Why there's nothing like Christmas on a Cunard cruise ship Save Follow When I was invited to join Cunardâs Queen Elizabeth as a guest speaker for a pre-Christmas cruise in Australia last year, I hesitated. Surely, Christmas on a cruise ship would mean hectic, organised jollity, making my festive spirits sink deeper than the Mariana Trench? And many would say a hot sunny Christmas is just ânot rightâ. Well, my son and family live in Sydney, so Iâm very happy singing carols in a swimsuit as Santa surfs onto Bondi beach. But coming from the chilly UK, itâs still ...