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Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Queen Mary 2

7 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Southampton To New York)

Sail date: May 17, 2019

Ship: Queen Mary 2

Cabin number: 9020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the crossing and opportunity to dress up for the evenings. Service and food were excellent and to our perceptions well worth the QG price. Wouldn't travel everywhere on Cunard as formal wear requires a bit more packing of items for longer trips. But if you don't mind getting dressed up it was well worth it to us...

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Queens Grill so embarkation was easy at Southampton except that UBER driver drop off was too close and triggered a security warning to him.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Some chairs in Planetarium were broken / in need of repair. Wifi is not good but we were able to print our boarding early on morning of disembarkation in public internet room below.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some good, some bad, some terrible (the comedian) shows

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
N/A we do not travel or have kids, grand children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Queens Grill (QG) staff were excellent, Did one afternoon tea in Queens ballroom were service was very sporadic. After that we went back up to QG lounge. Day of disembarkation perfume and aftershave odours were absolutely choking in QG lounge.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We had rough seas for 3-4 days of crossing. Outer decks were closed off due to such but ships rocking was at a minimum.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean and comfortable. Not far from Commodore lounge but a longer way to QG restaurant. Would choose again if available.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
Went to Spitfire museum and enjoyed local restaurants, bombed out churches, shopping areas and used train station. Lots to do and see if you are interested. We walked everywhere from our hotel.

New York, New York

1 out of 5
N/A - Grabbed a taxi to LGA airport for flights home

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
A bit tough getting a cab as extra fares were sought by taxis for tunnels, Locals refused to pay, having verbal arguments holding up lines
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4 Comments

AuntPinkie    3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your crossing! Hopefully, it will return soon.

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review

Curt34    3 years ago

Thanks for the review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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