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The Queen Mary 2 still does them. It's a 7-day crossing, not a cruise. NYC to Southampton in the UK.
I've done quite a few crossings back in the day, and enjoyed them enormously. Some Cunard, some Holland-American. They used to be sort-of formal (ties for boys at dinner, for example) but more relaxed now. Same for Med cruises which are wonderful.
Not be be compared with the mass market Caribbean cruises.
I've never done a winter crossing, but I'd do it happily: