Description

MS QUEEN VICTORIA OCEAN LINER

FULLY BUILT AND READY TO DISPLAY, QUALITY SHIP MODEL

Open die cut side hull windows, NOT painted like those built by most other companies.
Dimension Approx.: 33″ L x 4.5″ W x 10″ H
SCALE 1:300
The model is already built, NOT a model ship kit

When MS Queen Victoria entered service in 2007, she marked a new chapter for Cunard — a ship that blended the elegance of the company’s ocean‑liner heritage with the efficiency of a modern Vista‑class cruise design. At 90,049 gross tons, she was smaller than her fleetmates, yet unmistakably a Cunard “Queen,” complete with a high freeboard, strengthened bow for occasional transatlantic crossings, and interiors styled in classic Cunard tradition. Though not a true ocean liner like Queen Mary 2, her captain once remarked that her décor and bearing made her a liner in spirit.

Her path to existence was unusually winding. An earlier Vista‑class hull originally intended for Cunard was reassigned to P&O as Arcadia, forcing Cunard to order a new, larger ship from Fincantieri in 2004. Built from 80 prefabricated steel blocks, she was floated out in January 2007 and named later that year by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall — though the champagne bottle famously failed to break on the first attempt, a moment that fed maritime superstition.

Queen Victoria began her career with a 10‑day maiden voyage in December 2007, followed quickly by her first world cruise. Early in 2008, she joined Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 in New York Harbor for a historic three‑Queens rendezvous — the first time all three Cunard Queens had ever met. She repeated similar gatherings in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015, becoming a central figure in Cunard’s modern ceremonial fleet moments.

Her service has included both triumphs and mishaps. In May 2008, a thruster malfunction caused her to strike a pier in Malta, though damage was minor. She has also weathered several norovirus outbreaks, the first occurring just days after her maiden season. Yet she continued to build a loyal following, completing multiple world cruises and even welcoming Cunard’s first female captain, Inger Klein Olsen, in 2010.

In 2017, Queen Victoria underwent a major refit that added new cabins, refreshed public spaces, and introduced the Britannia Club restaurant, subtly reshaping her profile and increasing her passenger capacity. Her interior remains one of her defining features: a grand lobby with a sculpted relief by John McKenna, a three‑deck Royal Court Theatre with private boxes, a two‑story library, and the class‑based dining system that echoes Cunard tradition.

Today, Queen Victoria continues to sail the world as one of Cunard’s three active Queens, carrying forward the company’s legacy of ceremony, refinement, and ocean‑going pageantry. Though built on a modern cruise‑ship platform, she has earned her place in the lineage of Cunard royalty — a ship that bridges past and present with quiet confidence and unmistakable style.