Cunard Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Reviews for Luxury to the Transatlantic from Southampton

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"My other problem is that the Queens Room dancing is virtually 100% ballroom dancing; 8-10 great couples danced most dances but many of us don’t know the Quickstep, Jive, Basso Nova, and Tango.The dress code was widely followed with 95% of pax looking great...."Read More
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Long Awaited Return

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sfo-john
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

After three years of living in the Covid era and other disruptions, cancellations, etc. I was thrilled to board QM2 a few weeks ago in Southampton for my first transatlantic since 2018. Boarding seemed to go quite smoothly (though those without existing World Club perks seemed to have to wait quite a bit longer) and once on line we were on the ship within 30 minutes I guess. We didn't arrive ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Bucket list item and worth doing, even with mediocre food and Covid

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AmazingAsheville
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I had long wanted to do a transAtlantic crossing on one of the Queens. The opportunity came along this summer, when our daughter and her financé were crossing for the second time after a week cruising on the QM2 from Rome to Southhampton. We reserved a sheltered balcony room. After about 10 or 11 days in London and the Cotswolds, we did a private transfer from Stow to Southhampton, spending the ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Traveled with disabled person


First time in Princess Grills, etc

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NE John
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

In the wake of the the Halifax medical emergency delay and the horrible experience for those embarking after our Crossing, here are some thoughts to focus solely on our just finished TA experience. Note it’s our first time in “Grills” - PG for our 30th anniversary. Also, we’re not , we just like the Cunard vibe. Princess Grill Experience: Cabin is certainly a nice upgrade with tons of ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Princess Suite


Happily Much Improved

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tv24
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We've sailed on Cunard and the QM2 16 times, mostly ocean crossings, and have enjoyed 39 cruises overall. We love the QM2 because of unique ocean liner status, the gorgeous public rooms, and the scheduled Atlantic crossings. We completed 2 other crossings since Covid and were concerned with all sorts of problems that had cropped up such as untrained staff and broken equipment. But for this ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Single-Level or Duplex Apartment


Norway and subsequent crossing

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Tonopah
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We missed a cruise due to the pandemic so focused on “the future” which finally arrived November 1, 2022. Mister wanted to see the Northern Lights. I wanted to see Norway. Perfect. We booked everything through Cunard, including airport-hotel and (returning) port-airport. This review will also include a subsequent TA Southampton to NY Vacation got off to an inauspicious start as we arrived at ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Roundtrip 14 Night Transatlantic 21/8/22 - 4/9/22

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Golfwidow100
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Background We are in our early 60's, still in work and with the exception of a couple of common health issues that are well controlled, we are very mobile. We enjoy all manner of holidays including but not limited to villa holidays, city breaks and cruises (with the very occasional camping trip thrown in) We tend to go with the flow, we don't feel we are demanding or high maintenance and ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


We Love This Ocean Liner

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tv24
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

In this review I want to distinguish between the ship, which we dearly love, and Cunard's service, for which I have only limited love. After about a dozen trips on Cunard (we are Diamond status), and after over 18 months of cancelled and altered holidays, we were eager to return to the QM2. This is a special ship, the last true ocean liner, which is built to comfortably navigate the high seas. ...
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Sail Date: December 2021

Cabin Type: Princess Suite


Literary week brings a hugely different cruising passenger

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Trotpot
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We booked two weeks on the Queen Mary transatlantic as a “ get away from it all” luxury holiday. A few months after booking Cunard told us the Cheltenham Literary Festival would be on board on the return transatlantic trip - thought no more about it First week out to New York excellent - weather dreadful - but it is November in the Atlantic. However, food and service excellent, a range of ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Good weather, quiet evenings, beautiful ship

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JoeHaligonian
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

This was my fourth transatlantic crossing on board Queen Mary 2, but the first during the summer season. This was not the most memorable Overall: The weather was excellent for this transatlantic crossing, very sunny and minimal sea state. The ship was rather quiet during this crossing, during the day and during the evenings. The day time program wasn't particularly exciting or ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony, obstructed view


ENJOYABLE - BUT SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTING!

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MANX TRAVELLER
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Cunard boasts that the RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only true ‘ocean liner’ afloat in the world today, though I have not yet discovered why it is said to be different from, for example, the Queen Victoria or the Queen Elizabeth, the other two Cunard ships currently in service. (A fourth ‘Queen’ is due to be launched in a couple of years’ time). The Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is the largest of the three at ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Princess Suite


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