QE2 publishes world cruise programmes

HONG KONG Cunard's legendary cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 will offer itineraries lasting from six nights in Asia-Pacific to 107 nights around-the-world on her now traditional World Cruise. The World Cruise will visit Hawaii then French Polynesia before reaching New Zealand to visit Auckland and the Bay of Islands. After cruising the Tasman Sea, the journey will visit Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns and Darwin in Australia. From Darwin, the QE2 will sail to Borneo and the Philippines, then Nagasaki and Kobe in Japan in time for the celebrated spring season. Then on to Taipei, Hong Kong, Saigon and Singapore before crossing the Indian Ocean to Sri Lanka and the Seychelles. Asia Pacific cruises include Auckland to Sydney departing on February 5, 2003, Brisbane to Manila departing February 15 for 11 nights and Hong Kong to Singapore departing March 8.