Cunard Queen Mary 2

[pai000000]

Hello

My parents are thinking of booking a cruise on the Queen Mary 2, round trip to Hong Kong and back, and they are asking me if I want to join them.

I am a newbie to cruises. The one and only time I went was back in primary school. Hope some cruise veterans here can tell me what to expect.

The Cunard line seems to be rather strict in their dress code. Do they enforce it strictly? The website mention that some areas are open to people who dress casually. Are these areas extensive? Hope I will not be restricted to a small area if I don't dress up.

In general, How is Cunard compared to princess or Royal Caribbean?

 

[fxsg123]

Hello

My parents are thinking of booking a cruise on the Queen Mary 2, round trip to Hong Kong and back, and they are asking me if I want to join them.

I am a newbie to cruises. The one and only time I went was back in primary school. Hope some cruise veterans here can tell me what to expect.

The Cunard line seems to be rather strict in their dress code. Do they enforce it strictly? The website mention that some areas are open to people who dress casually. Are these areas extensive? Hope I will not be restricted to a small area if I don't dress up.

In general, How is Cunard compared to princess or Royal Caribbean?

if you have the opportunity and budget, go for it.
I never been on QM2 before so i cant advice on the dress code.

However, it cannot be compare with RC or PC.
On local context, RC and PC offer mostly short gateway (5N and below excluding relocation) at relatively offerable price.

while QM2's real ocean liners, the price even for interior room can fly to Europe and back twice

 

[rodimus_prime]

If you do go for it, just dress up. The experience of fine dining throughout the voyage is not something u get to experience on SC or PC. It's what u pay for anyway. If don't want to dress up, might as well stick with the usual ones.

 

[ceecookie]

Hello

My parents are thinking of booking a cruise on the Queen Mary 2, round trip to Hong Kong and back, and they are asking me if I want to join them.

I am a newbie to cruises. The one and only time I went was back in primary school. Hope some cruise veterans here can tell me what to expect.

The Cunard line seems to be rather strict in their dress code. Do they enforce it strictly? The website mention that some areas are open to people who dress casually. Are these areas extensive? Hope I will not be restricted to a small area if I don't dress up.

In general, How is Cunard compared to princess or Royal Caribbean?

Cunard is a luxury tier cruise line so i'll expect they enforce dress code more strictly than casual/premium cruise lines.

https://ask.cunard.com/help/life-on-board/dress_code

Please note that after 6pm, shorts and blue or worn denim (for men and women); sandals and sleeveless tops (for men) are not considered appropriate within the ship. On formal nights, any guests wishing to dress more casually are welcome to dine in the Kings Court or Lido buffet restaurant and relax in the Winter Garden or Garden Lounge bar, but should not use other areas within the ship, including our Alternative Dining Restaurants, out of respect for their fellow guests.

I strongly recommend you bring along formal wear if you want to cruise on Cunard. After all its the modern day White Star Line successor

Note that different cruise lines have different target market segment. Cunard is targeting retirees so their activities onboard will be more passive than active. If you like active sports like rock climbing, flowrider etc you will find it a little boring onboard.

 

[qhong61]

Cunard is a luxury tier cruise line so i'll expect they enforce dress code more strictly than casual/premium cruise lines.

https://ask.cunard.com/help/life-on-board/dress_code

Please note that after 6pm, shorts and blue or worn denim (for men and women); sandals and sleeveless tops (for men) are not considered appropriate within the ship. On formal nights, any guests wishing to dress more casually are welcome to dine in the Kings Court or Lido buffet restaurant and relax in the Winter Garden or Garden Lounge bar, but should not use other areas within the ship, including our Alternative Dining Restaurants, out of respect for their fellow guests.

I strongly recommend you bring along formal wear if you want to cruise on Cunard. After all its the modern day White Star Line successor

Note that different cruise lines have different target market segment. Cunard is targeting retirees so their activities onboard will be more passive than active. If you like active sports like rock climbing, flowrider etc you will find it a little boring onboard.

how much for inner room/

 

[invigo79]

Cunard is very old school. More for older folks.

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[pai000000]

Thanks for all the information.
Though I am usually not a fan of dress code, will try it out as one in a lifetime kind of experience. Hopefully no need to dress until like the Titanic passengers!

Price is actually not that bad. I chose the cheapest interior cabin, 5300+ SGD for 2 people for 13 night cruise. Includes 100 USD on board spending money.