QUEEN ELIZABETH 2014 Refit Completed
QUEEN ELIZABETH Technical Figures:
Length = 294 m
Width = 32 m
Draught = 8 m
Maximum Speed = 23.7 knots
Passenger Capacity = 2,068
Staterooms = 1,034
Crew = 1,005
Cunard released a four-minute video describing the recent multi-million dollar refit of QUEEN ELIZABETH at the Blohm+Voss yard in Hamburg, Germany.
Among the upgrades a section of hull was removed to replace a 65 tonne alternator. While on the hotel side; nine new single staterooms were created, 25,000 square meters of carpeting repalced, 3,000 mattresses replaced, 1,200 flat screen TVs installed, along with new awnings on the sun decks, remodeled the Lido restaurant and Royal Arcade shopping area.
Over 20 days in May and June 2014, 950 contractors worked with ship’s staff around the clock to complete the work.
Eight outside and one inside single staterooms were added to the ship. The single staterooms measure 159 to 162 square feet, with features including:
Ideal central location, mid-ships in close proximity to the social areas of the Empire Casino, the Royal Court Theatre and the Queens Room
Small double beds with generous width of more than 47”
Large windows giving plenty of natural daylight and excellent views (outside staterooms only)
Sun awnings have been erected on the open area near the Lido pool at the stern on Deck 9 and on both sides of the Grills Upper Terrace area near the top of the ship to offer more shade out on deck. The creation of a dedicated studio enables the ship’s photographers to offer high-end portraiture.
Shopping in the Royal Arcade on Deck 3 has been transformed: new Fine Jewelry and Watch shops have opened and the layout, and lighting.
Scrubber technology has been installed to reduce environmental impact with a new filtration system for the exhaust gas from the ship’s engines.
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Reading this report leaves me bewildered:
Cunard ought to have anticipated the need for single cabins in the original design. Ageing population means more single travellers, and all of that has been discussed for ages already. Mind you, I was unimpressed by the new single cabin shown in the video. You could ‘just’ squeeze past the foot of the bed to get to the other end of the cabin.
In this day and age when we are being continually warned about over exposure to the sun why was the ship not designed with shady areas?
Then again, why was the ship not built with the filtration system for the exhaust gases from the engine room. The requirement for this has been discussed for ages so it was inevitable that it would become a requirement soon.
I remain unconvinced as to the need for single cabins. In the end, it works out price-wise to just have exclusive occupancy of min rate double cabin with generally more room, wardrobe space than dedicated single cabins.
To be fair, the price for a single occupant in a solo fitted cabin should be exactly one half of the cabin fare, so, if a 7 day costs $2400.00 per person, outside standard single with balcony, shower no tub, the cost for ONE person in a similarly equipped cabin should in all fairness be half, $1700.00 for that lone solo passenger.
However……..
With single supplements ranging from 150% to 200% of the listed price for one in a double occupancy cabin, add 150% to 200% to the $2400.00. This is insulting for some, I find it robbery.
Using a totally made up price, will the single be close to $1700.00?
Ain’t gonna happen.