Cunard Queen Elizabeth Reviews

Summary:  Our fifth cruise and first with Cunard. Liked the cabin and the Lido restaurant. Excellent embarkation and disembarkation at all ports. Disliked the general ambience of the Britannia restaurant and rather dull feeling of other communal bars and casino. Theatre, films and lectures super. Other programmes poor...bridge and knitting! No dedicated area to hear live classical music in the evenings; the musicians were in corridors outside bar areas ( personal choice I know, but such a pleasure on so many ships when this is done well). So...spacious ship with ease of finding quiet seating in or outside...but, not really special. Much older age group than on other cruise lines we have used. No frisson of excitement anywhere...would not use this ship again, but imagine it suits certain travellers.

Summary:  "4 day cruise from Southampton to Hamburg" Arrived on the ship with a "welcome" well a hello and a photo opportunity with the Bellboy. Yes every opportunity selling techniques were used this was the start of things to come. Didn't know where to go or what to do. Found our way to the lido restaurant and had some lunch. The ship was cruising at full capacity. Excursion desk confirmed the excursions were now full. In part disappointed in other ways saved from the expensive excursion. The room was nice and spacious and we were greeted by our very friendly housekeeping lady. That evening no vegetarian food at the Lido restaurant (not very 5* like) so had to go back to the room to order room service. Bernie Flint was the "entertainment" was awful and just a handful of people. He was also scheduled for our final night on the ship. The BlueJays were good and the Hollywood night was excellent every seat was full! With over 2,000 people on board, Lifts were often full, gangways congested, and it was a struggle to find a table in the very badly designed main self service dining area (The Lido), with seats being grabbed and reserved for friends and family not to mention people sat chatting after they'd finished their meals. This was exacerbated by the very high percentage of passengers with mobility issues. The average age of the passengers must have been approximately 75, if not more. The waiters very unhelpful the quality of the food poor was reminsence of a school canteen The "afternoon Tea" attracted a huge crowd of people but we queued diligently. Waiters wearing white gloves and serving you tea, dry sandwiches (vegetarian option was cucumber), scones with whipped cream and cakes. Another irritation was that the on board currency was US dollars and price tags were excluding 20% British tax. Some things we didn't know 11.25% per person per night gratuity added and accomodation charge $4.25 & the shuttle bus into Hamburg 7 euros per person each way!! Also the talks all ended with trying to sell and the photographers were always trying to take your pics to try to sell too. The Britannia restaurant we were auto allocated for 8:30pm dinner and one evening we went. Long queues yet again but it was worth it. The quality of the food, the service, the ambience all 5* I wouldn't travel again but was overall a good experience just watch out for those extra costs

Summary:  Now been on several cruises with Cunard, mainly QV and to the Caribbean on QM2 Christmas 2015, in two weeks due to fly out to Hong Kong to join the Queen Elizabeth. We then sail all the way back to Southampton, via the Indian Ocean, so many exciting ports of call to visit during the six week cruise. Booked through Iglu once again, who have kept us updated via emails of any relevant details. Know what to expect with Cunard so really looking forward to our forthcoming trip.

Summary:  Now been on several cruises with Cunard, mainly QV and to the Caribbean on QM2 Christmas 2015, in two weeks due to fly out to Hong Kong to join the Queen Elizabeth. We then sail all the way back to Southampton, via the Indian Ocean, so many exciting ports of call to visit during the six week cruise. Booked through Iglu once again, who have kept us updated via emails of any relevant details. Know what to expect with Cunard so really looking forward to our forthcoming trip.

Summary:  have booked yet again with Iglu and as usual got it done with ease. Booked for 5 people in different cabins so had a couple of minor glitches to sort out but an e mail and phone call soon got it sorted so no problems. Just looking forward to our next cruise and Iglu keep me informed of trips, payments etc etc. Would recommend.

Summary:  Booked with Iglu for this November and found them hassle free as usual and very helpful when choosing our stateroom. The whole process right up to the final payment was again as always simplicity. We are now thinking about our cruises next year and have told friends what we are thinking about and that we book with Iglu and our experiences. They usually use another agent but have now asked if we will book for them as well, therefore when I make our booking for 2017 I shall be booking for 5 and NOT for 2. This shows our faith in Iglu and Cunard and also how our experiences are working for us, our friends, Iglu and Cunard.

Summary:  We have recently returned from 25 day cruise to the Caribbean. We booked with you back in January and received excellent service from you as always. The cruise was as usual wonderful and was good to get away from the wet and windy weather. The staff on board could not have been better, so polite, helpful and friendly. The ship was in tip top condition and could not be faulted and when we arrived back from our first shore stop in the Caribbean the decoration experts were busy on board dressing the ship for Christmas - it looked wonderful when they had finished. We estimate there must have been approximately 50 Christmas trees erected together with various garlands and swags. It was wonderful and not overdone and in good taste. We made a detour on the way home and arrived at Pria de Vitoria in lieu of Horta as it was not safe for tenders. This island was a wonderful surprise and well done to Cunard for selecting this as an alternative. We went on a 7 hour tour with wine tasting and a full 3 course meal with wine at an hotel. It was a lovely day out and the weather was the best they had had in December for some years. We would suggest that it would be good if Cunard could consider calling at this island in the future, the people were lovely and the island was superb. We find your service excellent as always and there is no stress when we book with Iglu. Special mention to Kathrine Thornley. Thank you - will be in touch to book again in 2016. Happy Christmas to you all.

Summary:  Just back from a 3 week cruise on this very beautiful elegant ship, We found the staff very friendly, the service was excellent and the food was wonderful. The entertainment, and lectures were also very good, our itinerary was lovely, and swimming pool was great and warm. I cannot think of anything that we were not satisfied with on the ship. I think the only complaint was the added cost of the drinks and the cost of the automatic gratuities .

Summary:  This ship was excellent. The staff treated us like royalty, a truley wonderful cruise. Only complaint I have is we were A family of five, needing two state rooms. One of the rooms was one end of the ship, the second was at the other end and the floor below.

Summary:  Just back from our 3rd cruise on the Queen Elizabeth. As usual we had a lovely time and looking forward to our next one in November on the QE again.