Even though enough has been written about this wonderful vessel, I thought I'd give my thoughts about our recent transatlantic adventure.
The event was my 50th birthday (to be spent on the ship) and I took along the person that had been with me throughout my 50 years - my mother. I have been planning this journey since April 2006 and booked our suite immediately when the journey became available thru the Cunard website. I decided to go all out and book a penthouse suite, as turning 50 is a memorable event. So I started saving my dollars for this luxurious cabin.
A week before sailing I was informed by email that we were to be upgraded to the Windsor Suite, a duplex apartment (Q2 category) at the stern of the ship. I was thunderstruck, as I never expected such a premium upgrade and proceeded to tell all my friends...but kept the secret from my mother whom I surprised when we boarded the vessel.