We sailed on the beautiful QM2 early January from NY to Southhampton. We boarded about 5 hours late as the crew was disinfecting the ship because of a norovirus outbreak on their previous Caribbean sailing. We scoped out the whole ship before leaving NY and were spellbound by the size and spaciousness. That's where the thrill ended however.

We dined in the Britannia and Todd English restaurants. The food in the Britannia was dull, flavorless and cold when we were served. The restaurant staff in the Britannia seemed disinterested and in a rush to get the food out above anything else. The sommelier seemed put off that we decided to drink water and even grimaced at my companion when she ordered club soda. Todd English was decent and the staff quite good.

The Kings Court buffets were fair at best. They had the same food options every single night, with no change in the menu whatsoever. Quite dull. It seems they took the leftover finger sandwiches from the afternoon tea time and put them out for the buffet hours later - nicely dried out, bricks for the buffet. Enough about food... Read more