Third Australian summer confirmed for Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth will return to Australia in 2020-21 for its biggest ever season down under.
Her four-month season will begin in November 2020 with more than 60 different itineraries from homeports Melbourne and Sydney.
Voyages will range from two-night cruises between Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide to longer journeys around Australia and New Zealand.
New for 2020-21 are 12 and 13-night cruises between Sydney and Auckland calling at a range of ports along the New Zealand coastline, as well as calls to Tasmania and Victoria.
The cruises can also be combined to create a 25-night journey featuring nine New Zealand ports.
The season will also feature Australia visits from Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 and sister ship Queen Victoria during their world voyages.
Queen Elizabeth will have a special ‘Royal Rendezvous’ with Queen Victoria in Sydney on March 1, 2021, marking the first time the two ships have met in Australia.
She will also do a special overnight call in Auckland on December 31, 2020, enabling Cunard guests to be among the first in the world to celebrate the New Year.
Cunard president Simon Palethorpe said: "The decision to increase our Australian presence further reflects the continuing growth in popularity of Cunard cruises among Australian travellers."
At the end of last year Queen Elizabeth underwent a refurbishment and now has a brand new holistic spa concept, Mareel Wellness & Beauty.
Full details of the 2021 World Voyage season and Queen Elizabeth’s 2020-21 Australian programme will be released on March 4, 2019 with holidays scheduled to go on sale on March 12, 2019.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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