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CUN Cunard

United Kingdom · Carnival Corporation · HQ: Southampton

The transatlantic institution — running the Southampton–New York crossing since 1840.

Ships here1
Biggest shipQueen Mary 2
Group / allianceCarnival Corporation
Founded1840
MarkCUN
The whole fleet

Every Cunard ship, in brief

Cunard sails four Queens as of mid-2026: flagship Queen Mary 2 — the only true ocean liner in service — alongside Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and the 2024-delivered Queen Anne.

We profile the flagships in full below — the rest of the fleet joins ships.fyi class by class.

The fleet

What Cunard operates

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1 in fleet

Queen Mary 2

Chantiers de l'Atlantique · In service

The scheduled Southampton–New York transatlantic crossing, continuously since 2004, plus an annual world voyage.

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Good to know

Cunard, in a few facts

  • Operates Queen Mary 2, the only true ocean liner in service anywhere in the world.
  • Has run scheduled transatlantic crossings since 1840 — Samuel Cunard's first mail steamer predates the telephone by four decades.
  • Its red-and-black funnel colours are among the oldest continuously used brand marks in existence.