The MS Queen Elizabeth cruise ship on her inaugural Panama Canal Transit
On January 22 2011, the MS Queen Elizabeth made her first Panama Canal Transit. MS Queen Elizabeth is a cruise ship of the Cunard Line fleet, owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and operated by Carnival UK. A Vista class ship, Queen Elizabeth is the sister ship of MS Queen Victoria.
From Wikipedia: On 1 September 2010 Cunard Cruise Lines officially confirmed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would name Cunard's new ship. The ceremony was held in Southampton on Monday 11 October 2010 before the Queen Elizabeth set sail on her maiden voyage to the Canary Islands the following day. The Queen was also the sponsor of the now-retired Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1967 and Cunard's current flagship, Queen Mary 2, in 2004.
The MS Queen Elizabeth cruise ship on her inaugural Panama Canal Transit
The MS Queen Elizabeth in the Panama Canal on January 22 2011, near Gamboa
where the Chagres River enters the Gatun Lake.
The MS Queen Elizabeth cruise ship on her first Panama Canal Transit, here
some folks showing the flag of Panama.
The MS Queen Elizabeth cruise ship of the Cunard Line fleet with a capacity
of 2,092 passengers
MS Queen Elizabeth General
characteristics
Class and type: Vista-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 90,901 gross tons[1]
Length: 294 m (965 ft)[1]
Beam: 32.3 m (106 ft)[1]
Draught: 8 m (26 ft)[1]
Decks: 16 total 12 accessible to passengers[1]
Speed: 23.7 kts.
Capacity: 2,092 passengers lower beds, 2547 maximum passengers
Notes: Ship is Panamax compliant
Here a sreenshot from the Panama Canal live view high res cam showing the MS
Queen Elizabeth in the Miraflores Locks
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