Cruise passengers
Cabins too small, ships too big
Ships that had three or more classes of accommodation were
unsuitable for cruising, because passengers on a cruise did not
expect to be restricted to just one part of the ship. Conversion
was often very expensive, especially as many tourist class cabins
were small and basic, lacking toilet facilities. 
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Then some existing ships were too large for cruising. A cruise
needed to visit scenic places and towns and ports near cities that
appealed to the tourists. These places and ports cannot always
accommodate the bigger ships. As a result, there have been some
embarrassing incidents where ships such as Canberra
or Queen Elizabeth 2 have run aground in waters not
quite deep enough for them.
Unlike Canberra, Queen Elizabeth 2 was
built for a dual role of line voyages and
cruising. Canberra herself has been replaced by
one-class ships specially designed for cruising, like
P&O`s Oriana and Aurora.
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