Westbound transatlantic

Item: Queen Victoria
Rating: 3.7
Author: kidminder

Queen Victoria Cruise Review

kidminder

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

11 Night Westbound Transatlantic Crossing (Southampton To Fort Lauderdale)

Sail date: January 10, 2020

Ship: Queen Victoria

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Loved putting clocks back 1 hour at 9am most days .... easy to get into correct time zones - Queen room orchestra not up to usual standard - ship coped well with rough continuous sea days

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Reminders while in the hall to ensure everyone had an esta- printed copy not taken Quickly processed and allowed onboard had eaten and unpacked by 1.45pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

On 3rd floor Britannia restaurant- 1st sitting - we must have been the last table served each night - not happy with our waiter Given the opportunity of dining in Verandah - love the maple coated bread rolls with smoked butter - choice of steak knife and 😍strawberry pavlova

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Alex - wine waiter (sommelier) excellent friendly and helpful The waiters in Pub excellent and nominated for white star excellence Claire Richardson (social hostess) looked after the solo travellers and dancing 👍

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

Delayed arrival so majority of excursions cancelled - everyone needed to get off ship to clear border controls and have zero people onboard - free shuttle to cocoa beach Faulty Towers hotel, a little chilly so back to port and waited until just before 5pm when everyone could reboard Wasted day

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Hamilton, Bermuda

4 out of 5

Arrived a day late due to rocky crossing and high winds- walked past local taxis who weren’t keen on taking us to walk on Horseshoe beach, instead paid $5 cash for the ferry across to Hamilton. After a rum filled hot drink we got a taxi from here for a mini tour (Warwick beach included ) back to ship. Recommend rum cake - don’t recommend the dark and stormy at the fort

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Left cabin at 8am, 8.15 am theatre meeting point for a group transfer to local hotel to wait for the Cunard flight home. Arrived at hotel by 10am - luggage stored and we were well fed and watered. 7pm coach pick up however our driver deposited us at the BA check in point rather than the Virgin area ...:: bit of a walk

Traveler Photos

Facility between disembarkation and flight home

1 Comment

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

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