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[paphoslady]

Hattie

How did you find the dates that QM2 will be in Hong Kong?

Also am I correct in thinking that you don't need a visa for Hong Kong?

[Host Hattie]

I looked at the Kai Tak cruise terminal website. Last time I was there it was still the airport and Hong Kong was still British so I'm not sure about the visa situation.

 

Not had much luck finding the rest of the itinerary yet though.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Host Hattie

[LadyL1]

I have found a site, with dates, that shows QM2 leaving S'ton for 2017 WC, heading off to South Africa on normal route, then Australia, Far East and then home again via Suez, and calling at Naples of all places!

How accurate this is, one can only guess, but the HK dates did coincide with those that Host Hattie found.

[Host Hattie]

Intriguing, thanks

[cruiseluvva]

Hattie

How did you find the dates that QM2 will be in Hong Kong?

Also am I correct in thinking that you don't need a visa for Hong Kong?

 

We were there joining a World Cruise in 2010, after it had been handed back and we didn't need a Visa then.

[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]

Here's what appears to be the whole thing. Apologies for the formatting it was copy and pasted from an agency website.

 

I take no responsibility for accuracy of the information! This is for QM2.

 

M-AR

 

 

Port Of Call Arrive Depart

1 03-Jan-2017 New York City, US 17:00

2 04-Jan-2017 Cruising

3 05-Jan-2017 Cruising

4 06-Jan-2017 Cruising

5 07-Jan-2017 Cruising

6 08-Jan-2017 Cruising

7 09-Jan-2017 Cruising

8 10-Jan-2017 Southampton, GB 06:30 16:30

9 11-Jan-2017 Cruising

10 12-Jan-2017 Cruising

11 13-Jan-2017 Cruising

12 14-Jan-2017 Funchal, PT 07:00 17:00

13 15-Jan-2017 Tenerife/Canary Islands, ES 09:00 18:00

14 16-Jan-2017 Cruising

15 17-Jan-2017 Cruising

16 18-Jan-2017 Cruising

17 19-Jan-2017 Cruising

18 20-Jan-2017 Cruising

19 21-Jan-2017 Cruising

20 22-Jan-2017 Cruising

21 23-Jan-2017 Cruising

22 24-Jan-2017 Walvis Bay, NA 06:30 17:00

23 25-Jan-2017 Cruising

24 26-Jan-2017 Cape Town, ZA 06:30

25 27-Jan-2017 Cape Town, ZA 23:59

26 28-Jan-2017 Cruising

27 29-Jan-2017 Port Elizabeth/South Africa, ZA 07:00 21:00

28 30-Jan-2017 Cruising

29 31-Jan-2017 Cruising

30 01-Feb-2017 Cruising

31 02-Feb-2017 Cruising

32 03-Feb-2017 Reunion, RE 08:00 18:00

33 04-Feb-2017 Port Louis, MU 07:00 18:00

34 05-Feb-2017 Cruising

35 06-Feb-2017 Cruising

36 07-Feb-2017 Cruising

37 08-Feb-2017 Cruising

38 09-Feb-2017 Cruising

39 10-Feb-2017 Cruising

40 11-Feb-2017 Cruising

41 12-Feb-2017 Fremantle, AU 07:00 20:00

42 13-Feb-2017 Batumi, GE 08:00 17:00

42 13-Feb-2017 Busselton, AU 08:00 17:00

43 14-Feb-2017 Cruising

44 15-Feb-2017 Cruising

45 16-Feb-2017 Adelaide, AU 09:00 18:00

46 17-Feb-2017 Cruising

47 18-Feb-2017 Melbourne, AU 09:00 17:00

48 19-Feb-2017 Cruising

49 20-Feb-2017 Kangaroo Island, AU 08:00 18:00

50 21-Feb-2017 Cruising

51 22-Feb-2017 Melbourne, AU 09:00 23:59

52 23-Feb-2017 Wilsons Promontory N.P., AU 15:00 16:00

53 24-Feb-2017 Ben Boyd N.P., AU 11:00 12:30

54 25-Feb-2017 Sydney/Australia, AU 06:30 23:30

55 26-Feb-2017 Cruising

56 27-Feb-2017 Portimao, PT 08:00 17:00

56 27-Feb-2017 Port Arthur/Australia, AU 08:00 17:00

56 27-Feb-2017 Tasman Peninsula, AU 17:30 19:30

57 28-Feb-2017 Hobart, AU 07:00 18:00

58 01-Mar-2017 Cruising

59 02-Mar-2017 Sydney/Australia, AU 06:30 23:30

60 03-Mar-2017 Cruising

61 04-Mar-2017 Brisbane, AU 08:00 18:00

62 05-Mar-2017 Cruising

63 06-Mar-2017 Airlie Beach, AU 08:00 17:00

64 07-Mar-2017 Yorkeys Knob, AU 09:00 13:00

65 08-Mar-2017 Cruising

66 09-Mar-2017 Cruising

