LUXURY ABOUNDS ON CRUISESHIP
Queen Elizabeth Il in a class by ttself

GREAT EXPECTATIONS,
I refiected as we boarded the
Queen Elizabeth II at Los
Angeles, usually have a lot
of scope for disappoint-
ment. After all, the QE II is
the most talked about vessel
in the world; can she be that
good?

The answer is yes, uniquely yes.
There are other big vessels around
these days, a few that are lux-

urious, some that are fun and the
odd one that dishes out geod cavi-
at like ice cream.

travel
talk

David Wishart

None « can compete with the QE
II as an experience. The sea lover
and the romantic only have to
glimpse the red funnel to feel that
they are starting an exotic journey
that began in 1840 with Samuel
Cunard in Halifax.

Over the years there have been
the Aquitania, Lusitania and
Mauretania,: mighty vessels built to
ferry immigrants and princes
across the Atlantic. During the war
the Queen Mary carried 16,000
troops at a time to Europe, and
afterwards 12,886 G.I. brides to
America (but not all at once),
where bands aboard New York
tugboats played Here Comes the
Bride.

The stories are legion, and in go-
ing aboard the QE II the contem-
porary tourist can find them alli in
the Quarterdeck Library, the best
afloat by a natural mile, and as
they become familiar with the
vessel they feel the enchantment of
staying in a grand house that has
known real history.

A lucky few will dine in the
splendor of the Princess Grill (110
max) or the Queens Grill (240)

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while the Columbia restaurant
plays host to 725 and the
Mauretania holds 785, sometimes
in two sittings.

Ostensibly one class, the QE II
passengers eat according to the
fare level of their cabins, aud the
top categories are spacious, have
huge bathrooms, bathrobes, TV
and VCR.

In the Princess and Queens,
head waiters pamper passengers

with Edwardian menus and then
gild the iifvy by encouraging guests
to order anything their hearts
desire.

In days gone by on the Queen
Mary, a U.S. oil magnate asked
for rattlesnake steaks for four. His
order was gravely taken, and his
party was served eels in a silver
salver carried by two waiters shak-

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