Cunard has unveiled its 2020 main programme. From March to December 2020 the Cunard fleet will travel over 169 000 nautical miles (313 000 km) calling at 110 destinations in 34 different countries.
The new itineraries offer 14 overnight stays and 19 late-evening departures, with an average time in port of ten and a half hours.
Summer 2020 sees 19 more transatlantic crossings for the Queen Mary 2, with six chances to take the roundtrip (departing Southampton or New York.) Guests can also choose a New York roundtrip to destinations such as the Caribbean, New England, Canada or Europe. The 2020 programme on Queen Mary 2 also offers short breaks and cruises to northern Europe from Southampton with overnight stays in some destinations.
Queen Victoria has seven maiden calls in summer 2020 – Bornholm (Denmark); Riga (Latvia); Ringaskiddy (Ireland); and Nordfjordeid, Leknes, Bodo and Skjolden (Norway). There are voyages from Southampton to the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Western and Northern Europe with overnight stays in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Reykjavik and St Petersburg. Plus there are two opportunities to voyage to Norway to see the Northern Lights.
Queen Elizabeth offers five maiden calls – Jakarta (Indonesia); Kushiro (Japan); Ishigaki (Japan); Tokyo (Japan); and Seward (USA). Guests can enjoy roundtrip voyages from Tokyo and Grand Voyages covering the North Pacific, East Asia and Australia with overnight stays in Hong Kong and Singapore. Voyage lengths range from two to 18 nights.