Sailings feature intercontinental Grand Voyages, Regional
explorations and Full-World Voyages
Bookings open for Cunard World Club members on March 28, 2017 and open for public bookings
beginning March 29, 2017
2018-2019 Fleet Voyages to include additional Transatlantic
Crossings and Caribbean &
Atlantic Islands Voyages
VALENCIA, Calif., March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise
brand, Cunard, has today unveiled its January to May 2019 programme called the 'Oceans of
Discovery' which will include a voyage to Alaska. This will be the first time that the
current fleet will have travelled to Alaska, and the first time that the cruise
line will have ventured there in over 20-years. From January to
May 2019, Cunard's iconic flagship
Queen Mary 2 and her sisters Queen
Elizabeth and Queen Victoria
will call at 49 different countries and 109 destinations. Of these,
21 are maiden calls and exciting new destinations include Boracay
(Phillipines), Akita (Japan) and
Goa (India).
Since Cunard pioneered the concept of world cruising in 1922, it
has undertaken more world voyages and sent more ships around the
globe than any other passenger line. In keeping with this grand
tradition, Cunard will operate a full world circumnavigation on
Queen Victoria in 2019, while
flagship Queen Mary 2 and Queen
Elizabeth will carry out exotic voyages that offer richer,
deeper and more regionally-focused itineraries than ever
before.
"Our Winter 2019 program debuts 'Oceans of Discovery, by
Cunard,'" said Josh Leibowitz,
Senior Vice President, Cunard North
America. "Across the fleet, Cunard's Winter 2019 program
covers the globe, including places that we have not visited for
years. Our itineraries have been designed to offer enriching days
in port as well as plenty of time on board for our guests to relax
and enjoy all that our ships have to offer."
Cunard World Club members will be able to book exclusively with
stateroom assignments beginning on March 28,
2017, and booking will open for the public on March 29, 2017.
Queen Elizabeth
In
2019, Queen Elizabeth offers a
series of round trip voyages from international ports that offer
deeper, richer and more regionally focused itineraries. In between
these home-port deployments will be exotic Grand Voyages that
capture the imagination and spirit of adventure in travel lovers
around the world. Included in Queen
Elizabeth's deployment is a maiden 27-night sailing from
Yokohama to Vancouver during which Cunard will cruise in
Alaskan waters for the first time in 20 years.
Queen Elizabeth's
Winter 2019 deployment features:
- 25 voyage combinations ranging from 5 to
38 nights
- 54 ports
- 18 countries
- 25 maiden calls for Queen
Elizabeth including:
- Australia: Busselton
(for Margaret River); Kangaroo
Island; Hobart; Burnie; Port Arthur
- New Zealand: Akaroa
(for Christchurch); Picton
- Philippines:
Boracay
- Japan: Hakodate; Akita;
Kanazawa; Sakaiminato; Yatsushiro (for Kumamoto); Aomori; Muroran
(for Sapporo)
- United States &
Canada: Sitka, Ala.; Kodiak, Ala.; Anchorage, Ala.; Juneau, Ala.; Skagway, Ala.; Icy Strait Point, Ala.;
Ketchikan, Ala.; Victoria, B.C.; Vancouver, B.C.
- Overnight stays in Amsterdam, Cape
Town, Hobart and Wellington
- Scenic cruising in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand and Marlborough Sound,
New Zealand
- Iconic city waterfronts: Cape
Town, Sydney and
Auckland
- 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Yokohama to Vancouver (Q915)
Following a period of
dedicated Japan cruises,
Queen Elizabeth will cross the North
Pacific and Gulf of Alaska en
route to Vancouver. This voyage
will take in northern Japan, as
well as the remote and stunning Russian district of Sakhalin on the
way to Alaska and British Columbia. She will undertake her
first-ever Alaskan voyage.
Transoceanic Voyages
The individual home-port
deployments described above will be separated by Grand Voyages
which offer an appealing blend of ports, some of which are in
regions Cunard is returning to after many years.
- Southampton to Melbourne (Q902C)
- Melbourne to Yokohama (Q912)
- Yokohama to Vancouver (Q914B)
Queen
Victoria
Queen
Victoria will operate Cunard's only true World Voyage in
2019 and will complete the classic Westbound Circumnavigation via
the Panama Canal. The journey will depart from Southampton and will begin by crossing the
Atlantic to Florida via the
Atlantic Islands, followed by a Caribbean and Trans-Panama segment.
Queen Victoria will then cross the
Pacific via Hawaii and
Samoa to New Zealand. From there she will take in
Sydney, Australia's Gold Coast and Great Barrier Reef before
traveling to Hong Kong via Darwin
and Vietnam. Following her visit
to Asia, Queen Victoria will return to Southampton via Singapore, the Indian Ocean and South Africa.
Queen Victoria's Winter 2019
deployment features:
- 37 voyage combinations ranging from 2 to
107 nights
- 40 ports
- 24 countries
- 1 maiden call for QV in Malacca, Malaysia
- Overnight stays in San
Francisco, Sydney,
Hong Kong and Cape Town
- Transits the Panama Canal
- Iconic city waterfronts; Sydney, Hong
Kong, Singapore and
Cape Town
- 26 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Queen Mary 2
Queen Mary 2's winter deployment consists
of a programme of Grand Voyages, by Cunard & Regions
of the World, by Cunard in the Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf,
Indian Ocean and Far East. These voyages from one to three weeks in
length but can be combined in many ways allowing guests to create
the ideal travel experience from and to the iconic city of their
choice.
