Specialists in luxury and discount cruises around the world on all major cruise lines and cruise ships.
Expedia CruiseShipCenters, International Inc.
Toll Free: 1-800-707-7327
request@cruiseshipcenters.com
Canadian Site 
HomeCruise LinesLuxury Lines Cunard
Print Page

Cunard Line

Cunard : Ship

If travel is meant to be savoured, then crossing the oceans should be a majestic experience, not merely a hop across the pond. Proudly continuing the tradition of luxury cruising that began in 1840, Cunard has been sailing the Atlantic Ocean for over 150 years. Step back into the Golden Age of ocean travel, a time when liners at sea were the embodiment of the good life. The luxurious liners of Cunard maintain the standard of British elegance with superb White Star Service and gourmet cuisine.

In all of history, three queens have never held court at the same time – until now. Cunard Line boasts three innovative ships, Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2, and Queen Victoria, all designed with elegance and luxury in mind. Experience the pleasure of cruising aboard a luxury line as you embark on a most civilized adventure® with Cunard Line.

Cunard Line travels to breathtaking destinations around the world. Discover magical lands, lush vegetation, abundant clear waters and floral wealth in the Canary and Atlantic Islands. Relish in the autumnal exhibition of colour in Canada and New England or embark on a journey of discovery in the Mediterranean. Craving a Caribbean escape? Allow Cunard to take you to the heart of this relaxing tropical wonderland or experience the seaside charm and modern wonders of Northern Europe. Or relive the Golden Age of ocean travel on a Transatlantic crossing. Wherever you’re sense of adventure guides you, be sure that you’ll get there in style aboard a luxurious Cunard Line ship.





Accommodations

Cunard : RoomYour stateroom aboard a Cunard cruise is the ideal haven. With luxurious amenities and personalized service, Cunard assures that you’re stay will be down right pampering. Each room is equipped with a refrigerator, safe, hair dyer, terry cloth bathrobes and slippers, fine soaps and shampoos, direct dial phone, TV and radio, shoe shine service, daily abridged newspaper, nightly turndown service with complimentary chocolates and 24 hour room service. Guests are assigned to a restaurant based on the category of the cabin they book.

*Note: Accommodations and amenities vary by ship. Contact us for specific availability.

Mauretania Staterooms*

Relax in a clam and refined stateroom and relive the day’s vivid impressions and golden moments. Features include a TV, radio, direct dial phone and data port outlet, refrigerator, safe, hair dyer, daily shipboard newspaper and nightly turn down service with complimentary chocolates. Guests dine at a reserved table for either early or late dining in the Mauretania Restaurant.

*Note: Only available on Queen Elizabeth 2.

Caronia Staterooms*

These comfortable ocean view staterooms offer space in which to thoroughly unwind. Comfortable, refined and elegant – this tranquil realm bids you welcome at the end of another glamorous evening. Relax and anticipate tomorrow’s realm of possibilities. Caronia Staterooms feature a TV, radio, direct dial phone and data port outlet, refrigerator, safe, hair dryer and nightly turndown service. Guests dine at a reserved table in the single-seating Caronia Restaurant.

*Note: Only available on Queen Elizabeth 2.

Cunard : RoomBritannia Staterooms

At any time of day, your stylish stateroom provides a welcome enclave of comfort and good taste. These spacious staterooms are beautifully decorated with fine prints on the walls, and soft colours on the sofas and coverlets. Britannia Staterooms feature daily fresh fruit, refrigerator, safe, hair dryer, and an interactive TV with multi-language film and music channels. Guests dine at a reserved table for early or late dining in the Britannia Restaurant.

Princess Grill Accommodations

Princess Grill accommodations offer elegant comfort and personal service and are filled with rich furnishings and premium amenities. These spacious suites feature a large balcony, bathroom with tub and shower, sitting area with full size sofa, interactive TV, walk-in closet and a concierge in addition to the cabin steward for flawless service. Guests dine at a reserved table in the single-seating Princess Grill restaurant, and may enjoy en suite dining from the Princess Grill menu.

Cunard : RoomQueens Grill Accommodations

Within this effortlessly refined ambiance, you’ll sense a special welcome, a personal and privileged invitation, to an enclave reserved for the fortunate few. Guest’s concierge and personal butler anticipate their needs and comply with the utmost speed and efficiency. Take advantage of priority embarkation and luggage delivery with separate Grill check-in. Luxuriate in your own secluded haven featuring marble bathrooms and whirlpool baths, refrigerators stocked to your preference, walk-in closets, fresh flowers, fruit baskets, and pre-dinner canapés. Or curl up on your personal balcony with a glass of champagne as you take in amazing seascapes. Guests dine at a reserved table in the single-seating Queens Grill restaurant, and may enjoy en suite dining from the Queens Grill menu.

