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Cunard Line
Queen Mary 2
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Reviewed by: Jeremy Epstein
# previous cruises: 2
Date of Trip: December 31, 2003
Itinerary: Pre-Christening 'Shake Down' Cruise
I'm on the QM2 now. Have been on board since New Years Eve. I'll give a full report when I return home but I wanted to let everyone know that she is absolutely beautiful. Pictures do not do her justice.
Overall, the ship is truly magnificent and a worth successor of QM. She has a soul already that you can feel and I truly believe that she will be loved by many.
Queens Room is favorite of many. Very high ceilings, magnificent color scheme, huge dance floor. This is where New Years Eve was held.
Commodore Lounge at the front of the ship is a favorite at night...very much like a gentlemen's club.
Cabin hallways are straight and hypnotically long without any artwork on levels that don't include suites.
The ship lacks live flowers and there is not an abundance of fake ones. The Winter Garden only has fake foliage but a beautiful waterfall.
The ship also lacks an abundance of artwork. However, she has several huge bronzes and tapestries that are gorgeous. Also, the maritime pictures of Cunard Ships, as well as the Maritime Quest heritage trail are wonderful.
Britannia Restaurant is pretty but not overpowering. I still think many other ships have much prettier dining rooms. Queens Grill is very pretty in person and Princess is identical to the Queens Grill. Todd English Restaurant is wonderful, and I hear Lotus is too.
Service is getting better...should be up to par by Maiden Voyage. Same with the food.
Cabins are nice with lots of drawer space. Balcony cabins have rubber "teak-look" decking with wonderful teak deck chairs.
Wonderful Shows...best I've seen with singers and costumes worthy of West End and Broadway. Wonderful orchestras.
Illuminations is incredible. Have heard the shows in there are impressive.
Canyon Ranch Spa...wonderful treatments...gigantic. Needs some work.
This was a 'shake down' designed to get rid of any teething problems before her maiden voyage on January 12. Fellow passengers were media and guests of Cunard.
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