Cunard Queen Victoria Reviews

Queen Victoria is a medium size ship but it is a luxury ship which gives us a posh feeling. Quite nice indeed! The decoration is grand and we love it. The food in the dining room was good. My favourite is the afternoon tea. The scones were yummy and I would really want to try it again. However, buffet was only in a small scale and not too much food was provided and we prefer to have more choices. The waiters in the main dining room always looked very serious and seldom smiled. Not sure if they were trained to be like this.

Queen Victoria gave me a very good memory of the afternoon tea experience. The afternoon tea was perfect. The scone and tea was very good and very English. The presentation of the food and beverage was so good that it was literally like a promotional picture in an ad. The standard of the afternoon tea was very outstanding and I would recommend everyone in Queen Victoria to try it. Besides, the service was so good that it was just like a 5 star hotel. The internal decoration of the ship was very grand and we really had a feeling that we were the Queen and the King on the ship to enjoy holiday.

We took the Queen Victoria 7 nights cruise in May and had visited the ports of Brest, Cork, Dublin and Bilbao. I highly recommend the passengers who like beautiful scenery to pay a visit to Quimper from the port of Brest, because it was a very beautiful place with unforgettable scenery. We took a lot of pictures there. Regarding the size of the ship, it was not too big and I could say only medium size, therefore not enough spaces for activities maybe. The varieties were little and I did not have much choices. Besides, I noticed that there were not too many young people on the ship.

I had the 7 nights cruise with Queen Victoria in May. This was the first time I had cruise on Cunard line. Therefore I had high expectation on the ship. I expected that it was a luxury cruise and it did not disappoint me. Besides, the decor was magnificent and the service was good. The entertainment available was quite OK, however, we prefer to have more choices so that we could have more things to do on the days at sea. I am a sports lover and I need to do exercises everyday. However, the gym on the ship was too small for me and many equipment I wanted was not available.

Queen Victoria is a luxury cruise and the ship really gave us a luxurious experience during our 7 nights cruise in May 2011. It was only a medium size ship and therefore there were not too many activities available. Although there were some ball room dancing activities, we did not appreciate it very much because we do not do ball room dancing at all. I believe that it is definitely not a ship for the young and energetic people. Other entertainment was quite good, but we prefer to have more choices on a cruise for the passengers, especially on the days at sea.

In May 2011, we visited the ports of Dublin, Cork, Bilbao and Brest by Queen Victoria. This was the first time we had ever visited these ports and found them quite interesting. We went to Quimper from Brest and found that it was literally a very picturesque place. I highly recommend it. Everything in Queen Victoria is very grand, including all the decorations as well as the service. We really enjoyed the experience very much. However, there is still some room for improvement, for example, the buffet is too small with little variety and the equipment in the gym are not adequate for gym lovers like me.

I spent 7 nights in Queen Victoria in May 2011 and we visited the ports of Dublin, Cork, Bilbao and Brest. I had never been to these ports and found them quite interesting. From Brest we went to Quimper, a very picturesque place, I highly recommend it to other visitors. This was my first cruise on Cunard. I did expect a luxury cruise and the ship could really deliver what I had expected. Everything was very grand, from the decorations to the service. Although there were not too many activities, but because I was learning ball room dancing, I love the ball room dancing entertainment provided by the ship. Overall, it was a pretty good experience for me.

My wife and I went on our first Cunard cruise for her birthday in May. We were unsure of what to expect because we had only travelled on less luxurious cruise lines and were aware that Cunard operated a "class" system. We were pleasantly surprised that although were only in the stardard class, we could not detect that we were treated any differently or felt inferior in any way. We loved how grand the whole ship was, similar to how I imagine the Titanic was like. We also particularly enjoyed the food in the main dining room. Having been on around 15 cruises so far, I would rate the food on this cruise at the top! However, the service in the dining room felt less friendly than other cruises. Maybe it is a difference of culture as our previous cruises were on mainly American cruise ships. We thought the entertainment was good and classy, befitting a luxury cruise ship. The itinerary for our cruise was just a short 7 night cruise to Dublin, Cork, Bilbao and Brest. Not the most exciting itinerary, but we found interesting things to do at each port. We particularly liked Cork where we visted Blarney Castle and Kinsale and hope to return for a short break. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves that we are already looking at cruises on the other 2 Cunard ships!

The Greek Isles and Aegean Treasures cruise was an excellent mix of bustling vibrant cities (Naples, Istanbul, Athens, Venice) and beautiful peaceful islands (Samos, Zakynthos and Santorini), taking in the ancient sites of Ephesus and Athens' Acropolis; and the charming walled city of Dubrovnik. We boarded the Queen Victoria in Civitavecchia, near Rome and sailed for bustling Naples in the shadow of Vesuvius. Following a day at sea, we sailed into Santorini's caldera and took the cable car up to the pretty white town at the rim of the volcano, from where we gazed down at the beautiful blue water and the Queen Victoria floating below like a tiny toy boat in the vast caldera. Cobbled paths lined with little shops teetered on the rim of the crater alongside terraced bars offering a tempting place to sit and take in the magnificent view. The following day at Ephesus was equally splendid with its acres of columns, arches and mosaics which have stood through time and earthquakes. Istanbul was vibrant, colourful and full of fervent friendly vendors eager to tempt you into their shops. The Blue Mosque with its cascade of domes was a beautiful, cool and tranquil space and the sumptuous silk carpet under bare feet was heaven to walk on. Back outside in the afternoon heat, the walk back to the ship was long but full of interesting shops and cafes. A very cheap and easy to use tram operates between Istanbul's main tourist attractions in the Sultanahmet area and the cruise terminals. A quiet afternoon followed on the Greek island of Samos, strolling along the narrow streets and the harbourside and then the next day was Athens. The Acropolis was as impressive as expected and the view over the city was superb, followed by an afternoon spent exploring the Plaka district. Zakynthos or Zante was a pretty little port with palm trees and pavement bars. The main street's shops offered covered loggia-style walkways which gave shade from the sun or shelter from the light rain we were having. Our penultimate stop was Dubrovnik's charming traffic-free walled city with its pale flagstone walkways, stone buildings, and delightful little harbour. Venice was a marvelous place to end a truly relaxing voyage.

We cruised on Queen Victoria June 5th for 14 nights it was our second cruise to the Med, unlike the first cruise, which was to the Baltic, we had an outside cabin, having been spoilt by having a balcony previously.The thing I really wanted to point out was that it does not matter what type of cabin you are in, you get the same first class service. We found the staff so helpful and could not do enough to help us to enjoy the cruise, we felt really at home and having had our second cruise we decided to take a third, this time we managed a balcony again. It was on Queen Victoria yet again, this time to the Adriatic, on August 1st and it was a excellent, we had such a good cruise, we cannot wait for the next one. All we should say is roll on Cunard, and thank you.