Cunard Queen Elizabeth Reviews

Wonderful first cruise on the Queen Elizabeth left Southampton on 6th January for the Caribbean. This was a truly memorable holiday , wonderful food, great service in fact no complaints at all. Would go tomorrow to join this ship and never thought I would say that as I was not sure about the cruising experience at all, but it was all first class. Cannot wait to book again.

Well, what can I say-art deco throughout the Queen Elizabeth-very Titanic - the film but we didnt sink! Cabin aft on 4-so extra large balcony. So enjoyed the24 hr room service (no extra charge for this amazingly-so you dont need to take your travel kettle!) I ordered plate fruit, yoghurt, tea and orange juice every morning 7.30 and it arrived on the dot. Loved it. Loved the formal nights/food/charming staff/entertainment. Didnt make it to Jerusalem and Cairo due to unrest but the change of itinerary was unavoidable - visited rhodes, Malta, Antalya instead. There were 27 nationalities on board! The only thing coming back flying out from Rome-the airport staff incredibly rude-where do they get them from.....I would sack the lot....... . Many thanks Cunard and Iglu

Sack the entertainment manager (Margaret Thatcher look alike) as she is awful...... Despite her best efforts we really enjoyed the cruise from Athens - just got back and too scared to go near the scales! Loved room service and afternoon tea and the" professional" entertainers and soo loved my cabin and despite all the changes itinerary due to civil unrest in Israel and Cairo.... Many thanks Cunard.

This was the first Cunard ship I have been on. So, I was quite excited to see what an amazing 5* company was like. The ship is absolutely beautiful. Lots of plush carpets, mahogany and gold picture frames — very '50s Hollywood. I was very impressed. We had a balcony cabin and it was bigger than most companies I have cruises with. The best thing about Cunard is the service you get from all staff. They are so friendly, polite, eager to please, helpful and most of all they actually love what they do and this shows.

Just back from the amazing Ancient Wonders and Greek Islands cruise, departure date 24 Oct 2012. Thanks to the Cunard staff for a relaxing and very enjoyable time! We really enjoyed our cruise -this is our 4th and the best. Exceptionally efficient at getting us off the ship to the tours, very fast and stress free. Food is outstanding and the bar on Deck 2 while a bit dark in tone, has the right atmosphere and again the food is excellent. I was able to watch the Chelsea vs Man Utd match live in cabin, fantastic!!! Other matches live in bars. Plenty of space, mix of nationalities, though mostly a British clientèle - still very relaxed and easy to make friends. Entertainment good, not brilliant... but the entertainment team are talented. Enjoyed a ship wide commentary by the entertainment director as we passed the ANZAC cove in the Dardanelles and remembering the 1915 invasion of Gallipoli...very poignant! Really enjoyed it, so thanks Cunard!

1st cruise, Mediterranean memories, well done Cunard we shall return.Good food, great accommodation, good entertainment. Positives: Quality of ship, food, cabins, staff, entertainment. Negatives: Odd tipping policy, overpriced wines, overpriced excursions. Acid test: Would I return - absolutely. A few things to improve on then: evening dancing, very small areas given to modern relaxed dancing, large area to formal usually not very busy -perhaps a swap. Reduce costs of wine and excursions to a more reasonable level. All in all KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK it was a pleasure voyaging with you. Organisation was excellent, a bit of formality keeps it above par.

Like your previous reviewer I realised I had forgotten to review my 2011 sector of the Queen Elizabeth's maiden world cruise (Dubai to Southampton). The layout of the Elizabeth is pretty much identical to the Victoria but it is (even) prettier in decor. The quality of the furnishings, especially the carpets, is outstanding. Republicans - don't go there! It is a shrine to the British monarchy, with portraits, busts, memorabilia, displays etc everywhere - all in the best of taste. The marquetry centrepiece in the Grand Lobby by Linley is especially impressive. Service and food is as good as you would expect on Cunard, but we (and everyone we spoke to) thought the entertainment very thin indeed. It wasn't helped by the Entertainment Director, who was lacklustre and clearly couldn't be much bothered. We also thought the Golden Lion pub was gloomy in appearance and lacking in atmosphere. A beautiful ship which I would re-visit gladly, but I do hope they improve their entertainment

I was just looking through the cruises to book one for my Birthday and realized that I hadn’t written a review after we came off the maiden World voyage of the Queen Elizabeth, in April 2011 it was fantastic 105 days around the WORLD. We met lots of nice people and made a lot of friends. The cabin was Beautiful we had a deluxe Balcony and Club Dining, (well worth paying the extra ) the staff were fantastic, in total there were approx 680 people that actually did the world cruise we saw so many beautiful places and the one that stood out the most was Vietnam it was beautiful, Nearly every floor had a Launderette with iron /board soap powder dryers was provided ,the shows were great, but when your on the ship for so long become repetitive, we did a lot of trips from the quay side our selves you just negotiate with the taxi driver a price and how long you want him for or where you want to go. While back on board if you like to sing you can do that as well they hold talent shows in the Queens Ballroom, also in the pub in the evening you can sing to karaoke take your own CDs backing tracks it was great

We sailed New York to Southampton 17-24 November 2011 on Queen Mary 2. Our expectations were high, based on comments we had received from friends who had made the same voyage, but somehow they managed to exceed them. The entire ship was immaculate, stateroom excellent (Exceptionally comfortable beds!), food plentiful, delicious and well presented, entertainment splendid and the Staff scrupulously polite, respectfully friendly, helpful in every way and consummate professionals. Captain Oprey has a fantastic Team supporting him. The RADA workshops were great fun, the Comedian hilarious, on-board actors and dancers superb....as good as any West End production. Albeit this is a huge ship somehow it also manages to be intimate. We are already planning our 2012 schedule!