VALENCIA, Calif., March 30, 2020 /CNW/ -- As the
COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, Cunard has made the
decision to take the preventative measure of extending the
suspension of all voyages an additional month from April 11 up to and including May 15, 2020.
Cunard will continue to monitor government guidelines and travel
restrictions in ports of call around the world, and this may mean
there are further changes to the timing of when each of the ships
returns to service.
"The impact of COVID-19 is affecting personal routines and
businesses as well as placing significant travel restrictions
around the world," Simon Palethorpe,
President, Cunard said. "Everyone in the Cunard team is aware of
the need to support the management and containment of COVID-19
globally. This includes protecting the health and safety of our
guests and crew. It is therefore right we extend the pause in
operations."
"It is too soon to know exactly how this situation will evolve,"
he added. "But I do know that we, the Cunard team, will commit all
our resources, energy and talent to weather this storm and come out
stronger than ever for our guests. We have been sailing for 180
years and we look forward to many more. We will get through these
tough times together and look forward to welcoming our guests back
on board again soon, when the time is right."
For all guests impacted by this temporary suspension, Cunard
will provide a 125% Future Cruise Credit. This Future Cruise Credit
will be applied automatically to their guest account for use on a
future Cunard voyage. This can be redeemed against any new booking,
on any voyage sailing before the end of March 2022, providing the booking is made by the
end of December 2021.
Full details on voyage cancellations and Cunard's current
cancellation policies can be found on Cunard.com.
Cunard
Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships
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 accommodations in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill Suite and Queens Grill Suite
staterooms. Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled
Transatlantic service between New
York and London, and it
continues to celebrate the freedom of travel on exciting World
Voyage and Grand Voyage itineraries that visit Europe, North
America, South America,
Africa, Asia and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2018, 2017 and 2016 World's Best
Awards and 'Best Service,' 'Best Onboard Enrichment' and 'Best
World Cruise' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2018 Readers Choice
Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a
part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),
the largest cruise vacation company in the world. Together Cunard,
Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises
(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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For additional information about Cunard, contact:
Jackie Chase, Cunard, 661-753-1035,
jchase@cunard.com
Meryl Press Vissel, Cunard,
661-753-1544, mpress@cunard.com
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