Onboard Activities and Amenities

Cunard : TheatreTheatre

Cunard’s glamorous theatre is the grandest venue for entertainment from concerts and musicals to cabaret. Every evening, stunning live performances take the stage for your entertainment pleasure. Unique to Cunard, guests can enjoy theatre performances by actors from London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art*. On Queen Victoria, experience the first theatre at sea with private boxes, bringing you incredible views of many extraordinary entertaining productions.

*Note: Only available on Queen Mary 2.

Onboard Classes

Enrich your mind and body with Cunard’s onboard classes. Come and be inspired with art classes and learn watercolour painting with advice and techniques from expert teachers. Or step onto the dance floor and with the help of dance professionals; brush up on basic movies or prefect the waltz, tango or samba.

Cunard Insights

With Cunard’s Cultural Insights, you can explore a number of historical and contemporary issues presented by a wide range of speakers including explorers, academics, former ambassadors and politicians, historians and scientists, novelists, biographers and award winning actors and film makers.

Cunard Book Club

The Cunard Book Club offers the opportunity for thought-provoking literary discussions among guests. Book Club selections are reflective of the interests of guests and will be lead by the ship’s librarian, who will provide a short history of the author and lead the discussion.

Maritime Quest Exhibit*

This unique exhibition located throughout the ship’s corridors and stairwells unveil Cunard Line’s proud history from Samuel Cunard’s first venture across the Atlantic in 1840 to the building of Queen Mary 2.

*Note: Only available on Queen Mary 2.

Cunard : LibraryLibrary

Escape to the library to discover, be entertained or just relax. The rich, warm woods and hidden delights of over 6,000 books welcome you. With book readings, lectures and author signings, the library is a popular place to while away a relaxing and informative few hours.

Planetarium*

Take a virtual ride into outer space, view the stars and other visual spectacles or take a course on celestial navigation in Queen Mary 2’s full-scale planetarium. It also functions as a grand cinema and a 500-seat lecture hall.

*Note: Only available on Queen Mary 2.

Sports Deck

Enjoy some fun in the sun with traditional ocean liner games from shuffleboard to quoits on the Sports Deck. With daily tournaments to hone your competitive edge, you’ll be an expert before you know it. You can also practice your golf swing, learn paddle tennis or join in a game of basketball.  Or take a walk, jog or run around Cunard’s spacious decks.

Fitness Facility

Keeping in shape on a Cunard Line ship is virtually effortless. Fitness facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment including running and rowing machines, and the latest weights. Or, join a class in the modern, stylish fitness studio; with yoga, Pilates, body conditioning, aerobics and more, you’ll be well on your way to rejuvenating your body and soul.

Spa

Cunard Line’s spa has everything you could wish for to achieve complete relaxation. For the ultimate unwinding, experience the high powered jets of the thalassotheraphy pool, which boost circulation and soothe aches and pains. Head to the spa to relax your body, recharge your spirits and renew your energy. Let the staff at Cunard’s beauty salon pamper you to the heights of relaxation. Choose from seven treatment rooms and enjoy a choice of massages, facials or mud body masks. And if you please, Cunard Line’s beauty consultants will help you feel and look your best with hair treatments, make-up tips or a full make over.

Winter Garden*

Gaze across the sun-dappled horizon in almost every direction from this grand conservatory, filled with greenery. A retractable glass roof even allows you to feel the warm sunshine on your face without setting foot outside.

*Note: Only available on Queen Victoria.

Casino

Try your hand with lady luck and spin over to the casino with its tuxedoed croupiers. Enjoy black jack, the spinning roulette wheel or throw a lucky number seven at the craps table - all to the excitement of the whirring slot machines.

Nightlife

The evening brings an endless number of night time activities for guests to enjoy. Watch a dazzling music revue, sing your heart out at the karaoke bar, sip on some fine wines in the jazz club, dance the night away in the disco, sweep across the ballroom floor, or try your luck at the onboard casino. Wherever your evening guides you, Cunard Line ensures that you’ll have the time of your life.

Shopping

Satisfy your need for retail therapy aboard Cunard Line. You’ll find the very best of designer shopping whether you’re looking for a new dress for dinner, a necklace for the ball or a present for your loved ones at home. Souvenirs, perfumes and mementoes are all even more attractive as they are tax free. Make sure to check out Cunard’s Book Shop packed with Cunard memorabilia, books, jigsaws and posters.

