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QUEEN VICTORIA
Cunard veteran to captain new Queen
October 8, 2006 - Captain Paul Wright, a 26-year veteran of Cunard Line, has been appointed master of Queen Victoria, currently under construction in Venice.
Captain Wright first went to sea in 1965 as a cadet with Shell Tankers, and quickly progressed to passenger ships in 1969 when he joined Canadian Pacific. His first appointment with Cunard was to Cunard Countess in 1980.
In 1999, Captain Wright was promoted to Captain of Cunard's flagship Queen Elizabeth 2 where he served until construction began on Queen Mary 2. He oversaw construction in St Nazaire prior to commission, and in 2004 was appointed Master of Queen Mary 2, rotating with the recently retired Commodore Ronald Warwick.
Commenting on his appointment, Captain Wright said: "I fully expect that sailing Queen Victoria into Southampton for the first time will give me a third most memorable event - and I have no doubt it will be equally memorable for those who turn out to greet us; nothing stirs the imagination quite as much as a new Cunarder arriving in port for the first time. She will be a magnificent vessel built in true Cunard style."
Queen Victoria will enter service in December 2007
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