I discuss the things about Cunard Cruise Line that I kept finding people misunderstand, or do not realise about the cruise line. There are many cruising myths about Cunard among cruise passengers that I discuss, dispel, or explain why they may be only partly right. Cunard is not what most people think it is. I discuss topics including why despite being a very British line they use the US dollar and not the British Pound. Find out why and 7 other things you didn’t know you needed to know.
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00:00 Start
00:27 Not that British?
02:11 Itinerary differences?
03:13 Too class based?
04:49 Unique ships?
05:45 Iconic features?
07:00 Signature activities?
08:21Too dressy?
09:42 Who’s on board?
43 Comments
Good points. I'll add a few of the other points of interest from our travels on QM2 that sets Cunard apart in my opinion. 1. As part of their enrichment QM2 offers twice daily watercolor classes (small charge for the kit, none for the class itself). This is a huge enticement for getting my wife to cruise with them. 2. there's a daily, passenger led Christian get together which we've found as a great way to meet others from around the globe in a time of fellowship. 3. One is not constantly being interrupted during the day and night (and morning) with announcements about belly flop contest, bingo or the variety of other mass group activities that the other lines feed on. Perhaps one day we'll get to enjoy the afternoon tea as it is so popular one must start lining up way before the doors open (though you can partake up in the buffet area with a lot less pizazz.
Cunard is definitely on my list. Can’t wait for this fabulous experience. Thank you for another great video.
You do a great job at making transitions to your other videos, Gary. 🙂
I really like that on the cunard ships they don’t make so many announcements such as like they do on the Costa ships. I once cruised on the costa concordia, a season before it sank, and they made announcements in about four or five different languages which of course they had people from Italy, Spain etc. so that was natural but it got sort of tiring hearing all the languages. I did teach myself the numbers in Italian because the lift elevator announced the number of the floors in Italian.
The dress code point has always been my bone of contention with Cunard. However, after doing more cruises, I do now appreciate a cruise line who enforces a dress code – I’d be sad to see formality leave Cunard – hopefully they keep to it!
Which way do you prefer, east bound or west or maybe just pay some more and go round trip?
Indian crew on a British cruise ship? What a surprise since they've taken over the country too.
Last gala night on Queen Victoria last month, several people wearing chinos and floral short open necked shirts no challenge whatsoever
Gala Nights are my favorite nights on a cruise.
the posters and images behind you where can we find them
definitely more interested now as a single and younger than most traveller to try Cunard
Why do British cruise lines like Saga and P&O not want any non-British travellers?
I remember as a child we would have to dress in our church clothes to fly on an airplane.
My family and I were on the second Atlantic crossing of the QE2 in the 60's, quite different than today.
The Queen Elizabeth ship is beautiful with gorgeous spaces — the Queen’s Room, Theatre, the library— endless lovely spaces to see the water. Also the live music, the afternoon tea, the Grills lounges.
However, the nickel and diming is a bit annoying. I preferred Seabourn.
I also believe Freemasons are able to get together.
Great video Gary 🙂👍 And indeed, I share many of your experiences, both as a solo traveller and a gay man. I have never seen or heard any derogatory or snide comments about myself or friends as part of the LGBT passengers onboard, and indeed was also surprised by the number of people attending the FOD meeting (are we allowed to call it that any more?!? 😬), and also as a solo traveler which I thoroughly enjoy. I am one of the people who very much enjoy the dress code, delight in dressing up for dinner and seeing all the other people who have gone to great effort to do the same… I know it is unpopular to many, but I do wish it was more enforced than sometimes is, and actually would prefer them to reverse some of the changes made in recent years to the dress codes onboard, which I think many of the long term Cunarders felt was just cow toeing to the mass market.
Cunard is on my dream list!
I hope they name a ship after Andrew. 😂😂😂
I'm a "SOLO" cruiser, and have done Cunard 5 trips, BUT you mentioned "gentlemen's dancers" and I've heard that because of COVID Cunard has done away with these "gentlemen's dancers… So what is the case?
How would anyone know the person sitting at the next table during afternoon tea is LGBT? Anywho I would love to do a RT crossing out of NYC. I am obviously different as a nonwhite person but I wouldn't let that stop me from going.
Wonderful video Gary! Love all your content
Do Cunard ships offer Karaoke onboard?
I have done a few cruises on the QE. Except for one large red flag, I Love everything about her, food, service etc. I appreciate not being pestered by staff flogging spa products, bingo etc.
Only thing is, Cunard don't match prices. We had to book before the end of June this year or lose our own money from the start of covid, after June they dropped the price by over $1000 per person and would not allow us the cheaper price, or, alternatively, upgrade us. Their customer service is very poor. I travel lots of other lines so they may be waiting a long time for my custom again.
