Founded in 1840 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the name was changed to the Cunard Steamship Company, Limited in 1878 but that was soon shortened to the Cunard Line. The first trip was made by the Britannia on July 4, 1840, in 14 days and 8 hours. Cunard sailed from Liverpool to New York and Boston with a stop, for some years in Halifax. Queenstown was also added to the route for the mail service.


By the 1880s, the voyage was taking less than 6 days, in the faster ships, from Liverpool to New York. Cunard also added routes to various other countries. They ran weekly, sailing on Saturday, with their mail vessels and fortnightly, sailing on Tuesdays, with other vessels.


In 1934 the Cunard and White Star Lines were merged forming Cunard-White Star Limited but White Star ships continued to sail under their own livery and are included in the White Star Line fleet list. Another name change took place in 1949 to the Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited and, in 1962, to Cunard Line Limited. The rise in popularity of air travel caused the demise of transatlantic passenger ship travel and Cunard concentrated on pleasure cruising and cargo operations after 1970.

Cunard Line offers its loyal guests The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World - Queen Mary 2®, Queen Elizabeth 2® and Queen Victoria™. For over 170 years, Cunard cruises have epitomized the grandeur and elegance of ocean travel. The most glamorous names of every age, yesterday and today, have made Champagne toasts in her salons, waltzed the night away in her grand ballrooms, savored grand feasts of the finest flavors in her dining rooms, and whiled away hours immersed in fascinating conversation on her decks. Today's Cunard liners maintain the classic British maritime traditions and our signature White Star ServiceTM to provide an unparalleled travel experience to sophisticated adventurers around the world.

Cunard Liners

The Cunard liners have defined sophisticated ocean travel for over a century and a half. These iconic ocean liners have always been The Most Famous Ocean Liners In The World®. From her fabled vessels of the past to her present royal court - Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and the soon-to-come Queen Elizabeth, debuting in 2010 - the Cunard Line fleet has carried guests to the far points of the globe in unparalleled style.


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Cunard Cruise Deals
Starting from: $4504.00
Departure: 10 Nov, 2010
Duration: 6 Night Transatlantic Westbound
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Mary 2
Ports of call: Southampton (London), England visiting New York, New York
Details: Main Suite from $4,505.50, Balcony from $3,074.50, Ocean View from $1,314.50, Inside from $1,039
Starting from: $1695.00
Departure: 3 Jan, 2011
Duration: 11 Night Caribbean Delights
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Mary 2
Ports of call: Departs From Brooklyn, New York visiting Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Castries, St. Lucia; Bridgetown, Barbados; Grand Turk Island
Details: Inside from $1,695, Ocean View from $1,534.50, Balcony from $1,845, Balcony from $1,995, Main Suite from $3,955
Starting from: $1095.00
Departure: Jun 2010, Jul 2010, Sep 2010, Oct 2010, Nov 2010
Duration: 7 Night Transatlantic Eastbound
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Mary 2
Ports of call: Departs From Brooklyn, New York visiting Southampton (London), England
Details: Inside from $1,095, Ocean View from $1,195, Balcony from $1,495, Main Suite from $3,095
Starting from: $1195.00
Departure: 9 Nov, 2010
Duration: 7 Night Transatlantic Westbound
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Victoria
Ports of call: Southampton (London), England visiting Amsterdam, Netherlands - Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium - Le Havre (Paris), France
Details: Inside from $1,195, Ocean View from $1,395, Balcony from $1,545, Main Suite from $2,795
Starting from: $3074.00
Departure: 25 Oct, 2010
Duration: 14 Night Mediterranean Premiere
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Elizabeth
Ports of call: Southampton (London), England visiting Barcelona, Spain - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy - Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy - Naples, Italy - Cartagena, Spain - Gibraltar (U.K.)
Details: Inside from $3,074, Ocean View from $3,734.50, Balcony from $4,284.50, Main Suite from $7,804.50
Starting from: $4664.00
Departure: 18 Mar, 2011
Duration: Caribbean and Atlantic Adventure
Category: N/A
Cruise line: Cunard Cruises
Ship name: Queen Victoria
Ports of call: San Francisco, California visiting Lahaina, Maui - Honolulu, Oahu - Pago Pago, American Samoa - Cross International Dateline - Lautoka, Fiji Islands - Auckland, New Zealand - Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Sydney, Australia
Details: Inside from $4,664, Ocean View from $5,214, Balcony from $6,039, Main Suite from $13,629



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