The 2028 World Voyage aboard Queen Elizabeth lasts 113 days, taking you to some of the world's most iconic destinations across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas. It is a complete circumnavigation, departing from and returning to the same port.
The voyage departs from Southampton on 18 January 2028 and returns to the same port on 9 May 2028. It is almost four months of travel, designed to give you time to discover the world at a more relaxed pace while enjoying life on board.
A World Voyage is about much more than visiting destinations: days at sea are an essential part of the experience. Throughout the 113-days journey, there are several stretches of sailing between continents, giving you time to relax, enjoy the cuisine, take part in activities or simply watch the ocean from Queen Elizabeth.
Some of the most memorable stretches also include crossing the International Date Line during the Pacific crossing.
One of the great advantages of this World Voyage is its overnight stays, allowing you to experience certain destinations beyond a few hours in port. Queen Elizabeth stays overnight in Cape Town, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Hong Kong, Yokohama/Tokyo and Sydney. There is also an overnight stay in Honolulu.
This gives you more time to enjoy each destination, dine ashore, see the city illuminated at night or take part in excursions that require more time.
Queen Elizabeth becomes your home at sea for almost four months. The experience combines days at sea, when you can enjoy dining, entertainment, activities and the ship's leisure spaces, with days spent exploring destinations ashore.
Queen Elizabeth offers a wide range of dining options, entertainment, relaxation areas, pools, a gym, theatre and other facilities designed to make both port days and days at sea enjoyable.
The essence of a World Voyage is this balance: discovering new destinations every few days while having enough time to make the ship feel like home.
No. Cunard offers sectors of its World Voyages, allowing you to embark or disembark at selected ports and enjoy only part of the itinerary. Some sectors last just a few days or weeks.
The cruise fare includes accommodation, dining in the relevant restaurants, entertainment and activities on board, Afternoon Tea, access to the gym and swimming pools, among other services. Full World Voyages may also include additional benefits specifically for guests travelling on the complete voyage.
You may need visas, entry authorisations or other travel documents depending on your nationality and the countries included in the itinerary. Cunard recommends preparing all required documentation well in advance. For a Full World Voyage, Cunard also recommends having at least 10 blank pages available in your passport for stamps and visas.
One of the advantages of a World Voyage is that, as it normally begins and ends at the same port, you can bring more luggage than you might on a conventional trip. Cunard does not set an overall limit on the number of pieces for this type of voyage, provided that each individual piece does not exceed 23 kg.