Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Review
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We both decided to take this unplanned cruise from Southampton to New York 22nd May to tick one box more from the bucket list. In April we were on Celebrity Eclipse and had a great 7 day cruise so May was definately not planned.
Finding a one way reasonably priced flight from Miami to Heathrow was difficult, it never ceases to amaze me that when you enter airline websites and price a return, then change to a single and the price increases by $300.
Using the web I finally managed a BA flight for $625. We had a short weekend with family before driving to Southampton and seeing Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 berthed.
Cabin Review
Stateroom 5190 is a sheltered balcony that has a steel front in place of the regular glass. Deck 5.The cabin is basic, very typical of other ships but we did like the four deep drawers provided and al in the wardrobe worked very well considering that I alone was travelling with three suits. I found the TV was to small and it was not easy to watch from the bed. Why they did not wall mount and provide a decent size I do not understand. You get no interactive menus and considering the recent refit I think Cunard could have done better. Cabin guy was ok we hardly saw him and only one day did he not service the room till quite late in the day.I would not recommend this cabin to anyone who has trouble sleeping, you hear the sounder or chime from the nearby elevator and the crew door opposite has no closer on it and just slammed shut everytime someone used it.