QE2: 1969 - Premier World Cruise in 1975 deluxe brochure & special deck plan

Cunard Line: An elegant brochure and special deck plan the QE2's very first World Cruise in 1975. The twenty-eight page brochure is embossed-in-silver with "Premier World Cruise" on the finely textured cover. "It is a momentous event when the world's premier ocean vessel embarks upon her Premier World Cruise," gushes the opening text. Twelve pages are dedicated to the ship and her interiors. There is a big color profile, several large cabin photos (including a big picture of an elegant wood lined cabin and several of the new suites), a series of dining room views, the twin outdoor pools, and more.Fold-out plans (24.5" by 33") show twelve decks in large detail. Signal and Sports decks show the ten new suites, including the two-deck-tall Queen Anne and Trafalgar suites. Of course that is where you or I would have settled in for a mere 86k for two (or half-a-mil today). If I was budget minded and ended up in the most cramped Five Deck inner (which I booked in 1986 for a crossing), the tar