Bookings to open to Australians on Monday 18 May
Sydney, 7 May 2026 – Cunard has announced its 2028 programme, featuring 190 extraordinary voyages in 36 countries, including an historic Four Queens rendezvous on 16 May 2028 and an opportunity to sail on all four Cunard Queens back-to-back in a single journey.
Australians are invited to experience the programme, which will visit 125 ports worldwide, including 98 UNESCO World Heritage sites from April 2028 to January 2029. The programme also features 19 overnight stays and 37 late-evening departures, giving guests even more opportunities to discover bucket list destinations.
The British luxury cruise line has also introduced two landmark occasions into the 2028 programme:
· The Four Queens Celebration – an historic event that will see all four Queens meet in Liverpool on 16 May 2028, uniting on the River Mersey for the first time, with festivities set to take place both on land and on board.
· Queen-to-Queen sailings – a range of back-to-back sailings, allowing guests to experience the best ports across Europe and up to four Queens in one unforgettable holiday. The four-Queen voyage spans 40-nights from Southampton to Civitavecchia (access from Rome) and includes the momentous Four Queens Celebration in Liverpool:
12-night Norwegian Fjords (V810) on Queen Victoria departing Southampton on 16 April 2028 from AU$5,699 per person in a twin-share Balcony stateroom
4-night Europe Short Break to Le Havre and Zeebrugge (gateway to Bruges) (M812) on Queen Mary 2 departing Southampton on 28 April 2028 from AU$1,599 per person in a twin-share Balcony stateroom
16-night Northern Europe (H809A) calling at ports like Hamburg, Stockholm, and Oslo on Queen Anne and includes a visit to Liverpool where Queen Anne will dock overnight to join all three of her sister ships for the very first time for a historic royal rendezvous. This voyage departing Southampton on 2 May 2028 from AU$7,999 per person in a twin-share Balcony stateroom
8-night Southampton to Civitavecchia (access from Rome) (Q812) on Queen Elizabeth departing Southampton on 18 May 2028 from AU$2,899 per person in a twin-share Balcony stateroom
Other highlights of the 2028 Programme include:
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth will spend summer 2028 homeported in the Mediterranean offering 7-14-21-28-night itineraries embarking in Barcelona, Civitavecchia (access from Rome), Trieste and Istanbul. Highlights include maiden visits to Bari, the capital of Puglia, Italy and an overnight stay in Istanbul, with a chance to see the city’s historic landmarks, including the Hagia Sophia illuminated after dark.
Queen Mary 2
The world’s only ocean liner, Queen Mary 2, offers her signature Cunard experience on iconic Transatlantic Crossings, including her first-ever eastbound crossing from New York to Liverpool for the Four Queens Celebration. Highlights include an overnight stay in Boston during Independence Day celebrations, a North Cape voyage in Norway and an overnight stay in Tromsø, Norway during a Northern Lights voyage.
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s 2028 programme focuses on immersive itineraries across Europe including Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Queen Victoria will call at Mediterranean destinations for the first time in more than a decade, including Albania, Cyprus, Turkey, and Tunisia, alongside fleet maiden calls to Olbia and Taranto in Italy.
Queen Anne
Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne, will begin her 2028 season in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. From Southampton, she offers a variety of seven-night roundtrip voyages alternating between Norway’s dramatic fjords and sunlit escapes to France, Spain and Portugal – offering Australians great back-to-back opportunities to experience both destinations in one voyage.
Katie McAlister, President of Cunard, said: “Our new voyage collection is one of the most exciting programmes we’ve ever launched. From the historic moment all four Queens meet in Liverpool on 16 May 2028 to the extraordinary breadth of destinations we will visit. We have thoughtfully curated these voyages to give our guests more time in port, and the chance to explore the world with the signature elegance and sense of occasion that defines Cunard.”
Cunard World Club members will enjoy exclusive early access to Four Queens Celebration voyages from 11pm AEST on Monday 18 May and all new voyages from 11pm AEST on Tuesday 19 May, before all bookings are on sale to all guests from 11pm AEST on Wednesday 20 May.
Past guests of Cunard (Cunard World Club members) can enjoy a 10% Early Booking saving when booking a Cunard Early Saver, or Cunard Fare, before 31 July 2026, on new sailings departing between 16 April 2028 and 4 January 2029. Full terms are available at cunard.com/newvoyagesterms.
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For more information about Cunard, or to book a voyage, visit cunard.com/new-voyages.
