Shabby chic for nursing home crowd

Item: Queen Elizabeth
Rating: 3.1
Author: marinjoe

Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review to Transatlantic

marinjoe

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

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20 Night Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing & Western Mediterranean (Ft. Lauderdale To Barcelona)

Sail date: September 05, 2023

Ship: Queen Elizabeth

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4183

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First and last time on a Cunard ship. They are worn and a bit shabby. The food was boring and bland. Curse of going British even though Cunard is owned by carnival cruise lines. The crowd is ancient and slow moving. With so many 90+ year old passengers at least the ship was quiet.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Boring bland food crying out for seasoning

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Trivia except many of the questions were so obscure only a Brit would know the answer

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Britannia dining room staff excellent - out cabin steward seem harried and doing the work of 3

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ok but this ship is old and tired like it’s passengers who still imagine queen Elizabeth walking the halls

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Great cabin as a standard cabin but we paid for the mini suite category which really provided nothing but access to the separate dining room.

Ship tip

Don’t fall for any upgrade offers.

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Ports of call

BERMUDA

5 out of 5

Funchal, Madeira

3 out of 5

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

2 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Very good and smooth

13 Comments

PaulzyJC 1 year ago

You were NOT in a "mini suite". You are in a Club Balcony stateroom. If you were in a suite you'd be in a Grille (Princess or Queen). Mine was a Standard, up the hall from yours on the starboard side. The only thing your paid extra for was the dedicated dining room. Beyond that your stateroom was identical to mine. Your class also gave you some extra amenities. Have a nice week.

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GranBERoY 1 year ago

A pity you start out by insulting the ship, its passengers, and Brits in general. Not really the way to win friends and influence people. Perhaps you should have done a little more research before booking and you may have realised that Cunard excel at understated quiet elegance and not loud party ships. You exaggerate the age demographic and, no doubt, did not adhere to the finer points of the dress code. Choose another cruise line next time.

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Kalaka 1 year ago

The thing about old people is that they know the difference and correct usage of its and it’s. You don’t.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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okhappy493 1 year ago

I've been on many cruises and now I have to look at this one, thanks for the review and I would rather cruise with the old codgers than little children running all over the place.

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jallaway 1 year ago

I guess you just don't find many party animals on 13 night transatlantic cruises. Be nice to those old codgers. They need a nice cruise line that serves old people food and they don't need American whippersnappers like you trying to shake things up.

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javawoody 1 year ago

You described a cruise that menu people would enjoy. Sorry it was not for you.

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Dumfy75 1 year ago

Well this ship doesn’t look like it’s for everyone, certainly seems far too dignified for the likes of you, but maybe if you’d researched it you would have known it wasn’t what you were looking for. Especially as you seem to have a preconceived notion about Brits (thanks for that by the way)

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Lawnboy1956 1 year ago

With your extremely poor and disrespectful attitude, you should stay off cruises in general. Nobody wants to be around this kind of person.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Glad you have explained a relaxing experience for some. I’m sure trivia is difficult for non USA citizens when sailing out of our ports.

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funboomer47 1 year ago

You should have researched a little and you would have known that the ship caters to an older crowd. You remarks about the age group were disrespectful. Some day you will be in that age group too.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed

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