from uk to river Amazon via Bermuda & USA then on to Rio just before lockdown, very interesting.
Love the art deco ambience of this ship and the service
A great trip to Madeira, the Canary Islands and Spain. Ship, cabin, food and entertainment were all excellent. Would highly recommend the cruise. The only downsides were one of the shore excursions and the price of WiFi. The shore excursion we chose was the Lobos Island Cruise and Lunch in Fuerteventura. We recall the trip being advertised as cruising round the uninhabited island of Lobos in a catamaran. Unfortunately we were taken in a fairly old and uncomfortable glass bottom tourist boat. And we didn’t circle the island but spent some time hanging around one area waiting to drop anchor. The lunch however was excellent as was the tour guide who took us to the boat. It was a shame there was no commentary on the boat and that we didn’t see more of the island.
Our second issue was that of the cost of WiFi. It was $45.00 for 2 hours! That has to be extortionate in anyone’s mind. I think in this day and age it is excessively expensive and Cunard should look into making WiFi inclusive as so many other cruse lines do.
Those two issues aside, the whole trip was fantastic and I have no hesitation in recommending it at all.
We sailed back from Cape Town on the Queen Victoria who was at the end of a world cruise, I felt that the food wasn’t up to standard and portions and choice got smaller as the journey neared it’s end.it was my first cruise and has made me want to go on another one.
We had a great time in Norway. The excursions were great and well organised. Service on the ship could no ave been better.
We enjoyed a cruise up the Amazon river.
My wife and I were on a cruise from Chile to Southampton in February/ March 2019. We flew to Santiago to join the ship (Queen Victoria) , sailing back to Southampton via Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Aruba, Curacao, Colombia USA and the Azores.
The first part of the voyage was brilliant, visiting fascinating places in South America, including transitting the Panama Canal. However news of the spreading Covid pandemic was reaching the ship and we all wondered what would be the effect on our voyage and return to home. The decision was taken to return to Southampton, missing out Colombia and the Azores and only stopping in Port Lauderdale to pick up provisions and drop off American passengers.
We were able to enjoy the full run of the ship with the staff and crew going out of their way to make our changed holiday as full and exciting as possible. Extra activities, shows and concerts were provided as we sailed across the Atlantic to Southampton in more seadays than we had planned for. Arriving in Southampton in lockdown was quite a shock.
We have travelled with Cunard many times before and have always thoroughly enjoyed the experience. However this must go down as one of the strangest cruises ever.
Having said that, we cannot wait to start cruising again and already have 2 cruises booked for 2022.
I love the formality of this cruise line, dressing for dinner etc. Only wish there was a more open style of dining which is only available to club balcony grade and above