Cunard Line’s Newest Queen Ocean Liner Makes Her First Splash

Special ceremonies at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard near Venice will be held today (Monday, January 15) to mark the float out of Cunard’s newest Queen, ocean liner Queen Victoria. During the float out, the valves will be opened and the dry-dock flooded for the ship to meet the sea for the first time marking the initial introduction of the new Cunard Queen to the water. This significant occasion marks the beginning of the final construction stages for the $522 million sister ship to the lines flagship Queen Mary 2 and grande dame of the seas QE2.