Cunard to run two centenary world cruises in 2023

Two Cunard voyages will run in 2023 on board Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria to mark the 100th anniversary of the pioneering global passenger circumnavigations.

Double Shine points will be offered to agents on all ‘Cunard Fare’ bookings made between March 16-23.

And bookings made by agents before March 31 will gain a 1% commission increase announced in December.

The sailings will mirror many ports of call from Cunard’s first world sailings on ships RMS Laconia and RMS Samaria.

Destinations on Queen Mary 2’s 102-night Centenary World Voyage will include Colombo, Singapore and Hong Kong, emulating RMS Samaria’s 1923 world sailing.

The voyage also includes overnight stops in Dubai, Sydney and Cape Town as the flagship travels from Southampton through Asia, Australia and South Africa. Prices start at £11,499 per person.

Queen Victoria’s 101-night Centenary World Voyage will visit RMS Laconia’s 1922-23 ports calls with stops in Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Cabo San Lucas, Colombo, San Francisco, Hilo, Honolulu, Manila and Naples as well visiting Aruba, Jordan, Tonga and a transit of the Panama Canal. Prices lead in at £11,999pp.

A series of exclusive events and parties, both ashore and on board are planned, with entertainment and dining reflecting each region of the world visited.

Both journeys can be booked in individual sectors ranging from two to 40 nights in duration.

Cunard’s third ship Queen Elizabeth will sail around Australasia with a selection of two to 28 night voyages, with departures from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and Auckland.

This includes a 28-night circumnavigation of Australia voyage, starting at £3,799pp.

Cunard’s world voyages are part of a programme of new sailings for winter 2022-23 available to book from Wednesday (March 17).

Cunard president Simon Palethorpe said: “Cunard pioneered the world voyage and a century later we’re as passionate about these very special voyages as ever.

“World cruise launch is always an exciting time for us and our agent partners which we expect will be especially the case this year as we celebrate 100 years of world voyages.

“Our booking incentives are a thank you for way our agents have supported us throughout this year and the outstanding work they do sharing Cunard’s exciting itineraries and experiences.” 

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