NEW SHIP PREVIEW
“Aboard Queen Elizabeth, glamour is enjoying a distinct Renaissance.”
Teresa Anderson, vice president of Interior Design for Cunard Line: “The style of Queen Elizabeth harks back to the rich Art Deco period that was so popular in the 1920s and 30s. The emphasis is on warm, understated colours such as creams, burgundies and rich wood tones, employed with appropriate British Art Deco signatures.” It is no understatement that Art Deco is where style met glamour. This movement flourished throughout the florid 1920s and streamlined 30s. The style took its name from the 1925 ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ in Paris.
everal features pay homage to that other Cunard icon bearing the proud epithet ‘Queen Elizabeth’. Retrieved from QE2, now in retirement in Dubai, the ship’s bell graces the starboard entrance to the Commodore Club, whilst the priceless solid silver model of QE2 by Asprey, now takes pride of place in the entrance to the Yacht Club. Oscar Nemon’s bronze sculpture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II that was a focal point of the Queen’s Room aboard QE2 is now a cynosure of the Queens Room aboard the new Queen Elizabeth. Guests get their first appreciation of the new
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Cunarder’s dramatic architecture and design as they enter the three-deck-high Grand Lobby, a majestic and powerful nexus from which other principal public rooms emanate. Dominating this purlieu is an 18½ft panel created by the renowned exponent, Viscount David Linley. Adjacent to the Grand Lobby staircase on the port side of Deck Two, is the entrance to the
A TRULY REGAL SPA
The ROYAL SPA by Elemis on Decks Nine and Ten offers a range of indulgent treatments, including Ayurveda and Shirodhara
therapies, as well as Shirobhyanga massages. In the Royal Bath House, there is a Hydrotherapy Pool and Thermal Suite with therapeutic
sauna and steam grotto to assuage muscles and restore a sense of well-being. There is also a range of fitness services such as nutritional
consultations and body
composition analysis.
6,000-book Library. A spiral staircase to the upper level connects this traditionally styled, double- height room. This wood-panelled oasis, illuminated by a coffered
backlit ceiling and emphasised by dramatic leaded glass panels with elegant classical patterns, is as subtle as it is sophisticated. The highlight of the room is an antique floor-standing globe, dating from 1925. A recreation of the much-lauded first-class
Verandah Grill is situated on Deck Three. This prepossessing restaurant boasts artwork inspired by the whimsical murals that adorned these eclectic rooms on the former ‘Queens’. In the egalitarian 21st century, it is open for lunch and dinner when any passenger, for a small supplement, can take advantage of this exclusive experience that harks back to a more graceful era. The Midships Lounge overflows in Art Deco detailing, including murals, classical up-lighters and sandblasted glass panels, as well as bas-reliefs. The cornerstone of echoes from past Cunarders is undoubtedly a recreated map of the North Atlantic that dominated the first class dining salon aboard
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