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Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 83

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Queen Elizabeth

12 Night Greek Isles & Turkish Splendours (Venice To Rome)

Sail date: October 28, 2013

Ship: Queen Elizabeth

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8125

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

So disappointing!Using your air connections, the layovers were horrible.  We missed Venice altogether.  then we found that the bulk of passengers were either Japanese or British (almost no Americans) which left us feeling " out of it". We were dismayed to find that these passengrs got much better "deals" as well.Was there no  other choice for breakfast besides eggs, tomatoes, and beans?When I describe the cruise as Brown,  I mean that to say that it was BORING.  We have been on over 40 luding two on cunard,and never experienced such boredom.  The entire ship was decorated in shades of brown.  Our cabin was so brownish that I had to order a bouquet of flowers just to add some color!  Cabin service was very good once we got a softer mattress to ease our hip pain. Onboard Activities reached a new level of boredom, and the shows were so poor (excepting the comedian ) that we walked out on two (singers) and fell asleep at another!  Even the crew  couldn't believe the lifelessness of this particular cruise.What happened?? Was it because the cruise was out of season?? We were really looking forward to sailing the Queen Elizabeth, but  were so disappointed.The bars and lounges were empty or closed early.  Then there were the ports.  Just huge piles of rock!!The excursions were overpriced and , although we took only the EASY sightseeing ones,  we found them barely interesting. Resorting to the spa for something to do, I was astounded to find that a dip in the indoor pool would cost $99.00!! On the upside, the food and service in the dining room were great.  The selections at the buffet were tasty and varied.The entire staff was excellent.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

don't sail on this ship for fun / excitement. Never go out of season.

Ports of call

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
shuttle was great

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

1 out of 5
excursion was boring

Rhodes, Greece

1 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

Salerno (Naples), Italy

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

Will89    4 years ago

How typically American to complain that a British ship is too "British"

gazzayvonnebtinternetcom    6 years ago

No Americans, sounds like a perfect cruise to me.