11. Biblioteca Localizada nos decks 2 e 3, é a segunda maior biblioteca em alto mar, com mais de 6.000 livros.
12. 2 Deck & 3 Deck The Britannia Restaurant Cunardia Museum Queens Room Royal Shopping Royal Theatre Casino Golden Lion Pub Images Photography Gallery Art Gallery The Chart Room
14. Britannia Restaurant Principal restaurante do QV. Com capacidade para 900 pessoas, destina-se aos passageiros das categorias A1 a D8. Café da manhã e almoço são servidos no sistema open sitting (sem reservas). No jantar existe a opção dos dois turnos: 1º as 1800h e 2º as 2000h. 2 Deck & 3 Deck
QUEEN VICTORIA I AM SURE MOST OF YOU ARE NOW FAMILIAR WITH THE MAIN FEATURES OF QUEEN VICTORIA SINCE WE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED THE DESIGN OF HER PUBLIC ROOMS AND ACCOMMODATION A FEW WEEKS AGO. NEVERTHELESS, WE COULD NOT END THE DAY WITHOUT ANOTHER VISIT TO A VERY SPECIAL SHIP WHICH WE HOPE WILL NOT ONLY PERPETUATE THE CUNARD LINER LINEAGE , BUT WILL ALSO CEMENT OUR UNIQUE POSITION IN THE LUXURY LINER MARKET.
AT 90,000 TONS, 964 FEET LONG, 205 FEET HIGH, RESPLENDENT IN HER BLACK AND RED LIVERY AND URGING FORWARD WITH HER SLEEK BOW, QUEEN VICTORIA WILL SAIL THE WORLD’S OCEANS AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 24 KNOTS CARRYING UPWARDS OF 2000 GUESTS AND 900 CREW AND POWERED BY SIX DIESEL ENGINES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TOTAL OF 63 MEGAWATTS. SHE WILL BE PROPELLED BY TWO PODS WITH THE ABILITY TO ROTATE 360 DEGREES WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH VARYING THE SPEED OF THE PROPELLERS, PROVIDES THE NECESSARY STEERING AND MANOEUVRABILITY.
THE TRIPLE DECK GRAND LOBBY IMMEDIATELY SETS THE OVERALL CLASSIC, YET CONTEMPORARY TONE OF THE SHIP. EXUDING ELEGANCE FROM EVERY ANGLE WITH ITS LIGHT MAHOGANY PANELING, WARM MARBLE FLOORS AND SOFT PLASTER FINISHES, THE FOCAL POINT WILL BE AN INTRICATE DOUBLE-HEIGHT FEATURE ARTWORK FEATURING IMPECCABLY CRAFTED METALWORK AND ORNAMENTAL GLASS, PROVIDING A STUNNING BACKDROP TO THE SWEEPING STAIRCASE. THE LARGE MARBLE FLOOR MOSAIC WILL BALANCE BEAUTIFULLY THE OVERHEAD GLITTERING CHANDELIER AND DRAMATIC CEILING. AND THE CANTALIVERED BALCONIES WILL OFFER GUESTS A PERFECT PEOPLE-WATCHING POSITION. OUT OF SIGHT ON THIS IMAGE ARE A SET OF SPLIT CURVED STAIRCASES OPPOSITE THE GRAND STAIRCASE WE SEE HERE.
MOVING UP TO 2 DECK AND STILL IN THE GRAND LOBBY, WE COME ACROSS THE LIBRARY, THE TODD ENGLISH RESTAURANT, THE CHAMPAGNE BAR, THE CAFÉ CARINTHIA AND THE FIRST MUSEUM AT SEA, CUNARDIA.
