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Cunard Line
Classification: Premium to Luxury
Passenger/Space Ratio: 39
Website: www.cunard.com
This prestigious British line began operations in 1840 when Sir Samuel
Cunard, a Canadian pioneer of regular transatlantic navigation, formed
a fleet of four ships to deliver mail between Liverpool, Halifax and Boston.
Cunard, now owned by Carnival Corporation, operates two classic liners
- QE II and the newly refitted Caronia,
providing passengers with traditional elegance and a British ambiance.
The level of service varies between premium and luxury on QE 2 and depends
on the type of accommodation you book – which in turn determines
which of the restaurants on the ship you will dine in.
Cunard will launch the largest passenger ship ever when the new 150,000-ton
Queen Mary 2 hits the ways in 2003. The 23-storey-tall
Queen Mary 2 will be the most costly ship every built with the estimated
price tag at $780 million.
Officers are Norwegian and British, and crew are international.
© Ocean Cruise Guides 2007
