Cunard News
Cunard announces Liverpool departure for July
In response to requests from travel agents, luxury cruise line Cunard has announced a Liverpool departure for later in the year. The Queen Mary 2 will depart on a 14-night Northern Atlantic Westbound Crossing, which includes Iceland, Canada and New York.
Cunard unveils design team for as-yet-unnamed fourth cruise ship
Simon Rawlings (David Collins Studio), Terry McGillicuddy (Richmond International) and Sybille de Margerie (Sybille de Margerie Paris) are already working with the ship’s creative director, Adam Tihany
Cunard unveils first ever in-house spa concept
Co-created by Cunard and wellness trailblazer Canyon Ranch, Mareel Wellness & Beauty will launch exclusively on-board the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth this month.
Executive shake up at Carnival UK
P&O Cruises has confirmed vice president of marketing, Christopher Edgington, will be leaving the Carnival-owned company. At the same time, Cunard vice president of UK sales and international development, David Rousham, will also depart.
Tihany appointed as creative director for upcoming Cunard ship
Cunard has signed designer Adam Tihany as creative director of its upcoming new ship. Tihany will oversee the entire interior design process of the anticipated, but still unnamed ship, which will join the Cunard fleet in 2022.
Cunard puts transatlantic crossings at heart of 2020 offering
There are 14 overnight stays and 19 late evening departures, with an average time in port of ten and a half hours which will allow our international guests an opportunity to explore the most spectacular destinations at their leisure.
CLIA reveals agenda for 2019 conference
The three-day flagship event, the largest travel agent event in the UK, will include a trade fair, a full day of conference sessions and gala dinner including entertainment.
New ship to join Cunard fleet in 2022
Luxury cruise brand Cunard today announced it is adding a fourth ship to its fleet. Carnival Corporation - the world’s largest cruise company and parent of the Cunard brand - has signed a memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri, Italy, to build a new ship that will join the Cunard fleet in 2022.
Cunard to add fourth ship to fleet in 2022
Luxury cruise brand Cunard today announced it is adding a fourth ship to its fleet. This investment is part of the company’s ambitious plans for the future of Cunard globally.
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth meets HMS Queen Elizabeth
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth luxury cruise liner met HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time earlier. The rendezvous of the two ships, that share the same name and who were both christened by The Queen, took place in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland during Queen Elizabeth’s 13-night tour of the British Isles.
TravelTalk with the hotel manager of the Queen Mary 2
The Queen Mary 2 is very much a floating resort with not only suites and cabins, but also a host of dining and entertainment options being provided for the on board guests. But, with the liner being at out at sea for numerous days at a time, how is the smooth running of the ‘resort’ conducted? Phil Blizzard talks to Robert Howie, hotel general manager of the vessel, for this edition of TravelTalk.
TravelTalk Report: Cruising on-board the remastered Queen Mary 2
Cunard’s iconic Queen Mary 2 spent 25 days in dry dock for a re-fit during 2016, with the work costing more than US$130 million. In this edition of TravelTalk Phil Blizzard explores the remastered luxury liner on a five day sailing from Sri Lanka to Dubai.