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Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review to Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 274

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Queen Mary 2

Singapore to Southampton

Sail date: March 11, 2019

Ship: Queen Mary 2

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4219

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Surprised by how long our passports were out of our possession.....captain frustrated by the bureaucracy.....

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Difficulty selecting printed Indian visas, cards and photos not attached to cruise folio correctly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
In main dining room - discovered there is a separate vegetarian menu...offered the previous evening...and the option of a simple grilled salmon/chicken entree if nothing floats your boat... but only after a couple joined our table

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed dancing, art and lectures

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Would really love he big show productions rather than crew or passenger talent shows

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I love the little nooks created about the ship and that the Queens room is at one end of the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Metal balcony little breeze and 2 patio chairs Shower tray has slight discolouration.. room set up with twin beds Slight sounds from the Queens room and crew access door across the corridor

Ship tip

Drinks machine by the connexion desk ... little used

Ports of call

Singapore

5 out of 5
Gardens by the Bay wonderful and able to see the ship from the Supergrove walkway MRT so easy to use..... Raffles and Singapore Slings on everyone’s must do list

Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia

4 out of 5

Langkawi (Pulau Langkawi), Malaysia

2 out of 5
Tried walking out to nearby hotel/beach bombarded by taxis drivers outside the port gate, repeated no over and over and over, but they continued walking alongside or even kerb crawling alongside....then went back and used shuttle into town....just a duty free shopping area and more persistent taxi drivers as you got off the coach

Penang (Pulau Pinang), Malaysia

4 out of 5
Shuttle in to a mall with nearby bus station

Chennai (Madras), India

2 out of 5
Landing cards inspected every 2 minutes, chaos as people removed from coach while landing cards were inspected and then not allowed back on. Port master waving huge cane to keep the taxi and tuk tuk drivers back...amazed by the size of the beach, smell of the nearby river..... others involved in a tuk accident, our driver moaning over his agreed fare....

Cochin, India

5 out of 5
Excursion with magic tours of India- first saw the fishing nets and local dolphins ( photos taken with newly weds...apparently we are lucky. Then onto a private houseboat with delicious curry😍

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

3 out of 5

Dubai, U.A.E.

3 out of 5
Disembarked here lovely terminal building spoilt by the mess of taxis pick ups outside

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Self disembarked....after leaving the cabin at 8:30

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2 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

Mike787    5 years ago

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