The Queen Victoria World Cruise with Cunard is simply a breath taking experience and something you will never forget. Spanning over 107 nights you truly take in the sights of the world.

The great thing about this world cruise is it is also split into 9 mini cruises within the world cruise. Cunard Cruises offer you the opportunity to just cruise for shorter amounts of time and take in just the parts of the world you want to see. The cruise departs from Southampton on January 2nd 09 and arrives back almost 4 months later on the 20th April.

The latest addition to the Cunard Lines Royal range has today been named by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in Southampton. The crew and passengers on Queen Victoria’s inaugural voyage may be crossing their fingers though and praying for luck after the bottle failed to break at the ceremony.

Queen Victoria will cross the Atlantic with her sister, QE2, to meet up in with Queen Mary 2 for a celebration in New York in January 2008 before setting out on her maiden world cruise. When leaving New York, it will be the first time that three ‘Royals’ will have been in service together in Cunard’s 168 year history.

Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall has been named by Cunard to be Godmother of Queen Victoria. The liner will be christened in Southampton in December.

A statement from Cunard read:

“Cunard Line is delightedly announcing that Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, will attend a ceremony in Southampton on December 10, 2007, to mark the introduction of Cunard’s new 90,000-ton liner Queen Victoria. At this ceremony, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall will perform the naming of the ship. This naming will be a milestone in both Cunard and British maritime history, and will be a major event of worldwide interest, with over 2,000 VIP guests from around the globe in attendance at the prestigious ceremony.”

“This will be an historic occasion. We are most honoured that Their Royal Highnesses have accepted our invitation and that Her Royal Highness will name our newest Cunarder,” said Carol Marlow, president of Cunard Line. “Every one of our Cunard Queens has been named by a member of the Royal Family and we are therefore delighted that Queen Victoria will follow in that tradition. In addition, this particular ceremony will mark the beginning of a new era, as it will be the first time in our 168-year history that we will have three Cunard Queens in service at the same time,”

The Duchess of Cornwall joins the Queen in terms of Royal patronage. Her Majesty has already been Godmother to Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1964 and Queen Mary 2 in 2004. The Prince of Wales will be attending the ceremony with his wife and they will be joined by over 7,000 guests from around the world. Queen Victoria will set sail on her maiden voyage on Tuesday, December 11, 2007.

Cunard confidently expect that their new cruise liner, Queen Victoria, will be on target to be in Southampton in December 2007 to commence her maiden season. Cunard have confirmed that she has undergone extensive sea trials in order to check out her sea safeness and to see just how well she performs.

Cunard seem happy that all is well and cruise enthusiasts all over the world will be getting ready for her to take her first bow.