CUNARD Queen Mary 2 in 2024: STILL the WORLD'S most LUXURIOUS ship?

The Cunard Queen Mary 2 has often been titled 'The World's Best Luxury liner and ship. Is that still true today? Our review will uncover if the magic is still there.

Famous for the transatlantic crossing between Southampton and New York, the QM2 is now sailing around the world. We'll walk you through, on a full ship tour, so you can see the dazzling array of elegance and luxury, what activities take place, the cuisine you could expect. In this video we take you into the heart of the ship, you'll see the gorgeous Gala Nights, when people dress up to the nines.The amazing restaurants, and timeless staterooms. We then ask: should you book a cruise on her? Would it be perfect for you?

We take you from top to bottom, as we explore her restaurants, bars, the Queens Ballroom, Champagne Bar, Britannia Dining Room, The Queens Grill, The Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill suite, the Princess Grill suite, decks, the Spa facilities, Kings Court Buffet, public rooms and accommodation.

We'll share with you exactly what it's like to live onboard this ship for the voyage. What can be improved and Cunard cruise news.

We visit amongst others : the Carinthia Lounge, G32 nightclub, Royal Court theatre, Gala Dinner, afternoon tea, the biggest library at sea, illuminations planetarium

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The complete Guide and ships tour to the Cunard Queen Mary 2:

0:00 - Is Queen Mary 2 still the best?
1:27 - How does the ship look?
2:47 - Queens Room
3:45 - Afternoon Tea
5:16 - Britannia Dining Room
6:16 - Gala Dinner
9:46 - the Decks
11:30 - Golden Lion Pub
12:45 - G32, Royal Theatre, Planetarium
14:31 - Kings Court Buffet
15:35 - Quirky parts of the ship
18:47 - Carinthia Lounge
21:10 - Activities, Library, Casino
22:47 - Cabins
24:57 - Sir Samuel's Godiva Chocolate
25:47 - our verdict - is QM2 right for you?
28:00 - our other videos

This is our Queen Mary 2 documentary!

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Coming soon to our channel: full review of P&O Arvia Cruise Ship and P&O Iona cruise ship. We compare them to the offerings from Cunard. Which is better for you ... Arvia and Iona, or the Cunard Ships


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Hi, my name is Bill! Together with my family we have lived in 5 countries around the world, and spend our life travelling, in both a professional and recreational capacity. The aim of this channel is to give an honest, practical viewpoint, showing exactly what we found, and what tips we may be able to offer. We do not sell vacations, and the objective is to give a fully independent, and real picture. We hope you enjoy the reviews we post. Please do feel free to comment and share. Thanks!

[burningblue]

I worked 2 contracts for Cunard on the QM2 on loan from Princess Cruises. I loved it! It was such a different cruise experience from a North American line. The formality, the tradition, the British heritage, the royalty. Very special and it was a priviledge to work on her. A true ocean liner, a cruise ship flat out in bursts could maybe hit 30 knots. The QM2 could sail all day at 30 and in sea trials broke 37.

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I'm glad to hear people still like to dress up on the "informal" nights. Having booked my first post-pandemic cruise (on QM2 in July), I was disappointed to see that the Cunard dress code had been relaxed yet again, for I always enjoyed not just wearing a dinner suit on the formal nights but having the opportunity to give my jackets and ties an outing on the other nights.

[jbpmysh]

Was on the QM2 last week, my first ever cruise. I loved the formality, my sister dressed to the nines every night (there’s not much opportunity at home). Of course we didn’t have to dress up. I missed all of the afternoon tea opportunities as I was in the Atlantic card room playing bridge and to be honest I never entered it through the toilet area always the lobby on the other side. The serenity and service of this cruise was fabulous ( to be honest I don’t fancy getting off every day to sightsee) I would recommend it to anyone

[ajs]

We're sailing with her again this summer. It's been about six years, and I'm really looking forward to being aboard again. I understand she got a bit of touch up a few months ago, so I'm hoping that will ensure that she's as glamorous as ever. And thanks for taking us through the various parts of the ship--it's a good primer for those who've never been, and a good reminder for those of us who have.

[joanfreestone]

I love Cunard because of the timeless elegance and the chance to dress up because we never get to do that at home. I would like to cruise on the QM2 but fare prices in Oz are really expensive. We've done a few Australian cruises on Queen Elizabeth and loved them. Thanks for the excellent tour.

[LockportDan]

Excellent video! Thank you. I did a lot of cruising about a dozen years ago. Nice to see a ship that isn't a floating Disneyland! Looks wonderful to me.

[NIGHTANDDAY]

Thank you for your wonderful review. Having been a previous passenger on the QM2 Transatlantic, I can attest to its superiority as the most refined means of travel. The service is impeccable, yet approachable and accommodating. A memorable experience.

[gloriapalmer]

If you want a ship that is elegant and understated, not into thrill rides for adults or kiddies, allows people to dress as responsible is for you. 5000 passenger amusement park she is not. On crossings the Insight lectures are fascinating - Cunard hires people who are/were at the zeniths of their careers to speak to you. There are no hard sells on this ship either. - no one from the spa in your face trying to get you to book treatments, no one from the bars trying to sell you drink packages, there is no nagging like there is on the other lines. Formal nights are such a treat. People really do act differently when they are dressed to the nines.

[MERCEDESLIMBURG]

This is actually one of the more usefull reviews, very nicely done, thank you!

[tomwinter]

Going on the 400th crossing from NY this August. Thrilled!

[evan]

I AGREE....it is a once in a life-time experience

[michaelwhalen]

Queen Mary 2 is a elegant classy timeless beauty! Love the beautiful wood paneling, Wedgwood china and 1930’s Art Deco styling touches! Glad to see people dressing up for dinner! I personally do not like so many of the new modern cruise ships. Cold, sterile unappealing styling. They look like shopping malls from the 1980’s and 1990’s ?!?! Tacky!! Cunard has the right look and ambiance. I’m also glad to see that you gave the ship such a positive review. I also agree that so many of the videos on YouTube are WAY TOO overly critical and picky. Ships are out at sea in incredibly harsh weather, so of course you are going to see a little bit of rust here and there !?!? Duh !🙄 but some people just feel they have to be overly critical to make their videos relevant 🤷😒 anyway thank you for the positive and wonderful video!!👍. MikeW

[ritzytravelguide]

You can watch our latest video, on the Cunard Queen Elizabeth, here :

[andiscott]

I am on a back to back crossing in September on QM2 and I can't wait. Been onboard several times and always relish in the dressing in the evening. As noted, not just on Formal nights. A truly relaxing and recharging time onboard.

[tiiatuuli]

Fun to see this when a person I knew in the past was working in there and told me about her work. Now I know more about place she was working in the past. Looks amazing.

[JJLiu-xckg]

Such a wonderful, silly but entertaining, and useful review! I love the QM2 and would love to sail on her some day, and wouldn’t mind seeing you aboard! Thanks for a very enjoyable half hour.

[benjaminsmith]

This is it. This is what I think of as "ship." What was very interesting is you showed the lifestyle onboard first and the music lounges. In fact, much of what you showed was lounges and restaurants. In most videos there is a focus on food first and staterooms. Lounges may or may not be shown. And do you still here the "standards" and jazz on the ship and do people ballroom dance? Apparently so. On so many ships people are singing "Sweet Caroline" with the obligatory "bah, bah, bah" and "so good, so good, so good" that it almost seems like an athem. Not sure if this is done on the QM2 or not but wouldn't miss it if it were. Food looked wonderful. Great to see a library and planetarium and for me not even the staterooms looked "dated." They just looked right for the style of the ship. The hidden areas were interesting but most interesting was how you go to them. Thank you.

[tonytony]

Your presentation is highly interesting to watch. Thank you very much and take care. 😊

[pamelakilgore]

Speechless! Much respect to all the workers🎉 Pamela in USA

[annking]

Very refined. Once in a lifetime experience. ❤