Fairly happy but not thrilled

Item: Queen Mary 2
Rating: 4.7
Author: Garlin2507

Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review

Garlin2507

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing (New York To Southampton)

Sail date: August 05, 2022

Ship: Queen Mary 2

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Having been on many cruises before we other lines, we didn’t know what to expect on this liner but we were pleasantly surprised but a little disappointed with the choice of menu and had to keep asking for more in the buffet, very small portions offered at first

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Pretty slow, long queues, wanted proof of covid test, waited nearly 1.5hrs then when we got the result, they didn’t even look at it

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food reasonable but felt like “Oliver”, had to keep asking for more, small portions if you didn’t ask

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Plenty going on, no complaints there at all

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Entertainment excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff friendly and pleasant

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was very clean but felt the ship needed a lick of paint, quite rusty in places

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin fine, good size shower, tv programmes very good and tv reception excellent

Ship tip

Thought we would have to dress formerly of an evening but it was very relaxed and a nice atmosphere at dinner

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy and quick, staff very efficient

6 Comments

Buchanan101 2 years ago

I’m hoping servings will be small and quality over quantity… (have splurged on Queens Grill so this had better be the case). I am worried that 4 meals a day will require a lot of laps of the promenade deck. Also waste reduced. Is Verandah worth booking for an evening?

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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OsteoDeb 2 years ago

Nice

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Most lines are going toward smaller portions, prevents the waste that the old portion size generated. Glad you enjoyed the trip otherwise.

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