Art Gallery

Cunard Line’s Art Gallery features originals and lithographs by great 20th century masters such as Dali, Chagall, Erte and Picasso, as well as renowned contemporary artists such as Alexandra Nechita, Howard Behrens, Martiros and Bill Mack, among others. Cunard’s knowledgeable art director is available to provide information about the artists and pieces during regular gallery hours and during preview sessions prior to the art auctions.

Wireless at Sea

With Cunard Line, it’s easy to stay connected to your friends and family back home. Check your email, read up on the latest news or track the stock market in Cunard’s computer room. Plus, Cunard features up to 14 wireless access hotspots available in public rooms and areas throughout the ship.

Dining*

Cunard : DiningDining has always been the premier event of any Cunard voyage; a gustatory celebration where superb culinary creations are proudly served by waiters trained in the fine art of Cunard White Star Service. Inventive variety is the very hallmark of the flavours, sensations and cuisines in each of Cunard Line’s main restaurants. You’re always free to act on the impulses of your taste buds and seek out options ranging from the sublimely creative to the superbly casual. Guests are assigned to an exclusive restaurant based on the category of the cabin booked. Every one of Cunard Line’s main restaurants boasts delicate flavours, textures and ingredients combined superbly on an imaginative a la carte menu, and are complemented by fine wines from the four corners of the globe.

Cunard : DiningCunard Line also features a host of alternative dining venues for your convenience. Relish intense flavours, inspired by the Mediterranean in the Todd English Restaurant. Enjoy a casual breakfast, lunch or late-night buffet in Kings Court which is turned into four intimate dining venues by night featuring multinational Asian cuisines, British-style carved roasts, authentic Italian cuisine, and the Chef’s Galley where guests can enjoy an interactive experience as the chef reveals many culinary secrets. Relish the best of causal dining in the Lido or on the Boardwalk Café where you can enjoy your meals near the pool deck, and even in your swim wear if you choose. Head out to Sir Samuel, a coffee bar by day and a wine bar by night or choose from an impressive selection of beer and cider in the Golden Lion. Indulge in a British tradition with afternoon tea,  where white-gloved waiters serve fresh scones with cream, finger sandwiches and premium tea. And, of course room service is available around the clock so you can dine in the convenience of your stateroom whenever hunger calls.

*Note: Dining venues vary across ships. Contact us for specific availability.

Cruising with Family

Cunard provides extensive programs for their younger cruisers ages one and up to ensure that everybody has a relaxing and enjoyable cruise vacation. The kids’ program is staffed by several British nannies, who have completed a two year program in the discipline back in England, plus a handful of other activities counsellors, many of whom have backgrounds as school teachers. Private babysitting is not available; however, complimentary group child-sitting in the children’s center is available in the evenings.

Cunard Line offers fun activities for every age group to ensure that you and your family have a fantastic vacation:

Ages 1 – 6

Cunard welcomes children ages 1 to 6 into the nursery, a bright and cheery room with lots of toys, arts and crafts, a play gym and ball pit, and big screen TV’s. Counsellors are on hand to organize activities to ensure that your young ones have a fun-filled vacation. Cunard Line also features a separate nursery with ten crib-toddler bed combos for napping tots. And for your convenience, the staff does change diapers so you can feel comfortable leaving even your youngest child with Cunard’s staff.

Ages 7-12

The 7 to 12 crowd occupies the play area equipped with beanbag chairs, an abundance of board games, TV’s, and a number of Xbox video-game systems. They’ll enjoy activities offered by the youth staff such as sports, discos, video games, scavenger hunts, and arts and crafts.

Ages 13-17

Teens will have all the freedom they desire but also cool activities so they can socialize and make new friends. The dedicated youth staff provides scheduled activities including ship tours, movies and production shows in the theatre and pizza parties.

Meetings at Sea

Cunard : Meeting RoomAcknowledge greatness with magnificence and take your company on an incentive cruise vacation where you’ll all enjoy some of the most memorable, and exhilarating, moments. Cunard Line designed Queen Mary 2 with meetings in mind. Her wide ranging facilities can accommodate a high level conference for 12 up to a convention for 1,000. State-of-the-art equipment can host the most sophisticated presentations. Advanced Wi-Fi internet access in most public rooms means business can be conducted anywhere on the ship. With just one call, Cunard’s corporate and incentive staff can execute the most complex program, from planning the actual cruise itself, including menus, shore excursions and special events, to air transportation, transfers, pre and post-cruise hotel stays or land programs.




CLICK HERE to start planning your Cunard Line Cruise vacation.

if you would like personal assistance, Contact one of our Professional Cruise Consultants.

Print Page

Privacy | Terms of Use | Reset Location | Feedback | Add To Favorites

Washington Seller of Travel Registration #602747238 | More Seller of Travel Info
© 2000-2009 CruiseShipCenters International Inc.   powered by CruiseDesk®