{"id":8499,"date":"2025-10-19T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/8499\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:38:29","slug":"cunards-queen-elizabeth-cruise-ship-calls-miami-home-for-1st-time-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/8499\/","title":{"rendered":"Cunard\u2019s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship calls Miami home for 1st time \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The queen is alive and well after getting a bit of work done and set to spend an extended holiday in Miami, bringing with her some award-winning entertainment.<\/p>\n

Cunard\u2019s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship arrived to PortMiami last week and will for the first time be calling Florida home for a long-term winter Caribbean sailing season.<\/p>\n

The 2,081-passenger ship that debuted in 2010 has as its godmother the late Queen Elizabeth II. While she passed in 2022, her visage remains omnipresent on board among plaques, murals and paintings. Her namesake ship earlier this year underwent a three-week revamp bringing some updated spaces as well as a general polish to vessel.<\/p>\n

For its Miami stay, the line has also brought on board a production of \u201cCome From Away,\u201d performed at sea for the first time. This winner of Tony and Olivier awards debuted in 2015 and is inspired by the true story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland and its role after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n

The town, which had a population of about 11,000, became the temporary home to nearly 6,600 air passengers and crew who came from 38 commercial flights that were grounded when airspace was closed over the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n

The modified one-hour, 40-minute production has a 12-person cast and will have two performances per sailing making its debut on Oct. 26 in the Royal Court Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show is such a roller coaster of emotions,\u201d said actor Joe Hillard during a preview performance on board last week.\u00a0\u201cIt looks very kind of simple and easy, but it\u2019s very complicated. It\u2019s very intricate. So it\u2019s a lot, kind of condensed into a small amount of time, as well as, whilst it\u2019s such a joyous, incredible story about kindness and community, to have it on the backdrop of such a horrific incident, there\u2019s a lot of emotions involved as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hilliard plays character Kevin T based on\u00a0Kevin Tuerff, who was on hand to discuss the production as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened there changed my life. It was truly amazing to witness and because I wasn\u2019t sure where we were,\u201d Tuerff said noting they had to wait for 15 hours on board before being let off the plane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were treated to such amazing kind of kindness and compassion. They could have just sent out pizza boxes and water to the people on the planes, but they opened their borders, their communities, their schools,\u201d he said. \u201cThey let us in. They let people in to take showers in their home \u2014 total strangers from more than 90 countries, and I came back to Texas, where I lived at the time, and I said, \u2018Would we do the same?\u2019 And so that\u2019s why I\u2019m so happy that this musical is continuing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As far at the improvements on board, they include a redesign to the Queens Room, the ballroom dance floor space amidship including a new carpet pattern to replicate the garden shrubbery inspired by the Royal Palace\u2019s tradition of planting mulberry trees, something done since the reign of King James I in the 16th century.<\/p>\n

Other spaces getting spiffed up include the Commodore Club, Garden Lounge, the Pavilion and Grills terrace.<\/p>\n

Pulling inspiration from the line\u2019s newest ship, 2024\u2019s Queen Anne<\/a>, Queen Elizabeth has also introduced the Pavilion Wellness Caf\u00e9, with a health-focused menu serving breakfast, lunch and daytime dining. Also new is the Harper\u2019s Bazaar Wellness at Sea program, which also was introduced on Queen Anne.<\/p>\n

The luxury ship has most of its sailing life bounced around the world not spending too long in one place similar to the line\u2019s ships Queen Anne and Queen Victoria while the iconic Queen Mary 2 is known for its transatlantic sailings to and from New York.<\/p>\n

For this maiden season in Miami, the ship will offer voyages from 9 to 28 nights visiting destinations including St Lucia, St Maarten, St Thomas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Anguilla and Barbados with sailings continuing through February.<\/p>\n

For the stay, the line has curated 32 experiences across 12 destinations such as a private catamaran trip around Antigua\u2019s coastline with sushi and barbecue prepared by a Michelin-starred chef. Another option is an offroad 4\u00d74 trip in Barbados capped with a wine and cheese picnic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Caribbean has long been a favorite destination for our guests, and we\u2019re pleased to offer a new way to experience these much-loved islands through our \u2018Iconic Collection\u2019,\u201d said Cunard President Katie McAlister. \u201cThese experiences go beyond the usual tourist spots. They\u2019re designed to create lasting memories and deeper connections with each place, all with the signature Cunard touch our guests expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prices start at $1,070 per person based on double occupancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The queen is alive and well after getting a bit of work done and set to spend an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[288,7439,85,9,24,63,122,124,123,7336,904,6315,956],"class_list":{"0":"post-8499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cruise","10":"tag-latest-headlines","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-queens","15":"tag-queens-headlines","16":"tag-queens-news","17":"tag-social","18":"tag-things-to-do","19":"tag-tourism","20":"tag-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}