Cunard Line
Cunard Line
24303 Town Center Drive
Suite 200
Valencia, CA 91355
(800) 7-CUNARD
www.cunard.com | View Ships and Itineraries Company Overview
It's appropriate that Cunard Line's three ships -- Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria -- will sail in and out of New York in 2008. This city has been part of the company's history for over a century. Today, Cunard's ship sail in and out of the city from Red Hook, Brooklyn. While name Cunard name evokes the nostalgia of glamorous transatlantic crossings, the company was floundering with one ship, QE 2. Founded in 1840 by Samuel Cunard, the company owned some of the world's greatest liners ruled the north Atlantic route between Southampton, U.K. and New York. But the decline of transatlantic travel resulted in Cunard's decline. Of course the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was still famous, but she was aging. In 1998, however, the wealthy Carnival Corporation purchased Cunard Line and today the company is part of Princess Cruises. Carnival had big plans to revive the Cunard name and announced it would build a new flagship, Queen Mary 2, the largest ship ever constructed. The Queen of England christened 150,000-ton liner in January, 2004. At 1,132 feet long she is also the longest passenger ship ever built. Despite her size, QM 2 carries only 2,620 passengers and a crew of 1,300. A second ship, the much smaller Queen Victoria (90,000 tons) entered service in December, 2007. And, Queen Elizabeth 2, which entered service in 1968, will leave the Cunard fleet to become a floating hotel in Dubai. The Cunard Experience
Aboard Cunard's liners you'll find a style or travel reminiscent of the past. While Queen Mary 2 was designed for transatlantic crossings, she is also a cruise ship, although much too large for most ports in the world. Queen Victoria will operate as a conventional cruise ship, beginning her life on a 100+ day world cruise. Both ships have separate dining rooms, the Princess Grill and Queen's Grill, for passengers paying the highest fares. The main dining rooms are beautifully decorated and designed so everyone should feel first class. Aboard these ships you'll find ballroom dancing to a live orchestra and evenings when the recommended attire is formal. Past Passenger Program
Cunard's "World Club" has points accrued depending on the number of voyages taken. Club benefits include onboard credits and social events for repeaters; 25% savings off brochure rates. Taking The Kids
Children's Programs: Queen Victoria and QM2 boast a full nursery with British nannies, children's activities with counselors and baby sitting services. Tipping
Gratuities are automatically charged to your shipboard account for dining room waiter, cabin steward and other personnel. The per person (including children) per day rates is $13 aboard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. For bar and salon services onboard QE2 and QM2, a 15% gratuity is automatically added to your bill. Other gratuities are at the passenger's discretion. CUNARD LINE ITINERARIES
Queen Mary 2
Transatlantic Crossings. Westbound (Southampton to Brooklyn) Six nights.
Departure Dates: May 4, 16, June 2, 26, July 16, Aug. 1, 13, 29, Sept. 21, Oct. 10, 2008, Nov. 11, 2008 Departure Dates: April 20, 2009 Eastbound (Brooklyn to Southampton), Six nights.
Departure Dates: May 10, 27; June 8, July 8, 22; Aug. 7, 19, Sept. 4, Oct. 4, 16, 2008
Brooklyn to Cherbourg, France (seven nights).
Departure Date: July 8, 2008. 5 day Canada/New England. Round-trip from Brooklyn. Ports of call: Halifax and Boston, with two days at sea
Departure Date: May 22, 2008 8 day Carribean. From Brooklyn to Fort Lauderdale. Ports of call: St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire with four days at sea
Departure Date: November 21, 2008 6 day Canada/New England. Round-trip from Brooklyn. Ports of call: Boston, Bar Harbor & Halifax
Departure Date: July 2, 2008 Cherbourg to New York(seven nights)
Departure Date: July 15, 2008
Brooklyn to Hamburg, Germany (eight days).
Departure Dates: July 22, Aug. 19, 2008
Hamburg to Brooklyn (eight days).
Departure Dates: July 30, Aug. 27, 2008
24-day Grand Mediterranean Explorer. Round-trip from Brooklyn. Ports of Call: Southampton, U.K.; Vigo, Spain; Barcelona; Monte Carlo, Rome, Naples, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Southampton.
Departure Date: June 8, 2008
23-day Grand Riviera Rendezvous. Round-trip from Brooklyn. Ports of Call: Southampton, U.K., Vigo, Spain; Barcelona, Monte Carlo; Rome, Gibraltar, Lisbon,
Departure Date: September 4, 2008.
105-day World Cruise. Round-trip from Brooklyn. Ports of Call: Curacao; Guatemala, Cabo San Lucas; Los Angles; Honulu; Tong; Auckland & Christchurch, New Zealnd; Tasmania; Sydney & Cairns, Australia; Papua, New Guinea, Nagaski, Japn, Shanghai; Hong Kong; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Bangkok, Singapore; Phuket, Thailand; Mumbai, India; Dubai; Aqaba, Jordan; Alexandria, Egypt; Kusadasi and Istanbul, Turkey; Mykonos, Athens; Barcelona;
Departure Date: January 20, 2009.
QUEEN VICTORIA
99-day World Cruise, Port of Call: Curacao; Guatemala, Cabo San Lucas; Los Angeles; Honolulu; Tonga; New Zealand; Australia; New Guinea; Japan; China Hong Kong; Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore; India; Duba; Jordan; Egypt; Turkey; Greece; Rome, Barcelona;
Departure Date: January 10, 2009 QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing Brooklyn to Southampton (6 days);
Departure Dates: Oct. 16, 2008 Westbound Transatlantic Crossing Southampton, U.K. to Brooklyn (6 days);
Departure Date: Oct. 10, 2008
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