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quote:Tandem transatlantic crossing planned for Queen Victoria and QE2May 15, 2006Cunard's new liner Queen Victoria, delivering next December, will embark on her 106-night maiden World Cruise out of Southampton on the same day in January 2008 as QE2 leaves for a 103-night 'South America, Pacific and Orient Odyssey' voyage.Both ships will leave Southampton on Sunday January 6, 2008, but follow very different routes. The two will head for New York on the first-ever tandem westbound Transatlantic crossing. QE2, making her 804th Atlantic crossing, will escort Queen Victoria, making her first, with both arriving in New York a week later. They then continue together, reaching Fort Lauderdale two days later. From there the ships will take different courses before a further 'Meeting of the Queens' in Sydney on February 24.Queen Victoria will circumnavigate the globe in a westbound direction and, after calling at New York, will transit the Panama Canal before making maiden calls at some of the world's most famous cities including Los Angeles, Auckland, Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Dubai, Athens and Barcelona. Queen Victoria will also transit the Suez Canal, before returning to her homeport of Southampton on April 22.For the first time in over a decade, QE2 will concentrate on South America and the Pacific in a 103-night voyage in winter 2008 that will call at 30 places in 17 countries. After leaving New York QE2 will head around South America calling at Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, the Falkland Islands and Valparaiso. Cruising into the Pacific she will then circle the world's largest ocean before arriving at Los Angeles on 30 March. After transiting the Panama Canal QE2 will return home to Southampton on April 18.The voyages go on sale from June 5, 2006 and savings of up to 50% (QE2) and up to 45% (Queen Victoria) are available for bookings made by end January 2007, subject to availability. Some selected shorter liner sailings (from 35 nights to 64 nights) are available on both vessels' itineraries. Seatrade Insider
Cunard's new liner Queen Victoria, delivering next December, will embark on her 106-night maiden World Cruise out of Southampton on the same day in January 2008 as QE2 leaves for a 103-night 'South America, Pacific and Orient Odyssey' voyage.
Both ships will leave Southampton on Sunday January 6, 2008, but follow very different routes. The two will head for New York on the first-ever tandem westbound Transatlantic crossing. QE2, making her 804th Atlantic crossing, will escort Queen Victoria, making her first, with both arriving in New York a week later. They then continue together, reaching Fort Lauderdale two days later. From there the ships will take different courses before a further 'Meeting of the Queens' in Sydney on February 24.
Queen Victoria will circumnavigate the globe in a westbound direction and, after calling at New York, will transit the Panama Canal before making maiden calls at some of the world's most famous cities including Los Angeles, Auckland, Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Dubai, Athens and Barcelona. Queen Victoria will also transit the Suez Canal, before returning to her homeport of Southampton on April 22.
For the first time in over a decade, QE2 will concentrate on South America and the Pacific in a 103-night voyage in winter 2008 that will call at 30 places in 17 countries. After leaving New York QE2 will head around South America calling at Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, the Falkland Islands and Valparaiso. Cruising into the Pacific she will then circle the world's largest ocean before arriving at Los Angeles on 30 March. After transiting the Panama Canal QE2 will return home to Southampton on April 18.
The voyages go on sale from June 5, 2006 and savings of up to 50% (QE2) and up to 45% (Queen Victoria) are available for bookings made by end January 2007, subject to availability. Some selected shorter liner sailings (from 35 nights to 64 nights) are available on both vessels' itineraries.
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quote:... QE2, making her 804th Atlantic crossing, will escort Queen Victoria, making her first, with both arriving in New York a week later...
[ 05-15-2006: Message edited by: Gundam X ]
Ooops..I stand corrected I am booked on QE2's Jan 2007 crossing, not 2008! How time flies when your'e having fun.
[ 05-15-2006: Message edited by: Cambodge ]
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:I do hope this isn't a last hurrah for Lizzie. Sort of, show off the clone, farewell to the great.
You may not be far wrong!
No, it's more like 'The Queen is dead, long live the Queen!!!'
And so it's the end for QE2 traditionnal world cruise...
quote:Originally posted by Pascal:[QB]Do you think it's a good idea to make a Vista cross the Northern Atlantic in winter ? Those ships are not liners, and there is a huge probability QV may encounter a massive storm. QB]
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Maybe that's why QE2 is escorting her across!
Rich
quote:Originally posted by Pascal:[QB]Do you think it's a good idea to make a Vista cross the Northern Atlantic in winter ? QB]
I assume like all cruise ships QV will take a more shelterd route rather than going staright across the pond to NY as 'real' Ocean Liners can and 'fake' ones can't. .
They are making such a big deal of 3 Queens and yet there's all this publicity about Mary's first world cruise and meeting up with Lizzie a few times. Yet it took 4 years for her to get one. Vicky gets it immediately. Then there's the option to change ships in Sydney. Maybe it's the cynic in me after Norway but I have wondered if that was a ploy to get people to fall for the clone's interiors and abandon Lizzie, giving them the prefect excuse to withdraw her in 2009.
Pam
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Does QV really need 7 nights? or are they playing safe to make sure she arrives on time for 'festivities'?
Longer route plus a margin for rough sea condirions.
BTW: Even QM2 or QE2 will try to aviod a storm if possible - the idea behind the extra speed is to be able do that without being late.
Patsy, I do not understand why you are so upset. Cunard has a new ship - and they want to introduce it. It would be silly to have the well established QE2 competing against her. (BTW: I find a cruise around South America more interesting than a world cruise) QE2 has been pulled out of the Atlantic service for mor or less the same reason. Also, do not forget that QE2 will be retired - she is just having a very smooth farwell. (which is nice) - time to get more seriouse about keeping her in Southampton as hotel - if you want that.
tourmag
Hotel/Museum ships are never very sucessful. The British climate destroys them very quickly too!
Though I think ABP are more interested in her than getting Mary 1 back.
A pipe dream!
But to be replaced by a clone is not the way to go. Replaced by originality would still be sad but better.
Purely a business decision.
Why can't Cunard have a transatlantic service with 2 Queens like the old days?
Not enough demand. It used to be the 'only way to cross' remember!
After all, Mary 2 doesn't even do it all year round like they did.
Even less demand in the winter months.
Besides, the day Lizzie is withdrawn will make me feel very old and i hope no one sends me to the breakers. LOL!
You are going to have a bereavement soon. We all go to the breakers sooner or later!
[ 05-17-2006: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
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