Cunard Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Senior Cruises Reviews

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Twenty-Seven Days on the QM2
"At New York when we were in transit (twice), getting through immigration the first time took around 90 minutes and was chaos with long queues, broken immigration terminals and non-cooperating immigration staff.Booking and Boarding We booked a saver fare a long time ago and hence did not have an allocated cabin other than that we were guaranteed a balcony with a sea view...."Read More
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Lovely, but not as special as I expected

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Dalecote
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Perhaps it is me, but as a seasoned cruiser who has been with many cruise lines, including the Carnival group, I had never been with Cunard. I just expected more than average, but I have had better service and better food on some other ships. We did a transatlantic 7 day crossing from NYC to Southampton with a sheltered balcony cabin on Deck 5. The bed was fabulous, the best I have had on a ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


The old lady was rusty and needed a revival

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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NuGrad67
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I liked the idea of going on a Cunard ship and I wanted to stay in the US instead of flights over and back to Europe. One of my travel companions had been on a Cunard and raved about it. I wanted the luxury, exceptional good service, a real ship and the timing and price were acceptable. From the moment I got to my cabin, I was disappointed in the the rust along the edge inside the porthole/ ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Underwhelmed

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Pilgrim1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We booked this cruise to sample the “Cunard” experience. My wife and I have cruised with various other Companies over this last 11/12 years so I wouldn’t consider myself a novice. We boarded at Southampton having flown into Heathrow earlier in the morning. On arrival at the cruise terminal our taxi driver commented immediately that “ the old girl” meaning the QM2 was looking a bit tired. My ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Attentive waitstaff and room steward - disappointing Princess Grill room

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Coreopsis2020
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My husband and I wanted to get away and relax after a very busy and medically challenging year. He had never been on Cunard before but I had and highly recommended it. We wanted to leave from NYC, unpack once, enjoy the crossing, the fjords of Norway, our one day in France and the return trip to NYC. To make this trip even more special, we selected a room on the Princess Grill level, a room we ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Disappointing

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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MPCorcoran
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have sailed on QM2 pre Covid and the 2 experiences are night and day. We don’t get dressed up as it’s not our thing and that limited us to the buffet, one lounge and the pub. The lounge was akin to a dentist waiting room. The pub was great and we enjoyed quizzes and the relaxed atmosphere. The buffet was dire. On our previous cruise the buffet was plentiful and delicious. This time there was ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with children


Did not meet expectations.

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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CeeandCee
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Sailing the QM2 was a bucket list dream. Unfortunately it wasn’t a dreamy experience. Firstly, embarkation was time consuming but easy. Our cabin was in remarkably good shape - no complaints there except the bathroom was dingy and needs an overhaul. Our cabin attendant though needs more training; we had a rattling noise start during our first night. We spoke to him about it the next day ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Nightmare embarkation

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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allinthesameboat
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Cunard sent a rather casual email to passengers about a day before embarkation saying we should add 6 hours to our assigned boarding time due to a medical emergency. There was no other update from them so we added about about 5 hours to our boarding time only to find a very long queue and total chaos.As we waited we learned that some passengers never received an email informing of the 6 hour ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


Once former glory, not up to the times

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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Palm Beach Fritz
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I just got off the Queen Mary 2 on a 7-Day New York to Canada and return cruise. I must say I had great expectations for this cruise. However they were squashed immediately with the four and a half hour embarkation line at Brooklyn terminal. Lots of finger pointing going around as to why it took so long needless to say there was no first day at sea, no first evening dinner, no afternoon sail away, ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


The Old Lady isn't what she used to be

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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columbiaresident
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We've cruised about 25 times and this was I believe the 5th trip on the QM2 - one of the worst experiences we've had. The ship felt cheap. Meals in the dining room were well prepared, but were extremely small portions. There used to be (pre-covid) standard options (steak, salmon, chicken) daily if you didn't like the featured items, but no longer. The theater entertainment felt more amateurish ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Poor food selection and taste

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

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kriamaj
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We don't fly so the QM2 is our way to return from Europe. This is the first time we have sailed with Cunard and I was very disappointed. First, the good parts, our cabin was very nice. We choose an inside cabin to try and settle our seasickness. We have a balcony cabin with NCL on the way over. The ship was clean and tidy. The bad, food selection was not good. The same kinds of food ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


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