We had done the QE2 in 2007 so this was a long anticipated cruise on its successor the QM2, what could be better, the pinnacle of cruising. The ship is the best one afloat, I have been on none better, even minute aboard you feel as though your are docked.

The departments such as Deck and Engineering can't be faulted. They have everything of to a tee. so I thought, Cunard should be all things perfect, honed and refined. The White Star service, the self proclamation that they are the best, but as we were to find out Hotel Services is a big let down.

Umm, arrival at Dubai at 9.00am to embark, wonderful, waited a full three hours to even start embarkation, it was hot inside the waiting area and I was surprised that there was any refreshments or snacks available, we hadn't eaten since 10:45 the previous night and I was starving, because of the drugs i take the more hungry i am the more sickly i feel. At around 11.50 some of us were tired of sitting around so we formed a queue waiting to embark. Read more