JUST AFT OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE LIBRARY IS THE 100 SEAT TODD ENGLISH RESTAURANT, QUEEN VICTORIA’S ALTERNATIVE DINING VENUE SERVING CONTEMPORARY MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE CUISINE THAT HAS PROVED SO POPULAR ON QUEEN MARY 2. DINING AT TODD ENGLISH WILL BE A STYLISH EXPERIENCE AS YOU BEGIN WITH A MARTINI AND PERHAPS SOME APPETIZERS AT THE RESTAURANT’S BAR BEFORE BEING ESCORTED TO YOUR DINING BOOTH WITH RICH LEATHER BANQUETTES. THE SOFTLY DRAPED COLUMNS WILL BE ILLUMINATED FROM ABOVE AND WILL SUBTELY CHANGE COLOR THROUGHOUT YOUR MEAL, CHANGING THE MOOD AS A RESULT. LIKE QM2 TODD ENGLISH WILL BE A POPULAR ALTERNATIVE DINING VENUE FOR A LAVISH, YET INTIMATE, MEAL. OPPOSITE TODD ENGLISH ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE GRAND LOBBY IS THE CHAMPAGNE BAR OFFERING AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF PREMIUM WINES AND CHAMPAGNES COMPLEMENTED WITH A CAVIAR AND CHEESE MENU. THE ADJACENT CAFÉ CARINTHIA WILL BE THE DESTINATION FIRST THING IN THE MORNING FOR A CAPPUCHINO AND A FRESHLY- BAKED PASTRY; A TASTY PANNINI SANDWICH OR SALAD AT LUNCHTIME OR LIQUOR AND PETIT-FOURS AFTER DINNER. WE HAVE ANOTHER FIRST AT SEA – OUR CUNARDIA MUSEUM. THIS WILL BE A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF CUNARD MEMORABILIA AND ARTEFACTS THAT TRACE OUR 167 YEAR HISTORY – AND WILL FEATURE A SHOP WHERE OUR GUESTS CAN ADD TO THEIR OWN CUNARD COLLECTION.
SHOWCASING 6000 BOOKS CAREFULLY ADMINISTERED BY TWO FULL-TIME LIBRARIANS, THIS RICH MAHOGANY WOOD-PANELLED LIBRARY WITH ITS CENTRAL SPIRAL STAIRCASE AND STAINED-GLASS DECORATIVE ART NOUVEAU PATTERNED CEILING, WILL OFFER A LITERARY SANCTUARY FOR GUESTS WHO CAN SINK INTO THE LEATHER CLUB CHAIRS. ACROSS FROM THE UPPER LEVEL ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE LOBBY IS THE LIBRARY’S BOOKSHOP OFFERING NAUTICALLY-THEMED BOOKS, BEST SELLERS, MAGAZINES AND POSTCARDS.
ALL OF THE PRINCIPAL PUBLIC ROOMS ARE LOCATED ON 2 AND 3 DECKS AND IT IS ON THESE TWO DECKS THAT ONE REALLY GETS A SENSE OF THE VOLUME AND HEIGHT OF THE PUBLIC SPACES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL FEELING OF A LINER INCLUDING THE TWO-STOREY BRITANNIA RESTAURANT, THE GRAND LOBBY OF COURSE, THE DOUBLE-HEIGHT QUEENS ROOM, THE TWO DECK HIGH ROYAL ARCADE AND THE THREE STOREY ROYAL COURT THEATRE.
SIMILAR TO QM2, THE CLASSIC 900 SEAT BRITANNIA RESTAURANT WILL IMPRESS ON ENTERING WITH ITS SENSE OF VOLUME AND HEIGHT CREATED BY A VOID BETWEEN THE TWO DECKS. GIACOMO MORTOLA HAS CREATED A STUNNING DINING VENUE WITH DUAL SWEEPING STAIRCASES IN THE ENTRANCE, TALL DECORATIVE FLUTED PILLARS AND A SPECTACULAR CENTERPIECE THREE DIMENSIONAL BRONZE AND BACK-LIT GLASS ARTWORK. JUST FORWARD OF THE BRITANNIA RESTAURANT ON 2 DECK IS THE CHART ROOM, THE PERFECT MEETING PLACE FOR PRE-BRITANNIA DINNER DRINKS AMONG ETCHED GLASS NAUTICAL MAPS AND SHIP MODELS.
