Join the Cunard Queen Elizabeth and prepare for nineteen nights of cultural sailing across the sea from London to Istanbul!
Aboard this trip you'll stop in very popular cities like Barcelona as well as extremely rare cities like Oporto, La Coruna, and Tangier. This route is a rare one for the Queen Elizabeth. Actually, this is the only time it's going to sail it!
We include all all taxes and fees in the price, so there are no sneaky extra fees. Coming in at less than $175 a day for an outside cabin, this represents a strong value. What makes this cruise special is that if you act now you can book an oceanview outside stateroom for the price of an inside outside stateroom!
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard, based in Rome and refurbished only one year ago in 2025, is the top-rated flagship of Cunard's class and can accomodate comfortably more than 2,000 travelers.
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard wows guests with a gym, a waterslide, a spa, a casino, and a jacuzzi.
This cruise is made up of twelve port days and six days at sea. Major features include visits to very uncommon ports like Oporto, La Coruna, and Tangier.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, May 2 | Southhampton, England (London) | ||
| Mon, May 3 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, May 4 | La Coruna, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, May 5 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, May 6 | Oporto, Portugal | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, May 7 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, May 8 | Tangier, Morocco | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, May 9 | Gibraltar, England | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Mon, May 10 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, May 11 | Cartagena, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, May 12 | Alicante, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Thu, May 13 | Valencia, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, May 14 | Barcelona, Spain | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, May 15 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, May 16 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Mon, May 17 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, May 18 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, May 19 | Dardanelles, Turkey (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, May 20 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am | |
| Fri, May 21 |
The Queen Elizabeth sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for an outside cabin.
This graph shows the price over time for every class of cabin. Since being listed eight months ago, The cost of an outside stateroom on this sailing has ranged between $3,249 and $3,419 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. Today this itinerary is at its lowest price, so secure your outside cabin now before it rises.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026