Cunard’s latest ship Queen Anne has reached a brand new milestone, because the vessel has set sail on her first world cruise from Southampton, England.
Spectators gathered throughout town to witness the ship’s 9 pm departure final night time, which was celebrated with a fireworks show. The 3,000-guest ship will make her first American landfall in New York City on January seventeenth. The Big Apple has a permanent connection to Cunard, and has welcomed the road and its friends longer than some other vacation spot.
Queen Anne is now the 14th ship in Cunard’s historical past to undertake a full world cruise. Notably, Queen Anne will even be the most important Cunard ship to attain a full circumnavigation of the globe.
Over 107 nights, Queen Anne will name at 30 completely different ports throughout 18 nations. Highlights of the voyage embody iconic calls to Miami, San Francisco, the Panama Canal, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney, Hong Kong, and extra. Guests will even cross the International Date Line on February twelfth, experiencing the uncommon phenomenon of “jumping through time.”
The full world voyage additionally contains in a single day stops in New York, Honolulu, Sydney, and Singapore, with Queen Anne returning to the south coast on April twenty seventh.
“This is a significant moment for Cunard as Queen Anne begins her maiden world voyage,” stated Katie McAlister, President of Cunard. “It’s especially fitting that her first visit to the USA will be New York, a city that has long been at the heart of Cunard’s story. This voyage celebrates our heritage while offering guests the opportunity to explore the world in the style and luxury only Cunard can provide. Queen Anne truly reflects the evolution of our brand, and this journey will be an unforgettable experience for all on board.”
On board, friends will get pleasure from quite a lot of curated experiences together with world-class leisure and a spectacular sailaway get together, with celebrations persevering with all through the cruise. Highlights will embody a particular World Voyage cocktail get together and a shoreside Gala Event — in addition to enriching talks from notable audio system similar to gold medalist Rebecca Adlington OBE, hypnotist Paul McKenna, actor Charley Boorman, and former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash.
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