CONDE NAST RATES CUNARD... JUST

On the Yahoo CunardShipQM2 group someone posted the fact that Conde Nast Travel had rated Cunard only 9th of the top 10 best rated cruise lines. This caused somewhat of a discussion about why Cunard did so poor - with some blaming it on the teething problems on QM2.

There was a nice summary from Richard P that summed up the QE2. He wrote:

"Although, I love the QE2 and think she's the ultimate liner, I think that she will drag down Cunard's ranking in comparison to a Celebrity for instance. She's 35 years old and built at a time of transition for the passenger shipping business. No matter how much I love QE2's quaint accommodation and all those wonderful rabbit-warrens down on 4 and 5 Decks, it's difficult to argue that those cabins can compare favourably to those on modern vessels. I may be speaking sacrilege but, most passengers who are not into the whole "ship thing," like we are, prefer modern accommodations with modern amenities -- like balconies. But, of course, the QE2 has something that most ships do not and that is ambiance. That cannot be rated in a politically motivated top ten list."