There are good and bad things about my experience with QM2. I traveled from April 28 to May 4 from NYC to Southampton. The best three things of the voyage were: the attentiveness of the staff; the cleanliness of the ship; and the comfortable cabin accommodations. The worst three things: the mediocre food quality; the campy decor; and the length of the trip, coupled with the mostly gray seascape and the limited choice of "things to do" for those not yet in the "twilight" years.
Check In: Check in at Brooklyn Passenger Terminal was acceptable, although somewhat slow. A computer breakdown was blamed for the slow down. Nothing major, however.
Boarding: From the moment you spot the photographer taking unsolicited pictures as you board you realize you are entering a Disney-like world that has nothing to do with the original glamorous essence of bygone transatlantic travel. Once on the ship, reaching the cabins took a while because three of the elevators on the central core of the ship were taken out of service to transport luggage. The fact that some 80% of the traveling public is in their "twilight years" also makes the process slow.