Wealth Gang / Peter King/Fox Photos/Getty Images / Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images Titanic, who? Back in the ’60s and ’70s, the epitome of luxury cruising was embodied by the Queen Elizabeth 2 ...

Southampton was bursting with pride as the world's most famous liners, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and her then-new sister, the Queen Mary 2 (QM2), arrived in the city together for the first time.

Crossing versus cruising is an acutely important distinction to the ocean liner faithful, and such devotees are attracted to the QE2 in December as bears are to honey. (Though blues was indeed one of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Once the pride of a nation and a symbol of American ingenuity, ...