In this video you will get the answer to the ten most asked questions about crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2. Hi, I'm Gary Bembridge of Tips For Travellers. In this video I'm going to give you ten tips about doing a transatlantic crossing on Cunards's iconic Queen Mary 2.
The first question I get asked is "should I do a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 or one of the much more inexpensive repositioning cruises on a cruise line?". Now while repositioning cruises are a great way to get a low cost trip, these are when the ships move between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean at the beginning and the end of the season, you can get great deals on them crossing the Atlantic but the Crossing is a very different experience. This is designed to recreate and bring back the glory days of cruising, when the only way to cross the Atlantic was on these magnificent ships. So in the 40s and 50s, when it was at its absolute height of popularity, it was the only way to cross. It was glamorous. It was very sophisticated, and the Queen Mary 2 is designed to recreate this this website. It travels between Southampton and New York right throughout the summer season. So it normally starts around April time when it returns from its world voyage, and carries on through until the end of summer. Although they do do some winter crossings as well. The reason you should do it is the Queen Mary 2 is the only true ocean liner in service today. It's not a cruise ship and you're not crossing the Atlantic on a cruise ship. You're crossing on a ship that's designed to cope with, and deal with, the Atlantic storms, the Atlantic weather and the Atlantic seas - which can be pretty challenging at times. The ship is specifically designed to maximize the comfort of passengers. It will cross Atlantic in a much more comfortable way than any cruise ship can. Also the ship has a very large percentage of space per passenger, because it's designed for people to be at sea for many days, it's got magnificent decor (it's very Art Deco inspired inside) and tries to recreate the feel of those traditional ships in the 40s and the 50s. It's a true ocean liner. It's the only one in the world, so it is the only real way to cross the Atlantic - and it is an iconic and really significant trip. The second thing I get asked is "will get bored". The crossing can take up to eight days. The ship can actually cross the Atlantic in about four days, but it actually goes much slower to give people time to really relax and enjoy themselves. You'll be at sea for seven or eight days and that terrifies people, because they're really worried that they're trapped on a ship there's nowhere to go, there's no ports and they will get bored. Quite the opposite in fact! Everybody I know that's been on a crossing complains that they didn't have enough time to do everything that they wanted to do and everything that's available. Cunard has learned over many, many, many decades how to deal with activities and things to do on a transatlantic crossing. You will find there is a huge range do from the time you wake up until the early hours of the morning. There'll be lectures by famous people, there might be authors they may be actors they may be historians. There will be lessons and games - you'll learn how to dance or you'll learn how to play bridge. There will be shows. There will be tours, so you can get to see how the ship works by going behind the scenes. There will be displays and demonstrations by the chefs and the florists, and also because it's at sea, the casino is open pretty much all the time if you want to go gambling and gaming. There's a nightclub on board.
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