Well I'm going to pull you up right there Jonah, because I feel your definition is incorrect.
I've pulled these two quotes from Wikipedia, to use as evidence to what I believe to be correct.
Ocean LinerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (e.g. for pleasure cruises or as troopships).
I'd say the only ship that truly fits that description today, is the (now retired) QE2. To quote her Wikipedia page:
By the mid 1960s transatlantic travel was dominated by air travel due to its speed and low cost relative to the sea route, and expansion of air travel showed no signs of slowing down. Conversely, the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were becoming expensive to operate, and both internally and externally were relics of the pre-war years. However, Cunard did not want to give up the business of passenger service, and so gambled $80 million on a new ocean liner to replace the original Queens, as well as to compete with the French Line's SS France."
Now as air travel became cheaper, Cunard changed itself into a cruise company, and so refitted the QE2 to fit that task. Therefore, she was built as an Ocean Liner, and became a Cruise Ship.
Now here's the definition of a cruise ship from Wiki:
Cruise Ship A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience.
This is what the QM2 is. Although the QM2 has some features similar to the QE2 (bow, funnel, stern), she is not an Ocean Liner, and wasn't designed to be. She was built from the keel up to be the biggest, and most luxurious cruise ship at that point in time. The reason she is so big in the first place is so they (
Carnival Cunard) can cram many more people into her, than they could with the QE2. Therefore, you're both wrong with your choices of favourite 'Ocean Liners'!
But that's just my opinion. QM2's Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QM2) page describes her as being an ocean liner, even Cunard (http://www.cunard.co.uk/ourships/?ship=QM2) themselves do. Without going off-topic though, could you please define to me what the difference is between an Ocean Liner, and a Cruise Ship. To me, my definition couldn't be simpler (ship built for transporting, versus a ship built for pleasure). But to some of you on these forums, it appears that an Ocean Liner is as my definition states, plus ALL new
Carnival Cunard vessels.
