The maiden voyages of new ship Queen Anne feature in Cunard’s programme of more than 110 international cruises between October 2023 and May 2024.
Across the new itineraries, the four-ship fleet comprising Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Anne, will call at 126 unique ports in 51 countries, with voyages ranging from two-night city breaks to a 108-night world voyage.
Queen Anne, pictured above, is scheduled to call at more than 32 ports across the world during her maiden season, all sailing out of Southampton.
Following her maiden voyage to the enchanting city of Lisbon, the new Queenwill embark on a collection of sailings in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Northern Europe as well as an Eastbound transatlantic crossing.
In 2024, Queen Victoria will embark on a 107-night World Voyage, departing Southampton on a full circumnavigation. She will sail westbound to North America, including a transit of the Panama Canal, onwards to Australia, Asia, and returning to Europe via South Africa, visiting 32 destinations across her new voyages.
Queen Mary 2 will begin her season with an Eastbound transatlantic crossing from New York before setting off from Southampton on a 108-night World Voyage. The liner will sail to the Mediterranean, Asia via the Suez Canal, Australia and returning to Europe via South Africa.
Following a fly-cruise season in Barcelona, Queen Elizabeth will relocate to Singapore before starting her Australian residency with a 6-night voyage from Fremantle.
She will then embark on a series of short-break and roundtrip voyages from Melbourne and Sydney, including a Christmas and New Year voyage to New Zealand, a 10-night exploration of Queensland and a new 14-night voyage calling in the South Pacific.
“Announcing every new programme for Cunard is always exciting, but this year is even more so, as guests will be able to choose itineraries across four magnificent ships in the fleet for the first time since 1999,” said Sture Myrmell, president of Carnival UK.
“Each ship offers a unique experience with distinct itineraries. With Queen Anne based out of Southampton, Queen Elizabeth out of Australia and Japan, and Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 both sailing world voyages.”