When I was a kid my aunt sailed to Europe every year on a different country’s ship, and we’d go to see her off. I remember her traveling on the United States, the Ile de France, one of the Cunard Q’s, the Christofo Columbo. That was one helluva way to travel! And just being on the ship, seeing the opulence was wonderful fun for a kid who lived an entirely middle-working class existence. Hadn’t even thought about it in years till this thread tonite.
Must have been opulent-plus!
The big and especially the newer cruise ships still are, for the most part. I worked on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Jewel of the Seas 2004-2005 as a musician and it was pretty posh, as finely appointed as any high end hotel. Crew quarters...ehhh, different story!