Cunard Line's upcoming newbuild, the 2,092-passenger Queen Elizabeth, will offer a “radical increase in choice while retaining the old tradition you expect from Cunard,” said President Peter Shanks.
The Queen Elizabeth will reveal a new restaurant, called the Verandah, in a nod to Cunard ships of the past.
First built on the former Queen Mary and the original Queen Elizabeth, the Verandah Grill was then available only to first-class passengers. The new restaurant will be located on the new Queen Elizabeth’s second deck, and will serve French cuisine in an area set over the ship’s Grand Lobby.
The eatery’s vintage menus will evoke the dining experience on the original Queen Elizabeth. Cunard said the Verandah will be open for lunch and dinner for a yet-to-be determined charge.
In order to offer a more relaxed dining concept to main dining room guests, the Queen Elizabeth’s central restaurant, Brittania, will have a smaller, offshoot called the Britannia Club, where passengers can eat whenever they want.
The 80-person eatery offers what Shanks called “a Cunard way” of offering flexibility.
“Those looking for value and can’t stretch to Princess Grill or Queens Grill can do this,” he said.
The lido deck restaurant by night will transform into one of three kinds of restaurants with table service; Asado, modeled after an Argentine steakhouse; Aztec, offering Mexican cuisine; and Jasmine, a pan-Asian eatery already on Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria.