SOUTHAMPTON, England (August 25, 2020) In an acknowledgement of the UK International & Commonwealth Workplace (FCO) steerage and the complexity of working world voyages, luxurious cruise line Cunard shall be extending its pause in operations from November 2020 till March 25, 2021 for its ship Queen Elizabeth; till April 18, 2021 for Queen Mary 2 and till Could 16, 2021 for Queen Victoria.
Cunard president Simon Palethorpe mentioned:
“We’re so sorry to all these company who had been because of sail on any of the cancelled voyages and for the frustration this information will trigger. After very cautious consideration and reviewing the newest steerage, we merely don’t really feel it might be wise to start out crusing once more with our present schedule so we’ve reviewed future itineraries.
“Queen Elizabeth has returned to the UK and with ongoing uncertainty over the re-opening of many ports and nations, it’s sadly not sensible to proceed her deliberate itineraries for 2021.
“Subsequently, along with the pause in operations, all of Queen Elizabeth’s sailings because of depart between March 26, 2021 and December 13, 2021, in and round Australia, Japan and Alaska, shall be cancelled.
“These voyages shall be changed with a programme of shorter period European holidays starting from three to 14 nights, departing from Southampton. These will begin on the finish of March 2021, with a collection of scenic voyages across the coast of Cornwall, the west coast of Eire and the Scottish Isles. There will even be brief breaks to Amsterdam which is able to embody an in a single day within the metropolis, in addition to voyages to northern and southern European locations together with Norway and the Iberian coast, with a number of of those itineraries that includes in a single day metropolis stays.
“Queen Elizabeth’s new programme shall be accomplished with a collection of seven and 14 evening voyages within the Mediterranean, crusing from Barcelona. It’s an thrilling new programme which I’m positive may have nice enchantment.”
All new itineraries on board Queen Elizabeth shall be obtainable to ebook from September 29, 2020.
Palethorpe continued “Moreover, recognising the immense disappointment of these on board Queen Mary 2’s curtailed World Voyage this yr, and the cancellation of her World Voyage in 2021, we’re delighted that Queen Mary 2 will sail a basic World Voyage in 2022. This can change her scheduled sailings departing January 3, 2022 to April 3, 2022, together with the voyage to South America.”
The brand new 118 evening journey will depart roundtrip from New York on January 3, 2022 and embody calls to Greece, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Australia and Bali earlier than returning to Southampton through Abu Dhabi, Oman, Italy and Portugal. The ship will sail by means of the Suez Canal each on the outbound journey and on return. It will likely be bookable, both as a full world voyage or as one among six sectors, from September 8, 2020.
“Given the present uncertainty, the complexity of our scheduled World Voyage with our worldwide mixture of company visiting many nations and continents, every with its personal evolving journey rules was a really actual consider our resolution making.”
Cunard shall be contacting company and journey brokers who’re impacted and, as soon as once more, all company who’ve had their voyage cancelled will robotically obtain an enhanced 125% Future Cruise Credit score or alternatively can fill within the web site type for a 100% refund.
Full particulars of the adjustments to operations and choices obtainable to company because of journey on cancelled voyages, in addition to the newest updates, might be discovered at www.cunard.com
