Hamburg to Baltic Sea Cunard Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Reviews

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Mostly good sailing with some decline in service
"About 6 nights into the cruise we found a waiter who provided good service and was personable, and then we just kept showing up and requesting his section for the last few nights, and things improved greatly.Our sailing was a special "Festival of Food & Wine" themed sailing, and had some very good speakers onboard on these topics...."Read More
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Mostly good sailing with some decline in service

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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terry&mike
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Below is a brief review of our sailing on Queen Mary 2, September 20-29, 2023, 9 nights, from Hamburg to Southampton and on to New York. This was part of a 5 week trip that began in Milan, Italy at the end of August, and included a 7 night sailing on the Azamara Onward from Rome to Venice. We were in an Interior cabin with a window overlooking the multi-story lobby. We had noticed these ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Atrium View


Not what I expected from Cunard

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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MarwoodRose
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because friends who live in the USA were boarding in New York and it was an ideal opportunity to meet up with them. The QM 2 is looking really tired but one can excuse that to some extent. We made a late booking so couldn’t get the cabin of our choice but really nothing to complain about our sheltered balcony cabin, plenty of storage and a comfy bed, our housekeeper, Hugo was ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Lots of Problems; Will We be Back?

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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tv24
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We have always said that we love the crossings and love the QM2. Indeed we have crossed the Atlantic about 13 times on the QM2. But the serious issues with this crossing make us wonder if we are making a poor choice and whether we will ever return. We did love the Chart Room and spent many hours there listening to delightful music and receiving excellent service. But hours spent in one bar ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Princess Suite


Catastrophic state of things and health hazards ignored by the captain and ship's hotel management

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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juedei
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Unfortunately, summarizing our experience on board the Queen Mary 2 we are more than astonished about: • the threatening level of hygiene in our Britannia club cabin, noise pollution as such as the public spaces of the ship (see picture report enclosed) • the threatening health risks on board due to a lack of maintenance (see pictures enclosed) • the missing management attention on board ...
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Sail Date: March 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


First cruise with Cunard - a bit disappointing

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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WorldTraveler151208
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I am an experienced cruiser. Now I finally decided to try the iconic QM2. I admit I had quite high expectations, unfortunately not all of them were met. PROS The embarkation process in Hamburg was very quick. There were no queues at all, it took us maybe 15 minutes to get on board. The dining experience on board was excellent. The service in the Princess Grill restaurant was very ...
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Sail Date: March 2022


Cunard Complaints and Ship’s Photographers

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Phil Loynes
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are Platinum card members having been on all three queens several times. Our trips have always been good and so have the on board photographers. We did a mini cruise from Hamburg to Southampton with all the family for a seventieth and a fortieth birthday - so rather special. A rare treat to get the family all in one place. Smart attire evening photographs were so badly posed (not) that we ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered

Traveled with children


David Garrett German Cruise from Hamburg

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Multiplex2019
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

I wish we had been told this was a "Stars at Sea, David Garrett" cruise when we booked it. David Garrett is a German violinist who plays Metallica and ACDC to the violin (plus some other stuff). He has a small bunch of German fans who are crazy about him. The problem was I was expecting the usual Queen Mary 2 shows to be performed and had no idea that that wouldn't be happening. Instead, David ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


QM2 Excellent - Except Food in MDR and Buffet

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ABoatNerd
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Our trip started in Hamburg, Germany on June 21, 2019, stopped in Southampton for the day on June 24 and onwards to New York arriving June 30. The trip had 2 very different vibes: The Hamburg to Southampton segment had many more families with "free range kids", noise, heavy patronage of the buffet, garbage on the floors, noise at night, kids running and knocking on doors, kids running free ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Absolutely stunning!

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Yesmepl
6-10 Cruises • Age 20s

We wanted to sali on QM2 for a very long time, and 5 day cruise from Hamburg was a great opportunity. First glimpse of her at cruise terminal and already: wow! Ship makes very good first impression, its grand, elegant, with golden age liner look. A rare view comparing to other ships nowadays. Embarkation: Very, very smoth and very fast. It tooks us 35 min from entering terminal ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Beautiful and well maintained.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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fasterflier
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

I always wanted to cross the Atlantic on a real ocean vessel, which is the QM2. The ship met all of my expectations and then some. We were lucky enough to have the National Symphony onboard who entertained the guests with a wonderful program that included passengers in the chorale. The paintings of Cunard's ships past and present are all over the walls. History adorns the QM2 (in addition) ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


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