The ship was beautiful and very clean, although it is definitely in need of some sprucing up. The crossing was very cold and very rough, so I stayed indoors.
I did not find that there were a lot of activities - I am used to Royal Caribbean which always seems to have a plethora of activities. Each morning there was a lecture, which could be seen on the in room TV later on, there were 3 ...
Reading other reviews, it seems that cruisers can be very tribal, “we love P & O, nothing else compares” or “RC is the best by far”. We have written this review with a totally open mind and reported on what was both our personal feelings and what we observed. If people want to either criticise or praise Cunard that is fine with us, as we are all different and have varying expectations from cruise ...
We travelled on Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to Rio, via New York, Fort Lauderdale, Amber Cove, Barbados and Salvador, from January to February 2016. The ship then carried on with her World Cruise.
We thought the ship was mostly excellent throughout, although there were one or two worn areas of carpet and a cracked tile or two in the bathroom.
The ship is due to go to Hamburg for work, when ...
This review is a continuation of '2 Queens on Queen Victoria.......'
We disembarked Queen Victoria for our ‘back to back’ cruise on QM2 to Fort Lauderdale - the first 10 nights of the world cruise. It was painless – we put the cases outside our cabin the night before we disembark, collect them in the arrival hall and then hand them over to a Cunard bus which will take them to QM2. We stroll ...
We found the embarquation painless and only had to wait a little while,however we were early in case of accidents etc on journey to Southampton. We went straight to our cabin and to our delight,particularly mine,our luggage was inside.
We were very happy with our cabin 4138, bathroom fine too with a covered balcony which suited me as I'm fairskinned and need to be out of the Sun. The cabin was ...
When we boarded the QM2 in Southampton and there was no "Welcome aboard" not even a smile as the staff were too busy chatting amongst themselves and consequently ignoring passengers trying to find their way to their staterooms we realised that things had changed since we last sailed on this fine vessel.
Our staerooms 6261 was waiting for us on our arrival with a bottle of bubbles as usual and ...
Background: I am no stranger to QM2, this is my 9th crossing on her but the first in the middle of winter. Queen Mary 2 was built to be a versatile ship designed to be used both for crossing the North Atlantic at will and also adaptable as a cruise ship. My experience with her as a cruise ship is limited and it is not one of my favorites in that role but is designed to thrive on Atlantic ...
this is the third year that I've traveled on the QM2 with my mother for Christmas and the second year that my teenage daughters have joined us. It's a low key, pleasant way to avoid the hassles of the holiday season.
I write this review from the perspective of a 50something sandwich generation member who is simply thrilled to not be cooking, chaffeuring and cleaning the litter boxes.
my ...
This was my wife and I's 3rd Cunard cruise, and 2nd time on the QM2 (first time eastbound transatlantic crossing in May 2015).
We are probably the youngest independent (of our own accord AKA no family history) "Cunarders" ever at age 24 and 22. We like the more mature atmosphere in general, especially dressing up for dinner and having a quieter vacation/holiday.
We truthfully were hoping our ...
My husband and I have just completed a 12 night cruise from New York to the Caribbean and we had a truly delightful time. Our cabin on level 12 was quite spacious with a balcony. Greg, the man who serviced our cabin was extremely pleasant, always greeting us with a smile and our accommodation was always immaculate.
Our level of accommodation allowed us to dine in the Britania Club Restaurant ...