Cunard
Hosts the European Travel Commission's
2008 Giants of Culture and Travel
Celebration onboard Queen Mary 2
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ETC
Giants of Culture and Travel presents
Queen Mary 2, sculpture by Dan Mestanza,
Photo Credit: © TalismanPHOTO |
Brooklyn,
NY - January 31, 2008 - The grandest ocean liner in
the world, Queen Mary 2, hosted over 200 guests
at her home port in Brooklyn for a presentation and luncheon
to celebrate the European Travel Commission's
Giants of Culture and Travel - a series of
cardboard and mixed media sculptures designed by French artist
Dan Mestanza to represent the 20 ETC participating
countries and showcase the ETC's 2008 culture and tourism campaign.
This
year's presentation featured the 2008 European Cultural Capitals,
Liverpool, UK and Stavanger, Norway, along with a "giant"
sculpture created specifically for Cunard's Queen Mary
2. Those giants were joined by "sculptures"
representing 18 other European countries. The Giants
of Culture and Travel are now on display at New York's
JFK International Airport (Terminal 4) through this spring following
their premier onboard Queen Mary 2.
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Representing
Hungary, the birthplace of the
Rubik's Cube, Photo Credit: © TalismanPHOTO
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"It
was indeed our pleasure to welcome the ETC Giants of
Culture and Travel onboard Queen Mary 2
and we were honoured to have our flagship also be included in
sculpture along with the visually creative and entertaining
Giants for the 2008 celebration," said Carol Marlow, president
of Cunard Line.
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Representing
Spain, and the art
of the Flamenco dance,
Photo Credit: © TalismanPHOTO |
This
is the first-time in Cunard's 168-year history that one of its
iconic liners has hosted the European Travel Commission.
Onboard Queen Mary 2, guests relive the Golden
Age of Travel with contemporary elegance as they dance the night
away in the Queens Room, the largest ballroom at sea, enjoy
the vast selection of 8,000 books in the largest library at
sea, explore the Cosmos in the only planetarium at sea, engage
in stimulating activities and fascinating lectures, savor superb
gourmet dining prepared by world-class chefs and revel in extravagant
musical productions in a spacious state-of-the-art theatre.
About Cunard Line
Cunard Line, operator of the luxury ocean liners Queen
Mary 2, QE2 and Queen Victoria
has long been synonymous with the quest for new discoveries
and the epitome of British refinement since the company's first
paddle-wheeled steamer, Britannia, crossed the Atlantic in 1840.
Cunard voyages bring together like-minded travelers who relish
the Cunard hallmarks of impeccable White Star Service™,
fine dining, sophisticated adventure, the legacy of historic
voyages and transatlantic travel.
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