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Queen Victoria

Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Hong Kong

White glove service, staff who care about your personal preferences, accurate assistance, and a crew who genuinely look out for your comfort and safety to deliver a relaxing and fulfilling journey.

Congratulations  to Cunard for preserving their traditions and not bending to trendy expectations. Unwinding is not the norm for most cruise experiences yet I managed to read, recollect, reflect and actually slow down enough to realize how spectacular a holiday I was having. Queen Victoria excels in food and beverage service. Every dish served to me was exceptional. A minuscule Waldorf salad took me by surprise..the BEST bite sized salad to ever hit my taste buds. Serving sizes are to be applauded. Never too much, always just enough to satisfy considering how much food one can consume over an entire day. The wine waiter helped us find wonderful vintages that didn't break our budget.

 Watching couples strut in their finery to a live orchestra awakes an era of romance rarely found elsewhere. Hearing lectures of interest from exceptional humans activates the mind and encourages vivid conversation with new friends in passing.

 The entertainment surprised us with variety cleverly selected to delight all tastes. Featuring artists from within the core group, such as the wind instrumentalist, is genius as we then feel closer to these artists later recognizing them in, their usual postings. The passenger choir and staff talent concert both highlights among many brilliant guest artists such as the pianist comedian who was hilarious.

 Shore excursions lived up to the promises and appeared to be similar in price but with the assurance that one would be returned safely to the ship under any unforeseen circumstances. Fire engine over the Golden Gate, priceless. Long bus trips may be best avoided as our trip to Christchurch took up the entire day and was not as directions weren't easy to follow, we wasted precious time trying to locate anything, and would've been better off back on the ship, our preferred destination.

 Embarking and disembarking was a breeze for us, however we heard of others being treated like cows in some ports. An amusing story was that of a fellow falling from the tender platform, I can't imagine how this might have occurred so pardon me for sharing,  the poor wet fellow probably did not find it funny at all.

 Maintenance of the vessel is astounding, I witnessed the repainting of the hull whilst at sea so that the sparkling image as the Queen sailed into port would strike in full focus of those who were lucky enough to see her and wish that they too were aboard. How satisfying it is know that I will again bask in the tradition of such royalty.

Traditional days at sea.

We sailed on a segment of the Queen Victoria's world cruise from Los Angeles to Sydney. In many small ways this was a disappointing experience. For example: This was the only cruise where we were not welcomed on board with a glass of Champaign or given a bag to use for purchases.
Although the food was good, it was difficult to find out about alternative items on the menu and ordering them required the aid of the dining room manager. Cookies were hidden behind the counter somewhere in the Lido buffet and you had to ask the correct person for them. During the first couple of formal nights, the food was nothing special and the dining room was never decorated for any occasion.
The waiters in the Golden Pub were not service oriented. We went for lunch one day and were told that all the tables were taken but we could go around and ask people if they would be willing to share their table with us. On another occasion, we were not told the kitchen was closing and sat at the table with empty plates for 20 minutes until it was too late to order dessert.
The lectures were very good and well attended but there was very little to do in the afternoons. It seemed like trivia was the only thing available morning, afternoon and evening.
We were never given a cruise review form to fill out despite asking three times for one.
Prices seemed high in the shops and there was no change in the items for sale during the entire cruise. Happy hour meant the too high prices for drinks were 25% off.
On the plus side, the beds were comfortable with a lot of pillows and there was no charge to use the washers and driers in the passenger laundry. Also, the library had a nice selection of books.
 

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