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		<title>Now it really is getting exciting&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://wearecunard.com/2010/10/now-it-really-is-getting-exciting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Well we took delivery of Queen Elizabeth last Thursday in Trieste and she is now on her way to Southampton. It is going to be a wonderful time for all concerned as she is named by Her Majesty The Queen and then sets off on her Maiden Voyage on Columbus Day next week. We will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cunard Takes Delivery Of Queen Elizabeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countdown to Queen Elizabeth – 8 days
With just a week to go before her maiden voyage, it’s now official; Cunard Line has taken delivery of Queen Elizabeth; the second largest Cunarder ever built and the third new liner the company has built in six years.
The Handover Ceremony took place last Thursday on board the new 92,400-ton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As The World Awaits, A Beautiful Queen Is Coming To Life…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 97 days
How perfect, as we celebrate our 170th anniversary of Britannia’s maiden voyage, that we now look forward to our new Queen, joining the fleet in just over 3 month’s time.
Cunard’s President and Managing Director, Peter Shanks visited the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy last week, and I’m delighted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News – Latest Pictures Of Queen Elizabeth – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://wearecunard.com/2010/05/breaking-news-%e2%80%93-latest-pictures-of-queen-elizabeth-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 23:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 158 days    
Welcome to the second part of the special Blog showing the latest pictures of Queen Elizabeth in the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. This time we are looking at the interior of our new Queen which is changing every day with completion just over five months away. Before I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News – Latest Pictures Of Queen Elizabeth – Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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 Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 160 days
Although I’m at home enjoying some leave I’ll still be keeping you up to date with what’s going on both at sea and ashore. Thanks for all your great feedback, especially about our new look Blog, please keep it coming.
Just before I left Queen Victoria, I received some photos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News – The Latest Pictures Of Queen Elizabeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 186 days
 
With just over six months before her maiden voyage, I have received some new pictures from the Fincantieri shipyard where Queen Elizabeth is currently under construction. This stage of the new build process is a very interesting one, but not the most visual as it involves a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News – New Pictures Of Queen Elizabeth’s Interior Including The Grills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 214 days
 
Welcome to another Blog which marks yet more Cunard milestones. Firstly, this is our 80th week of Blogging, and this is the 152nd post, so thank you to everyone back in Southampton for all their help, but more importantly thank you for reading them, and for all your questions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Queen Elizabeth’s Madrina</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 267 days
 
As Queen Mary 2 prepares to make her maiden southbound transit of the Suez Canal, Queen Victoria has also found the warmth of the Caribbean having made her maiden call to Grand Cayman yesterday. We anchored just off Georgetown, very close to a new pier: 
 


 

We were lucky to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queen Elizabeth’s Float Out Ceremony On Video – Part 1</title>
		<link>http://wearecunard.com/2010/01/queen-elizabeth%e2%80%99s-float-out-ceremony-on-video-%e2%80%93-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 274 days
 
As I prepare to fly to New York to meet Queen Victoria on her 2010 World Voyage, I am delighted to say that the first Video Blog from Queen Elizabeth’s Float Out ceremony is now ready.  As I mentioned in my last post, this is the first part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Pictures From Queen Elizabeth’s Float Out Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countdown to Queen Elizabeth &#8211; 278 days
 
I have just returned from Monfalcone, Italy, where the Queen Elizabeth “Float Out” Ceremony took place at the Fincantieri shipyard, and what a day it was. I also enjoyed the opportunity to see the ship, and the staggering progress that has been made, since our last visit in November. [...]]]></description>
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