On its final crossing, Cunard said, the Queen Elizabeth 2 is sailing full, with about 1,800 passengers paying fares ranging from US$25,445, for a duplex grand suite with veranda, to US$2,992, for a plain inside single room.
The ship collected superlatives. It is still the fastest passenger liner in service, now powered by a diesel system that turns out 130,000 horsepower and can propel the ship to 32.5 knots.
It is the longest-serving vessel in Cunard’s nearly 170-year history. It has a tennis court, a golf driving range, a 13-car garage, a Harrods department store, a theater and a synagogue.
Its crew of 1,016 includes 107 cooks, four fitness instructors, a disc jockey and 10 “gentlemen hosts” to escort unaccompanied women. (There are no female escorts for unaccompanied men.)
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