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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 20thCenturyLimited: [QB] Yes I realise all that. Trust me. I love Ocean Liners. But who has the time and money to travel to Europe by QE2 roundtrip on a regular basis? That's two weeks in transit on the ship portion of the journey alone (especially since they slowed down the crossing from 5 to 6 days), not to mention train travel time to New York if you don't live in New York. And yeah sure you can book SOME but not all Point A to Point B travel on the QE2's world cruise. Not ALL Point A to Point B travel is permitted. I know, becuae I get those World Cruise brochures every year. Traveling on the QE2 is one of my life dreams. So you spend a Gazillion dollars to get from somewhere in the middle of the country to get to Los Angeles by train so you can pick up the QE2 on her way to Australia, your chosen vacation destination. A Gazillion dollars and how much TIME? Then how do you get back? Try to find a cargo vessel that takes on passengers? I know they exist, I've sought out that information too. But SOOOOOOOOO impractical to live your whole life never flying. Only the wealthiest people with the most free time on their hands could do it that way and it would get rather tedious. I mean, come on, this is NOT 1937 (when, once again, if you DID have the money and time, it would be much much more practical and comfortable). I'm not the most confident of flyers, and I will use an alternate form of transportation like a train or ship if I can, but I also realise you have to fly to see Australia, Japan, the Far East and every other overseas destination on a practical basis. Especially if you want to return more than once. "I'll never get on a plane" just strikes me as so....naive. Don't get me wrong I LOVE train travel and have a big passion for the great Ocean Liners of yesteryear (the Normandie is my favorite) but to say you will never fly.....? That doesn't seem to be living in reality.... [This message has been edited by 20thCenturyLimited (edited 10-22-2001).] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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