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Cunard launches 2012 World and Exotic voyages

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2 World Voyages - Queen Victoria Exotic Discoveries

Cunard’s largest ever winter series of voyages for 2012 will feature two World Voyages and a series of Exotic Discovery Voyages.

Cunard will celebrate the 90th anniversary of their first World Voyage on Laconia in 1922 by sending two of its ocean liners, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth, around the world on very different journeys.

Queen Victoria, pictured, will offer a full Winter Season of Exotic Voyages taking in Panama Canal, Caribbean and her first ever Hawaii Christmas Voyage.

Queen Mary 2 will call at 31 ports in 19 countries across 108 days from £10,699 – just £99 per day. Queen Elizabeth will call at 41 ports in 25 countries across 107 nights from £10,999 – just £103 per day.

Says Cunard president Peter Shanks: “World voyages deliver outstanding value for money when compared to other holiday experiences. There is a growing desire for adventure and exploration, Cunard’s World Voyages deliver just that – but at the same time provide the best in luxury and sophistication no matter where the ships may be.

“To arrive in ports like Cape Town, Sydney and Hong Kong on a Cunard Liner is an experience that no other cruise line can match – often with many thousands of boats and onlookers giving our guests unique and memorable experiences.

“With the addition of Queen Elizabeth to the Cunard fleet, we are able to offer a wider range of destinations than ever before. As well as their full World Voyages, both Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth will offer a wide range of shorter sectors joining up famous cities around the world. Queen Victoria endorses that choice with shorter and more affordable voyages to destinations like Hawaii and Panama Canal.”

Highlights

Queen Mary 2

Departs Southampton on 10 January 2012 on a 108 night World Voyage which calls at 31 ports and 19 countries. Fares start from £10,699

Includes 22 night inaugural Sydney – Sydney ‘Circle Australia’ voyage (calling at Brisbane, Whitsunday Islands, Yorkeys Knob, Darwin, Bali, Fremantle, Adelaide and Melbourne)

Opportunity to sail out and back to Australia, spend three weeks with friends and relatives in Australia, then sail home to Southampton

Visits to Japanese Ports of Hiroshima, Osaka and Nagasaki

Popular Overnight stays in Cape Town, Hong Kong and Dubai

Range of shorter holiday sectors joining up key cities around the world

Queen Elizabeth

Departs Southampton on her second World Voyage on 10 January 2012. This 107 night voyage calls at 41 ports in 25 countries and is a traditional west-about voyage. Fares start from £10,999

Popular Overnight stays in Sydney, Hong Kong and New York

Strong Far East content including Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, Singapore and Penang

 
Provides guests with the opportunity to experience two Queens by sailing to Australia on Queen Mary 2 and returning on Queen Elizabeth – a unique two-ship ‘no-fly Australia’ experience

Queen Victoria

Offering a full winter / spring season of Exotic Discovery Voyages from November 2011 to March 2012. Eight voyages taking in New York, Caribbean, Hawaii or the Panama Canal; fares start from £849 per person

Departs on inaugural Christmas Hawaiian Islands voyage from Los Angeles on 21 December for 14-nights. Ports of Call include Hilo, Honolulu, Nawiliwili, La Haina and Ensenada; fares start from £2,599 per person

Value for Money – the new programme for 2012 will offer a range of early booking discounts including discounts of up to £2,000 per person and Complimentary Onboard Spend of up to $1,500 per person.