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A Michelin-star chef and pickleball - after 184 years, Cunard pivots

A Michelin-star chef and pickleball - after 184 years, Cunard pivots

Queen Anne cost more than $900 million to build, and its top Queens Grill Suites are among the most luxurious at sea. But is the hype justified?

There aren’t many big-brand luxury travel interiors that Adam D. Tihany hasn’t touched over the years – from Seabourn to Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, The Oberoi and The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, to name a few.

So in 2018, when Cunard appointed the then 70-year-old Romanian-born celebrity designer as creative director of their first new ship in 14 years, it was seen as a safe choice by pretty much everyone.

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Fiona Carruthers
Fiona CarruthersTravel editorFiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com

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