D-Day to the Allied Victory: A Transatlantic Voyage on QM2

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Cruise Line Terms and Conditions of Carriage Road Scholar participants enrolling in this program are subject to Cunard's terms and conditions of carriage, which include an assumption of risk agreement, waiver of liability, and other important information regarding your rights and obligations. Participants are therefore encouraged to carefully review them in advance.You can view the cruise line’s terms & conditions by visiting their website at the link below: https://www.cunard.com/en-us/advice-and-policies/passage-contract **PLEASE NOTE: Cunard requires that you register online in order to print your E-ticket(s) and cruise documents. You should do this as soon as you receive an e-mail directly from Cunard stating: Online check-in is now open for your voyage. **You must print your own personalized Queen Mary II Luggage Tags. This will assist the porters in getting your bags safely to your stateroom. Generic tags are available at the pier in case you forget** NOTE: If you are travelling with someone, only one person will get an e-mail from Cunard. This is simply just how their system works. Please ask your traveling companion to forward the e-mail to you and follow the instructions.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Arrival day is on April 26, 2026

Meet the group at Les Jardins du Marais in Paris

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:00 p.m. Orientation; 7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner

Getting to the site: Participants that have arranged their airfare through Road Scholar, and are arriving on the designated arrival date of the program will receive an arrival transfer. Please note, if you did not book your air through Road Scholar, you will NOT be able to join a transfer. If you are arriving independently, or have made your own flight arrangements, taxi's are available outside the terminals, look for taxis located in stations at the gates of the arrivals levels. Trains & buses are also available, see the below link for further information: https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/charles-de-gaulle-airport

Getting to the site by train or bus: Trains are available in Paris & New York

Your trip ends on: Friday, May 8, 2026 in New York City at Queen Mary 2

End of Trip: Disembarkation after breakfast

Getting to the airport: Transfers are not included. Taxis from the port to New York city airports are available, there is a taxi stand outside the cruise terminal, see below website for further information: https://nycruise.com/brooklyn-terminal/embarkingdisembarking/

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.