Tuesday, December 11, 2007

MS Queen Victoria

MS Queen Victoria is a cruise ship in the Cunard Line fleet, named after Queen Victoria.
The Queen Victoria is of the same basic design as other Vista class passenger vessels, though slightly longer and more in keeping with Cunard's interior style. At 90,000 tons, she is the second largest Cunard ship ever built, after the RMS Queen Mary 2.
The QV's facilities include seven restaurants, thirteen bars, three swimming pools, a ballroom, and a theater.
Tonnage: 90,000 gross tons
Length: 964.5 ft (294 m)
Beam: 106 ft (32.3 m) waterline, 120 ft (36.6 m) extreme (bridge wings)
Height: 205 ft (62.5 m) keel to funnel
Draft: 26.2 ft (8.0 m)
Decks: 16 total, 12 passenger
Installed power: 63.4 MW Sulzer ZA40 diesel plant
Propulsion: Two 16.7 MW Azipods
Speed: 23.7 kn (43.9 km/h/27.3 mph) maximum,
service at 18 kn (33.3 km/h/20.7 mph)[1]
Capacity: 2,014 passengers
Crew: 900 officers and crew