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Cunard Line
ABOVE: The Queen Mary 2 passes Liberty Island in New York Harbor. INSET BELOW: The QE2 anchored off Spitsbergen, a "couple's ceremony" in the QM2's spa, and a rendering of the new Queen Victoria in Venice.
Queen Elizabeth 2: The QE2 has a number of European itineraries on its 2008 cruise schedule, ending with a final voyage from Southampton to Dubai from November 11-27, 2008.
Cruise line's Web site:Photos copyright © Cunard Line. Used by permission.
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Cunard
Line is the last
of the great transatlantic shipping companies, and its 2,620-passenger
flagship--the Queen Mary 2--is the newest of Cunard's legendary ocean liners. The
QM2, which entered service in 2004, is a worthy successor to the Queen
Elizabeth 2, which plied the Southampton-New York route for more than three
decades and is headed for retirement as a floating hotel in Dubai at the end of
the 2008 season. Cunard's
newest ship, the Queen
Victoria, entered service in December, 2007.
QM2: In 2008, the Queen
Mary 2 offers transatlantic crossings between mid-April and
mid-November--mostly between New York and Southampton, but with some voyages
including Cherbourg or Hamburg. A handful of roundtrip cruises to the
Mediterranean from New York or Southampton are also on the QM2's 2008
schedule.
Queen Victoria: The Queen Victoria will have a
dozen cruises in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean during 2008. One lasts a
fortnight; the other are 12 days in length.