A Classic World Voyage Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of
the First World Cruise
New Itineraries Call at 93 Destinations in 42 Countries with
Five Maiden Calls and 14 Overnight Stays Fleet-wide
Bookings open for Cunard World Club members on December 18, 2019; public bookings open
December 19, 2019
VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise line
Cunard announced today its 2022 World & Exotic Voyage Program,
which runs from January through April, featuring a full World
Voyage, in-depth itineraries in Japan and Australia, and a spectacular cruise around
Cape Horn. The Cunard fleet, including Queen Elizabeth, Queen
Victoria, and flagship liner Queen
Mary 2, will call at 93 destinations in 42 different
countries, including five maiden calls in Australia, Brazil, Vanuatu and Japan. In addition, Queen Elizabeth will sail her 2021 Alaska season
with seven roundtrip voyages from Vancouver or Victoria, ranging from 10-12
nights each.
2022 marks a special year in
Cunard's history as it is the 100th Anniversary of the
line's first World Cruise when the American Express Company
chartered Cunard's Laconia to sail the first continuous
circumnavigation of the globe by a passenger liner, following in
the path of Magellan's fleet four hundred years previously. Over
the last century, the World Voyage has become the ultimate travel
experience, and no other company has taken more passengers on world
cruises than Cunard.
In early of 2022, Queen Victoria
will continue Cunard's tradition of world cruising by operating a
full westbound World Voyage that will travel over 37,600 nautical
miles and visit 29 ports in 19 countries.
The iconic Queen Mary 2 will sail
a new 71-night winter escape through the pristine beaches of the
Caribbean and around the vibrant
cities of South America. She will
call at 17 ports in 14 countries with access to 12 UNESCO World
Heritage Sites and a magnificent journey through the Chilean Fjords
sailing around the bottom of the world at Cape Horn. Queen Mary 2 will also chart her first-ever
Northern Lights voyage in Norway,
offering guests the chance to see the elusive sights of the Aurora
Borealis in the early spring.
Queen Elizabeth will embark on
her Voyages of Discovery series with regionally-focused itineraries
in Australia and Japan, ranging from seven to 23 nights. With
six overnight calls and seven evenings in port, guests will have
time to immerse themselves in exotic destinations and rich
cultures.
In addition to the 2022 world & exotic voyages, Cunard has
announced Queen Elizabeth's 2021
Alaska season from June through September which consists of seven
roundtrip voyages from Vancouver
or Victoria, ranging from 10-12 nights. The itineraries feature the
region's highlight ports such as Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as stunning scenic cruising
in the narrow waterways of the Inside Passage offering up close
views of glaciers, mountains, fjords and the UNESCO World Heritage
site of Glacier Bay National Park.
"Cunard's ships will be at opposite ends of the earth for our
2022 world & Exotic voyages so guests can explore whichever
part of the globe calls them," said Josh
Leibowitz, SVP Cunard North America. "Whether it's the
legendary World Cruise on Queen
Victoria, exotic sailings on Queen
Elizabeth, or exploring South
America on our flagship Queen
Mary 2, guests can see the world in style, only on
Cunard."
Cunard World Club members will be able to book exclusively
beginning on December 18, 2019, and
booking will open for the public on December
19, 2019.
Queen Mary 2
In 2022, Queen Mary 2 will embark on
a new route, sailing to the Caribbean and South
America, which can be taken as a roundtrip from Hamburg (73 nights), London (71 nights) or New York (55 nights) or a number of smaller
segments. The voyage begins in January from Southampton with a Transatlantic Crossing to
New York, then calls at a series
of destinations in the eastern Caribbean. From there Queen Mary 2 will continue south to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile, retracing the steps of famous explorers
as she rounds Cape Horn and traverses the Magellan Straits and
Beagle Channel. On her return north, the ship will stop at
Rio de Janeiro, in time to
celebrate the world-famous Carnival. She will call at additional
Caribbean ports on her journey
back to New York before Crossing
the Atlantic to Southampton.
In late March, Queen Mary 2 will
sail her first-ever Norway Northern Lights voyage, which features
an extended call to Tromso above the Arctic Circle offering guests
the opportunity to witness this awe-inspiring natural
phenomenon.
Queen Mary 2's 2022 deployment
features:
- New Caribbean and South
America Voyages
- Grand Voyages, by Cunard and Regions, by
Cunard
- 23 voyage combinations ranging from two to 73 nights
- Over 30,700 nautical miles
- 17 ports in 14 countries
- Two maiden calls in Sao Paulo,
Brazil and Puerto Madryn, Argentina
- Overnight stays in Montevideo,
Uruguay and Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
- Scenic Cruising around Cape Horn, through the Magellan
Straights and Beagle Channel
- 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria's World Voyage will
be a classic Westbound circumnavigation through the Panama Canal
which can be taken as a roundtrip from either Hamburg (112 nights) or London (108 nights). Her voyage will begin by
crossing the Atlantic to Florida
via Bermuda, followed by a
trans-Panama segment. Queen Victoria will then cross the Pacific Ocean
via Hawaii and Samoa to New
Zealand and from there she will call in Sydney, Australia's Gold Coast and Great Barrier Reef before
traveling to Hong Kong via Papa
New Guinea and the Philippines.
