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Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Queen Elizabeth

18 Night Northern Atlantic Eastbound Crossing & Iceland (Fort Lauderdale To Southampton)

Sail date: July 21, 2019

Ship: Queen Elizabeth

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

In many ways it was the best cruise we’ve been on : the length was great, food was great, service. Only negative was getting on.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible, Cunard arranges our flight and we flew into port at 8:00 am local time. It was 85 degrees and 80 humidity and we were not let into the embark shelter. We knocked and finally someone finally let us in. Then we were blamed for arriving too early. We stood in that area for four hours. Then when they started check in the computer went down and it too another 2 hours. We finally arrived at our room about 3:00 pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We loved the restaurant and they were very careful to provide low sugar foods especially desserts. The service was excellent in the dining room. The head staff were great and went out of there way to give us early dining, which we really appreciated!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center was great, the promenade deck was good. A little tight in some area, room for one, but we walked early so usually not a problem. We swam once and it was nice. A little cold, but ok. The hot tub was excellent. We also did the watercolor class and it was good.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
We enjoyed the shows, and the variety of shows. We did the music trivia twice and enjoyed it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff in every location were helpful and kind and went out of their way to accommodate. We loved the excellent service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was clean overall. There were parts outside that are rusted. There were leaks in the hall and in the buffet area which were a little concerning, but they fixed it right away.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
6051 We loved it. Small bathroom but compensated by huge balcony. We spent so much time out there! We loved it. Bed very comfortable and room service excellent! Tv cut out occasionally but minor issue.

Ship tip

Arrive the night before and board in the pm avoiding long lines

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Didn’t see much

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Excursions to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, wonderful

Halifax, Nova Scotia

2 out of 5
Visited Lunenburg, had lunch. Wonderful tour

St. John's, Newfoundland

1 out of 5
Went to Geo Center, and the tower. Both were excellent and a lot of fun. Had time for Starbucks in town.

Isafjordur, Iceland

5 out of 5
Went to dynadi Waterfalls and loved it. Also visited small town.

Reykjavik, Iceland

5 out of 5
Went on Golden Circle tour. Amazing and beautiful. Felt we saw a lot of Iceland 🇮🇸

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5
Stirling Castle was wonderful. We loved Scotland

Dublin, Ireland

5 out of 5
Best tour guide ever: Derrick. The tour was excellent city tour and surrounding sights . The park was great

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and met all expectations!
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1 Comment

rcqueen    5 years ago

I’m confused by your ratings. You say they’re wonderful then give one or two stars.