For the first time ever in Cunards 170 year history they have appointed a woman captain!!
43 year old Captain Inger Klein Olsen started working for Cunard in 1997 as first officer of the Caronia and has worked her way up through the ranks within the Carnival group. She returned to Cunard this year as Deputy Captain of Queen Victoria.
On the first of this month she under took first duty as Captain and sailed the ship without passengers to dry dock in Hamburg where she is undergoing a refit.
Then on the 15th of December she will be taking full control of bridge with a full ship of passengers for a five night northern Europe sailing.
I think this is fantastic news and a major historical event in Cunards history however when the news broke on the cruise.co.uk facebook page not everyone agreed.
Personally I wish captain Olsen all the very best What do you think?