The largest ocean liner in the world, Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2, will cruise from Dubai twice in 2019, with one of those being a 55-night roundtrip cruise to the Far East, the longest ever […]
Cunard announces first ever triple SA cruise deployment in 2019
The world’s most famous luxury cruise line, Cunard, has announced its most extensive South African cruise program to date, with three Cape Town departures in 2019.
QE2 Dubai will be ‘living museum’, restored to original ’69 design says PCFC Hotels CEO
Expect QE2 Friday Brunches, 60s themed nights and suites too exclusive for public booking as QE2 Dubai finally opens.
Cruise line focus: Cunard Line
Cunard is possibly the cruise industry’s most gilded brand. It’s one of the oldest, one of the most luxurious, and one of the most famous of all the cruise lines.
When will the QE2 Hotel in Dubai open?
Editor’s note: Staff at QE2 Dubai confirmed on April 10th that the floating hotel will in fact open on the 18th, just as we guessed below. It’s the number one question that […]
QE2 returns to Port Rashid after ‘shower and a shave’ drydock and propeller removal
The former Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, now officially re-named ‘Queen Elizabeth 2 Dubai’, has been towed from Dubai Drydocks back to Port Rashid for the next stage in her life […]
QE2 Hotel to launch by 3rd week of April, according to reservations team
The QE2 Hotel will open by the second or third week of April, according to the reservations team at PCFC Hotels, the operator of the new floating hotel for the former Cunard […]
P&O Cruises makes plastics reduction pledge ahead of 2019 Dubai cruise season
As Dubai forges ahead with its sustainability initiatives, P&O Cruises and Cunard Line, both of which are cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation, have announced a commitment to remove single use plastics […]
QE2 appears a step closer to new life as floating hotel with new website launch
DP World has ‘unofficially’ confirmed its plans for the Queen Elizabeth II Hotel with a model of the Mina Rashid Marina development at Dubai Cruise Terminal 3.
Cruise Lifestyle: Top 10 largest cruise ship suites
These penthouse apartments at sea will make anyone with enough money feel like they own the cruise line, or are descended from royalty, they’re the biggest suites available on any cruise ship.
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 Cape Town cruise injected R2.2-million into SA economy
Queen Mary 2, the flagship of the Cunard fleet and the world’s greatest ocean liner and one of the largest passenger ships in the world, did a turnaround in Cape Town last […]
Dubai’s QE2 floating hotel gets major Wi-Fi upgrade during refurbishment
Former Cunard flagship turned floating hotel QE2 to get ultimate Wi-Fi network as part of refurbishment in Port Rashid in Dubai.
Newly renovated Queen Victoria to cruise from Cape Town in 2019
When Cunard’s second-youngest cruise liner Queen Victoria arrives in South Africa on April 12th, 2019, she will be almost a brand-new ship, at least when it comes to all her interiors.
‘Quantum leap’ in sales after investment by Cunard and travel partners in South African cruise market
In a recent interview with Bob Dixon, Cunard Line’s General Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, he revealed to Cruise Arabia & Africa that the world’s most prestigious cruise line […]