We wanted to see Japan but time and my wifes mobility was limited so a cruise was ideal.
We enjoyed the cruise. 9 nights and 10 days around southern Japan.
Pros:
Speakers were great, food was above average. Breakfast was great!
Excursions were great - check out the 'shotengai' [covered pedestrianized shopping streets.. only in Japan, really cool]. There is a nice one in Kochi ...
Pros:
*Cunard’s unable to improve its service. It is ‘top notch’ with exemplary care provided by the crew.
*Ship is well appointed with class throughout.
*Good instrumental entertainment.
*MDR cuisine is mostly innovative and exceptional.
*Cunard ‘knows how’ to make coffee unlike the insipid liquid served on many other lines.
*Embarkation well organized.
*Although the staff ...
This was our third cruise on the QE – and the second time in Princess Grill on this ship. A detailed review of the ship is not necessary as there has been plenty written about it. I will just mention a few things that are outstanding: I think the Grand lobby, the Royal Court Theatre and the Commodore Club are the finest we have experienced on any ship. The elegant two-storey library gets an ...
Princess grill 13 Feb 2022 to Lisbon.
Our first time Cunard (after Seabourn , Azamara, Viking), and first time ex Southampton. Like others we were confused by the joining instructions. the "covid" tent is indeed hard to find in the docks area , and 2 miles/20 minutes from the QE terminal building. As grill guests you get "priority boarding" which was speedy and painless.
She is apparently ...
We loved our first cruise back on Queen Elizabeth and thought the pandemic measures put in place were appropriate. Being tested before we could board the ship was scary but handled very efficiently.
Service was great throughout the ship. Cabin steward was really efficient - so much so that we rarely saw him!
Food in the Britannia restaurant exceeded our expectations. Food at Lido buffet was ...
First few days out of Southampton were quite choppy at sea and a lot of passengers appeared to be staying in their rooms. Ship movement prevented the acrobatic act from performing in the theatre and outside deck areas were closed. Thankfully, conditions improved once the ship had got past the Bay of Biscay and temperatures rose the closer we got to the Canaries.
Meals in the main restaurant ...
We have travelled on QE before and QV. Both superb ships. This break was to have some winter Sun to islands we had been to before and liked. The arrival at Southampton docks was a bit disorganised. Cunard said to go into Gate 20 which was not a good idea as it's the Container port and there was only one sign to the screening area and that was much later; we did find it eventually by accident. It's ...
We wanted to get some winter sun without flying....this fitted the bill.
The ship was broadly excellent, food was excellent, ship is very manageable, production shows were excellent with some very good guest acts.
As would be expected the Crew were very professional, but to the point of blandness. Very few of them showed any warmth or made anything personal.
While the ship (and Cunard) ...
We didn’t plan to be on the first cruise back after lockdown but after earlier cruises were cancelled it turned out that way. It was 7 nights from Southampton, sailed up to the Isle of Mull (anchored but didn’t go ashore) and back again.
Embarkation - very smooth, very safe. Directed in the luggage hall for a lateral flow test, and then through 2 rounds of health declarations. When our ...
We chose this cruise as have never been on Cunard before. As it tied in with our time frame, was a good deal and no Princess cruises available, we wanted to experience it.
We are Elite Princess travellers with 23 cruises already taken, so had a lot to compare.
Embarkation without priority was very quick and smooth.. surprising with virus scares.(filled in form, had temperature taken, ...