![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cunard-pushes-back-launch-of-new-cruise-ship-queen-anne/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Cunard-reveals-name-and-launch-date-of-new-ship-Queen-Anne.jpg&description=Cunard's Queen Anne was due to take to the seas at the beginning of 2024 but has been delayed by "energy shortages and global supply chain constraints" that have pushed back the construction schedule of the shipThe Queen Anne's maiden voyage has been pushed back to May 2024 Guests on the planned maiden voyage of a huge new cruise ship will have to wait five extra months for it to launch. Cunard's Queen Anne will take to the seas in May 2024 rather than the January of that year as originally planned. The delay has been blamed on "energy shortages and global supply chain constraints" that have pushed back the construction schedule of the ship. The Queen Anne's new maiden voyage will depart from Southampton on May 3, 2024 for a seven-night sailing visiting La Coruna and Lisbon. Those who were booked onto her first outing have had their trips automatically moved to the new departure date. P&O's Arvia has also been delayed ( P&O Cruises) 'Due in part to unforeseen events that have occurred in recent years, the shipbuilding industry, like other industries, has faced numerous challenges including energy shortages and global supply chain constraints," a spokesperson for the company said in a statement. "As a result, our new ship Queen Anne will be arriving slightly later than expected.' All other guests with impacted bookings - voyages departing from January 4 up to and including April 14 2024 - will be given a full refund plus an extra 10% credit for future trips, the company said. The P&O ship's maiden voyage has been pushed back by a fortnight ( P&O Cruises) Tickets for the new maiden season to the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, the Canary Islands, and the Norwegian Fjords will go on sale at the start of December. The Queen Anne is not the only ship to have fallen victim to delays this year. At the end of October the highly anticipated launch of a new P&O Cruises ship was pushed back by two weeks, meaning early guests will miss out. Customers were left gutted after learning){kind=link}
Cunard’s Queen Anne was due to take to the seas at the beginning of 2024 but has been delayed by “energy shortages and global supply chain constraints” that have pushed back the construction schedule of the ship
Guests on the planned maiden voyage of a huge new cruise ship will have to wait five extra months for it to launch.
Cunard’s Queen Anne will take to the seas in May 2024 rather than the January of that year as originally planned.
The delay has been blamed on “energy shortages and global supply chain constraints” that have pushed back the construction schedule of the ship.
The Queen Anne’s new maiden voyage will depart from Southampton on May 3, 2024 for a seven-night sailing visiting La Coruna and Lisbon.