Cunard 2012-2013 cruises now available

Cunard 2012-2013 luxury cruises go on sale today

Cunard Line brings more than 170 years of maritime heritage to the youngest fleet at sea. Today cruises go on sale for Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria 2012-2013 sailings

Highlights of the new season include overnight stays in Amsterdam, Rome, Venice, Boston, Quebec, Madeira, Barcelona, Hamburg and st Petersburg plus maiden calls in Spain and Morocco.

Featuring more than 70 departures, Cunard combines the New Golden Age of Ocean Travel with the classic traditions and legendary White Star Service for which Cunard is renowned.

In addition to the extensive voyage programme, Cunard is excited to announce another Cunard Royal Rendezvous on the 5th of June 2012, when all three Cunard Queens will meet in Southampton to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.

Peter Shanks, president of Cunard Line said "Since the launch of Queen Elizabeth this past fall, it has been remarkable to see the response to our ships as they tour the globe. "As the pace of life accelerates, more and more people are seeking unique experiences, traditional values and service excellence. Our unrivalled heritage and youngest fleet in the world are proving to be more popular than ever."

Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 continues to sail her legendary Transatlantic Crossings in 2012, including 19 classic seven-day voyages between New York and Southampton and six nine-day extended Crossings between New York and Hamburg.

She also offers voyages to the Baltic, Norway and the North Cape, the Atlantic Isles and Iberia, as well as a return to the Mediterranean including maiden calls in Malaga and Valencia, Spain. All of these European itineraries can be combined with a Transatlantic Crossing on either side to create a Grand Voyage offering North American guests the chance to sail to Europe round-trip from New york.

After her annual Getaway for the 4th of July holiday, Queen Mary 2 returns to New York in fall 2012 for two Canada and New England voyages including one with an overnight stay in Quebec and a Holiday sailing to the Caribbean.

Queen Elizabeth

Cunard's newest ship, Queen Elizabeth, takes over the successful fall Mediterranean programme with 12-day Mediterranean voyages that begin and end in Athens, Venice or Rome. Featuring eight unique itineraries, Queen Elizabeth's Mediterranean season commences with a nine-day voyage from Southampton to Rome on the 28th of August and concludes with the 10-day voyage from Rome (overnight) to Southampton on the 29th of November. These voyages call on Seville (Cadiz); Palma; Barcelona; Monte Carlo; and Florence/Pisa (Livorno).

In 2012, this popular offering has been further enhanced with two voyages to the Holy Land - including calls in Jerusalem, Galilee and Alexandria - as well as more voyages to the Greek Isles and Black Sea

In early 2013, Queen Elizabeth will showcase a series of legendary voyages that include full transits of the Panama Canal, plus new voyages to the South Pacific and New Zealand including maiden calls in Hilo, Hawaii; Bora Bora, French Polynesia; and Christchurch, New Zealand. The ship's South Pacific voyages include: one 15-day voyage from Los Angeles to Auckland; one 21-day from Auckland to Los Angeles or guests can opt to sail the 36-day round-trip South Pacific voyage from Los Angeles.

Queen Victoria

With a range of voyages to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Isles and Iberia, Queen Victoria makes Southampton her homeport for 2012.

New for Queen Victoria in 2012 is a 20-day voyage to the Black Sea and Turkey as well as maiden calls in Casablanca, Morocco and Constanza, Bulgaria.

Some of Queen Victoria's returning itinerary favourites include the seven-day Fjords and Waterfalls voyages to Norway, the 14-day St. Petersburg & Baltic Explorer (with an overnight in St. Petersburg), the 17-day Adriatic Discovery and an enhanced Mediterranean Gems itinerary that adds an additional day for a 13-day voyage.

World Club members enjoy 5% discounts of up to $1,000 per person off public rates and are available to past guests who book by:

September 30th 2011 for summer 2012 voyages

December 31st 2011 for fall 2012 voyages

March 31st 2012 for spring 2013 voyages

Reservations for Cunard's 2012 and 2013 voyages are open for booking as of today April 4th

For more information and to book a voyage go to http://www.cunard.com