The majestic Queen Mary 2 might be one of the most luxurious liners afloat, but you can still get a plate of humble bangers and mash on board.
And fish and chips and mushy peas.
For it is not just champagne, caviar and canapés that the passengers on the five-star liner, which called into Durban yesterday, want: their fancies also turn to traditional British meals on the menu in the ship's Golden Lion pub.
And many passengers got to sample local fare during their stopover, when more than 800 disembarked and visited local attractions and shopping centres, boosting the tourist industry and taking home souvenirs.
The arrival of the magnificent, six-year-old vessel - Cunard's flagship liner - which at R6 billion is the largest, longest, tallest, widest and most expensive liner ever built - was a day to remember, prompting hundreds of people to get up at the crack of dawn to see her arrive at the harbour entrance.
They waited patiently in the dark and at 6.30am were rewarded with their first glimpse of the 17-deck ship (14 of them for passengers) just visible through the mist.
And even more turned up at the harbour entrance last night to see the giant ship leave.
As the Queen sounded her whistle, people on the quayside sounded their vuvelezas and cheered, while passengers lined the decks and waved and cheered back.
"Bless her. I am absolutely thrilled to see this ship," said grandmother Jean Rowntree.
The QM2 was making her maiden voyage to Durban - as well as Cape Town - which was why Peter Shanks, president and managing director of Cunard, flew into Durban.
He welcomed his VIP passenger, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is sailing from Mauritius (the previous port of call) to Cape Town.
Tutu was on board as a celebrity lecturer and his talk on the future of South African politics was heard by a packed audience. Those who could not get into the plush, 1 100-seater Royal Court Theatre had his lecture broadcast direct to their staterooms.
The good life aboard the ship was evident: two theatres, magnificent art worth more than R35-million, the world's first floating planetarium, and the largest library at sea.
Cunard will be launching a sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth, in October, and there were gasps when Shanks said tickets for the maiden voyage on the 2 092-berth passenger liner had sold out in a record 29 minutes, 14 seconds.
Several South Africans had bought tickets.
Yesterday, there were 100 South Africans on the ship when she docked in Durban, and another 500 will board in Cape Town for the remaining 28 day cruise to Southampton.
Of the 2 600 passengers on board, 750 are doing the world cruise, which began in January and ends next month
Captain Nick Bates, the Master of the QM2, said that if Durban harbour had not been widened, coming in might have been "a bit of a challenge".
Durban mayor Obed Mlaba, port manager Ricky Bhikraj, Durban Tourism acting head Philip Sithole and other VIPs were treated to a tour of the 151 400-ton liner.
And Mlaba and Sithole presented Bates with a commemorative shield from the city.