The Cunard King Charles?

[gkbiiii]

Will the next Cunard vessel be the King Charles, with Charles as the Godfather of the vessel?

[Host Hattie]

The ship currently being built is Queen Anne, who knows when/what the next one will be. 

[majortom10]

2 hours ago, gkbiiii said:

Will the next Cunard vessel be the King Charles, with Charles as the Godfather of the vessel?

Who is to know when the next Cunard ship will be built. Will King Charles still be king then and if he is I very much doubt they would name a ship after a King.

[Lanky Lad]

25 minutes ago, majortom10 said:

Who is to know when the next Cunard ship will be built. Will King Charles still be king then and if he is I very much doubt they would name a ship after a King.

I agree it is likely to be a Queen not a King but which one only time will tell. 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Lanky Lad

[gkbiiii]

Will he be the Godfather? 

[nybumpkin]

I think it's more likely that they would name a warship for him, but I'm not sure what the Royal Navy has in the works.

[Germancruiser]

As far as I know- a ship - esp. a Cunard ship will always be a " Queen"!

[ace2542]

DJ Chris told me all ships are always female

[Dorset cruise fan]

We are now in the Carolinean era with Charles on the throne and there was a previous Queen Caroline, wife of one of the Georges so I think a Queen Caroline would be very appropriate.

[ace2542]

19 minutes ago, Dorset cruise fan said:

Carolinean era

Never heard that phrase before.

[Dorset cruise fan]

I can't spell, apparently it should be carolean, or Caroline so I would still go for a Queen Caroline.

Does anyone else remember the little ditty : 

Queen, Queen Caroline

Washed her hair in turpentine 

Turpentine made it shine

Queen, Queen Caroline 

[Bell Boy]

50 minutes ago, ace2542 said:

DJ Chris told me all ships are always female

He's quite right , however

anyone of us here could have told you that 😅

[exlondoner]

57 minutes ago, ace2542 said:

DJ Chris told me all ships are always female

Even when named after a man. The RN has had several ships called Prince of Wales, not all of which have ended happily. But they were all shes.

[swjumbo]

HMS Ark Royal, many castles, HMS Iron Duke, RRS Sir David Attenborough sort of blows some of these statements about ships being female out or the water.

 

Crystal also has Crystal Bach, Mozart, etc.

 

Hurtigruten’s Roald Amudsen, etc.

 

The list goes on! 

Edited January 10, 2023 by swjumbo

[exlondoner]

3 minutes ago, swjumbo said:

HMS Ark Royal, many castles, HMS Iron Duke, RRS Sir David Attenborough sort of blows some of these statements out or the water.

 

Crystal also has Crystal Bach, Mozart, etc.

 

Hurtigruten’s Roald Amudsen, etc.

 

The list goes on! 

I don’t follow. Surely they reinforce the point? Ships can be called anything they like - well, probably not something offensive - but are still referred to as she, though I’m not sure that applies in all languages.

[majortom10]

1 hour ago, swjumbo said:

HMS Ark Royal, many castles, HMS Iron Duke, RRS Sir David Attenborough sort of blows some of these statements about ships being female out or the water.

 

Crystal also has Crystal Bach, Mozart, etc.

 

Hurtigruten’s Roald Amudsen, etc.

 

The list goes on! 

Perhaps so but the Op is specifically asking about naming a Cunard ship Long Charles and the answer would be no. Doesn't matter what other countries or cruise lines name ships that is not what was being asked.

[swjumbo]

4 hours ago, majortom10 said:

Perhaps so but the Op is specifically asking about naming a Cunard ship Long Charles and the answer would be no. Doesn't matter what other countries or cruise lines name ships that is not what was being asked.

My post related to other contributors not the OP!