Queen Anne Departs Southampton on Cunard 2026 World Voyage

The Queen Anne sailed from Southampton yesterday, marking the start of one of Cunard’s world voyages for the 2026 season.

The 2024-built ship embarked on a 110-night journey that includes 30 ports of call across the Canary Islands, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Cunard said the itinerary features several overnight stays in key destinations, including Cape Town, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney and Los Angeles.

In addition, the voyage includes late-evening departures from ports such as Port Elizabeth, Colombo and Honolulu. Following its departure from Southampton, the Queen Anne heads south to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. The ship then continues to Namibia and South Africa before rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

The next phase of the cruise includes calls in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, with stops in Reunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.

While sailing toward Australia, the 3,000-passenger vessel is also scheduled to visit Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia. In Australia, the itinerary includes Darwin, Airlie Beach, Brisbane and Sydney, followed by a journey to the South Pacific with calls in Vanuatu and Fiji.

On the return leg to the United Kingdom, the Queen Anne will visit Hawaii, ports along the California coast and Guatemala. The ship then transits the Panama Canal, calls at destinations in the Caribbean and Florida, and crosses the Atlantic before returning to Southampton on April 30, 2026.

Alongside Queen Anne, Cunard is also operating a world cruise aboard Queen Mary 2 during the 2025-26 winter season. The 2004-built vessel also departed Southampton yesterday, beginning a 108-night itinerary that features ports across North America, the Caribbean, the US West Coast, Hawaii, the South Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia and other regions.