Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Amy Johnson’s famous solo record-breaking flight from London to Darwin, Australia which departed from the former London Airport in Croydon 5 May 1930. CMV’s new flagship is to be named Amy Johnson after the pioneering female aviator and joins the fleet in April 2021.
Mike Hall, CMV’s Marketing Director said: “As we celebrate the epic journey made by Amy Johnson some 90 years ago, we look forward to welcoming our new flagship joining the CMV fleet in 2021 which is named after her. We are indeed very proud to be able to pay tribute and celebrate the courageous exploits of this pioneering female adventurer.”
Jane Priston, Head of the Amy Johnson Project said: “The 90th anniversary of Amy’s epic flight to Australia is a wonderful opportunity to remember her outstanding achievement taking the term ‘solo’ to its most extreme level; something we are thinking about more than ever now in these challenging times. When Amy embarked on her journey, the world was also in a desperate place, looking for hope. The 26-year-old from Hull provided that hope, to “believe nothing to be impossible”, never give up and that good times are coming, and the world fell in love with her. The Amy Johnson Project is delighted CMV recognises the importance of Amy’s place in our history by naming their new flagship the Amy Johnson and look forward to seeing her sail next year.”
Amy Johnson is operating 12 different cruises in 2021 all from London Tilbury during her maiden first year of operation offering a wide range of itineraries to different parts of the world from 3 to 44 nights duration. The ship has already attracted strong bookings during the current Buy one get one free campaign which runs until the end of May this year.
