Following a full day of festivities to mark the historic occasion, both ships will depart for Ft. Lauderdale, where similar celebrations are planned. From there, the ships will part, each sailing different epic itineraries before reuniting in Sydney on February 24.

Queen Victoria's Pathway to the Explorers maiden world cruise will call on 36 cities in 23 countries. She will circumnavigate the globe in a westbound direction and, after her New York call, will transit the Panama Canal before making maiden calls to some of the world's most famous cities, including Los Angeles, Auckland, Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Dubai, Athens and Barcelona.

Queen Victoria will transit the other of the great canals, the Suez, before arriving into Southampton on April 22. Guests returning to New York will enjoy sailing aboard Cunard's flagship vessel, Queen Mary 2, on one of her legendary six-day transatlantic crossings, arriving on April 28.

The QE2 will, for the first time in more than a decade, tour South America and the Pacific in a 90-day odyssey that will make stops in 17 countries - a mix of exciting cities and interesting ports. After departing New York, QE2 will head around South America calling in Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, the Falkland Islands and Valparaiso. Cruising into the Pacific, she will then circle the world's largest ocean before arriving in Los Angeles on March 30.

Port calls will include Easter Island, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Honolulu. After transiting the Panama Canal, the ship will return home to New York on April 12.

The voyages are on sale from June 5, 2006 and Early Booking Fares for these voyages represent a 15 percent per person savings off brochure rates. As an extra bonus, guests will save an additional five pecent when bookings are made by January 31, 2007. A special amenity package will be offered to guests booking a Full World Cruise or Liner Voyage including complimentary shore events for Grill guests.