traveltoestwoQM2 - Queen Mary 2
June 9th 2009 17:04
Cunard's QM2 www.cunard.com
I was lucky to be able to take the QM2 from New York City to Southhampton, UK. We also had very smooth seas which I am grateful for. The ship was built to withstand trans-oceanic crossings and the bad weather and seas that sometimes goes with it. First, the bad: I thought the food quality was less than what I would expect for such a liner. Kinda like going to a fancy restaurant only to be served meals fitting a roadside restaurant. It was good, but nothing to write home about. That is it. The good points are many. The ship has many decks to check out and explore. It is a long ship too. I believe about as long as the Empire State Building is tall! Cabins are well appointed. Service from the staff is ok as long as you are patient with the English. I think Holland America provides a more attentive staff. The library is awesome. Even if you are not into books, you will be amazed at the space provided on the ship. Great views out of the library windows too. The ship's disco is named G32 and it also a wonderful place to visit, dance, and drink. The live action demonstration kitchen with meals prepared in front of you is awesome. I thought that we might become bored on a ship at sea for so many days without a port of call. The time FLEW by. I could have easily stayed on board for another 6 days. The passengers on this cruise also were just a bit older than on other cruises that I have been on. Also, more of a well to do crowd. But no attitude at all. A very refined, and elegant exprience which would only be made even better by a slight improvement on the quality of the food. There are so many good things to say about the QM2. It is something you must try to book passage on to experience it all.
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The terminal that this great ship sails out of is new and well done. The neighborhood that you must go through to get to or to get out of the terminal is nasty and not a good first impression of the US for arriving passengers. This area around the terminal needs a good douching ASAP.
I was lucky to be able to take the QM2 from New York City to Southhampton, UK. We also had very smooth seas which I am grateful for. The ship was built to withstand trans-oceanic crossings and the bad weather and seas that sometimes goes with it. First, the bad: I thought the food quality was less than what I would expect for such a liner. Kinda like going to a fancy restaurant only to be served meals fitting a roadside restaurant. It was good, but nothing to write home about. That is it. The good points are many. The ship has many decks to check out and explore. It is a long ship too. I believe about as long as the Empire State Building is tall! Cabins are well appointed. Service from the staff is ok as long as you are patient with the English. I think Holland America provides a more attentive staff. The library is awesome. Even if you are not into books, you will be amazed at the space provided on the ship. Great views out of the library windows too. The ship's disco is named G32 and it also a wonderful place to visit, dance, and drink. The live action demonstration kitchen with meals prepared in front of you is awesome. I thought that we might become bored on a ship at sea for so many days without a port of call. The time FLEW by. I could have easily stayed on board for another 6 days. The passengers on this cruise also were just a bit older than on other cruises that I have been on. Also, more of a well to do crowd. But no attitude at all. A very refined, and elegant exprience which would only be made even better by a slight improvement on the quality of the food. There are so many good things to say about the QM2. It is something you must try to book passage on to experience it all.
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The terminal that this great ship sails out of is new and well done. The neighborhood that you must go through to get to or to get out of the terminal is nasty and not a good first impression of the US for arriving passengers. This area around the terminal needs a good douching ASAP.
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