Queen Victoria Review
Venetian Rendezvous -- August 18-28, 2011
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Overall Impressions: The Queen Victoria is a beautiful ocean liner with commendable White Star Service throughout the ship. The crew and service staffs were indeed cordial and attentive. Onboard activities had a nice balance of events with time for relaxation, reading and socializing. Our ten-day Mediterranean cruise included stops in Cadiz, Messina, Corfu, Dubrovnik, and Venice. The guests, largely British with other Europeans and Americans, were very friendly and engaging. This was our first Cunard cruise, and will not be our last.
Cabin/Room Service: We received fabulous service from our room attendant. He diligently cleaned our room at least twice a day, and always refilled our ice bucket. He definitely deserved every bit of the automatic gratuity built into our passenger fares. We decided it was only right to acknowledge his outstanding attention by providing an extra tip at the end of the cruise.
Our cabin was located on the 4th deck and despite some member complaints about squeaking walls, etc., we never experienced any of that. We also liked that our cabin was near Stairwell C with easy access to the elevators and public areas.
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We stayed in an interior cabin, 4175. The room is near Stairwell C, but sufficiently removed from the elevators where noise was never an issue. The fact our cabin was on Deck 4, and near the stairwell/elevators, made it extremely convenient to access the restaurants (Britannia or Lido) or the public rooms (esp., the Chart Room). Since we were located at one end of the ship, we also did not have much noise from guests walking by or talking compared to a cabin located midship. Despite some guest complaints about interior cabin squeaking, we did not detect anything. The cabin was a nice size, well maintained and convenient.