Second time on board

Item: Queen Mary 2
Rating: 4.1
Author: niccoo

Queen Mary 2 Cruise Review

niccoo

Contributor Level: Second Mate

125 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

12 Night Norway & Northern Lights (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 01, 2022

Ship: Queen Mary 2

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We got to see the Northern Lights in style. Job done!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Fairly quick and easy. Post pandemic seems to have streamlined some processes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I don’t see the point of specialty dining as the main restaurant and buffet restaurant have any you could want

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not really what you would pick this ship or line for but the pools are adequate

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Can be variable but the effort made is clear

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Always good

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Star knocked off as she is due a lick of paint and needs it. Layout and is unique and takes a while but she is a unique ship and very stable in rough seas

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A little tired but clean and comfortable. After all you don’t spend too much time in it! Close to external lifts (that are always free) and good view of bridge wings and access to observation decks.

Ship tip

Don’t expect it to be geared for children

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Ports of call

Tromso, Norway

4 out of 5

The main town is pretty but walking over the bridge to the artic cathedral and cable car is a bit of a trek

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Trondheim, Norway

4 out of 5

Nice town and worth a visit but not heavily touristy

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Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Eating breakfast in Kings Court at 0815hrs. In my car by 0900hrs. Some people tried to go before their allotted disembarkation time (mine was 0830) and mucked the system up as they could not get to their luggage and just got in the way. Stick to your time and it works so much better than any airport. (Southampton Mayflower terminal)

Traveler Photos

Great place, very pretty. The aquarium is not to far to walk and worth a visit if you have done the town before.

6 Comments

PaulzyJC 1 year ago

Norway! Lights

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javawoody 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the northern lights

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

The Northern Lights must be awesome from the ship. Appreciate your review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Sounds like you had a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing your experience.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. How exciting to see the northern lights

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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