Agents are being given a chance to an overnight stay on new Cunard ship Queen Anne before it embarks on its maiden voyage.

The line has opened a Shine Rewards competition for agents to win a place on the “operational test” on April 29 ahead of the ship sailing from Southampton to Lisbon on May 3.

The experience will be a chance to test services, products and activities while the ship is operational to ensure it is ready to take passengers later in the week.

A total of 400 agent places are available, the majority of which will be won through the competition, with others invited to acknowledge the support they give the company.

Agents need to visit the line’s Shine Rewards Club website to confirm that they want to enter the competition. 

All Cunard bookings they make and ‘play’ by midnight on March 10 will be counted as an entry into the competition.

Every Queen Anne booking that an agent makes and plays will count as a triple entry in to the competition. 

The winners will be informed by March 21, according to the line.