February 20, 2014. The Queen Elizabeth. The Cunard Line.

The Queen Elizabeth is a lovely ship. It is being run the same way as the Cunard Line ships have in the best. The décor is elegant and the service is impeccable. In the cruise business, the Cunard Line is a niche market, which is perhaps why the line was sold to Carnival in 2010. It will be interesting to see what will happen to this cruise line in the future and whether the ship will change it’s routines. The passengers on this ship are from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain. There are a few Germans and a few from the US. This is very different on the past two cruise lines. Unfortunately, the populations of the countries of the passengers on this ship are small, so I suspect that the number of people that want the top, rigid service will not be large enough to fund the ships at the same level. The people who paid to cruise with the Cunard Line knew exactly what they were getting. I suspect they wanted a bit of Old England, where people were polite and were treated as kings and queens and drank high tea every day at 4:00. The passengers are almost all retired. I wonder if the younger generation will want that bit of Old England in the future? We will find out…over time.