S1971 Posted June 3 #26 Share Posted June 3 4 minutes ago, JT1101 said: Then the ceremony should have been postponed. I guess that would be difficult given that many of those onboard probably paid specifically to be onboard for the naming ceremony. Anyway, it is purely speculation regarding a royal given the general election announcement would not have a bearing on this particular type of event, it's most likely to have been the plan for Liverpool to be godparent all along. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted June 3 #27 Share Posted June 3 I have no problem with the Liverpool connection given its unique place in Cunard history. But coming from a long standing seafaring family I much prefer the traditional. Any sailing people on here might think of the word that describes what you do when sailng 45° to a head wind and slightly amend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MylesS Posted June 3 #28 Share Posted June 3 33 minutes ago, JT1101 said: Then the ceremony should have been postponed. And then people would have complained about that just as much, if not more. People were already upset she's been named after the maiden voyage, I can't imagine how people would react to being told it will be pushed back at least another 6 weeks. Not to be a complete Cunard loyalist here, but I do feel for them, as either way they can't win. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margo2011 Posted June 3 #29 Share Posted June 3 12 hours ago, safarigal said: I have no idea who her Godparent will be but I think I have solved the mystery of breaking the champagne bottle. There is a pulley that goes from just above the Commodore Club to the front of the ship. At the front of the ship there is a board that says Queen Anne June 2024. Do you think that the bottle will be attached to the pulley and at the designated moment when the Godparent pushes the bottle or give a signal, the bottle will be released to go whizzing down the wire and smash into the board at the bottom, scattering glass in the designated area and not in the Mersey? There seems to be a camera there waiting for something. The Godparent our the people of Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickb Posted June 3 #30 Share Posted June 3 What a disappointment. Every other Queen has been named by a Royal and even though times are changing - they surely haven’t changed that much? Cunard has not had offices in Liverpool since 1967 so if they were to make a port a godmother - should it not have been Southampton where their present offices are and where their fleet are based when operating from the UK? I mean no disrespect to the residents of Liverpool - a city I know well and enjoy visiting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted June 3 #31 Share Posted June 3 And some scoffed at my idea of having Paul McCartney as Godparent. That initial idea looks better after today. He and Bocelli together would have made a memorable event in an amazing way. After a Royal, he’s up next. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted June 3 #32 Share Posted June 3 3 minutes ago, NE John said: And some scoffed at my idea of having Paul McCartney as Godparent. That initial idea looks better after today. He and Bocelli together would have made a memorable event in an amazing way. After a Royal, he’s up next. We'd rather have Bocelli duetting with his daughter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 3 #33 Share Posted June 3 9 minutes ago, NE John said: And some scoffed at my idea of having Paul McCartney as Godparent. That initial idea looks better after today. He and Bocelli together would have made a memorable event in an amazing way. After a Royal, he’s up next. As long as he didn’t sing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted June 3 #34 Share Posted June 3 56 minutes ago, Victoria2 said: As long as he didn’t sing! Oh please, no! Pretty adept at composing though. Mull of Kintyre still brings me to tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted June 4 #35 Share Posted June 4 Cunard have posted this 15:30 highlights video of the Queen Anne naming ceremony on their YouTube channel. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 4 #36 Share Posted June 4 Thank you bluemarble , for posting the video 'No matter how great the ship, she would be nothing without her crew'. How true and Queen Anne has a wonderful crew. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebore Posted June 4 #37 Share Posted June 4 Nice to see people of achievement acknowledged 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebore Posted June 4 #38 Share Posted June 4 What a classical, historical foreground (the Three Graces) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted June 4 Author #39 Share Posted June 4 Just now, bluemarble said: Cunard have posted this 15:30 highlights video of the Queen Anne naming ceremony on their YouTube channel. It's frustrating that with the basic Cunard internet plan you can't watch YouTube, will just have to do a lot of watching when I get home 🙂I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laktex Posted June 4 #40 Share Posted June 4 Personally I am quite happy that I was there and together we named the ship, so we are all God Parents. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 4 #41 Share Posted June 4 19 hours ago, Mareblu said: Oh please, no! Pretty adept at composing though. Mull of Kintyre still brings me to tears Oh no! I’ve now got that in my head…. Thanks and no thanks… …mist rolling in from the sea… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Blue Posted June 4 #42 Share Posted June 4 No problem at all with the City of Liverpool being given the honour of being God Parent to Queen Anne (it's my home town, so am biased) but do think they could have got rather better representatives. Most people were underwhelmed by the five (so called) "icons" chosen to represent the city. At least the fireworks were good - and the reception is always good in Liverpool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted June 4 #43 Share Posted June 4 44 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: Oh no! I’ve now got that in my head…. Thanks and no thanks… …mist rolling in from the sea… My desire is always to be there, oh Mull of Kintyre (cue massed pipes and drums). I’m totally ruined for the evening too, now🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted June 5 #44 Share Posted June 5 16 hours ago, safarigal said: It's frustrating that with the basic Cunard internet plan you can't watch YouTube, will just have to do a lot of watching when I get home 🙂I Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ? whilst she still holds this title shouldn't we be referring to her as - HRH The Princess of Wales 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 5 #45 Share Posted June 5 14 hours ago, Mareblu said: My desire is always to be there, oh Mull of Kintyre (cue massed pipes and drums). I’m totally ruined for the evening too, now🤣🤣 Just no. It’s a dirge, though not quite as bad as the frog chorus thing. Saw McCartney attempt to sing a few years ago when he came on stage at the Roundhouse with Little Steven. He can’t, now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted June 5 #46 Share Posted June 5 53 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: Just no. It’s a dirge, though not quite as bad as the frog chorus thing. Saw McCartney attempt to sing a few years ago when he came on stage at the Roundhouse with Little Steven. He can’t, now anyway. It’s painful and awkward listening to him. I don’t think he dver could manage a solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 57eric Posted June 5 #47 Share Posted June 5 It was almost a parody of a naming ceremony. I burst out laughing several times. I suppose the mean-spirited might say Queen Anne is a parody of a Cunard ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypo63 Posted June 5 #48 Share Posted June 5 I have to say, was completely underwhelmed by the ceremony, I don't know what I was expecting but it just all seemed tasteless,apart from Bocelli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 5 #49 Share Posted June 5 36 minutes ago, 57eric said: It was almost a parody of a naming ceremony. I burst out laughing several times. I suppose the mean-spirited might say Queen Anne is a parody of a Cunard ship. Let's hope the mean spirited don't venture onto Annie. We can do without them thank you very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted June 5 #50 Share Posted June 5 41 minutes ago, 57eric said: It was almost a parody of a naming ceremony. I burst out laughing several times. I suppose the mean-spirited might say Queen Anne is a parody of a Cunard ship. It is hard to draw a line between tradition and parody, isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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