Queen Victoria Review
Unfortunately our first and last time with Cunard
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I don't normally do reviews, especially bad ones so I apologise if it rambles instead of following some format.
Chose this cruise to travel with some friends, some issues were our fault as we did not give it as much research time as we would normally such as the ridiculous price of wine which we would not boost Cunard profits by paying for it,
5 formal nights on a 16 night cruise was too much, we did all formal nights and enjoyed them but cruise was 3 cruises really so this was why so many, however main issue with dress code was ALL other nights required jacket for dinner which made it impossible on some port days so maybe this could it'd be relaxed to smart casual - even if that meant long sleeved shirt etc, and dress codes were not enforced outside restaurant, seeing nearly everyone in formal dress in theatre after dinner and some in t shirt, shorts and sandals was a bit galling especially as air conditioning was not really effective.
Cabin Review
Balcony
A good size cabin and balcony.
Shower was small but apparently this is typical for Cunard.
Port Reviews
Florence (Livorno)
Great to explore Florence for the first time
Kotor
Wished we had stayed overnight
We did a tour with a local guy we met off the ship, this was well worth it and cost 60 Euro for 4 of us as opposed to something like 65 each for Cunard version, and we chose how long we spent where and at end he took us on a brief guided walk of the old town,
Venice
Had a great day in Venice, restaurants seemed better value than they did years ago so we had dinner by the Grand Canal instead of heading back to the ship