QE2's 1970's Dates of World and extended Cruises

[Lynda Bradford]

Source:  Extract from QE2 World Cruise information produced by Michael Gallagher, Cunard Historian

1970’s

4 January to 6 April 1975: (Maiden World Cruise) 92 days calling at 28 ports 32,422 miles

27 March to 5 May 1976: “Cradle of Civilisation” Extended Cruise 39 days, calling at 14 ports

15 January to 6 April 1977: “Jubilee World Cruise” 81 days, calling at 21 ports Note: QE2 became the largest passenger ship in history to transit the Panama Canal – surpassing the record held by the German liner Bremen in 1936.

16 January to 16 April 1978: “Great Pacific and Orient Cruise” 90 days calling at 31 ports.  39,057 miles
Note: QE2’s first ‘circle Pacific cruise’ and her first visit to Australia / New Zealand. For the first time ever Sydney was brought to a halt with the crowds and traffic stopping on the famous Bridge.

18 January to 8 April 1979: “For once in your life live” World Cruise 80 days, 24 ports in 14 countries.

[Boris]

27 March to 5 May 1976: “Cradle of Civilisation” Extended Cruise 39 days, calling at 14 ports

Pedant though I am Lynda, I don't think we could call the Cradle cruise a Worldy. It was basically a Mediterranean cruise, possibly with a transatlantic added on either end (though I can't recall if there were transatlantics without looking up the schedules).

[Lynda Bradford]

Yes Boris, have a look and you will see it is noted as an extended cruise