This review is for the last leg of the world cruise, New York to Southampton, 8 nights. I have sailed twice on Queen Mary 2 doing westbound transatlantics, this time the timing on QV fit my schedule better.

Overall summary I loved the ship and the experience on QV. My balcony stateroom was perfect, and as described on the Cunard website. thanks to new matresses during the refit, the bed was extremely comfortable...tough to get going in the morning!

I love QM2 but I have to say that there are parts of Queen Victoria that I like more. For example, the Commodore Club is a really fantastic room, much better views than QM2. The music provided by pianist Carl Nuschi just pushed it over the top for me. I was there for pre and post dinner drinks every night. Got to know the staff too, who were great. Read more