Promotional offers available on many 2020 voyages
VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise line
Cunard continues its exciting series of special Event Voyages
in 2020 through which guests can celebrate and learn about topics
ranging from fashion, literature, history, space and more.
Programming onboard is specially curated to create thematic
experiences and features exclusive speakers, activities and
workshops. Event Voyages allow guests to pursue creative passions,
casual interests and overall curiosities during seven uninterrupted
days at sea on flagship ocean liner Queen
Mary 2.
"We are excited to further enhance our Cunard Event Voyages for
2020 sailings," said Josh Leibowitz,
SVP Cunard North America. "Our 2020 Event Voyages represent the
very best in music, the arts, food and wine, and fashion and help
to make these voyages among the most coveted in the industry."
The following Event Voyages are available on Queen Mary 2 during the 2020 Transatlantic
season:
- London Theatre at Sea with the Olivier Awards, May 13-20, 2020 (M013): In partnership with
the Olivier Awards, the Society of London Theatre's annual awards
recognizing excellence in professional theatre, this seven-night
Crossing showcases award-winning talent in conversation about their
careers and talks on how productions are put together. Guests will
have the chance to be involved in dance classes, choirs and design
workshops as well as see "The Oliviers in Concert" in the Royal
Court Theatre.
- Transatlantic Fashion Week, May
24-31, 2020 (M015): The fifth annual Transatlantic
Fashion Week Crossing on Queen Mary
2 features Badgley Mischka who will
launch their 2021 resort collection in an exclusive runway show
during the voyage. They will also debut their capsule collection
designed exclusively for Cunard, which will be sold onboard.
Mark Badgley and James Mischka will offer a Q&A with guests
during the seven-night voyage along with other industry experts who
will share their experience and life in the world of fashion.
- Festival of Food & Wine, June
7-14, 2020 (M017): Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr. will headline Cunard's first
ever Festival of Food & Wine. His restaurant, Le Gavroche,
which specializes in French cuisine, will be taken to sea as Roux
Jr. indulges guests with a series of hosted dinners, cooking
demonstrations and a Q&A. The Crossing will bring together
additional experts from the culinary industry, including
award-winning wine writer Will
Lyons, food editor Lisa
Markwell and celebrated wine critic Steven Spurrier. For guests particularly
interested in the world of wine, there's a chance to join the
Cunard Wine Academy while onboard to gain the Wine & Spirit
Education Trust Level 1 Award.
- Journey of Genealogy with Ancestry, August 14-21, 2020 (M025): The Journey of
Genealogy returns in 2020 to mark the 400th anniversary of the
Mayflower voyage. Events onboard will commemorate the significance
of this iconic journey and experts from Ancestry, the largest
online family history resource in the world, will be joining guests
on board. Highlights of the voyage include Ancestry experts hosting
talks themed around the historic Mayflower voyage and the stories
of passengers onboard; guests can learn to trace their family trees
through the centuries to find out how their DNA connects them to
the world.
- The Greatest Generations Foundation Voyage, August 21-28, 2020 (M026): Cunard will
pay tribute to the heroes of World War II during this voyage
commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the end of the
war. In partnership with The Greatest Generations Foundation, this
seven-night voyage will offer guests the opportunity to attend
daily programs with several WWII combat veterans, hearing
first-hand about their experiences during the war. These
distinguished war heroes will be honored onboard while engaging in
moderated discussions and meet-and-greets.
- Big Band Ball: Inspired by the iconic big bands of the
'30s and '40s, Cunard's Big Band Ball combines hugely talented
musicians from venues across the ship with special guest musicians
from the UK Big Band scene, to create a swinging 17-piece
orchestra, accompanied by vocalists performing Big Band classics in
the Queens Room for one very special evening.
Note: This event voyage is available on Queen Elizabeth's seven-night sailing in
Asia, March
24-31, 2020 (Q010); and on Queen
Victoria's short break to Amsterdam and Bruges, August 19-23, 2020 (V024).
- Anthony Inglis and The
National Symphony Orchestra, September 4-11,
2020 (M028): Anthony Inglis will conduct the UK's National
Symphony Orchestra on this special Crossing as guests are treated
to two spectacular performances in the Royal Court Theatre - an
evening of American themed numbers, and the Last Night of the
Cunard Proms itself. There will be a Q&A with Anthony Inglis, and guests will be able to
audition for the choir and practice under the guidance of the NSO,
then give a group performance during the evening's show.
- World Space Week, October 2-9,
2020 (M032): This year's World Space Week Crossing
focuses on "Women in Space" and the role they've played in space
travel. Guests will enjoy hearing from acclaimed speakers from the
fields of astronomy, astrophysics, aerospace and astronautics;
including Suzie Imber, Associate
Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester and Dr Suzanna Randall, Astrophysicist and trainee for
the Astronautin initiative, aiming to send the first German women
into space in 2020. In addition to space shows in
Illuminations, the largest planetarium at sea, Queen Mary 2 is the perfect venue to stargaze,
away from city light in mid-Atlantic skies.
- Transatlantic Music Week, October
23-30, 2020 (M035A): Cunard's first-ever Transatlantic
Music Week will be filled with music from rock to jazz and gospel
to opera. Performers include Grammy award-winner Midge Ure, gospel
sensation Kingdom Choir, singers from the English National Opera,
classical cellist Julian Lloyd
Webber, lyricist Don Black
and Broadway stars and performers Faith
Prince, Seth Rudetsky and The
Barricade Boys. Musical talent onboard will host workshops and
Q&A sessions, while evenings will include recitals, fanfares
and performances.
- Literature Festival at Sea, December
1-8, 2020 (M039): The Literature Festival at Sea in
partnership with the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Times and
the Sunday Times, returns in 2020. The program features readings,
talks and workshops with some of the world's most renowned names in
literature. Award-winning authors Ian
Rankin, Kate Mosse,
Alexander McCall Smith, Prue Leith and more will join guests as they
discuss their life and work and hold intimate author signings.
Times columnists onboard will review the biggest news stories of
the year while literary editors and critics will pick their
favorite books.
Cunard's Upgrades on Us promotion, offered on bookings
made now until February 27, 2020, is
available on a variety of the line's Event Voyages, signature
Transatlantic Crossings and the popular New England &
Canada voyages. The offer is also
available on Alaska, Europe, South
America, Australia and
Asia voyages on all ships, sailing
between June 2020 and January 2022. For those interested in booking
2020 Alaska, Caribbean and New
England & Canada voyages,
guests can enjoy up to $1,000 of
Onboard Credit per stateroom. For details on all promotional offers
visit: https://www.cunard.com/en-us/cruise-deals.
For more information about Cunard or to book a voyage, visit
Cunard.com.
For travel advisors interested in further information, please
contact your Business Development Manager, visit OneSource or call
Cunard toll free at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships Queen Mary 2®, Queen Victoria® and Queen Elizabeth®. Renowned for
impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and world-class
entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury accommodations in
Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill
Suite and Queens Grill Suite staterooms. Cunard is the only
line to offer regularly scheduled Transatlantic service between
New York and London, and it continues to celebrate the
freedom of travel on exciting World Voyage and Grand Voyage
itineraries that visit Europe,
North America, South America, Africa, Asia
and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2018, 2017 and 2016
World's Best Awards and 'Best Service,' 'Best Onboard Enrichment'
and 'Best World Cruise' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2018
Readers Choice Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading
Cruise Lines, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), the largest cruise vacation company in the world.
Together Cunard, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O
Cruises (Australia) and P&O
Cruises (UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the
world and totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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