This is a late 1990s promotional video highlighting Cunard's history as well as the QE2 and Caronia. At the end of the video there is a preview rendering of the Queen Mary 2.
This was fascinating. My impression was ‘May we drain your wallet Sir? Voyage with us, nip back on Concorde to have your Bentley waiting to whisk you to one of many Châteaux??’ Cunard in this time was uber expensive and an indulgence of the well-heeled. Unfortunately this model was never going to see the company survive so it had to evolve to meet more egalitarian tastes. Thankfully it has. It still has that certain something, but the elitism has disappeared thankfully. Now the company thrives as it needs to do. Whilst QE2 and Caronia were nice ships, they were both well past their prime by 1999 when this was filmed. I remember seeing QE2 really close up in port one time around then and she looked really tired. I have sailed with Cunard and will do a transatlantic soon on Queen Mary 2. We loved our previous experience and are looking forward to the next. Cunard is not as ‘stuffy’ as portrayed here…
An insightful video of 1990s CUNARD. They have progressed even further so well since. The brand has been enhanced. My favorite cruise line. Their safety at sea is legendry. They are the 'real thing'. They invented ocean travel.
True. This ship was actually known as the Vistafjord for most of her life though. She also had a luxury sister in the Cunard fleet for many years called the Sagafjord.
While the ships look beautiful, I think it is way too fancy for my taste. My husband and I thought about doing a transatlantic on Cunard, then did some research on the line. It isn't our style, but I am sure it is wonderful for others.
I hope you didn’t base your decision on this 25 year old video. We sailed on Queen Elizabeth recently and will sail on Queen Mary 2 later this year. It was fantastic and not like this older video portrays. Cunard has moved with the times….
@@OrnumCR No, not on this video. It was a couple years ago we were looking so we watched a few videos and read some opinions and made our decision from that.
@@MustangErin…Cool, I was worried you were turned off a bit by this video. We really did enjoy our time with Cunard, it was great. Hope you found a great cruise that you loved. 👍
Wow! David McCallum is narrating!
This was fascinating. My impression was ‘May we drain your wallet Sir? Voyage with us, nip back on Concorde to have your Bentley waiting to whisk you to one of many Châteaux??’
Cunard in this time was uber expensive and an indulgence of the well-heeled.
Unfortunately this model was never going to see the company survive so it had to evolve to meet more egalitarian tastes.
Thankfully it has. It still has that certain something, but the elitism has disappeared thankfully.
Now the company thrives as it needs to do. Whilst QE2 and Caronia were nice ships, they were both well past their prime by 1999 when this was filmed. I remember seeing QE2 really close up in port one time around then and she looked really tired. I have sailed with Cunard and will do a transatlantic soon on Queen Mary 2. We loved our previous experience and are looking forward to the next. Cunard is not as ‘stuffy’ as portrayed here…
An insightful video of 1990s CUNARD. They have progressed even further so well since. The brand has been enhanced. My favorite cruise line. Their safety at sea is legendry. They are the 'real thing'. They invented ocean travel.
Gasp! Concept art for QM2 :) @6:10
One was an aged liner and the other the last real ocean liner ever built and the last Norwegian ship of State.
All the staff were really English back then.
Also known as Saga Ruby & Oasia
True. This ship was actually known as the Vistafjord for most of her life though. She also had a luxury sister in the Cunard fleet for many years called the Sagafjord.
Thank you!
While the ships look beautiful, I think it is way too fancy for my taste. My husband and I thought about doing a transatlantic on Cunard, then did some research on the line. It isn't our style, but I am sure it is wonderful for others.
I hope you didn’t base your decision on this 25 year old video. We sailed on Queen Elizabeth recently and will sail on Queen Mary 2 later this year. It was fantastic and not like this older video portrays. Cunard has moved with the times….
@@OrnumCR No, not on this video. It was a couple years ago we were looking so we watched a few videos and read some opinions and made our decision from that.
@@MustangErin…Cool, I was worried you were turned off a bit by this video. We really did enjoy our time with Cunard, it was great. Hope you found a great cruise that you loved. 👍