I sailed on the QM2 back in 2006. I bought along my
VHF and heard nothing until we were in the middle Atlantic at 2 AM. A small yacht had called to ask for a
weather forecast from the "cruise ship" they had spotted. The officer on the bridge spent some time gathering and read them the latest
forecast for the location and wished them luck. Very professional. We headed into gales the next day. I always wondered if the boat made it. It was pretty rough even on the QM2.