Dressing up to me is slacks an a polo shirt.
Were there only two people present at that lecture about Philip II?
How do people cope with the constant covid threat on these cruise ships? There have been quite a few cruise ships this year where hundreds of people have ended up with covid especially on Australian cruises. This is a huge negative for me and has stopped me from booking cruises.
Another great video Gary,we moved to Cunard from P&O many moons ago as Cunard know how to cater so much better for their passengers,we are lucky enough to go in the Queens grill and there are a lot of benefits you didn't mention,free bottles of water daily,canapés daily,free cappuccino,free mini bar,bottles of champagne,chocolates,the list is endless,they really do look after you.I too love that they stick to the dress code,if people don't like it,then don't sale with Cunard,one of the reasons we left P&O was because of the number of people dining in track suits,shorts,scruffy jeans but each to their own but after saying all that Cunard definitely isn't stuffy and like you said,they cater really well if you're single,with daily meet ups and we made good friends with a gay couple who say they will only sail with this line because of the inclusion of the LGBTQ community,so I hope this cruise line never changes,WE LOVE IT 😊
I'm thinking about doing a transatlantic on Cunard next December 2023 when my friend could go with me. What do you think it will be like in December?
I enjoy dressing up occasionally, but if you are on a long cruise, it seems a waste of suitcase space to pack a suit or tux for just one or 2 nights. On those formal nights, it would seem appropriate to designate one MDR as formal and the other one as casual. Simple solution, problem solved. One of the reasons we haven’t cruised on the QM2 is the need for a tux or suit. Oh, I know you can rent a tux on board, but the cost is pretty steep. We would use the Trans Atlantic as a means to get either across or back with some time spent “over there.” That leads to the question about lugging the formal clothes around.
Another great video on Cunard. Thanks for helping to decode / explain this iconic line.
I’ve recently returned from a Cunard cruise and sadly the standards have indeed dropped to the point where I was joking that I’m too posh to do another Cunard cruise 😂
thank you for sharing
Cunard doesn’t have raging gay orgies like Carnival does. Cunard doesn’t really have too many leather daddy’s onboard. Gary who is your leather daddy?
What is the most& least friendly LGBTQ Cruise line? I’m a closeted homosexual. Only my boyfriend our orgy group knows I’m a homosexual.
Queen consort no no no Lori. No negativity
Why would a single male go on Cunnard when he has to compete with dance hosts.
I assume that they don't have female dance hosts.
I have been on a cruise with dance hosts on board and the men have no one to dance with. Of course the woman would choose the excellent dance host over the just ok dancer.
Cunnard stands for Ocean Liners, to have a sales pitch that puts forward that cruise ships are cunnard is american sales bullshit.
Really enjoy your videos. Quick question – On Cunard ships, are decent shorts allowed during lunch in the dining room? Thanks and be safe.
Gary, hate to be a pain, the spelling is English. Full stop, End of story. English is English, USA use their version of English as in the USA, other versions belong to the countries that use it but the basic language is English. As posted elsewhere on your videos, the dress code is there when you book, you have entered in to an informal contract. Respect the other people on the cruise. I dont like wearing a DJ, I prefer smart casual but I respect the wishes of others and follow the code. I was on a P&O cruise, with our grown up kids actually. We were suitably attired and having a quiet drink in the atrium. A couple walked through on the deck below and she was really snartly turned out, he was wearing shorts, flip flops, a sleeveless tea shirt and a baseball cap. I felt sorry for her having made the effort, her was being disrespectful, as my late dad said, you cant educate pork.
You forgot to mention the kennel on QM2! The only way you can get your pet across the Atlantic without flying. Even without a dog or cat, it's fun to go up and see them in the exercise area.
I love Cunard but I would never take a transatlamtic cruise — there's big waves in the North Atlantic, and no ports for days on end.
Good information, thanks. I laughed because in the video, some women on 'smart night' were wearing flip flops/bedroom slippers. They can afford a cruise but not a decent pair of evening casuals. I thought this was hilarious. Shoes are so important to women and rightly so. If I could afford a cruise, I'd dress to the nines. All the wrong people have money!
I agree on Cunard being LGTBQ+ friendly. It is actually extremely diverse and I think that surprises many who think it is more conservative at first glance.
One needs to enter into the spirit of Cunard to get the most out of it. We enjoy doing the formal bit on gala evenings. The only complaint I have is the amplification in the theatre. It is far too loud and puts us off going to shows. I've mentioned this in every post-cruise feedback questionnaire, but to no avail.