Jazz Icons Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum Set Sail with Cunard in 2025

Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum are each set to carry out on board Queen Victoria in 2025

VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cunard is setting the tempo for music collaborations in 2025 with globally famend jazz artists Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum* headlining unique performances on board Queen Victoria subsequent 12 months. 

Because the countdown to the New Yr begins, the posh cruise line can reveal that acclaimed musician and Hootenanny host Jools Holland OBE will function on Queen Victoria’s eight-night Spain and Italy voyage from Southampton on Might 4 to Civitavecchia on Might 12.

Jools Holland, celebrated host of Later with Jools Holland and former Squeeze pianist, will carry out two reveals within the ship’s Royal Court docket Theatre. Visitors can anticipate a rare repertoire from his acclaimed profession, together with many iconic hits.

The Might crusing shall be a fantastic journey for foodies in addition to music lovers, with port calls to Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville), Malaga (together with excursions to Granada), and the enchanting island of Majorca, the place Rioja and engaging tapas await.

Costs at present begin from $1,040 per individual based mostly on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom. Full particulars may be discovered right here.

Jamie Cullum
Britain’s best-selling jazz artist and BBC Radio 2 presenter will be a part of the two,000-guest Queen as a part of her 13-night roundtrip Atlantic Islands voyage, which departs Southampton on April 21. The MOBO Award-winner will captivate audiences together with his best-known hits – together with songs from breakthrough album Twentysomething.

The April-Might crusing options port calls to Madeira, Tenerife, La Palma, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and the charming coastal metropolis of Cadiz (together with excursions to Seville). Costs at present begin from $2,010 per individual based mostly on two sharing a Britannia Balcony stateroom. Full particulars may be discovered right here.

Cunard Collaborations
Cunard has an unbelievable observe document of collaborating with a few of the largest names in music, with legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli headlining Queen Anne’s naming ceremony in Liverpool in June.

Cunard President, Katie McAlister, stated: “At Cunard, we take pleasure in curating distinctive and unforgettable experiences for our visitors, and we won’t wait to welcome the extraordinary Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum aboard Queen Victoria in 2025. Their unbelievable expertise, showcased within the elegant environment of the Royal Court docket Theatre, will make these sailings really unforgettable.” 

Jools Holland OBE commented: “I’m extremely enthusiastic about acting on Queen Victoria subsequent 12 months, particularly as we’ll be crusing round such a wonderful a part of the world. Enjoying on a luxurious cruise ship is a brand new expertise for me and one which I am certain shall be quite a lot of enjoyable. I would like my reveals to be uplifting occasions and I hope visitors on board depart the theatre with a renewed love of jazz music.”

Jamie Cullum added: “I am very a lot wanting ahead to performing for visitors on board Queen Victoria within the spring. It has been a few years since I carried out on a cruise ship – it is a time that holds many nice reminiscences. There’s one thing distinctive about the entire expertise, enjoying music while at sea. My band and I promise everybody a improbable evening.”

For extra details about Cunard or to ebook a voyage, contact your Journey Advisor, name Cunard at 1-800-728-6273, or go to www.cunard.com.

For Journey Advisors eager about additional info, please contact your Enterprise Improvement Supervisor, go to OneSourceCruises.com, or name Cunard at 1-800-528-6273.

Notes to Editors

*Excessive-res photographs of each Jools Holland OBE and Jamie Cullum may be downloaded right here: https://we.tl/t-HTBKGIxNtD

About Cunard
Cunard is a luxurious British cruise line, famend for creating unforgettable experiences world wide. Cunard has been a number one operator of passenger ships since 1840, celebrating an unbelievable 184 years of operation. The Cunard expertise is constructed on positive eating, hand-selected leisure, and excellent White Star service. From a partnership with a two-Michelin starred chef, to inspiring visitor audio system, to world class theatre productions, each element has been meticulously crafted to make the expertise unforgettable.  A pioneer in transatlantic journeys and spherical world voyages, locations sailed to additionally embody Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, the Far East and Australia.

There are at present 4 Cunard ships, Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and new ship, Queen Anne, entered service in Might 2024. This funding is a part of the corporate’s formidable plans for the way forward for Cunard globally and would be the first time since 1999 that Cunard can have 4 ships in simultaneous service. Cunard is predicated at Carnival Home in Southampton and has been owned since 1998 by Carnival Company & plc. www.cunard.com (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK). 

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About Jools Holland OBE:
Jools Holland OBE DL was born Julian Miles Holland on January 24, 1958, in Blackheath, South East London.

On the age of eight, he might play the piano fluently by ear, and by the point he reached his early teenagers he was proficient and assured sufficient to be showing usually in most of the pubs in South East London and the East Finish Docks.

On the age of 15, Jools was launched to Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford. He joined Squeeze, adopted by Gilson Lavis shortly afterward (Gilson had already performed with, amongst others, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Max Wall) – who nonetheless drums with Jools.

Up The Junction and Cool For Cats gave Squeeze meteoric success and their reputation quickly prolonged to America, the place their tour included performances at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard. In 1987, Jools shaped The Jools Holland Massive Band – comprising himself and Gilson Lavis. This has progressively metamorphosed into the present 19-piece Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which consists of pianist, organist, drummer, three feminine vocals, guitar, bass guitar, two tenor saxophones, two alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets, and three trombones.

For tour dates info go to www.joolsholland.com

About Jamie Cullum:
Jamie Cullum is a globally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist identified for his distinctive mix of jazz, pop, and rock. Most well-known for his dynamic stage presence and prodigious musical expertise, Cullum first got here to prominence together with his main label breakthrough Twentysomething whose multi-million gross sales make it one of many UK’s best-selling albums of all time.

Jamie continues to win over audiences worldwide, incomes a popularity as some of the versatile and revolutionary musicians of his era. His legendary live performance performances have seen him tour over forty nations and charm the levels of festivals from Glastonbury to Coachella to Fuji Rock in Japan along with accepting invites from President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II to play at The White Home and Buckingham Palace respectively.

He approaches all elements of his profession as he has from the start, as a fan and a pupil with seemingly boundless vitality and enthusiasm. Along with his enduringly profitable recording profession (9 studio albums and counting), he has established himself as a multi-award-winning radio presenter by way of his weekly present on BBC Radio 2. Over fourteen years and 750+ reveals, Jamie has interviewed the likes of Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Norah Jones and Lars Ulrich and launched new expertise similar to Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Ezra Collective and Laufey to his million-strong listenership.

Cullum’s radio present affords him the chance to collaborate with musicians younger and previous, one thing Jamie additionally does throughout a wide range of different initiatives, each stay and recorded, charitable and business. Jamie Cullum is held in uncommon excessive esteem by his friends, as is witnessed every time he hangs out backstage at a pageant or in a recording studio. Amongst his proudest achievements is successful the celebrated Ivor Novello Award for Finest Music, one of many business’s highest honours, and voted for by his fellow songwriters.

Jamie Cullum excursions Europe all through early ’25, accompanying the discharge of his subsequent studio album.

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