VALENCIA, Calif., May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Cunard's flagship Queen
Mary 2 arrived today in New
York carrying the Eternal Flame after a seven-day North
Atlantic Crossing. Following the ship's arrival, a commemorative
ceremony was held onboard Queen Mary
2 by the Consulate General of France, La Flamme de la Liberté, and Cunard
honoring the WWII Normandy Landings of 1944 and marking the 80th
Anniversary of D-Day.
Those in attendance included Mr. Laurent
Bili, Ambassador of France
to the United States; Mr.
Damien Laban, Acting Consul General
of France in New York; Mr. Edward
Mermelstein, Commissioner for International Affairs,
City of New York; Queen Mary 2 Captain Andrew Hall; General Patton's granddaughter,
Helen Ayer-Patton; and WWII veterans
from The Greatest Generations Foundation.
The Eternal Flame, which has been burning since November 11, 1923, on the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, was collected on May 8. From there, a group of 12 young French
ambassadors carried the flame from Paris to Cherbourg where it crossed the
English Channel to Portsmouth, a key embarkation port for the
Normandy Invasion. Thereafter the flame proceeded the short
distance to Southampton where it
boarded Queen Mary 2 to cross the
Atlantic and arrive in New York.
The ambassadors will escort the flame to Arlington Cemetery to lay
it down at an official ceremony on May
24, and let it burn until June 6,
2024.
Queen Mary 2 Captain Andrew Hall said: "We are honored that our
flagship Queen Mary 2 was part of
this historic occasion honoring the men and women who served in
D-Day, and the many hundreds of
thousands of whom were brought over the Atlantic on Cunard ships.
Today will truly be remembered as an important part of Cunard's
long and storied history."
For more information about Cunard or to book a voyage, contact
your Travel Advisor, call Cunard at 1-800-728-6273, or visit
www.cunard.com.
For Travel Advisors interested in further information, please
contact your Business Development Manager, visit
OneSourceCruises.com, or call Cunard at 1-800-528-6273.
ABOUT CUNARD:
Cunard is a luxury British cruise line, renowned for creating
unforgettable experiences around the world. Cunard has been a
leading operator of passenger ships since 1840, celebrating an
incredible 184 years of operation. The Cunard experience is built
on fine dining, hand-selected entertainment, and outstanding White
Star service. From a partnership with a two-Michelin starred chef,
to inspiring guest speakers, to world class theatre productions,
every detail has been meticulously crafted to make the experience
unforgettable. A pioneer in transatlantic journeys and round world
voyages, destinations sailed to also include Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, the Far East and Australia. There are currently
four Cunard ships, Queen Mary
2, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and new ship, Queen Anne, entered service in May 2024. This investment is part of the
company's ambitious plans for the future of Cunard globally and
will be the first time since 1999 that Cunard will have four ships
in simultaneous service. Cunard is based at Carnival House in
Southampton and has been owned
since 1998 by Carnival Corporation
& plc. www.cunard.com (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE:CUK).
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contact:
Jackie Chase,
Cunard, jchase@cunard.com
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