This was our second cruise, the first with Cunard, our first was with Princess last year. We booked just 3 weeks before departure and felt that we got a good price. The price included all flights and transfers.

The flight was from Manchester with Titan, I had not heard of them before and speaking to fellow passengers no others had either. That said, the flight was fine, nothing fancy but professional cabin crew and a good seat pitch. All went well. We arrived at Venice and collected our luggage and then followed the Cunard staff to our coach that took us to the QE. Yes you have to stand in line for a while – max 10 minutes - but staff were polite and professional.

Our stateroom had a balcony and was absolutely fine. We travelled with our teenage daughter and she had the sofabed, so at night room was a little tight but that's what you get with 3 in a cabin. The room was very well serviced by our attendant. No smells from the bathroom. Read more