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| Trip Planning | Travel Agent | History of Cunard | Queen Mary II Statistics | Photos of the Cruise |
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Trip Planning
Here we are taking our ocean cruises on the Southern Caribbean Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Rhine River. Now we will cross off the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary II, a Cunard cruise ship.
Note: We talked about doing a round trip on the Queen Mary II but decided it would be too much to do along with a two week stay in Scotland, plus the cost of course! I suggested and Virginia agreed, fly to Scotland and spend 12 days or so driving around and then taking the train to Southhampton and board the ship for a relaxing six or seven day cruise back to New York. We also found out it was cheaper coming back on the ship with a several hundred dollar savings!
Over the years I have been fortunately able to travel all over the world on long boats, canoes, river cruises and ocean cuises. Here are most of the places I have sailed on. A few are missing as I didn't take a photo on the actual water ways!
Check out photos of Chuck as he traveled around the world on Rivers, Lakes and Oceans........
Check out photos of Chuck and Virginia as they travel around the world and at home.......
Our Personnal Travel Agent Viviane Tondeur
Cunard has a couple of interesting transatlantic crossings on the fabulous Queen Mary II for October 2019. Here is a brief overview:
- basic 7-night crossing New York to Southampton on Oct 18 starting at $1,649 per person double occupancy in balcony stateroom
- 9-night crossing New York to Hamburg on Oct 18 starting at $1,979 per person double occupancy in balcony stateroom
- 14-night crossing Quebec City to Southampton on Oct 11 (includes stops in Saguenay Fjord and Nova Scotia) starting at $3,649 per person double occupancy in balcony stateroom
- 16-night crossing Quebec City to Hamburg on Oct 11 (includes stops in Saguenay Fjord and Nova Scotia) starting at $4,139 per person double occupancy in balcony stateroom
Please note Cunard is one of the few (or maybe even the only one) that sticks to adherence of classes for dining and admittance to public spaces. This means certain restaurants are only available to "first class" passengers (example The Grill). Cunard also enforces a strict dress code.
One more thing, the ship is massive, and you'll find yourself walking a great deal (and getting lost).
Actually 2 more things, Queen Mary has an onboard planetarium. Just a thought: why not do the transatlantic crossing for your trip to Scotland?
Similar itineraries and pricing available. Easy to take the train in Southampton to Edinburgh or Glasgow
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Viviane Tondeur - Travel Agent |
Chuck, it looks like you're going to cross off 2 of my bucket lists. Petra and transatlantic crossing. I'm jealous! If any of this sounds good to you, I'll be happy to research prices and special promotions. |
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Passenger Registration or Emergency Contacts |
Log into MyGlobus, then select Passenger Registration or Emergency Contacts and complete the missing info, or call Globus at 800-221-0090 to have one of their customer service reps help you. |
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History of the Cunard Line |
Cunard Line is a British-American cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation Since 2011, Cunard and its three ships have been registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
In 1839 Samuel Cunard, a Halifax shipowner, was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company together with Robert Napier, the famous Scottish steamship engine designer and builder, to operate the line's four pioneer paddle steamers on the Liverpool–Halifax–Boston route. For most of the next 30 years, Cunard held the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic voyage. However, in the 1870s Cunard fell behind its rivals, the White Star Line and the Inman Line. To meet this competition, in 1879 the firm was reorganised as the Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd, to raise capital.
.......................Continuing History of the Cunard Line ........................
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Overview of the Queen Mary II |
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RMS Queen Mary II (also referred to as the QM2) is a transatlantic ocean liner. She is the largest passenger ship built for the Cunard Line since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the line. |
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Itinerary of the Queen Mary II |
The RMS Queen Mary II itinerary includes boarding at Southampton, Atlantic cruise and landing in New York plus airfare from New York to San Francisco. This is all part of the trip set up by our travel agent along with an upgraded cabin! |
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Day 1 - May 17, 2019 | Fly from Glasgow Scotland to Southampton England |
A preview of things to come!
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Queen Mary II - Boarding at Southampton | |
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The boarding was fast and very easy. The staff and wheelchair attendants very helpul. We had sparking wine waiting for us in ou cabin with a view!
Day 2 - May 18, 2019
Various high lights of the talks and entertainment.
Day 3 - May 19, 2019
Day 4 - May 20, 2019
Day 5 - May 21, 2019
Day 6 - May 22, 2019
Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Celebration - The Kings Court
The Veranda - Our Travel Agent Viviane Tondure, setup a special dinner for us! We first ordered Champagne of course! Then we had a Lobster Salad, the best cut of meats available - 28 eight day dry aged! Along with creamed spinach, potato gratin, ice berg lettuce salad and a Rum Baba desert and coffee! We did have a choice of Rum or Whisky!
Day 7 - May 23, 2019
Afternoon Tea with the Sunrise Strings - Queen's Room - Deck 3 - Stairway D
End Date - May 24, 2019
First things I saw from our cabin was the skyline and most surprising was the Statue of Liberty!
Sailing into New York with the Manhattan Skyline - What a View from our Cabin!
Flying back to San Francisco on American Airlines.
Commador Club:
Our Travel Agent Viviane Tondeur, setup a special cocktail party for us with a purser at five p.m. We had cocktails and snacks and had an hour of an overview of the Cunard Line and the status of a new ship being built. We learned about the changing of the cruise business. All in all, a great way to start the crossing. There were only six people at the private party and all were from California, four from southern and of course, the two of us from the Bay Area - San Francisco!
Over View of the Day
Start of the eight day Transatlantic Cruise.
Queen Mary II - Cruising the Transatlantic Route
Here we are in the grand lobby. To the bow are the theatres and night clubs. To the stern are the restaurants and another theare. Lots of shops around the circular lobby.
Daily Activities
Overview of the Day
Daily Activities
Overview of the Day
We had early seating at the Britannia Restaurant, six p.m. We liked an early dinner as there was much to do after dinner and we wanted to relax and get ready for a late evening. We were on the lower deck of the restaurant with a great view of the ocean. Looking good if I do say so myself!
Daily Activities
Overview of the Day
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Flying from New York City to San Francisco
End of the eight day Transatlantic Cruise.
Sailing Into New York City - Early Morning!
Returning to San Francisco
Created on: 2017.08.15
Updated on: 2019.06.01