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Queen Mary 2

What’s Queen Mary 2 Like Today? The Good, Bad & Baffling

…ing behind with their Grills experience. In the Grills category, they have Queens Grill, the biggest suites of all. Guests in these suites eat in the Queens Grill Restaurant. There’s also Princess Grill, which are smaller suites and those guests eat in the Princess Grills restaurant. Cunard focuses the Grills very much on the dining experience. And undoubtedly, the Queens and Princess Grill dining experiences are probably the best dining experienc…

Should you Tour Buckingham Palace State Rooms & Gardens When Open In Summer To the Public?

Attraction / Destinations / England / London / Stately House / United Kingdom

Should you Tour Buckingham Palace State Rooms & Gardens When Open In Summer To the Public?

…ng the Second World War, the Palace was bombed 7 times. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stayed in residence all through the war, although Princess Elizabeth (the current Queen) and Princess Margaret were evacuated (as many children were during the war). In 1940 it was a daylight bombing that destroyed the Chapel and caused the most damage. What parts of Buckingham Palace are open to the public? Only the State Rooms and the Garden. The best way…

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

cruise / cruising / Cunard / Europe / Queen Victoria / travel

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

…t took ages and we were stationary for ages. Once we arrived at the Cunard Queen Elizabeth terminal, the rest was very fast. Our bags were whisked away and then we strode into the Queens Grill check in, got our cruise cards and then through security and straight onto the ship. We had originally only got a cabin in Britannia Grill as we had left things fairly late. For those unfamiliar with Cunard, they have 3 types of cruise experience – a bit lik…

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What’s Wrong with Cunard Cruise Line? Tips on surviving past their 175 year anniversary!

…nnectivity and tastes for diversity of dining and in entertainment. Cunard Queen Elizabeth Grand Lobby I am a very loyal Cunard traveller, and have close to 100 nights cruising with them, with extended voyages done and more booked. There are aspects of what they do that I adore like the suites and restaurant, but I wish desperately that they would rise to the needs of today’s traveller and adapt. Specifically I think they need to address the follo…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Day-by-Day: Cruising Insights, Activities, Tips, Advice and Observations

…cast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn radio or using the RSS Feed. Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Series (Part 1 of 6) Episode one of a six part series recorded live on board Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage bringing my insights, observations, tips and advice about cruising and travelling on extended voyages. Covers travel from Sydney to Yorkeys Knob (Great Barrier Reef) in Australia In this episode topics discussed includes: medical services,…

 I Put Cunard's New First Class "Ship-Within-Ship" To The Test

Cruise Tips

 I Put Cunard’s New First Class “Ship-Within-Ship” To The Test

…ount while Queens Grill with 130 is roughly the same as Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. So, The Grills overall has more passengers, and larger exclusive spaces available to them. Cunard Grills Exclusive Areas & Perks Before I talk about what the Queens Grill people get that Princess Grill do not, let me explain what they both get, starting with the Grills Only deck areas. Grills Decks On Deck 10 and 11 reached via the “B” midship elevators are…

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

Cruise Tips / Norway

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

…nt, so you are not unpleasantly surprised. For example, I went on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, which gave me a more enrichment focused experience –there were lots of lectures and talks. When I went on Disney more recently, there was zero immersion, it was more about the on-board experience.   #6 Excursions That Surprise Something that threw off a lot of people was excursions. They tend to be expensive and sell out quickly. However, one of the things…

Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing

Cunard Queen Mary 2 Crew Answer Your Questions About A Transatlantic Crossing

…will be somewhat calmer than the transatlantic crossing that we did on the Queen Elizabeth 2 around the same time in 2004, where we encountered massive 30 and 40 foot waves. One evening only about 30% of people made it to dinner as so many people felt rough! So I am thinking positive thoughts for the weather. The Caribbean cruise means that we will be on-board, and at sea too actually, for both Christmas and New Year. So really looking forward to…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…-the-world trip as travelled from Yokohama to Okinawa in Japan on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth. I travelled around the world in a 12-week trip that started in Southampton UK and ended in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week twelve (our last week), you can read the…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Seven Highlights (New Zealand to Sydney)

…of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week seven, you can read the previous week here. New Zealand to Sydney Day 42 (21 February) At Sea to Auckland Day Six Cunard Queen Victoria Tender Boat Halfway Point…. Today marked the halfway point on my around-the-world trip. As this leg on t…