--- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: << I've read so many books about the "U-boat War" in the North Atlantic during WW2 that I've always wanted to do a winter crossing. It'd have to be on something the size of the QE2 or the QM2, though. >>
I don't mind heavy weather but I would certainly not cross the Atlantic in mid-winter in a small ship. Frankly, I'm not sure I'd cross the Atlantic in a small ship, period. QM2 hasn't done any winter crossings yet, though I'm sure she will eventually. Right now they are the sole province of QE2. In 2008 there will be a tandem winter crossing, QE2 and the brand new QUEEN VICTORIA. It will be a seven day crossing rather than the customary six because VICTORIA is too slow! (QE2 can do it in five but they switch to six back in the 1990s because of fuel costs.) I would not take VICTORIA; she will just be an ordinary new cruise ship not really made to take that kind of weather. QE2 is a real ocean liner made to take the worst the Atlantic can throw at her. (Same for QM2.) I will most likely not be doing the 2007 QE2 winter crossing (damned thing called "money" gets in the way sometimes) but I do plan on doing the 2008 tandem... Aboard QE2, of course. So if you really want to do a winter crossing, start saving up now. I can tell you one thing; it is a hell of a lot more fun than crossing by air! And the food is better too ;-). << I'll pass on the winter Murmansk run, though. ;-) >> Yes, not even I'm adventurous enough to do that! New Doug __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
