Cunard 2019 program release

CUNARD this morning unveiled its full 2019 international cruise program, which features the previously announced Down Under deployment of its Queen Elizabeth ( CW 28 Feb).

Between Jan and May 2019 the Cunard fleet will voyage more than 113,000 nautical miles, visiting 108 destinations in 49 countries, including 21 maiden calls for the three Queens.

The Australasian offering will include 27 different local cruise combinations on Elizabeth which will be based in Melbourne and Sydney from Feb to Apr 2019 - and fares leading in at just $549 per person twin share for a twonight cruise between the cities.

A 12-night round trip NZ cruise ex Sydney leads in at $2,949 per person, while a six-night Tasmania voyage ex Melbourne starts at $1,599 per person twin share.

The Queen Elizabeth program for 2019 will also include two roundtrip voyages in Japan, including a nine-night Honshu circumnavigation in Apr 2019, during cherry blossom season.

The full world cruise program goes on sale from 30 Mar, and features a 107-night full world circumnavigation by Queen Victoria, sailing from Southampton on 10 Jan 2019 to the Americas and through the Panama Canal before cruising the Pacific to NZ and Australia.

Fares for the full world voyage start at $25,999 per person twin share, while shorter sector cruises will also be available.

Queen Mary 2 will offer a series of regional cruises across the Mediterranean and Asia, ranging from seven to 94 nights.

More details on 13 24 41.