23.06.2014.
In the early morning hours in the port of Kotor sailed the luxury cruise ship “Queen Elizabeth” with LOA 293 m,width 32,3 m, BRT 90901, with 16 decks and sails under the flag of United Kingdom.
The ship is owned by the famous British- American shipping company Cunard which also owns ships “Queen Mary 2” and “Queen Victorya”. This company is one of the most respected in the world of luxury cruise ships and has a rich history dating back to 1839th year when it's founder Samuel Cunard won a contract with the British royal mail to etsablished regular passnegers and postal service across the Atlantic connecting Britain and USA. The next hundred years Cunard was one of the most influential on the transatlantic route.
The current "Queen Elizabeth" is the third ship in the Cunard fleet ,and at a ceremony held on 11. October 2010. In Sauthampton the godmother of the ship was the Queen Elizabeth. Just a few days earlier, this impressive ship was completed in the Italian shipyard Fincantieri Montfalcone near Trst, for the cost of 560 million dollars.
