Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Review

Across the Atlantic with Sandy

Review for Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)
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ferrs11
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Oct 2012
Cabin: Queens Suite

We had spent 4 weeks in Canada and the States and it was starting to look like Super Storm Sandy was going to stop us leaving. Luckily it didn't happen as the QM2 left New York harbour early, just an hour and a half before it closed. The captain took the ship north as fast as he could and, despite force 10-11 winds and a swell up to 30 feet (or so he told us the following day), we hardly felt anything - if you are going to be in a rough sea this would definitely appear to be the ship for it.

We are relatively frequent cruisers, though not on Cunard, and were last on the QM 2 four years ago, when we did the final tandem east bound crossing along with the old QE2. Cunard are always telling you that it is a liner not a cruise ship and, in fairness to them, it is. The overall decor tries hard to link with the original Queens, with its Art Deco feel - the use of carpets in public areas is particularly effective. The downside of a 'liner' is it feels more claustrophobic than a normal cruise ship, there is no full height atrium, a lot of internal corridors and the buffet is on the 7th deck rather than at the top - and it is all rather long and narrow.

We are not fans of buffets generally and luckily we had been able to treat ourselves to an entry level Princess Grill suite. The room was a good size with a large comfortable bed, a three seater couch plus a chair, a generous bathroom and more than ample storage - the only downside was the television - it was very small and, in our case, did not swivel to face the bed or the sofa. We raised it with our room steward and it was sorted very promptly but it should have been dealt with before we arrived - and then one of the ceiling lights fell out onto the table (only just missing hitting us on the head with sharp metal and broken glass) makes you wonder what their maintenance procedures are.

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