Queen Mary 2 Reviews

Just had a 12 day cruise to the canaries, it was a lovely experience, the entertainment was great. Peter Snow was onboard and gave three very interesting lectures. The food was first class, and the ship is lovely so much to do. We enjoyed the Canaries as they are all so different, had a very interesting voyage across the bay of biscay, where we had rough weather gale force 9 although a little rocky at times it was quite exciting and the ship is a liner so no real problem for her. All in all it was a great cruise.

My son and I voyaged from UK to New York on the QM2 mid November, we had the most amazing time thanks to all onboard. It was our first time doing such a voyage. We were very impressed by the food, the rooms, and the sail itself, we were particularly impressed by the live music and the standard of musicianship by all. I would certainly recommend that way to travel to the United States to all. William Lindsay

This was my first cruise since I was a teenager many years ago and it exceeded my expectations. It was only a short trip and I could have stayed onboard longer. Everything was perfect from the facilities on board, the crew, the food and entertainment. I will definitely look at cruising again and for a longer period.

Southampton - Brugge November 2014. This was our first cruise and was very excited. We boarded easily, found our room (4170) and was pleasantly surprised. Lots of hanging space, flat screen TV, fridge and a very comfortable king size bed. Compact bathroom with shower but ample space for toiletries, there was a puddle on the floor which I thought was where it had been cleaned but it got larger as we were unpacking - called for maintenance who came immediately and before we returned to our cabin it was fixed. I was impressed how quiet the rooms were. Always something to do onboard and we found the food lovely and lots of it!!! We asked for a table of four, had the same waiters each night and they were excellent. We were lucky with the weather and wandered about on deck with glasses of champagne. We found all the crew to be friendly and extremely helpful. My one grumble is the hair dryers are rubbish so take your own (I always do). Disembarkation was easy, we carried our own luggage (there will be no porters to help you) found our car easily and set off. The whole experience was a very good one.

Had the most enjoyable time although the sea was a bit rough. So many activities to do, never a dull moment. Crew and food were first class, looking at the next trip.

Beautiful ship with friendly welcoming staff. Ship not busy which was to our advantage most of the time.

A superb vessel, beautifully appointed in the grand de luxe manner of a true ocean liner. A joy that standards of dress are maintained so that it is possible to recreate the 1930's style of crossing the Atlantic. Even with ten metre waves and a force ten blowing, with her stabilizers out, the majestic Queen Mary sailed on unruffled, not a drop of champagne (If one can afford Cunard's prices!) was lost! One tiny reservation, we found the purse's front line staff to be charmless and dismissive, their boredom only too evident; not a good advertisement for Cunard when all else is so enjoyable.

QM2 is a very smart ocean going liner. The decor and furnishings are first class. The food is also of a very high standard as was our stateroom, an outside cabin on deck 5. The ships staff were friendly and there was plenty of space for everyone in the many lounges and bars even on days when the weather forced everyone to be indoors. We were disappointed with the number and range of activities for passengers and generally the whole entertainment programme was not as good as on other less grand ships. The evening main line shows, with the exception of Jocinta White who was fabulous, were front lined by B grade entertainers. The selection of films both in the cinema and on our cabin TV was also poor. This was a pity and let the image of a QM2 cruise down. One other negative was the way in which the ship adjusted its time. On the way to the USA the added hours were introduced at 2 am when most people would be in bed as is common on every other cruise ship we've been on. However on the return voyage the hour reductions were introduced at noon which would obviously be when passengers would be up and about with the need for more staff, food, energy etc. We felt this cost cutting was again below what we expected from Cunard. However despite these gripes we felt that the quality of the food and general overall comfort tipped the balance and we did enjoy our 27 night cruise

We booked a short taster voyage from 4th to 8th October 2014, to see what the ship was like before booking a longer journey. We couldn't have been more impressed. Embarkation was quick and efficient taking less than 15 minutes from arriving at Southampton to boarding the ship. Staff extremely helpful, curteous and attentive, Amazing cabin and communal areas were spectacular, the only slight minus was the Kings court buffet area, we ate there the fist day but never returned, lighting far too bright and tables and chairs cramped together, and lines of people queuing for food, the food itself was excellent just didn't like ambiance and it needs more thought in the design, no problem though as we ate in the Brittania for the rest of the voyage. The ship itself is stunning, clean and beautiful, have booked a further 2 trips for next year,Outstanding.

Lovely to see the ship so happy - last time we went on her, there'd been a problem, and the staff weren't their usual happy, friendly selves. Deck seven, the free dining area, is still amazingly confusing, and it's hard to sort out what will be open and what will be available at any time, but we're beginning to get the hang of it. It's on the daily programme, of course, but who carries them around? I suggested they have some form of notice in the lift lobbies. Queen Victoria is much easier (and I guess that Queen Elizabeth, as her sister ship, will be too). Being built for the Atlantic, she handled the gale in the Channel very well indeed. Took a couple of organised trips for the first time, always thought they were very expensive for what they offered, but we thoroughly enjoyed them, and the guides (Flanders villages and a chocolate factory, Bayeux for the cathedral, city and tapestry) were brilliant.