Kulo nyaka kugujwa iminyaka engama-50 iNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II, u-QE2, ohlonishwa kakhulu nguCunard, iqalile futhi inkampani ibivele ilungisa futhi iqhubekisela phambili eminye imisebenzi ekhethekile eyilungiselele.
Ngomhla ka-8 Septhemba 2017, kuzoqalwa uhambo olukhethekile olusuka ethekwini laseSouthampton phakathi komkhumbi wokunethezeka wobusuku obungu-17 iQueen Elizabeth, ekubuyeni kwayo, kuzobe kuyiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ncamashi selokhu kwethulwa yiNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II weQE2, ngaleyo ndlela kuphele umgubho.
Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka Ngiyakukhumbuza ukuthi i-QE2 yathatha umhlalaphansi emsebenzini kaCunard ngoNovemba 27, 2008.
Imicimbi nemisebenzi ehlelelwe ukubungaza le minyaka engama-50 igxila ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ezinezihloko, ngalinye lawo lizohambisana namamenyu akhuthazwe ngumkhumbi wasenganekwaneni nalawo asevele enikelwe. Ukwengeza kulokhu kuzoba nezinkulumo zezivakashi ezikhethekile, amazwibela omlando, imihlangano yabagibeli edlule nemibuzo ephathelene neNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II.
Ezinye zezihloko okuzoxoxwa ngazo zihlobene nokuxhumana phakathi komndeni wasebukhosini waseBrithani kanye nenkampani yemikhumbi uqobo, iLas Malvinas, lapho umkhumbi usebenza empini yango-1982 ithutha amasosha angama-3000 650 kanye namavolontiya angama-26 eSouth Atlantic. Enye yezingqungquthela izobhekana nomlando "wokuqala" weCunard neWorld Flagship ukuhlonipha imikhumbi engu-2008 emhlabeni wonke yalomkhumbi, okwenze kwaba yisithonjana emadolobheni kuwo wonke amazwekazi (esithombeni ungasibona eLisbon ngo-XNUMX).
INdlovukazi u-Elizabeth 2 ithwale abagibeli abayizigidi ezi-2,5 kuwo wonke umlando wayo nohambo oluphelele lwamakhilomitha angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5,6 okungaphezu kwanoma yimuphi umkhumbi wabagibeli.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza lolu wuhambo lwabantu abathandekayo kepha nakho konke ukunethezeka nokunethezeka kwekhulu lama-XNUMX.