Beautiful Ocean Liner

Item: Queen Mary 2
Rating: 3.8
Author: katevm

Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review to Transatlantic

katevm

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Southampton To New York)

Sail date: May 31, 2019

Ship: Queen Mary 2

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8082

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Beautiful ship, smooth crossing and great staff and crew. Excellent library. Long lines for planetarium tickets- must be a better way- more shows? A bit more formal than cruise ships. Did not like so many gala nights requiring formal attire.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffet was average, seating was a bit confusing. Main dining room beautiful but too many formal “gala” nights when , lacking formal men’s wear, we were not allowed.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Lectures and planetarium show were good but often SRO

Entertainment

Did not attend

Library

5 out of 5

Excellent collection, lots of seating, quiet

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent staff

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship is clean but buffet seating areas confusing. Got lost trying to find my way back to my table

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

View totally obstructed ( knew it would be somewhat obstructed) from balcony. Cabin very comfortable, bed and pillows great

Ship tip

Self serve laundry free

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5

Embarked from here

Thumbs Up 0

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Great city, lots to do and see but so dirty compared to UK and Ireland

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Long lines, I blame US customs for jam up though. We were in Illuminations to wait. Not good for so many with hand luggage.

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