Cunard to celebrate 100 years of World Cruises with Shine points

Cunard is marking the 100th anniversary of its World Voyage with two celebratory voyages in 2023 and double Shine points.

The offer, which also includes the 1 per cent commission increase announced in December, is for all Cunard Fare bookings made between March 16 and March 23.

The two 2023 World Voyages, which will be on Queen Mary and Queen Victoria, will mirror many ports of call from Cunard’s first World Voyages on RMS Laconia and RMS Samaria .

Destinations on Queen Mary 2’s 102 night Centenary World Voyage will include Colombo, Singapore and Hong Kong, emulating RMS Samaria’s 1923 world sailing. The voyage also includes overnight stops in Dubai, Sydney and Cape Town as it travels from Southampton through Asia, Australia and South Africa. Prices start at £11,499 per person.

Queen Victoria’s 101 night Centenary World Voyage will visit RMS Laconia’s 1922/23 ports calls with stops in Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Cabo San Lucas, Colombo, San Francisco, Hilo, Honolulu, Manila and Naples as well visiting Aruba, Jordan, Tonga and a full transit of the Panama Canal. Prices start at £11,999 per person.

Simon Palethorpe, Cunard president,  said: “Cunard pioneered the world voyage and a century later we’re as passionate about these very special voyages as ever.

“World cruise launch is always an exciting time for us and our agent partners which we expect will be especially the case this year as we celebrate 100 years of world voyages.

“Our booking incentives are a thank you for way our agents have supported us throughout this year and the outstanding work they do sharing Cunard’s exciting itineraries and experiences.”