Show Luxurious T Trave rave Still Found On Super liners B By EDWARD IL lL SINS The tradition of luxurious travel rayel is still to be found on the huge super liner of the Ule transatlantic run The giants of this run are the two Cunard Cunard Cu Cu- nard Queens of course lIse still going strong after alter having logged six years of or world war II duly duty THE TilE PLUSH trains have for the most part lost out in inthe inthe inthe the United States Bus travel could not be described as lux lux urious unous The airlines offer speed but very limited space and which also could not be described as luxurious Nor is the pace in the air leisurely But on the big ocean liners i ithe the pace is still very much as asit asit asit it was in war pre-war days fu s There is style old European service dinner ii in formal dress dances and games and sports Dining is a ritual with rare foods fine wines and faultless service service service ice a matter of great pride among veteran dining stew stew- ards AFTER 13 years ears of or flying the Atlantic the writer recently recently recently recent recent- ly turned to the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth for a trip round crossing Theres There's nothing like them of course nor will there be in the future They're both over 8 tons They cross in five days I They were built in the thir- thir lUes just before beCore Hitler Hither began beganI I world war wal II in an era when lavish service spaciousness and luxury were still traditional tradition tradition- al values The knowing traveler traveler trav tray eler did not seek seck speed a ove cOD comfort ort enjoyment and rest Iest in crossing the Atlantic TODAY after aCter the novelty and newness of the first jet flights are past a number of trav travelers lers arc are once again considering comfort luxury and leisurely enjoyment in ocean crossings d s 's Queens are arc seeking to attract business men with this appeal and Cunard's degree of success success suc sue cess may well affect the whole I passenger industry I The French Line built a anew new flagship recently gambling gambling gamb gamb- ling ocean travel was here to stay an and coming coining back United States Lines launched a large and very fast flagship on the Hie North Atlantic run a few years after alter world war II H. But there has been beel caution in recent years f The p publicity b about new jets ultra fast travel and ard the tho very newness and dazzle of flight light took the spotlight AND NO ship line since th the Queens were built by Cunard has has- planned and constructed a ship in the vicinity of the size of the tha Queens which ruch arc not far m being twice AS ts big I as t their J. J lell nearest rivals s in m passenger passenger pas pas- I service I These are tremendously expensive expensive ex ex- pensive ships ships' tO They pel 5 burn far more fuel than other passenger sh ships ps The They offer oCler I Ithe the traveler tra greater greatel- spaciousness spacious spacious- ness than is found anywhere else on the tIle seven seas WHAT IS it like to travel on these ships The first day is spent exploring exploring ex ex- the ship Your lifeboat station and dining table are ac assigned Then you walk the decks and lounges and shops in an effort to learn the ship There are elevators elc and stairs and so many floors or decks You find the doctors doctor's office the theater the the swimming swimming swimming swim swim- ming pool You think hink you know inow your way around but dont It IL takes a couple of I days BY THE TIlE second day you ou discover discover dis dis- cover the refreshments of Engish English Eng Eng- lish ish tea time lime In the big lounge you sit and enjoy tea music and pastry Later that night you dance to a full or or- chestra If you ou happen to be bein bein ben in n first class you dine to the music of a dinner orchestra On the second or third day you may notice the motion of the ship There are new drugs Oo to take care of any uneasiness By the third day this s seldom occurs but if on the second or third day dar you find your our sea legs weak you ou can either take a pill or 01 ask the nurse aboard to give you ou a shot which consists consists consists con con- of an n e c which quickly soothes the stomach and solves e yo your r pro lems Of OC course QueenS have stabilizers to check rolling roIling rol roI- ling and the bigger the ship the less it is affected by the sea IN L BYGONE YGO E years ears sea sickness sickness sick sick- ness plagued many a voyager Today it should not spoil ones one's trip aboard the biggest liners By the fourth day at sea one is feeling rested and at home He has made friends knows the ship some sonic of the crew his steward and is enjoying en the leisure so unlike today's rat race living He reclines reclines re re- re- re clines dines and looks out over the endless ocean the e eve v c r r- r changing sky sly all the way down to the horizon He strolls strolls' the decks working up a traditional traditional tra tm- tra- tra sea appetite HE liE NAPS works out in the gym and enjoys a good bath afterward By the tIle filth fifth day he actually hates to leave the ship After all this is a disappearing disappearing art leisurely orderly orderly orderly or or- derly peaceful living The tanned trim rested passenger passenger passenger ger who disembarks Ii has a s learned som something thing about theart theart the theart art of living in five days |