- Cunard’s queen Anne was ordered to darken their cabinets during the transition from the bad -fame of watery and Celebes seas.
- Industrial water cannons are used as non -fatal deterrents against potential attackers in Southeast Asian waters.
- During the 111 night trip, emergency protocols caused a viral social media reaction with more than 14 million views.
Cruise ships and luxury ships are usually part of the headlines for their extraordinary experiences, but sometimes they are under the light of spotlight due to unexpected threats. We have seen examples of this in the past, such as the tragic sinking of Superyacht Bayesci British Techcoon Mike Lynch and the lives of six other people, or from the Sicilian coast claiming that the cargo ship Galaxy leader had been kidnapped by Houthi rebels in November 2023.
And now, such an event happened. A luxury world trip has become tense Cunard’s brand new Queen Mother During the hymen journey, he applied Emergency Security Protocols as he wandered in a piracy in Southeast Asia.
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Queen Anne is a 1,060 -meter luxury primer who started her global journey in the first 111 night in January 2025, but had to apply strict security measures when she sails the Philippines from Australia. The regions with a long -term history of the pirate event – Captain Inger Klein and Mürettebat members addressed the passengers on 13 March 2025 through the general address system of the ship:
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“This field is known for piracy threats as reported in the world media. Therefore, we will operate at an increasing level of safety alertness during this period.”
Later, there were a series of dimming protocols designed to reduce the visibility of the ship’s potential threats. The guests were asked to close their cabin lights, close their curtains completely, and stay away from the deck and open windows until the morning.
The ship’s live navigation deck was usually darkened with 9-5 am and remained unlimited and closed dining areas were darkened and curtain. Even on the TV screens of the ship, the passengers showed warning messages that wanted to “please stand”. For most of the guests, who were waiting for Cunard’s trademark elegance, sudden transition in hidden mode was more like an action tension than a luxurious holiday.
The moment was not only limited to the ship. Passengers went to the social media and caught the spooky images of the ship’s silent deck and assembled high-pressure water balls-unremeable guests designed to remove the board and make boarding attempts impossible to make it impossible.
These defense systems are part of the standard equipment on many large vessels circulating in high -risk areas, but most of them are not familiar with luxury cruise passengers and worrying them even more.
The incident quickly received millions of opinions, and many passengers shared their concerns about being unaware of potential piracy risks while reserveing their expensive journeys. In response to increasing debates, Cunard issued a statement that measures were standard measures as they pass through certain sea regions and that they were not directly connected to a direct threat. The queen mother remained according to the program, and the settled life, including food, entertainment and port arrival, continued uninterrupted.
Although a nervous night journey is not in the brochure, the queen mother sails and 111 night routes remained ambitious and stops in America, Australia, Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean.
