Flagship Queen Mary 2 to host
award-winning authors during Literature Festival in
Collaboration with the Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Times
and The Sunday Times
VALENCIA, Calif., Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise
line Cunard will return with its Literature Festival at Sea
in collaboration with the Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Times
and Sunday Times, on flagship Queen
Mary 2.
The Literature Festival at Sea is a seven-night Transatlantic
Crossing, which departs out of Southampton on December
1 and arrives in New York
on December 8, 2020. The event,
curated by the programming team at the Cheltenham Literature
Festival, will bring together some of the most renowned names in
the literary world.
The voyage will be headlined by award-winning authors
Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith and Prue Leith, who will host talks, workshops and
Q&As on board. Guests will be able to listen to some of
literature's greatest writers in conversation about their life and
work and get the chance to meet them at intimate author
signings.
Alexander McCall Smith said, "On
the great liners of the past, people had time to read books and
talk about them. What a magnificent thing it is that Cunard has
decided to recreate this. I look forward immensely to meeting
readers, talking about books, and watching the broad Atlantic go
by."
Prue Leith commented, "It's been
a dream to cross the pond on Queen
Mary 2. I love literary festivals because the audience are
interesting readers, and one's fellow speakers are, like me,
delighted to take a break from solitary writing and join the
chatting, eating, drinking real world — if a luxury liner par
excellence can be called the real world."
In addition, they will be joined by Kate Mosse OBE, Joanne Harris, Simon
Armitage, Pam Ayers and
Alan Johnson, among others.
Columnists from The Times will be onboard to analyze the latest
headlines and the biggest news stories of the year. There will be a
program of workshops and master classes for budding writers;
literary editors and critics pick their best books of the year; and
onboard bibliotherapists will be available to create hand-crafted
reading lists for guests.
Josh Leibowitz, SVP Cunard North
America, said, "We are excited to once again offer a celebration
for book-lovers in a unique setting as they sail across the
Atlantic on board our stunning flagship Queen Mary 2. The Transatlantic crossing on
Cunard is the perfect time for authors, poets, and artists to
gather for readings, discussion and creative ideas."
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
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.
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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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