Cunard break 127years of tradition

As of 1 December 2011 Queen Mary 2, and the other ships of the Cunard fleet, had changed their registry from Southampton to Hamilton, Bermuda in order to host weddings on board thus ending 127 years of Cunard British registry. British law says that weddings cannot take place onboard a British ship. This is why ships in the Cunard fleet are now being registered to Bermuda instead. This allows passengers to get married on board and also have their honeymoon, saving on cost. However, they could have also registered in Bermuda so Cunard are not taxed so much. This like many other British companies have registered in another country to avoid being taxed so much.