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QM2 goes all around Oz as part of 2012 world cruise

Three weeks visiting friends and relatives or just exploring Australia. No flights to get there or back. No airport hassles. No risk of Ash disruption or airline strikes. Take as much luggage as you like. Sound too good to be true? Not with Cunard’s Queen Mary 2.

In early 2012, as part of her World Voyage, Queen Mary 2 will for the first time be undertaking a 22-night circumnavigation of Australia. Cunard are offering the opportunity to sail out to Sydney from Southampton on January 10, spend 22 nights doing their own thing in Australia from February 14 to March 7 and then rejoin the ship for the voyage back to Southampton arriving on April 27.

This is a unique opportunity for those who have always wanted to spend time in Australia – especially visiting friends and relatives – but to do so without setting foot through an airport or on to a plane.

Prices for the outward journey start at £3,499 for 35-nights on Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to Sydney. The homeward leg starts at £5,099 for 51 nights. For the journey there and back, prices start at £8,598. Including the 22 nights in Australia the whole trip would be for 109 nights.

Says Cunard president Peter Shanks: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the many people who would like to spend quality time in Australia but without setting foot in an airport or on a plane. As well as spending 22-nights with friends and family or just exploring Australia, people would enjoy 86-nights of luxury and visit many famous ports onboard Queen Mary 2. With prices from just £8,598 – which is not much more than a return Business Class flight to Sydney – this really is a once in a lifetime experience.”