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Queen Mary 2's 500th Atlantic crossing will include a Liverpool departure

Cunard has published 93 more voyages for October 2028 to May 2029. They include Queen Mary 2's 500th transatlantic crossing, a 21-night round trip from New York that passengers can also join in Hamburg, Southampton or Liverpool. It is the first Cunard transatlantic departure from Liverpool since 2015. The programme also has a 115-night world voyage on Queen Elizabeth and an 86-night South America voyage on Queen Anne that is timed for Rio Carnival. General sale opens on 4 November.

“Queen Mary 2's landmark 500th Transatlantic Crossing will be one of the most significant moments in Cunard's modern history”Paul Ludlow, president, Cunard

Source: Travel Weekly (UK) ↗ · 21 Oct

Business

Carnival Corporation renews its refit agreement with Singapore yard Seatrium

Seatrium in Singapore has renewed its preferred-customer agreement with Carnival Corporation, continuing a partnership that started in 2010. The agreement covers maintenance and upgrades for ships from all eight of the group's brands. Royal Princess and Carnival Luminosa are due at the yard in October and Seabourn Encore in November, with more ships planned between 2027 and 2029.

Source: CruiseMapper ↗ · 18 Oct