Queen Elizabeth Review

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My first ever cruise was amazing!

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on Queen Elizabeth
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Gary999
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2015
Cabin: Standard Inside
Canopies in the Commodore Club
Petis fours in the Verandah Restaurant
The Verandah Restaurant
Cocktails in the Commodore Club - Molecular Martinis

My first ever cruise was on Queen Elizabeth from Kiel, via Bruges to Southampton. Having flown from Heathrow to Hamburg on a Cunard arranged flight, Cunard staff met us by the baggage carrousel and we were coached to Kiel. Boarding was a breeze and it as nice the suitcases were taken off the coach and magically appeared in our staterooms without any involvement from us.

I thoroughly enjoyed the cruise experience and was treated like a VIP. It was a fantastic opportunity to wear my Dinner Jacket and dine in the plush Britannia Restaurant for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. I enjoyed seeing everyone else in their refinery on the formal night too, including children who also had suits or dinner jackets. Not everyone realised there was a formal night and guests from out table were leant (free of charge) dinner jackets by the ship.

The ship itself was a joy to cruise on and I enjoyed swimming in the pool, relaxing in the Jacuzzi and a back, neck and shoulder massage with a hot paraffin wax to penetrate deeper muscles. Cocktails in the Commodore Club were delicious (especially the Transatlantic Love affair) and we started working our way through the menu although there is so much choice so it would take a World Cruise to have work your way through all the selections. We ended up having molecular martini’s which are finished at the table as we kept seeing others enjoy the experience. Complimentary canopies are served after 18:00 with drinks which makes it an even more enjoyable experience.

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Standard Inside

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The inside stateroom was adequate and big enough for me as a solo traveller using the cabin (companions in the cabin next door as a linked booking), however, how two people would find room for all the clothes to be hung up I am not sure. No noise from anywhere and the room steward was always visible and on hand but never intrusive.

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Brugge (Bruges)

Well worth doing a canal boat tour to see behind the scenes places not visable from the road.

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