10:05am Thursday 11th March 2010
Queen Mary 2 is going Down Under to make a historic voyage around Australia in 2012.
Entitled the “Royal Circum-navigation of Australia’’ the voyage is a first for Cunard with QM2 visiting five states and the Northern Territory.
Cunard’s flagship, pictured above, will be in Australian waters for 28 days as she sails from Cape Town to Sydney via Fremantle and Adelaide, and then circumnavigates the country.
The Australian deployment will be the longest QM2 has been based in one country outside of her home port of Southampton. Incorrect rumours circulating on the Internet, that QM2 would be spending the whole of 2012 in Australia were quickly squashed by a Cunard spokesman.
“The Australian voyage is just one itinerary option we are offering passengers while QM2 is away on her annual world cruise,’’ said the spokesman.
“QM2 will be undertaking her summer timetable of scheduled crossings from Southampton to New York as usual in 2012.’’
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