This was our first cruise with the Queen Mary 2, but it certainly won't be our last.
We flew to New York for a three day pre cruise holiday and returned to New York for one day holiday after disembarkation. The flight to US was reasonable as we travelled by day and were fairly fresh. The return flight though shorter was not good, travelling overnight after an active day is not to be advised for those of us of a mature age. The hotel was Sheraton Towers at 7th and 53rd and was adequate for our purposes. Being our first visit to New York it wetted our appetite for further visits.
The Ship itself provided all round entertainment with excellent live entertainment each evening, cinema operating all day/night and various light to moderate activities ie batting tennis to shuffleboarding. Also golf simulator, table tennis and various indoor and outdoor pools. There were plenty of sundeck areas round pools and away from pools. We found the boat deck to our liking and three times round the deck for 1.1 miles kept us reasonably fit and ready for the next days meals. We found the 'Todays Activities'posted at our door each evening detailing all the activities for the forthcoming day invaluable.