Introduction: This was the classic trip from Southampton to New York on a true ocean-going liner, the Queen Mary 2. It was a solo crossing - just me and three or four thousand others.
The Ship:
The Queen Mary 2 is a ship on a grand scale with pleasing lines that thankfully offers a true promenade deck. The interior is rather beautiful with sweeping staircases surrounding a grand lobby, stylish public rooms and fine artwork aplenty but finding your way around takes time - I'm sure I met some people who should have disembarked several weeks earlier.