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For the first time Cunard has three new flagship 'Queens' leading its fleet - Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth - continuing in a long line of majestic, luxurious and prestigious passenger ships named after queens which started with the launch of Queen Mary during the Depression in 1934. Over the years these ships became household names - holding records for the largest ships afloat and the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic. Today QM2 holds the current record for the largest ocean liner ever built. Although many will have mourned the withdrawal of the QE2 from Cunard's service at the end of 2008, this book pays tribute to the illustrious career of this elegant liner as well as the glorious new chapter in ocean-going travel represented by the new generation of ships. Travel by cruise liner has grown enormously in popularity in the last few years and thousands will now travel every year on Queen Mary 2 (2003), Queen Victoria (2007) and Queen Elizabeth (2010), either on traditional liner services to the US or on cruise holidays. Author David L. Williams was granted access to the Cunard photo archive as well as on-board access to the new Queens to take photographs of areas not available to passengers as well as invitations to interview key personnel on the ships. This new title will form a comparison book of the six built Queens, tracking the evolution of these famous ships influenced by technological construction, social factors and developments. Produced in an attractive landscape format, it also focuses on the passenger experience and expectation. Lavishly illustrated with both interior and exterior photographs, it hosts an array of historical colour pictures.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I would have given this book 5 stars as it was very well written and full of interesting information/comparisons about the six Cunard Queens as you would expect from the title. It also contained lovely photographs. However for some reason which I found disappointing, the publisher chose to use a smallish format size for the book. This topic really merited being given a much bigger book to do justice to the author's writing and the photographs, many of which were just too small to illustrate the details adequately. The font size was also too small and made reading a bit of an effort-OK i can get glasses with stronger lenses but as these are not usually necessary that will not be an option I am taking up. At £16.99 it isn't exactly a bargain. If money is the issue then increasing the price slightly and giving the book the proper treatment would be a better option in my opinion.
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Not really what I expected
19 Jan 2012
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This book has its advantages and drawbacks. There are a lot of good pictures of the Cunard Queens and good information about all the ships, however, the book is very small and the photographs are too. If I had paid $27.00 for it (the cover price) I would have been very disappointed.
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