NEXT IS THE QUEENS ROOM. A FEATURE ON BOTH QM2 AND QE2, TERESA ANDERSON HAS MODELED THIS ROOM SOMEWHAT ON QUEEN VICTORIA’S HOME ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT, OSBOURNE HOUSE, WITH ITS DELICATE PLASTER WORK AND SOFT PASTEL COLORING. IT WILL HAVE THE SAME DRAMATIC HIGH CEILING, CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, SWEEPING OCEAN VIEWS AS QM2, ACCENTUATED WITH A 1000 SQUARE FOOT INLAID WOOD PATTERNED DANCE FLOOR. ANTICIPATING THIS AS THE PERFECT VENUE TO SERVE THE TRADITIONAL CUNARD AFTERNOON TEA, IT COMES WITH A FULL SERVICE PANTRY IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE EFFICIENT SERVICE OF FRESHLY PREPARED FINGER SANDWICHES AND CAKES. WITH CANTILEVERED BALCONIES, INTRICATE FRESCO-STYLE PAINTINGS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA AND BACK-LIT FEATURE-LEADED GLASS PANELS AS WALL DÉCOR, THIS IS ALSO THE VENUE FOR BALLROOM DANCING AND COCKTAIL PARTIES.
FURTHER FORWARD IS THE ROYAL ARCADE INSPIRED BY THE BURLINGTON ARCADE IN LONDON AND FEATURING 4000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE CREATED AROUND A LONGITUDINAL CENTRAL VOID. WITH ITS PASSAGES ON BOTH SIDES, RHYTHMIC BAY-FRONTED WINDOWS, DRAMATIC VICTORIAN-STYLE HANGING LANTERNS AND DECORATED WITH TRADITIONAL LIGHT WOOD PANELLING, CONTRASTING WITH RICH GREEN MARBLES, GOLD AND WHITE STONE, AND WROUGHT IRON FEATURES, THIS ROYAL ARCADE WILL OFFER A TRULY REFINED SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. NOT JUST A SHOPPING ARCADE HOWEVER, AS ANOTHER GENTLY SWEEPING STAIRCASE PERMITS ACCESS BELOW TO THE CASINO AND GOLDEN LION PUB ON 2-DECK. AN APPEALING FEATURE OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ROYAL ARCADE IS THE NATURAL CONNECTION BEWTEEN THE GOLDEN LION PUB AND THE CASINO WITH THE PUB OFFERING TRADITIONAL BRITISH PUB FOOD AND A VARIETY OF BRITISH BEERS TO WASH IT DOWN AFTER WHICH GUESTS CAN WANDER ACROSS THE ARCADE TO THE TRADITIONALLY DECORATED CASINO WITH ALL THE LATEST TABLE GAMES AND SLOT MACHINES.
FORWARD OF THE ROYAL ARCADE IS 830 SEAT THREE DECK HIGH ROYAL COURT THEATRE. BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF PILLARS, THIS CLASSIC WEST END STYLE THEATRE WILL HAVE GREAT SIGHTLINES FROM EVERY SEAT IN THE HOUSE INCLUDING, FROM ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING FEATURES OF THIS VENUE, THE 16 PRIVATE BOXES. ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN’T QUITE YET DECIDED HOW THESE WILL BE OPERATED BUT POSSIBLY BY RESERVATION AND INCLUDING A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AND SOME PETIT FOURS OR CHOCOLATES TO ENJOY DURING THE PERFORMANCE. AN ADDITIONAL FEATURE OF THE THEATRE IS A LOUNGE AREA ON THE UPPER LEVEL AT THE BACK WHERE GUESTS MAY ENJOY A PRE-SHOW BEVERAGE.
AS WE MOVE UPWARDS TO 9 DECK WE FIND OURSELVES ON THE MAIN OUTSIDE DECK WITH ITS TWO POOLS, LIDO RESTAURANT, WINTER GARDEN AND THE SPA. THE LIDO RESTAURANT WILL OPERATE AS A 24-HOUR CASUAL DINING VENUE INCLUDING THE SERVICE OF A BREAKFAST AND LUNCH BUFFET. IN THE EVENING THE AREA WILL OFFER A MORE FORMAL, WAITER SERVICE OF DINNER. THE HEALTH CLUB AND SPA HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY JOHN PICKEN AND WILL FEATURE A HYDRO POOL, THERMAL SUITE AND FULLY-EQUIPPED GYMNASIUM WITH THE LASTEST CADIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT. ALL OF THE CYCLES AND TREADMILLS WILL FEATURE THEIR OWN LCD TELEVISIONS.
