Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and Queen Anne depart on world voyages bound for Australia

• The Queen Mary 2 and Queen Anne have set sail on their World Voyages.
• The Queen Mary 2 will arrive in Sydney on March 4 while Queen Anne will be arriving on March 16.
• The ships will host a number of expert speakers during the World Voyages.

Two of Cunard’s iconic Queens, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Anne have officially set sail on their World Voyages, together circumnavigating the globe for a combined 218 nights and guiding guests to destinations, including their highly anticipated calls to Australia and New Zealand in March 2026.

Queen Mary 2 departed Southampton on Sunday, January 11, and will arrive in Sydney Harbour in just 48 days. The epic 108-night World Voyage begins with a Transatlantic Crossing, before sailing south to the Caribbean and making her maiden transit of the Panama Canal.

From there, Cunard’s flagship will explore the west coast of the Americas, before crossing the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, and arriving in Sydney on March 4, 2026, where she will be welcomed with celebrations in signature Cunard style. 

Following her Australasia visit, Queen Mary 2 will continue on to Asia and Africa before returning to Europe, concluding her World Voyage in Southampton on April 30, 2026.

Cunard’s Queen Anne has also departed on her 110-night 2026 World Voyage. Guests on board will visit over 30 different ports and destinations including overnight stays in Cape Town, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney (March 16, 2026), Los Angeles, Colombo and Honolulu. 

The 2026 World Voyages also feature a schedule of onboard enrichment through the Cunard Insights programme, with a curated line-up of expert speakers joining guests throughout the journey. 

On Queen Anne, speakers include The Crocodile Hunter producer John Stainton, solo cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and U.S. World Champion sprinter Tyree Washington.

On Queen Mary 2, guests will hear from award-winning journalist and counter-terrorism expert Margaret Gilmore, former pilot Jeff Skiles—who flew alongside Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger during the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’—and Zelda La Grange, former private secretary to Nelson Mandela.