Cunard Cruises - Queen Victoria Cruise Reviews

We booked with British Airways but flew with American Airlines Heathrow to Miami mid March and had 2 hot meals, a snack plus lots of drinks. The service was pretty good and the flight was OK, a little cool but only took 9 hours. Thankfully we had less than an hour to wait in immigration. We flew back with BA to Heathrow from Barcelona at lunchtime, didn't expect a hot meal but only got a drink & a packet of cheese biscuits! So much for the cutbacks.

Sorry but I meant to include return travel from LA. We flew back from LA with Virgin Atlantic paid slightly higher for Premium Economy but it was well worth it. very comfortable and service was excellent with a choice of meal Menu. the flight seemed quicker than the 10 and a half hours it took. highly recommend it.

WE ALSO DID SAME CRUISE, AND STAYED AT THE MARRIOT MARQUIS HOTEL MIAMI. WE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH HAVING TO CARRY OUR SUITCASES FROM THE COACH. THIS WAS ALL DONE FOR US BY THE HOTEL STAFF WHO WERE WAITING FOR US. THE HOTEL WAS EXCELLENT, AND WE WAS MORE THAN IMPRESSED BY THIS BEAUTIFUL HOTEL. ENTERTAINMENT ON THE SHIP, WAS POOR. MOST OF THE SHOWS, AND EVEN THE GUEST SINGER WAS THE SAME AS SIX MONTHS AGO! ! NOT SO BAD IF THEY WERE ALL NEW TO YOU, BUT OFTEN AFTER SECOND DINING, THE SHIP SEEMED EMPTY. THIS MAY BE BECAUSE CUNARD ALLOW DRINKS TO BE TAKEN ON BOARD, SO PEOPLE DRINK ON THEIR BALCONIES. WE DID EXCURSIONS IN MOST OF THE PORTS. THESE WERE NOT GOOD VALUE FOR THE MONEY, AND THE PORTS ESPECIALLY HUATULCO, MEXICO WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING. WE ENJOYED THE FOOD SERVED ON THE SHIP, AND EVERYONE DID THEIR VERY BEST TO LOOK AFTER US. TIPPING IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT MUST BE LOOKED AT. WE ALWAYS PAY THE TIP ON OUR ACCOUNT THAT IS SUGGESTED. BUT NOW SO MANY DO NOT, IT IS EMBARRASSING IF YOU DO NOT GIVE A TIP TO YOUR WAITERS, WHO HAVE SERVED YOU ALL WEEK, WHEN THE REST OF THE TABLE WHO HAVE OPTED OUT DO. THIS RESULTS IN EITHER TIPPING TWICE, OR IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT TIPPING AT ALL!!!. MY LAST GRIPE IS THAT WHEN WE BOOKED WITH CUNARD QUITE LATE. WE WERE TOLD ALL THAT WAS AVAILABLE AND GUARANTEED, WAS A OCEAN VIEW CABIN, OR AN UPGRADE. WHEN OUR CABIN WAS ALLOCATED WE SAW IT WAS AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW. THE CABIN WAS VERY DARK, WITH NO REAL VIEW OF THE SEA. WHEN WE PHONED CUN ARD, THEY SAID WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE OCEAN VIEW (WHICH WASNT) WAS OBSTRUCTED, THAT THEY WAS SORRY. AS WE HAD PAID TO UPGRADE OUR FLIGHTS AND WAS SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE HOLIDAY, IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING. I PHONED OFTEN BEFORE OUR CRUISE AS WE WANTED TO PAY AND UPGRADE OUR CABIN. BUT THERE WAS NO AVAILABILITY, BUT ON MY FIFTH CALL I WAS TOLD I COULD GO ON A WAIT LIST. THIS OF COURSE WAS FAR TO LATE, AND WE HAD TO MAKE DO IN OUR CABIN. WE HAVE CRUISED QUITE A LOT OF TIMES, AND THOUGH I STILL WOULD CRUISE WITH CUNARD AGAIN. I WOULD MAKE SURE OF THE CABIN WE WAS GETTING, AND HOPE THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT HAS GOT BETTER!