Not many people may realise that the Britannia is the first of the new large passenger ship to have purpose-built single cabins, and not so-called inner doubles let as singles.

So I am deserting Cunard to book passage in September 2015. I am sure there is a great market for single passengers who resent the extra cost for sole occupancy of a double cabin. Well done David Dingle.

Philip Pearce-Smith MBE, Holbury.