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The French may be yellow-bellied surrender monkeys, but the DO build good ships.

For example, the former flagship of the French cruise lines "S.S. France". When she was built, she was the longest ocean liner of her day. One of her designers boasted "There isn't a straight line on her". She was lavish, and she made many transatlantic crossings in her day. She was eventually sold to what is now Norweigian Cruise Lines and renamed "S.S. Norway". She is awaiting refit in Bremerhaven after years of service with NCL.

She may have been built in France, but I wouldn't discount the QM2 for that. As for the gangway collapse at the shipyards...it could've happened anywhere, even here. We'll see how she performs and how well she holds up. But personally, I don't think anyone will have anything to complain about.

As for being "unsinkable"...I doubt ANY shipbuilder in the world has uttered THAT line since Titanic went down.