Operator ·

Cunard

54 crossings between 22 ports in 16 countries. On 14 they are the only operator on the water; on 19 they are the quickest of several; on 10 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Cunard

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

26% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 14 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

10 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

6 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 54 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

16 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Hamburg central bus station – Southampton 825 km Cunard 48 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 48 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Barcelona – Civitavecchia-Rome Cunard 168 h 00 Grimaldi Lines 22 h 15 rate not held 25 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Istanbul Cunard 168 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 168 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Trieste (Autostazione) Cunard 168 h 00 Costa Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Hamburg central bus station – Kiel central bus station 90 km Cunard 240 h 00 FlixBus-eu 1 h 10 rate not held 6 rivals

Barcelona – Southampton 1094 km Cunard 312 h 00 Disney Cruise Line 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Fort Lauderdale – Southampton 7018 km Cunard 336 h 00 Disney Cruise Line 336 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Istanbul – Trieste (Autostazione) 1332 km Cunard 360 h 00 MSC Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Cape Town – Southampton 9630 km Cunard 504 h 00 PO Cruises 432 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Cape Town – Singapore 9662 km Cunard 504 h 00 TUI Cruises 504 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Barcelona – Istanbul 2234 km Cunard 504 h 00 Oceania Cruises 240 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Singapore – Sydney 6299 km Cunard 624 h 00 Celebrity Cruises 336 h 00 rate not held 9 rivals

Barcelona – Miami 7543 km Cunard 672 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 312 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Miami – Seattle 4396 km Cunard 792 h 00 MSC Cruises 456 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

East New York – Sydney 15989 km Cunard 888 h 00 Princess Cruises 888 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Singapore – Southampton 10957 km Cunard 936 h 00 PO Cruises 936 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

14 crossings with no other operator on record.

Hamburg central bus station – Miami 360 h 00 rate not held 7739 km

Kiel central bus station – Southampton 408 h 00 rate not held 866 km

Fort Lauderdale – Hamburg central bus station 432 h 00 rate not held 7708 km

Istanbul – Southampton 456 h 00 rate not held 2569 km

Rio de Janeiro – San Antonio 504 h 00 rate not held 3016 km

Los Angeles – Southampton 624 h 00 rate not held 8762 km

Hamburg central bus station – Singapore 984 h 00 rate not held 10151 km

Los Angeles – Singapore 1128 h 00 rate not held 14145 km

Cape Town – Sydney 1176 h 00 rate not held 11012 km

Miami – Yokohama 1200 h 00 rate not held 12023 km

Hamburg central bus station – Hong Kong 1224 h 00 rate not held 8920 km

Miami – Singapore 1224 h 00 rate not held 16977 km

Southampton – Yokohama 1224 h 00 rate not held 9686 km

Rio de Janeiro – Southampton not held rate not held 9168 km

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Cunard crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 54 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.