Hello,
I watched a program recently on the PBS channel about the QE2, and I was excited about this as I was a student passenger on that QE2 voyage in 1976,...…..
Kate, thanks so much for posting your first hand experience of the QE2 fire, doesn't sound very enjoyable for you, but I very much enjoyed reading it!
On QE2 in 2007 and 2008 the lifeboat drill treated seriously and I remember being impressed. On QM2 most recently in 2018, it wasn't treated so seriously, but I suspect Cunard is still better in this respect than some other cruise lines.