Cunard's MS Queen Elizabeth in Palma, Mallorca

The Queen Elizabeth in Palma on Sunday. | Gabriel Alomar

Andrew EdePalma24/09/2023 18:14
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The Cunard Line's luxury cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth stopped over in Palma on Sunday, the first of what will be a number of visits to Mallorca during the autumn. The ship's itinerary in the Mediterranean includes Barcelona, Ajaccio, Naples and Rome as well as Palma. A not unfamiliar sight in Palma, the ship docked in the port a year ago as the season in the Med got under way.

The ship was built at the Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard in Italy and was named by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in Southampton in October 2010. The maiden voyage was to the Canary Islands, leaving Southampton on October 12 that year.

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The design was a tribute to the two previous Cunard Queen Elizabeth ships - the original RMS Queen Elizabeth that was launched in 1938 and named in honour of King George VI's wife, later the Queen Mother, and Queen Elizabeth 2 (the QE2).

Interior of the MS Queen Elizabeth

There are many art deco features reminiscent of the 1930s. Passenger capacity is just over 2,000, which doesn't therefore place the Queen Elizabeth in the mega-cruise ship category.