Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing - 7 nights, July 2013

7 nights
Departure date
6 July 2013
End date
13 July 2013
Departing from
New York
Cruise number
M312
cruise enjoyed on Queen Mary 2

Ports of call

  • New York
  • Southampton

From $929 per person

Inside Stateroom

Government fees and taxes of $23.7 are additional.

Government fees and taxes of $23.7 are additional.

Stateroom Queens Grillinfo Princess Grillinfo Club Balconyinfo Balconyinfo Ocean Viewinfo Insideinfo
Cruise Only $4,399 Sold Out Sold Out $1,229 Sold Out $929
Original $5,999 $4,599 $3,099 $2,099 $1,899 $1,449

Fares are per person, do not include air travel, do not include Government Fees and Taxes, are voyage only, based on double occupancy and apply to the first two guests in a state room. These fares do not apply to singles or third/fourth-berth guests. Fares are quoted in U.S. Dollars. Cunard reserves the right to impose a fuel supplement of up to $9 per person per day on all passengers if the NYMEX oil price exceeds $70 per barrel, even if fares have been paid in full. If you do not see the embarkation port you are trying to book, please call Cunard at (800) 728-6273 for further assistance.

Onboard Speakers

  • Nicholas Owen

    Nicholas Owen

    Nicholas Owen re-joined BBC News as a Presenter in 2007. He is involved in various charities, including Cancer Research UK, Kidney Cancer UK and he is an ambassador for The Prince's Trust. He has has four children - and three grandchildren.

    Nicholas was with ITN for over two decades, anchoring all its major bulletins, including Channel Four News and News at Ten. From 1994 to 2000 he was ITV's Royal Correspondent, playing a major role in reporting on the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.

    He started in journalism in 1964, working for the Surrey Mirror, then the Evening Standard and the Daily Telegraph, before spending seven years with the Financial Times. He went to the BBC in 1981, and ITN in 1984. He has appeared in many TV and radio programmes, including BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in 2006; he hosts many corporate events, and is an after-dinner speaker.

  • Stephen Payne

    Stephen Payne

    Stephen Payne was the lead designer of Queen Mary 2. President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects from 2007-2010, he has been awarded numerous honours including the OBE for services to shipping and appointment as a Royal Designer of Industry.

    Stephen was involved in the design and construction of numerous ships for Carnival Corporation from 1985-2010 culminating in the design of Seabourn Cruise Line’s new Odyssey class. He was also the project manager for the construction of Holland America Line’s MS Rotterdam.

    LECTURES

    1. The Great Cunarders
    Illustrated presentation of the great Cunard liners of yesteryear.

    2. The Mauretania 1907
    Illustrated presentation highlighting the career of the Edwardian superliner Mauretania which was the fastest liner in the world for 22 years

    3. Queen Elizabeth 2: Queen of the Seas
    Illustrated presentation highlighting the career of the famous QE2

    4. Queen Mary 2: Genesis of a Queen
    Illustrated presentation describing the design and construction of Queen Mary 2

    5. Interview and Q&A Session with the Cruise Director

    Number of talks depends on number of sea days! The final programme will be given on board

  • Nigel West

    Nigel West

    Nigel West is a military historian specialising in security and intelligence issues, and has written more than thirty books. The Sunday Times described him as ‘the unofficial historian of the secret services’ and the Observer voted him ‘the experts’ expert’.

    BOOKS

    • GARBO: The Most Successful Double Agent Ever;
    • VENONA: The Greatest Secret of the Cold War
    • Counterfeit Spies;
    • TRIPLEX;
    • The Crown Jewels;
    • Molehunt;
    •  Mortal Crimes;
    • At Her Majetsy’s Secret Service;
    • The Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence;
    • The Guy Liddell Diaries. 

  • Mark Butterworth

    Mark Butterworth

    Based in Scotland, he is an expert in presenting current astronomical concepts through their historical background. He also specialises in understanding how popular astronomy was presented to the general public in the 18th and 19th century.

    Mark Butterworth studied Astronomy at St Andrews University and researches astronomical history. A frequent lecturer on the Astronomical Society speaker circuit he has given presentations at the Royal Astronomical Society’s annual National Astronomy Meeting, and other International Conferences. He is a regular contributor to Astronomical Journals and the popular press.