A columnist from Gadling recently wrote about crossing the Atlantic aboard the Queen Mary 2.

An excerpt:

"Was this going to be a regular cruise, just trumped up a bit to seem more fancy? It did share more than I expected with a typical cruise, but its distinctions set it far apart from any cruise I'd been on before. If I were to draw a line down the list, I'd say that it retains the good parts and mostly avoids the annoyances.

There are shops, but they're not peddling gold by the foot in the hallways. The servers don't sing and dance, not that I particularly mind that on other ships apart from when they're forced to sing the American National Anthem. The rooms have the typical amenities but are bigger and better appointed. The gym was surprisingly well equipped and much bigger than usual. The library had an amazing selection and a system for checking books out."

Check out the whole essay on transatlantic crossing here.

Check out Cunard's official site to find the dates for Transatlantic crossings.

Cunard Line, a unit of Carnival, recently announced it's 2009 Transatlantic Atlantic crossing schedule. Check out the transatlantic cruises page for more information. Cunard is currently the only cruise line left offering a traditional transatlantic cruise.

Next calendar year, Cunard will be traveling from Southampton (England) to New York transatlantic cruise, Hamburg, Germany to New York transatlantic cruise and Southampton to Boston transatlantic cruise.

All transatlantic crossings in 2009 will be on board the state of the art Queen Mary ship. The Queen Elizabeth II ship was recently decommissioned and will be turned into a museum in Dubai.

Check out the Transatlantic Cruise page for more information!

Hey everyone.

I got a flyer in the mail this past week with the lates info on Cunard Transatlantic Cruises. I've posted the latest dates on the Transatantlic Cruises page.

They currently have a sale going on now, where you can get accomidation for as low as $899 per person! A great deal. Almost comparable to the cost of a transatlantic flight.