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[QUOTE]Originally posted by David: [QB] For those concerned about the "contrived merriment" of a cruise, remember there are cruises and there are cruises. There is a huge variety of ships out there. I have no interest in "contrived merriment" and wouldn't take another Caribbean cruise if it was free - once was enough in this lifetime. Liner voyages are more to my taste. Of the 19 ocean trips my wife and I have taken since 1972, only five have been on cruises. Sadly, liner voyages (except for the Queen Mary 2 on transatlantic) are few and far between. A tasteful cruise experience can be had on the P&O cruises from England. But since Carnival bought out P&O amongst other lines, there have been some mass market ships added to the fleet. The best cruise we had was a fortnight on P&O's late Canberra from England to Norway. The Queen Mary 2 is most likely the ship that offers the broadest range of experiences. There is casual dining as an option to the formal dinners, even the ubiquitous cafeteria that astonishingly seems very popular, an option of basic dining in a gorgeous dining room or more intimate one-sitting dining in the pricey Princess Grill or Queens Grill. In the latter two restaurants passengers can even order off-menu items. Entertainment covers the full range from the usual pop stuff to classical music, lectures, a planetarium and even plays performed by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In other words you can do as much or as little as you want and all tastes are catered for. My next long-distance train trip will be to Halifax to again view and photograph the lovely QM2. Obviously it is impossible to get good pictures of a ship on a transatlantic crossing. The QM2 is calling in Halifax three times this year and twice in other Canadian ports, including Quebec City. I believe it was E.M.Frimbo who said: any excuse for a train ride is a good excuse. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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