The Queen Elizabeth 2 was a marvel of modern cruising and interior design when it launched its maiden voyage in May 1969.

Cunard has been linked to the British royal family since the 1930s, and counts Queen Elizabeth II and the late Princess Diana as fans.

She also launched the Cunard ship Caronia in 1947 while still a princess. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II names giant cruise ship Still, the Caronia launch wasn't the queen's first Cunard event.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II names giant cruise ship In christening the Britannia, the queen was reprising a role she played for P&O Cruises in 1995 when she christened the British line's Oriana.

Cunard has revealed plans to refurbish many of the main areas of its Queen Elizabeth cruise ship ahead of its debut sailings from Miami and Alaska next year. The 2,000-passenger luxury vessel ...

For the first time in its 185 years of operation, the luxury cruise line Cunard brought one of its "queens" to Seattle.

When the Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Line’s new 90,400-ton ship, was named here last week by Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, it marked not only the introduction of a grand ocean vessel but ...

Cruise industry New version ahead for Queen Elizabeth Carnival Corp. has ordered a new Queen Elizabeth ship after selling the iconic Queen Elizabeth 2 to the Dubai government.

Queen Elizabeth II has been showing up at signature events for Cunard since 1938. Now the cruise line releases never-before-seen photos for her 90th birthday.

Late on the afternoon of Oct. 10, Cunard's venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 slipped its lines at Southampton, England, to make one final transatlantic crossing to New York, sailing in tandem with the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain's famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai, nearly a decade after completing its last ocean ...

At last, the Queen Elizabeth 2 has a home. The storied Cunard ocean liner that retired in 2008 is opening Wednesday as a luxury hotel permanently docked at Mina Rashid in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.