Cunard, the UK based premium and luxury market unit of Carnival Corporation & plc group, has announced more than 40 voyages across its fleet in 2021 and 2022.

This follows a start of cruises from Southampton in the UK for the domestic market this summer on Queen Elizabeth.

The ‘Overseas Escapes’ will range from two to 40 night sailings, visiting some 50 destinations on board flagship Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, the company said in a statement.

Queen Mary 2 will resume its transatlantic crossings in November, 2021 before sailing short breaks in Western Europe followed by three winter sailings to the Caribbean. 

“Guests can enjoy the flexibility of embarking the Caribbean voyages from Southampton, New York, Fort Lauderdale or Hamburg with overnight calls in Bridgetown and Barbados as well as visiting St. Maarten and Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Kitts,” the company said.

Queen Victoria will mark its return to sailing in April, 2022 with three new roundtrip itineraries from Southampton, visiting 11 countries, treating guests to time ashore in destinations such as Copenhagen, Helsinki, Tallinn and Gdynia, together with overnight calls in Amsterdam, Lisbon and St Petersburg.

Following its summer exploring Britain’s coastline, Queen Elizabeth will depart on a series of new sailings from Southampton to Western Europe followed by the Iberian Coast and the Atlantic Islands. Overnight port stays include Lisbon and Funchal as well as late departures from Malaga, offering time to experience these destinations after dark.

In late February, Queen Elizabeth will depart for Asia, sailing through the Suez Canal to Dubai, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, where the ship will resume its scheduled programme in April.