Following her Asia visit, she will
return to London via Singapore, the Indian Ocean and South Africa.
Queen Victoria's 2022
deployment features:
- The World Voyage, by Cunard
- Grand Voyages, by Cunard and Regions, by
Cunard
- 25 voyage combinations ranging from two to 112 nights
- Over 37,600 nautical miles
- 29 ports in 19 countries
- Two maiden calls in Alotau and Kiriwina, Papa New Guinea
- Overnight stays in San
Francisco, Sydney,
Hong Kong, Singapore and Cape
Town
- Scenic cruising through the Panama Canal
- 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Queen Elizabeth
From mid-November 2021 through early
March 2022, Queen Elizabeth will spend time in Australia, operating three roundtrip voyages
from Melbourne and five form
Sydney covering the regions of
South Australia, Tasmania and New
Zealand. She will sail a new South Pacific Islands voyage
featuring calls in Fiji,
Vanuatu and New Caledonia and will also offer "open-jaw"
New Zealand voyages, traveling
from Sydney to Auckland and the reverse.
At the end of the Australia
season in March, Queen Elizabeth
will travel north to Japan via
Southeast Asia. The voyage will
include a variety of exciting destinations such as Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong
Kong, Shanghai and a maiden
call to Beijing.
From mid-April to early June, Queen
Elizabeth will spend time in Japan with five nine-night and one seven-night
roundtrip voyages and from Yokohama. The nine-night voyages will
highlight the multi-faceted nature and deep cultural roots of
Japan's main islands of Honshu,
Kyushu and Hokkaido, as well as a
southern Islands voyage that includes islands in the Okinawa archipelago and two Taiwanese port
calls. These voyages are timed to take in the spectacular spring
blooms across the region. The seven-night itinerary coincides with
Golden week which is one of Japan's most popular holiday seasons.
Queen Elizabeth's 2022
deployment features:
- Grand Voyages, by Cunard and Regions, by
Cunard.
- 59 voyage combinations ranging from two to 39 nights
- Over 48,000 nautical miles
- 54 ports in 14 countries
- Nine maiden calls in Eden, Australia; Port
Vila and Luganville, Vanuatu; Lautoka and Suva, Fiji; Noumea, New Caledonia; Beijing, China; Beppu and Sasebo, Japan
- Overnight stays in Auckland,
Hobart, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing
- Scenic cruising in Fiordland National Park and Marlborough
Sound, New Zealand
- 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
World Voyage Benefits
Those booking a Full World Voyage will receive the following
benefits:
- Welcome aboard reception
- Services of a World Voyage concierge and use of private
lounge
- Unique commemorative gift
- World Voyage cocktail parties
- Shoreside event
- Complimentary daily gratuities
Early Booking World Voyage Benefits (minimum 89
nights)
Guests traveling on a Full World Voyage booked by February 27, 2020, will receive a variety of
exclusive benefits:
- Onboard credit of up to $2,000
per stateroom
- Ground transfers (for Britannia cabins) and upgraded private
transfers (in Grill Suites)
- $300 discount off hotel per
stateroom
- Complimentary Captain's Wine Collection (in Oceanview, Balcony
and Grill Suites)
- Complimentary Dining in the Verandah Steakhouse
- Up to $500 discount off air per
person (in Oceanview, Balcony); up to $1,000 discount on air per person (in Grill
Suites)
Early Booking Benefits for Voyages 55 to 88 nights
Guests traveling on voyages 55 to 88 nights will receive an onboard
credit up to $1,500 per stateroom and
up to $1,000 discount off air per
person when booked by February 27,
2020. Promo Code: ZEO, ZC
Early Booking Benefits for Voyages 21 to 54 nights
Guests traveling on voyages 21 to 54 nights will receive an onboard
credit up to $1,500 per stateroom
when booked by February 27,
2020. Promo Code: ZER
Early Booking Benefits for Voyages 7 to 20 nights (available
on Queen Elizabeth)
Guests booked on voyages 7 to 20 nights will receive an onboard
credit up to $800 per stateroom when
booked by February 27, 2020.
Promo Code: ZEQ
Grill Benefits
Guests booked in a Grill Suite on voyages seven nights or longer
will receive free gratuities and free drinks. Promotion may not
combine with other offers. Promo
Code: ZED
Cunard World Club Member Savings
Members will receive up to $2,000 per
person discount off launch fares, subject to availability. This
discount applies on all cruises, for past guests only, until
February 27, 2020. Not combinable
with any other offers after the expiration date. Promo code:
PA1.
Full details and terms about Cunard's 2022 Voyage Program can be
found here.
For more information about Cunard or to book a voyage, visit
Cunard.com. For travel advisors interested in further information,
please contact your Business Development Manager, visit OneSource
or call Cunard toll free at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
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Queen Mary 2®,
Queen Victoria® and
Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
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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
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itineraries that visit Europe,
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world and totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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