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Cunard itineraries to take in 57 countries in winter 2026-27


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Cunard has released its schedule for October 2026 to April 2027, with sailings spanning 57 countries, 101 destinations and 62 Unesco World Heritage Sites. Twenty-two overnight port calls


and 26 late-evening departures offer passengers more time to explore the destinations visited. Cunard’s newest ship Queen


Anne will make its maiden call in South America as part of an 82-night South America Discovery voyage. The cruise, which departs Southampton on January 10, 2027, will include overnight stays in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Callao, Peru. The ship will also make


maiden port calls in Casablanca in Morocco and Bridgetown in Barbados, among others. Queen Mary 2, the line’s flagship,


will operate a series of transatlantic crossings, short European cruises and itineraries that combine a


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Destinations featured in Cunard programme


transatlantic sailing with the Caribbean. Queen Victoria will depart on a


109-night World Voyage in January 2027 that will visit Hong Kong, Sydney and Cape Town and make maiden calls in Dakar in Senegal and Durban in South Africa. Queen Elizabeth will operate


a Caribbean programme from Miami from late 2026 into 2027, with options for seven, nine and 14-night voyages. Cunard is offering a 10%


discount on bookings made by December 9, 2024. The offer applies to selected voyages departing between October 15, 2026, and April 30, 2027, when a Cunard


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1 2 1 3 natural wonders in Canada


1 An autumn trip to Churchill, Manitoba – known as the polar bear capital of the world – offers the best chance of spotting these majestic animals, as the town’s 1,200 resident bears converge on Hudson Bay to await the sea ice freeze and the start of their seal-hunting season. Clients can head out in a tundra buggy or take a boat tour led by expert guides to spot the bears in their natural environment along the shoreline.


2 For the chance to see blue whales, humpback whales and milky-white belugas in one place, look no farther than the St Lawrence River in the Quebec Maritimes, which is home to 13 species of whale. Every year, the marine mammals swim to the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord near Tadoussac to feed on plankton, where clients can snap photos from a scenic whale-watching cruise or on a thrilling kayak or Zodiac excursion.


3 In Alberta, clients can see the northern lights dancing over sparkling lakes and emerald forests. Thanks to low light pollution, September onwards is an ideal time for an aurora expedition, with the lights visible above the Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park or farther afield in Wood Buffalo National Park, which is one of the world’s largest dark sky preserves.


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