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Item: Queen Victoria
Rating: 4.8
Author: paulcurtis

Queen Victoria Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

paulcurtis

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

16 Night Island Adventure (San Francisco To Auckland)

Sail date: February 06, 2019

Ship: Queen Victoria

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I was revisiting Victoria as she had a recent major makeover which I wanted to see as I was gathering material for my new book High Tea on the Cunard Queens which tells the story of my life spent on every Cunard Queen ever built and the changes seen over the last 55 years. The book will be released by History Press in July 2019

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fastest I’ve ever experienced

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Up to Cunard usual high standard

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Great gym no Coney Island rock climbing walls

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Good entertainment in one of the most beautiful West End style theatres afloat. Real style!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Faultless - what more can you expect?

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean? Absolutely! This is the best layout of a Vista class ship I’ve seen

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

My first time away from a balcony stateroom and I was dreading the worst! But I was surprised how light and spacious it was. With the Tele left on bridge cam it felt really good. But really, the ship is so good I spent little time there with my eyes open.

Ship tip

Feel the rhythm and relax!

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Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Hey, I’m a bit biased- this is my old home town!

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Brisbane, Australia

3 out of 5

Excursions not my thing and besides I’m a Queenslander!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Sad. I had to leave! But no hassles!

Traveler Photos

One of the best places to berth in the World: Sydney Circular Quay

2 Comments

nursematt 5 years ago

Thanks for the review. We’re onboard in June celebrating mums 60th birthday. We will have been on all three queens then. My favourite so far is QE. Will keep an eye out for your book.

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John569 5 years ago

Sounds good. 😎

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