This still-under-construction space will be home to an outdoor reception area for weddings and other celebrations. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“We can do up to three weddings a day, so this space will be very busy bringing people’s dreams to reality,” Fred said as he stood on one end of the open-air area.<\/p>\n
Any passenger can book the private terrace for events, Fred added.<\/p>\n
“You can have your family up here for cocktails,” he said.<\/p>\n
New wellness spaces<\/h2>\n Cunard is leaning into the wellness trend with a new-for-the-line, glass-enclosed Wellness Studio that is just past The Pavilion Pool (it sits under the same soaring glass dome that covers that venue).<\/p>\n
While it was far from done when we toured it, Fred described a space that will have a wood-finished wall with green plantings on one end “coming down like a cascade,” sun sails crossing the air above under the glass dome and \u2014 depending on the time of day \u2014 yoga mats laid out across the floor.<\/p>\n
The space will be used for yoga classes, Pilates, Zumba classes and line dancing classes during the day, among other things. Plus, there are plans to offer ballroom dancing classes at sunset, Fred said.<\/p>\n\nA glass-lined wellness studio at the top of the ship is something new for Cunard. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Wellness Studio is part of an expansion of wellness areas that also includes the healthy-eats cafe and juice bar in The Pavilion area mentioned above.<\/p>\n
The idea, in part, is to get all of the fitness classes that the line normally offers in its fitness area out of the inside of the ship and up to the top deck, where they can take place under the natural light of the outdoors and with views of the sea all around.<\/p>\n
That said, the ship still has a good-sized fitness center and a spa with a thermal pool complex that includes eight heated loungers, four experiential showers, a reflexology footpath with textured stones flowing with hot water, a cold room (a first for Cunard), a large steam room, a Himalayan salt sauna and a traditional sauna. There’s also a relaxation room and a wellness suite.<\/p>\n
“We’re offering a lot more choice. There are more experiences in the space,” Fred shared.<\/p>\n
The ultimate grills zones<\/h2>\n If you’re a Cunard regular, you know about the grills. They’re the two exclusive restaurants on every Cunard ship for passengers staying in the very best suites.<\/p>\n
On Queen Anne, the grills \u2014 the Queens Grill and Princess Grill \u2014 will come with access to what is the ultimate exclusive retreat area ever conceived for a Cunard ship. Known as the Grills Terrace, it’ll be a sprawling private outdoor lounge area that stretches the width of the ship and has lots of plush lounge chairs, two stunning infinity whirlpools overlooking the sides of the vessel and waiter service for your every need.<\/p>\n\nA reception area for the grills will have a glass roof (not yet installed) facing the sky. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Grills Terrace sits just above the Queens Grill and Princess Grill restaurants, which \u2014 as was explained during the tour \u2014 will be loaded with tables for two, in a response to customer demand. That’s a big change from the designs of earlier Grills on Cunard ships that often had lots of bigger tables where passengers sometimes were assigned seating with strangers.<\/p>\n
“Across all our dining rooms [on the ship], we’ve increased our tables for two to cater to the increased demand,” Fred explained.<\/p>\n
An explosion of dining<\/h2>\n Cunard has never been known for ships that offered oodles of dining options. However, that’s changing with Queen Anne \u2014 and in a big way.<\/p>\n
Queen Anne will boast 15 different places where you can grab a bite, more than double the number on the line’s other ships.<\/p>\n
The options include Aji Wa, a new restaurant concept for Cunard that will serve Japanese cuisine influenced by the seasons of the year. Also new for Cunard will be Aranya, an Indian eatery.<\/p>\n
Both are extra-charge specialty restaurants, as will be Queen Anne’s high-end steakhouse, Sir Samuel’s \u2014 another new concept. A fourth specialty eatery that is new for Cunard, Tramonto, will serve Mediterranean dishes.<\/p>\n\nThe Britannia restaurant on Queen Anne will have gold-leafed columns that evoke a design element of the original Queen Mary. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAn artist’s drawing of the Britannia Restaurant on Cunard’s Queen Anne. CUNARD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThese four specialty restaurants, which we saw under construction at the shipyard, will complement the traditional Queens Grill, Princess Grill, Britannia and Britannia Club restaurants that are the main eateries for passengers (assigned based on cabin category).<\/p>\n
Other places to dine will include the Golden Lion pub, a mainstay of Cunard ships. On Queen Anne, it will feature a new pub menu designed by renowned chef Michel Roux. The menu eventually will be rolled out to Golden Lion pubs across the Cunard fleet.<\/p>\n
The Golden Lion pub on Queen Anne also will be notably bigger than sister venues on other Cunard ships.<\/p>\n
Roux is also creating an exclusive gala menu for the Queens Grill restaurant.<\/p>\n
In addition, Queen Anne passengers will be able to eat in casual comfort at the Artisan’s Food Hall, a new take on the traditional buffet eatery on Cunard ships. As Fred showed off during the tour, it’ll feature active food stations instead of traditional self-serve buffet lines.<\/p>\n
“As you move through the space, every station will be manned by a chef who on one side will have pre-portioned dishes for you to grab and go, and the other side will have all the ingredients to make a dish just for you,” Fred said.<\/p>\n\nThe foundation for a food station in the Artisan’s Food Hall. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWalking through the space, Fred pointed out the foundations for a curved cooking-and-serving area that would feature an oven for making and serving fresh pizzas and bread for guests.<\/p>\n
The Artisan’s Food Hall will also be the first casual buffet eatery on a Cunard ship with its own bar, located right in the middle of the room.<\/p>\n
And plenty that is familiar<\/h2>\n As is typical for Cunard ships, Queen Anne will feature a soaring Grand Lobby with a cascading staircase that will make you feel like royalty as you descend into the ship’s interior areas for the evening.<\/p>\n
It’ll also have a grand ballroom, a staple of Cunard ships. Called the Queens Room \u2014 as they all are \u2014 the ballroom will be a spacious venue for big-band music and ballroom dancing that evokes the golden age of ocean liner travel. Which is to say, it’ll be everything Cunard fans love.<\/p>\n
“The message to us as a brand [from customers] was, ‘Do not ruin the Queens Room,'” quipped Fred.<\/p>\n\nQueen Anne will feature a large ballroom, the Queens Room, that is a staple of Cunard ships. GENE SLOAN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Queens Room may not change much. However, other interior areas of the ship have been notably tweaked. Passengers will notice a lot more curves in walls and fewer straight lines, with bars often built in a circular motif, for instance. It was a deliberate change, Fred said.<\/p>\n
“We don’t want a bunch of people sitting in a straight line [at a bar] with their drink looking at a bartender and a mirror,” he said. “We want people to start conversations and connect.”<\/p>\n
Bottom line<\/h2>\n Queen Anne will usher in a new era for Cunard with a broader array of dining choices than earlier Cunard ships, more wellness offerings and a greater focus on onboard celebrations. It will also offer reimagined top-deck spaces, and interior lounging and entertainment spaces that take the brand to a new level. If you’re a longtime Cunard fan \u2014 or someone eyeing your first cruise with the brand \u2014 this is a vessel you’ll want to try.<\/p>\n
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