, and so on.
Costa Plan:ms CostaMediterranea:Short: Lisbon, Genoa, Piraeus, and IstanbulLong: St. Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Funchal, Agadir, Lisbon, Casablanca, Cadiz (Seville), Ceuta, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Motril, Barcelona, La Coruna, Almeria, Ajaccio, Marsielle, Monte Carlo, Le Verdon, Genoa, Livorno (Florence and Pisa), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Palermo, Messina, Valetta, Loutraki, Bari, Venice, Dubrovnik, Katakolon (Olympia), Heraklion, Santorini, Rhodes, Samos, Myoknos, Pithagorio, Piraeus (Athens), Kusadasi (Ephesus), and Istanbul
ms CostaAtlantica and ms CostaFortuna:Short: Lisbon and GenoaLong: St. Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Funchal, Agadir, Lisbon, Casablanca, Cadiz (Seville), Ceuta, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Motril, Barcelona, La Coruna, Almeria, Ajaccio, Marsielle, Monte Carlo, Le Verdon, and Genoa
- CostaMediterranea, New York City/Manhattan Service- CostaAtlantica, Boston Service- CostaFortuna, Fort Lauderdale, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau, Service
<Magica and Victoria do a short TransAtlantic when switching between Caribbean and Europe. Magica follows the Long Mediterranea routine, Victoria follows Atlantica routine. Magica will depart from New York, Victoria from Fort Lauderdale.
The CostaAtlantica, CostaMeditteranea, and CostaFortuna are on TransAtlantic 24/7
Holland-America Service (Dutch):Short: Southhampton, Antwerp, and AmsterdamLong: Cobh (Cork), Plymouth, Guernsey, Southhampton, Harwich (London), Dover (London), Calais, Antwerp (Brussels), Rotterdam, and Amsterdam
- Oosterdam, New York/Manhattan Service- Zuiderdam, Boston Service- Amsterdam, Fort Lauderdale Service
<The other TransAtlantic cruises won't be listed>
How do you think Malcolm, Ryndam, Joe, Sympatico, all the rest?
Note: I know that there isn't a Queen Elizabeth three yet, but hey, it is just an idea...
How do ya like it?
[ 09-10-2001: Message edited by: Jesse C ]
Queen Mary 2, Brittania, Mauretania 3, Queen Boudiccia, and Queen Lady Jane would have it full service, while their fleetmates join them on busier seasons.
[ 09-08-2001: Message edited by: Jesse C ]
Jesse - thanks for remembering my design!! Jochen and myself worked quite hard perfecting the Kassia.
But I think it would be wonderful to see her on the oceans. You are right, not all Cunarders should / are on the atlantic 24/7 it would be nice to see this brand of cruising reach all corners of the world.
Its nice to see you have worked out a route for Kassia to serve.
Cunard.
[ 09-07-2001: Message edited by: Cunard ]
[ 09-09-2001: Message edited by: Cunard ]
He even presented it to Cunard Line, and they may make a smaller flettmate line to the Queen series.
The Queens cruise from northern cities and Canada, Kassia from the south, Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico.
Before it goes to Genoa, the Costa ships have to go to many ports in Portugal and Spain.
Before La Havre, the Cunard Queens ave to pass Ireland and England first.
Also, all cabin categories are welcome to all areas of the ship, but the Steerage (not tourist) have to get a medical exam and a lot of shots before they board the ship.
Queens Class
- Queen Elizabeth 3Eastbound Pacific from Sydney, Panama Canal from Los Angeles or Tampico, Mexican Riviera from Galveston or Tampico, East Coast from Galveston, Miami, or New York Manhattan
- Queen Victoria, West Coast Africa from Southhampton or Lagos, Trans Cape of Good Hope from Lagos or Dar Es Saalem. Eastern Africa from Dar Es Saalem or Karachi, Mediterranean from Southhampton, Lisbon, and Genoa, Trans-Red Sea from Genoa, Istanbul, or Karachi, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan from Karachi and Goa
- Queen AnneWestern Africa from Southhampton and Lisbon
- Queen MargaretNorthern Canada, Greenland, and Iceland from Saint Johns
- Mary Queen of ScotsNew England and Canada from Halifax
Kassia Class (Built in Britian or France)
Named after past Cunard Liners, idea developed by a Cruisetalker named Cunard.
- Caronia 4Eastern Carribean from Miami
- Aquitania 2Bahamas from Cape Canaveral
- Georgic 2Bermuda from Newport News (from Tenders if allowed, may not meet strict requirements)
- KassiaCharleston and Miami to Mexican Riviera and South America
- Scotia 2Asia from Yokohama, TransPacific from Yokohama, Honolulu, or Los Angeles, Hawaii from Maui, Panama Canal from Los Angeles or Tampico, Mexican Riviera from Galveston or Tampico, East Coast from Galveston, Miami, or New York Manhattan
- Majestic 2Alaska from Los Angeles and Seattle, Panama Canal from Los Angeles or Tampico, Mexican Riviera from Galveston or Tampico, East Coast from Galveston, Miami, or New York Manhattan
- BerengariaNorthern Europe from Southhampton, Le Havre, or Amsterdam
- Olympic 2Mediterranean from Southhampton, Lisbon, and Genoa, Trans-Red Sea from Genoa, Istanbul, or Karachi, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan from Karachi and Goa
- Carpathia 2Mediterranean from Southhampton, Lisbon, and Genoa
..the eleven Kassia Class Ships (no pun intended) get built at the Harland & Wolff Shipward in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
The color of the lifeboats are different, orange, except for the tenders. They are now red and white like the Carnival Spirit has them. I added a glass panel for the atrium and the portholes for the lower decks.
I also hung flags of the United States, Britian, Ireland, Cuba, Mexico, and the Bahamas on the line between the crow's next and the funnel.
I will e-mail it to ya soon, Cunard.
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