A new Queen is touring the world today.
It is the Queen Victoria, latest in the Cunard Line’s distinguished series of ships named after British monarchs. And like its four predecessors — the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2 — the new Queen brings a regal tone to the world of cruising.
Rich woods, muted colors, marble floors in some areas and tasteful furnishings lend an aura of understated elegance to the ship. Service is quiet and efficient, in keeping with British tradition, and the ship has the same two-tier ”Grill” stateroom/dining system as the other two current Queens.
But the QV is no clone.
Though it can take about 250 more passengers than the QE2, the 2,014-passenger QV is substantially smaller than the massive 150,000-ton, 2,620-passenger QM2, which entered service in 2004 as what was then the largest passenger ship afloat. That can work both to advantage and disadvantage.
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