As most famous ocean liners in the world, Cunard Line proudly continues a tradition of luxury cruising that began in 1840, with Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 - and will proudly expand this heritage with Queen Victoria scheduled to enter service in December 2007 - proving once again that, with Cunard, the journey may be even more magnificent that the destination.

By 1998, Cunard had been bought by the wealthy Carnival Corporation, and made part of its Seabourn Cruise Line division. As such, the line's ships either underwent extensive refurbishment or got sold. More recently, Cunard and Seabourn parted paths, and Carnival Corp decreed that Cunard should join forces with Princess Cruises based in California. This move actually made sense as Princess was formerly (before Carnival bought them) part of another esteemed British Shipping company, P&O LTD. Now P&O and Cunard are under the same umbrella, but in California.