I have just returned from a superb 17 day voyage on the Queen Mary 2 with my husband. The Spring Adventure left Southampton, after 5 days at sea arriving in New York it then became The Memorial Day Getaway, which left New York, visited Halifax Nova Scotia, Boston then returned to New York 5 days later for the voyage back to Southampton.
We arrived at the port in Southampton independently after leaving our car in a nearby car park. We arrived a little after our allocated time and found a large queue but there were plenty of check in desks so it moved pretty quickly, we were onboard in about three quarters of an hour.
As you enter the ship's grand lobby there is definitely the wow factor. Members of the ships crew greet you as does the sound of the harp. On arrival at our inside stateroom we were greeted by a bottle of wine chilling in ice. The room was very nice and spotlessly clean, the bathroom slightly bigger than any we have encountered before on cruise ships. There are plenty of hangers for a 17 night stay. We also found is useful to have a fridge in the room. The only gripe about the room is the position of the sockets they are too low to plug in large chargers for phones etc. without an adapter. The cabin stewardess Maribeth was an angel everything was always perfect and she was so happy. Our luggage arrived as we were checking out the room.