Queen Elizabeth -- From Southampton to New York -- 10th to 18th Jan 2012
This was our first time on any Cunard Ship, in this case the Queen Elizabeth, and our first time sailing across the Atlantic. We were to sail out of Southampton and fly back to Heathrow. This leaves us with a problem of where to leave the car -- at Southampton or Heathrow. So we decided to drive down to Heathrow, stay overnight in a Hotel then drive to Q-Park, where we left the car ready for our arrival back in the UK. We were then transported to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3, to catch Cunard's Coach to Southampton.
We arrived at Southampton about 1230 hours. The cases were taken to our cabin by the Baggage Handlers and we boarded Queen Elizabeth shortly after 1330 hours. The Wife was overwhelmed with the size of our cabin -- 6108 - and very large 'L' shaped balcony. After drinking our complimentary bottle of champagne we then headed for the Lido restaurant for lunch. After which we wandered around to familiarise ourselves with each deck and the facilities. We noted the two outside pools were too cold to use at any time during the crossing. The mid ships pool should have been covered over to keep the warmth inside the pool area as the only other option was the indoor Spa pool which was very small and so overcrowded. No swimming on this Transatlantic Crossing then!
Cabin 6108 on the Queen Elizabeth was large and mid ships. The shower was a metre square, the room was very spacious and the balcony was huge, shaped like an 'L'. I think this was a cabin for people in wheel chairs as everywhere was designed for wheel chairs to easily move around.