Cruise Ship Reviews 2012 Latest cruise ship reviews for 2011 cruises



16Mar/110

Queen Mary 2, Bigger Than The Titanic?

Queen Mary 2 Latest Review

According to information from the cruise liner, the Queen Mary 2 entered the sailing business in January 2004. The Queen Mary 2 belongs to the Cunard Line Ltd. They have been in business for more than 35 years and now they bring one of the fastest, biggest and most efficient ships, which host a lot of facilities, and amazing accommodation with quality and stylized interiors. This ship has been proclaimed by them as the biggest, largest, longest, widest and tallest ship which shall remain technically advanced than most other ships in the cruise liner business.

Queen Mary 2

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Queen Mary 2 is also the most expensive cruise liner offering amazing activities onboard along with beautiful voyages to various destinations. They have four different ports of call which are; St. Peter Port, Guernsey, CI, Cherbourg, France, Barbados and New York. They have a travel itinerary charted for the whole year. The usual ports are scheduled for particular dates which you can follow up on their website. Their first starting point is St. Thomas followed by New York and then Southampton, Civitavecchia, Port Said, Suez Canal, Dubai, Auckland and much more. The end of the year the ship touches Barbados and round about the Caribbean islands.

Queen Mary 2

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There are different itineraries for different months through the year and you can choose any one of them as per your needs. The accommodation on the Queen Mary 2 is beyond expectations of the 5-star hotel room. The oceanic view is spectacular. The largest area offered for an accommodation is the Grand duplex on the Queens Suites with a measurement of 2249 Sq ft and the smallest is the Britannia Ocean view with 159 Sq. ft. Apart from these, there are bars and lounges, different dining options suited to your choices. The Queen Mary 2 has much more to offer for the kind of money you are going to spend. This is definitely worth the experience!

15Dec/100

Welcome Queen Mary 2, QM2 2011 Review

Welcome Queen Mary 2, QM2 2011 Review

The Queen Mary 2 also referred to as the QM2 was welcomed into the world in 2004 with loads of news previews and reviews as it was the cruise ship that followed the world famous QE2 which was run from 1969 to 2008 by Cunard Lines. The QE2 was considered the last of the great transatlantic ocean liners until the Queen Mary 2 was announced. It is the largest passenger ship ever built at 151,400 gross tons and 1,132 feet long. It carries 2620 guests and can cruise at 28 knots which is faster than most other cruise ships today. It also has the largest ballroom of any cruise ship at sea.

The Queen Mary 2 has 14 decks that passengers can roam with sweeping staircases and large public spaces. It has a full beamed Britannia Restaurant that is kitted in full British style. The ship has 1310 cabins and offers two classes of service, the Grill Class and the Britannia Class. The largest cabin is one of the Queen’s Suites located on two tiers and with views over the ship’s prow.

The suites and apartments range in size from 506 to 2,249 square feet and are known as the Queens Grill Suites. The Princess Grill Suites are 381 square feet including balcony. The Britannia Club Balcony cabins are 248 square feet to 269 square feet with balcony. The ocean view cabins are 159 square feet with a window. There are some inside cabins at 159 square feet.

As this is virtually a floating city with loads of space it also makes some impressive journeys every year. Some of the voyages scheduled for 2011 are the eleven day trips to the Caribbean or New York to Hong Kong over 65 days. A longer journey is the 94 or 103 day journey entitled World Voyage. You can take your pick.

Queen Mary 2

23Mar/107

QUEEN VICTORIA CRUISE SHIP REVIEW, FOR PERFECT CRUISE VACATION

QUEEN VICTORIA CRUISE SHIP REVIEW, FOR PERFECT CRUISE VACATION

Queen Victoria is a cruise ship in the Cunard line fleet which is the largest cruise vessel company. The ship has been named after Queen Victoria. The dimensions of Victoria queen is 294 m, width of 32.3 m and a draft of 7.9 m. The capacity of Queen Victoria is 2,000 persons and 990 guest rooms.

Some of the remarkable features of Queen Victoria include that 86 % from staterooms are located outside and all of them have balconies. Once you enter the ship, you feel that everyone is king and queen on the board. Queen Victoria offers five star holidaying on the board in the amazing parts of world including beautiful countries and seas.

Cunard Queen Victoria Q4 Penthouse Suite

The vessel has 12 guest decks so that people are able to view the ocean. Some of them offer personal rooms while others are located at public spaces. This ship is considered to be one of the highest class vessels and will let you enjoy the legendary standards on the stylish board. There are additional features offered for the people such as pubs, cafes, library, sports facilities, restaurants and cinemas. People are able to enjoy their time on the ship as there are other attractions on the board such as facility for sunbaths, swimming pool, spa centers.

Queen Victoria Queens Grill Restaurant

The ship also includes a theater where you are able to spend your afternoon and watch plays of your choice. Queen Victoria public rooms are arranged along the lowest decks of ship mainly on 2 Deck and 3 Deck. With Queen Victoria, you will be able to relish the sophistications and elegance of the ship and spend some beautiful moments of your life on the board.

Cunard Queen Victoria Pool

Queen Victoria was built in 2006 from ship- yard of Fincantieri and this is where other ships or vessels of Cunard Line were manufactured.

19Mar/1010

QUEEN MARY 2 CRUISE REVIEW

QUEEN MARY 2 CRUISE REVIEW

Queen Mary 2 is considered to be the first passenger liner and it is built for trans-Atlantic service in 35 years. It has many facilities for the people which include five swimming polls, bars and restaurants, a casinos, a theater, a ballroom and the first planetarium at the ocean. The other attractions are kennels and nursery onboard. QM 2 has been considered as one of the few ships which have remnants of high class and remarkable dining options.

Most of the major public rooms onboard QM2 are on the lowest public desks of the cruise ship and the passengers cabins are stacked above. This provides the unique style to the ship as compared to traditional designs of the ocean liners. This design of Queen Mary 2 is meant to accommodate more passengers’ cabins so that they can have amazing private balconies so that they do not get affected by the waves.

The main aim of the designs of Queen Mary 2 is to reduce the impact of the ship on the environment making it environment friendly by improving fuel efficiency and improved methods of handing of waste, reducing and increasing the service life of the ship. Initially, the targets included the reuse of wastewater for zero discharge and non-portable use of solid waste into the sea.

Queen Mary 2 Grand Lobby

However, some of these features were not implemented for economic and other reasons. Still Queen Mary 2 achieved some of the goals of being environment friendly which older ships could not. The ship was manufactured in 2003 and at that time; it was considered to be longest, widest and tallest passenger ship.

Britannia Restaurant Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2 was named by Queen Elizabeth in 2004. In order to enjoy the luxury of high class ships, Queen Mary 2 is one of the most appreciated and preferred ship by Cunard lines.