VALENCIA, Calif., March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cunard announced
today that it is pausing new North American departures for a
month-long period, effective Saturday, March
14 through Saturday, April 11,
2020.
Guests impacted directly are being contacted regarding their
voyage and their options.
Throughout this COVID-19 situation that has now turned into a
global pandemic, we have implemented enhanced levels of screening,
monitoring and sanitation protocols to protect the health and
safety of our guests, crew and the communities we serve. While
Cunard has not had a diagnosed case linked to our operation, we
realize this situation is dynamic and is larger than the cruise
industry alone, and we will continue to do our part to support
public officials to manage and contain this unprecedented public
health challenge.
Cunard
Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships
Queen Mary 2®,
Queen Victoria® and
Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury
accommodations in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill Suite and Queens Grill Suite
staterooms. Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled
Transatlantic service between New
York and London, and it
continues to celebrate the freedom of travel on exciting World
Voyage and Grand Voyage itineraries that visit Europe, North
America, South America,
Africa, Asia and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2018, 2017 and 2016
World's Best Awards and 'Best Service,' 'Best Onboard Enrichment'
and 'Best World Cruise' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2018
Readers Choice Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading
Cruise Lines, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), the largest cruise vacation company in the world.
Together Cunard, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O
Cruises (Australia) and P&O
Cruises (UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the
world and totaling 226,000 lower berths.
Social Media
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/cunardline
YouTube: www.youtube.com/wearecunard
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cunardline
Media Assets
Cunard photography is available online at
https://cunard.assetbank-server.com/
Email: press@cunard.com
Password: Cunard1
For additional information about Cunard,
contact:
Jackie Chase,
Cunard, 661-753-1035, jchase@cunard.com
Maria Andriano, MGA Media Group,
212-251-1015, maria@mgamediagroup.com
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