A sad ending due to the virus
Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)
Southampton to Sydney
Sail date: January 10, 2020
Ship: Queen Mary 2
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 10082
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 4 years ago
Review summary
Many ships understandably stopped going to China and Hong Kong. Cunard chose to eliminate every port in Asia. Other ships, even from the Carnival line, had no such problem. We know for sure that Seabourn Ovation, for one had people go ashore in Port Klang. MSC Splendida, with friends onboard, began in Singapore. I can't fault Cunard's decision to be overly cautious and the fact that no virus cases occurred, is a good thing. But despite whatever financial hardship this has caused the company, the passengers (like myself) who made and cancelled several return trips home from different ports and lost the entire payment for a Singapore hotel remain distressed and hurt financially as well as missing ports that were one of the reasons for taking this cruise in the first place. Some compensation is deserved based on the fact that Cunard chose to forgo many ports and many others did not.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Be prepared to spend a lot of money for water, coffee outside of the buffet and alcoholic drinks if you're not in a suite. It's petty and annoying.
Ports of call
Phuket, Thailand Did not visit port
Penang (Pulau Pinang), Malaysia Did not visit port
Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
Singapore Did not visit port
Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam Did not visit port
Nha Trang, Vietnam Did not visit port
Hong Kong Did not visit port