67 10-Mar-2017 Cruising

68 11-Mar-2017 Cruising

69 12-Mar-2017 Cruising

70 13-Mar-2017 Bandar Seri Begawan, BN 09:00 19:00

71 14-Mar-2017 Cruising

72 15-Mar-2017 Phu My, VN 06:00 17:00

73 16-Mar-2017 Nha Trang, VN 09:00 17:00

74 17-Mar-2017 Cruising

75 18-Mar-2017 Hong Kong, HK 08:00 23:59

76 19-Mar-2017 Cruising

77 20-Mar-2017 Keelung, TW 07:00 21:00

78 21-Mar-2017 Cruising

79 22-Mar-2017 Shanghai, CN 05:00 18:00

80 23-Mar-2017 Jeju, KR 12:00 22:00

81 24-Mar-2017 Pusan, KR 09:00 19:00

82 25-Mar-2017 Nagasaki, JP 07:30 19:00

83 26-Mar-2017 Cruising

84 27-Mar-2017 Naha/Okinawa, JP 07:00 19:00

85 28-Mar-2017 Cruising

86 29-Mar-2017 Shanghai, CN 05:00 22:30

87 30-Mar-2017 Cruising

88 31-Mar-2017 Cruising

89 01-Apr-2017 Hong Kong, HK 06:30 23:00

90 02-Apr-2017 Cruising

91 03-Apr-2017 Cruising

92 04-Apr-2017 Cruising

93 05-Apr-2017 Laem Chabang, TH 07:00 18:00

94 06-Apr-2017 Cruising

95 07-Apr-2017 Singapore, SG 14:00

96 08-Apr-2017 Singapore, SG 20:00

97 09-Apr-2017 Port Kelang, MY 09:00 19:00

98 10-Apr-2017 George Town/Penang, MY 08:00 17:00

99 11-Apr-2017 Cruising

100 12-Apr-2017 Cruising

101 13-Apr-2017 Colombo, LK 07:00 20:00

102 14-Apr-2017 Cruising

103 15-Apr-2017 Cruising

104 16-Apr-2017 Cruising

105 17-Apr-2017 Cruising

106 18-Apr-2017 Dubai, AE 07:00

107 19-Apr-2017 Dubai, AE 13:00

108 20-Apr-2017 Cruising

109 21-Apr-2017 Cruising

110 22-Apr-2017 Cruising

111 23-Apr-2017 Cruising

112 24-Apr-2017 Cruising

113 25-Apr-2017 Safaga, EG 07:00 22:30

114 26-Apr-2017 Sharm El Sheikh, EG 07:00 19:00

115 27-Apr-2017 Al Aqaba, JO 08:00 23:59

116 28-Apr-2017 Cruising

117 29-Apr-2017 Suez, EG 03:00 05:00

117 29-Apr-2017 Transit the Suez Canal 06:30 16:30

117 29-Apr-2017 Port Said, EG 18:20 18:30

118 30-Apr-2017 Cruising

119 01-May-2017 Strait of Messina, IT 20:00 22:00

120 02-May-2017 Naples, IT 07:00 19:00

121 03-May-2017 Cruising

122 04-May-2017 Cruising

123 05-May-2017 Lisbon, PT 09:00 19:00

124 06-May-2017 Cruising

125 07-May-2017 Cruising

126 08-May-2017 Southampton, GB 06:30 16:30

127 09-May-2017 Cruising

128 10-May-2017 Cruising

129 11-May-2017 Cruising

130 12-May-2017 Cruising

131 13-May-2017 Cruising

132 14-May-2017 Cruising

133 15-May-2017 New York City, US

Edited August 14, 2015 by Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Added name of ship

[Host Hattie]

Thanks, looks like the Hong Kong trip will do nicely for my birthday!

It will be interesting to see what the other two are doing.

[maggiemou]

What is interesting about this itinerary is that QM2 is going to Colombo but missing out India.

Now that is a big move as India is always on World Cruise itineraries in this part of Asia. Many people have got fed up with the visa situation in India and the cost of just one day there. So maybe Cunard have decided to skip it!

China and India are the only countries on a world cruise that British Nationals have to apply for visas.

The rest of the visas for other countries are obtained by the ship and you are charged to you on board account. India can be a very expensive visa to obtain.

Of course one needs an Esta for USA and Australia but that is easy and done on line. China and India are by far the worst places to get visas for.

So QM2 skipping India will be a bonus to many.

However, I have to say it has to be one of the most fascinating places in the world so I would hate to miss out on it if I had never been in the past.

[Host Hattie]

I thought that was interesting as well, I remember a fair amount of discussion about the difficulty in obtaining Indian visas. I've been to China on a land trip and the visa process wasn't too bad although the travel company dealt with it for me.