<p><span class="deck">At their zenith, the great transatlantic liners were lean runways for Schiaparelli dresses and Sulka dressing gowns, gorgeous stage sets for ship-to-shore gossip, <em>bon mots</em>, cocktail shakers, and dancing all night. It still can happen.</span></p>
<p><span class="deck">The <em><span class="typestyle"> Queen Mary II</span></em>, the latest in a line of great Cunarders, aims to command the seas.</span></p>
