Your also leaving out the pride of it all ... not just the pride of having a big ship arrive in Hong Kong for crew liberty, but the pride of the men and women that serve that were selected from among the best to train and serve in Her Majesty's service. The logistic's alone boggle the mind to feed and entertain 5,000 sailors and the safety of the airwing.
China is just now starting to build and commission and use aircraft carriers to do just that. Russia is way behind in that regard.
Were you aware that in the 1950's Russia did not believe that the USN could launch and retrieve aircraft at night. They had submarines follow our carriers in the Med to film and prove it to the admiral's in their arm chairs.
Don't forget the pride of the nation that these aircraft carriers represent