HERE IS A RENDERING OF THE WINTER GARDEN WITH ITS RETRACTABLE MAGRODOME CREATING CONSERVATORY EFFECT FOR BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RELAXATION. WITH ITS AUTHENTIC TEAK DECKING AND COMFORTABLE RATTAN FURNITURE WE ARE CONFIDENT THIS AREA WILL ALSO ATTRACT GUESTS IN THE EVENING TIME FOR PRE AND POST DINNER DRINKS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A GREAT VENUE FOR A PRIVATE GROUP COCKTAIL PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC AND A FULL BAR SET-UP.
ONE DECK UP TO 10 DECK WE HAVE THE CHILDRENS’ FACILITY CATERING TO TWO AGE GROUPS. THE BELOW 12S IN THE PLAY ZONE AND THE 13-17 YEAR OLDS IN THE ZONE. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE THE ONLY CRUISE LINE TO CARRY QUALIFIED BRITISH TRAINED NANNIES. AND THEN THERE’S OUR MAGNIFICENT DOMED HEMISPHERES LOUNGE ON 10 DECK– WITH 270 DEGREE VIEWS OVERLOOKING THE PAVILION POOL AND THE OCEAN BEYOND THROUGH PANORAMIC GLAZED WALLS – A WONDERFUL VENUE FOR DAYTIME RELAXATION AND THEN AS NIGHT FALLS, IT TRANSFORMS INTO A STUNNING NIGHTCLUB. THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF CUNARD CHARACTERISES THE COMMODORE CLUB – FORWARD ON 10 DECK. AS YOU STEP THROUGH ONE OF THE TWO DRAMATIC ENTRANCES WITH THEIR LEADED GLASS ARCHED DOME CEILINGS, MIRRORED BELOW BY A WOOD INLAID COMPASS FLOOR DESIGN AND SURVEY THE INTRICATE MODELS OF PAST CUNARD LINERS ENCASED IN SPECIAL PORTHOLE DISPLAYS, YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO A TIME GONE BY. WITH ITS SWEEPING VIEWS OVER THE BOW AND A GENEROUS U-SHAPED BAR THIS CLASSIC OBSERVATION LOUNGE TRUELY RETURNS YOU TO A BYGONE ERA. ADJACENT TO THE COMMODORE CLUB ON THE STARBOARD SIDE ARE THE ADMIRAL’S LOUNGE AND CHURCHILLS CIGAR LOUNGE. THE ADMIRAL’S LOUNGE WILL OFFER GUESTS A QUIET DRAWING-ROOM LIKE RETREAT AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR SMALL PRIVATE GROUP MEETINGS. WITH ITS COLONIAL AMBIANCE, CHURCHILLS WILL PROVIDE A HAVEN FOR CIGAR AFICIONADOS.
HERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE QUEENS GRILL AND ALTHOUGH BOTH GRILLS WILL BE ARCHITECTURALLY SIMILAR, THEY WILL EACH HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL INTIMATE AMBIANCE CREATED BY DIFFERENT DECORATIVE ACCENTS. BOTH RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE SPECTACULAR OCEAN VIEWS OR INBOARD VIEWS OF THE COURTYARD WHICH IS……..
CONTINUING UPWARDS TO 11 DECK WE ENTER THE GRILLS AREA ON 11 DECK, AFT OF THE SPORTS DECK. THE GRILL RESTAURANTS ARE ENCLOSED BY GRACEFUL AND GENTLY CURVING PANORAMIC GLASS WALLS ON THE SEA-BOARD SIDES AND CANTILEVERED OVER THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL ABOVE 10-DECK. ACCESSIBLE USING A PRIVATE ELEVATOR (LIFT) KEY, EACH OF THE GRILL RESTAURANTS WILL BE ENTERED VIA A LUXURIOUS FOYER WITH CIRCULAR MARBLE FLOOR PATTERNS AND A REFLECTING CEILING ABOVE. ORNATE COLUMNS FINISHED IN WOOD AND STONE ADD TO THE GRANDEUR. BOTH OF THE GRILLS WILL SHARE A PRIVATE LOUNGE AND BAR COMPLETE WITH A RESIDENT CONCIERGE, AND ALSO A PRIVATE DECK TERRACE ATTENDED BY DEDICATED GRILL STAFF.
NESTLED BETWEEN THE RESTAURANTS OFFERING GRILL GUESTS THE OPTION OF AL FRESCO DINING, PRE AND POST DINNER COCKTAILS AND AFTERNOON TEA. THE COURTYARD WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE PERFECT SETTING FOR A PRIVATE COCKTAIL PARTY ON A BALMY EVENING AMONGST THE LIT TREES AND THE SOUND OF THE WATERFALL.
IT IS FROM THE COURTYARD THAT ONE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GRILLS UPPER TERRACE, WHICH IN ADDITION TO THE GRILLS TERRACE JUST FORWARD OF THE RESTAURANTS, PROVIDE COMPLETELY PRIVATE DECKS FOR GRILL GUESTS WHERE THEIR EVERY NEED WILL BE MET BY A TEAM OF SPECIALLY-TRAINED STAFF.
FINALLY, LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACCOMMODATION OFFERED ON QUEEN VICTORIA WITH HER 1007 STATEROOMS COMPRISING 86% OUTSIDE AND 71% WITH BALCONIES. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 127 QUEENS AND PRINCESS GRILL SUITES WHICH RANGED IN SIZE, INCLUDING THE BALCONY, FROM 335 TO OVER 2000 SQUARE FEET. THERE WILL ALSO BE 20 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE STATEROOMS IN A VARIETY OF GRADES.
TAKING THE SUCCESSFUL INTERIOR DESIGN APPROACH OF THE QM2 AS HER REFERENCE, TERESA HAS CREATED A CLASSIC CUNARD STYLE OF ACCOMMODATION – UNDERSTATED YET ELEGANT. HERE IS ONE OF THE 143 STANDARD INSIDE STATEROOMS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 151 TO 243 SQUARE FEET……
AND ONE OF THE 146 STANDARD OUTSIDE RANGING IN SIZE FROM 180 TO 201 SQUARE FEET…..
AND THEN THE BALCONY STATEROOM OF WHICH THERE ARE 591 WITH SIZES FROM 242 TO 472 SQUARE FEET. GUESTS FROM ALL OF THE THREE GRADES JUST SHOWN WILL DINE IN THE BRITANNIA RESTAURANT.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRINCESS GRILL SUITE OF WHICH THERE NUMBER 61, RANGING IN SIZE FROM 342 TO 513 SQUARE FEET AND FEATURING TWO FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS.
THEN WE HAVE THE QUEENS GRILL SUITES, WHICH COMPRISE THE QUEENS SUITES OF UP TO 771 SQUARE FEET, PENTHOUSES (SHOWN HERE) OF UP TO 707 SQUARE FEET, MASTER SUITES OF OVER 1100 SQUARE FEET AND THE SPECTACULAR 6 GRAND SUITES MEASURING A MAXIMUM OF OVER 2000 SQUARE FEET. ALL OF THESE DIMENSIONS OF COURSE INCLUDE THE BALCONY. ALL SUITES WILL BE BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED WITH PLUSH CARPETS, RICH WOOD FURNITURE, MARBLE BATHROOMS AND WILL OFFER ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL QUEENS GRILL AMENITIES INCLUDING A WELCOME BOTTLE OF PREMIUM CHAMPAGNE, STOCKED MINI-BAR, FRESH FLOWERS, PRE-DINNER CANAPES DELIVERED EVERY EVENING AND ALL COORDINATED BY A DEDICATED BUTLER AND CONCIERGE. JUST LIKE HER NAMESAKE AND IN THE TRUE TRADITION OF CUNARD LINERS, WE BELIEVE QUEEN VICTORIA WILL REIGN SUPREME FOR MANY YEARS AS THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR THE DISCERNING GUEST WHO SEEKS A SOPHISTICATED AND UNIQUE OCEAN-GOING ADVENTURE ON BOARD A SHIP WHICH PERSONIFIES ELEGANCE AND STYLE. COMPLEMENT THIS WITH WHITE STAR SERVICE AND YOU HAVE NOTHING LESS THAN AN UNMATCHABLE ON BOARD EXPERIENCE.