Crossing the Atlantic by Sea on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth
It took six and a half days to cross the Atlantic Ocean by ship—a trip we could have completed in a little more than eight hours by air—but Scott had long wanted to do an ocean crossing, so we decided to take the long route over and the more efficient one back. Queen Elizabeth in port at Ponta Delgada, Azores We chose to make this voyage on one of the storied “Cunard Queens” as they are the grand dames of transatlantic crossings. The Queen Mary 2 regularly sails between New York City and Southampton (London) while the Queen Elizabeth makes the journey only a few times each year, sailing between Fort Lauderdale, Florida and somewhere in Europe. In our case, the end point is Barcelona. As we sailed, we explored the history of this ship and cruise line and found many fascinating details. Samuel Cunard began providing transatlantic steamship service in 1840. His company was established primarily to provid...