Her journey begins in New York
with a Transatlantic Crossing to Southampton. She will then voyage to the
Arabian Gulf via the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal. From
there, Queen Mary 2 will cross the Indian Ocean and enter
Asia via the well-traveled
Malacca straits. Following this,
she will travel north via Malaysia
and Hong Kong toward China, sailing as far as Beijing before turning homeward. The return
journey will call at ports in Korea, Vietnam and India as well as an alternate selection of
destinations in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean ending with a
Transatlantic Crossing from Southampton back to New York.
Queen Mary 2's Winter 2019 deployment features:
- 28 voyage combinations ranging from 7 to
108 nights
- 36 ports
- 25 countries
- 4 maiden calls for Queen Mary 2 in Doha, Qatar; Mormugao, India; Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea and Chennai, India
- Overnight stays in Haifa,
Singapore (two separate
overnights), Hong Kong,
Shanghai and Tianjin (for Beijing)
- Transits the Suez Canal
- Iconic city waterfronts; New
York, Singapore,
Hong Kong and Shanghai
- 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Additional 2018-2019 Fleet Voyages
In addition to
Cunard's 2019 winter program launch, Cunard is happy to announce
additional Transatlantic Crossings, Short Breaks, and Caribbean & Atlantic Islands Voyages
available on Queen Mary 2, Queen
Victoria and Queen
Elizabeth.
These include a 14-night roundtrip New
York voyage to the unparalleled paradise of the Caribbean in December
2018 and iconic 7-night Transatlantic Crossing voyages on
flagship Queen Mary 2 in January and April
2019.
Early Booking Benefits
The World Voyage Early
Booking Package
Guests travelling on a Full World Voyage
receive a variety of exclusive benefits in addition to Cunard's
standard of quality and aim for perfection on every voyage. Full
World bookings made by December 31,
2017 will receive the following (Full World Voyages - 89
nights or more - will only be available on Queen Mary 2 and
Queen Victoria):
- Reduced Deposit
- Free Gratuities
- Gala World Voyage Special Event, Unique Commemorative Gifts,
Welcome Aboard Reception, Services of a World Voyage Concierge and
World Voyage Cocktail Party
- Onboard Credit of up to $3,000
per stateroom
- The Captain's Wine Collection (in Oceanview, Balcony and Grill
Suites)
- Alternative Dining Credit (in Oceanview, Balcony and Grill
Suites)
- Ground Transfers (in Oceanview and Balcony) and Upgraded
Private Transfers (in Grill Suites)
- Laundry Service (in Balcony and Grill Suites)
Voyages 25 to 88 Nights on Grand Voyages and Regions by
Cunard Early Booking Incentive
Guests booked by December 31, 2017 on Exotic voyages 25 to 88
nights will receive Onboard Credit up to $1,500 per stateroom.
2018 Europe, Transatlantic
Crossings, and Caribbean
Guests booking Grill Suites
on voyages 6 nights and longer will receive the following when
booked by June 30, 2017 on voyages
M847A, M847B, M901, M901A, M902, V901, V901A, Q835, and Q901 and by
December 31, 2017 on voyages M908,
M908A, M909, M909A, and M910:
- Free Drinks (limited to the value of $12 per beverage)
- Free Gratuities
- The Onboard credit defined below
Guests bookings a Balcony Stateroom or Grill Suite will receive
an Onboard Credit of up to $250 per
stateroom on voyages 6 nights and longer when booked by
June 30, 2017 on voyages M847A,
M847B, M901, M901A, M902, V901, V901A, Q835, and Q901 and by
December 31, 2017 on voyages M908,
M908A, M909, M909A, and M910.
Detailed information and disclaimers about these benefits can be
found here.
World Club Savings
Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean, and
Transatlantic: Members will receive an additional 5%
discount off launch fares in all categories effective at programme
launch, subject to inventory availability. This 5% Cunard World
Club discount is applicable on all cruises, for past guests only,
on voyages M847A, M847B, M901, M901A, M902, V901, V901A, Q835, and
Q901 until August 31, 2017 and on
voyages M908, M908A, M909, M909A, and M910 until December 31, 2017. Offer applies to 1st and
2nd berths only. Please reference promo code PA1.
The World Voyage, Grand Voyages, and Regions by Cunard:
Members will receive up to $4,000 per
stateroom discount off Launch Fares in all categories effective at
programme launch, subject to inventory availability. This discount
applies on all cruises, for past guests only, until 31 December 2017. Offer applies to 1st
and 2nd berths only. Please reference promo code
PA1.
Detailed information and disclaimers about these benefits can be
found here.
To view Cunard's 2019 Winter Programme, please click
here.
For more information about Cunard or to book a
voyage, contact your Travel Agent, call Cunard toll-free at
1-800-728-6273, or visit www.cunard.com.
Cunard
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years of legendary voyages, Cunard is the operator of luxury ocean
liners Queen Mary 2®, Queen
Victoria® and Queen
Elizabeth®. Renowned for impeccable White Star
Service, gourmet dining and world-class entertainment, all three
Queens offer luxury on a grand scale in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill and Queens Grill accommodation.
Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled transatlantic
service and continues the legacy of world cruising which it began
in 1922.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2016 World's Best Awards and
'Best World Cruise Itineraries' and 'Best Trans-Atlantic
Itineraries' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Readers Choice
Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a
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(Australia) and P&O Cruises
(UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world and
totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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