Cunard cruise ships won’t sail again before November

by

Cunard cruise ships won’t sail again before November: Customers to get credit worth 125% of the cost of their original trip

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

Published: | Updated:

Cunard has extended the suspension of its cruise sailings until November due to the pandemic.

Simon Palethorpe, the president of the luxury British line, said the ability for people to move ‘freely and safely across borders remains seemingly some way in the distance’.

All sailings have been cancelled for its ships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria up to November 1, and for Queen Elizabeth (all three are pictured above sailing up the Mersey) up to November 23.

Scuppered: Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth are pictured sailing up the Mersey

Cunard had previously cancelled trips up to the end of July. 

Palethorpe said the firm needs to ‘better understand the implications Covid-19 will have on board’, and will resume operations only after it has enhanced its health and safety.

It is reviewing every aspect of its holidays. Customers will receive credit for a future sailing worth 125 per cent of the cost of their original trip.

Cash refunds will take up to 60 days to process. Southampton-based Carnival UK last month announced plans to cut 450 jobs across Cunard and its other cruise line, P&O Cruises.

Some links in this article may be affiliate links. If you click on them we may earn a small commission. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. We do not write articles to promote products. We do not allow any commercial relationship to affect our editorial independence.