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Queen Victoria Cruise Review to Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Queen Victoria

5 Night Bruges And Amsterdam (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2017

Ship: Queen Victoria

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 6004

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

First time on queen Victoria and impressed by the elegance and decor as well as the service and facilities on board. We have booked cruises of longer duration on this ship for both 2018 and 2019.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Generally very efficient but power failure in the embarkation building meant filling in health declaration by torchlight. Lights eventually came back on and all went smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
First class in terms of choice, quality and service. Drinks expensive!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
daily programme of activities was very comprehensive from fencing to cocktail making

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedian was excellent as we're all the musicians on board from the live band Changez to thevharpist and string quartet

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Simply first class White Star service!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great layout... Simple to get around and never felt crowded despite a full ship. Very clean and maintained to highest standards

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We usually select a balcony but in November decided to opt for ocean view at the front of the ship Very spacious and comfortable A bit noisy when docking and navigating the canal into Amsterdam

Ship tip

It's easy to charge items to your card... Especially drinks. You can take your own wine for in cabin consumption or for a corkage fee if taken in public areas

Ports of call

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5
Visited Ghent on organised tour.... Nice town steeped in history.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5
Went around on our own and visited Anne Frank house.... Pre book is required!! Been several times before but still enjoyed walking around and shopping for souvenirs.

Cherbourg

4 out of 5
Quaint harbour town visited on our own Shuttle bus from ship to town and hyper market ...bonus that the weather was warm and sunny!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and efficient If parking , recommend CPS for this
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3 Comments

titanic69    6 years ago

Lovely ship really enjoyed it been on all 3 now great trips

maybaby    6 years ago

Excellent review. Six months until we get to board QV and really looking forward to it.

Di678    6 years ago

That’s good to read We are on her on the 17th December will be our first time on her aswell as we usually do Mary Any tips greatly appreciated x

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