Queen Mary 2 FAQs

You’ll find so much included on board Queen Mary 2. Indoor and outdoor pools. A fully equipped gym and spa. Boutiques and a library. Her decks are teeming with amenities. 

Your stateroom offers hanging space and drawers for your clothing, space under the bed for storing your suitcases, and we provide all linens, towels, and a selection of toiletries. Pool towels are provided for your use around each pool, so there’s no need to pack these. 

Your stateroom additionally includes glasses and mugs, a kettle, and complimentary tea and coffee that your steward will replenish daily. You’ll also find an undercounter mini-fridge where you can store chilled items, and a robe and slippers waiting in your wardrobe. Room service including breakfast in bed is complimentary; you’ll find menus in your stateroom on arrival. 

Laundry facilities, including irons, washing machines, and clothes dryers, are available for your use on most accommodation decks. We also offer a full dry-cleaning service if you prefer your clothes to be laundered and pressed for you.  

On our webpages, you can find out more about Queen Mary 2’s unique venues, evening entertainment, spa facilities, and outdoor spaces.

On each of our ships, you’ll have the flexibility to dress however you feel most comfortable.  

After 6pm, Queen Mary 2’s main dining rooms, selected bars, and selected alternative dining experiences operate a ‘smart’ dress policy for dinner. This doesn’t mean you have to dress to the nines, more that you refrain from wearing activewear and poolwear. Smart jeans, chinos, skirts, tops, playsuits, dresses, and shirts are all perfectly acceptable forms of ‘smart’ attire. However, if you prefer to stay in more casual clothing you’ll still be free to dine at venues such as Golden Lion and Kings Court.  

On Gala Evenings, of which there is usually one or two per voyage, we invite you to put on your finest eveningwear for a night of heightened glamour. We also dress up the ship for the occasion and offer an extra special Gala Evening menu in your main dining room.  

Gala Evenings follow one of a handful of themes, which include Black and White, Red and Gold, Roaring 20s, and Masquerade. You can find the theme for your Gala Evening(s) in My Cunard ahead of sailing. How far you embrace the theme is up to you. You could add a simple pocket square to a black tuxedo or colour-match your entire outfit to the theme.   

Please see our cruise packing guide for more tips about packing for your Queen Mary 2 cruise. 

Queen Mary 2 offers a wide range of itineraries, from short breaks to Hamburg, of two or four nights, to full World Voyages that circumnavigate the globe. 

One of her signature itineraries is the Transatlantic Crossing. As the world’s only true ocean liner, she offers one of the most comfortable passages across this mighty ocean. You’ll find direct crossings between New York and Southampton scheduled throughout the year, perfect if you want to experience England in summertime or a spot of Christmas shopping in Manhattan’s iconic department stores. 

Queen Mary 2 also offers cruises that call in Iceland and Scandinavia, as well as those exploring Northern Europe, The Canary Islands, and Canada and New England. 

Discover more about the exciting array of places Queen Mary 2 visits on our destinations page or to book take a look at all Queen Mary 2 voyages on sale now.  

Absolutely. Queen Mary 2 is a wonderful ship for children to holiday on. We offer a selection of age-specific Kids’ Clubs on board where younger guests can take part in all manner of fun games and activities while making new friends.  

We offer a dedicated children's Afternoon Tea each day, and children’s menus in our restaurants that cater for younger palates. Most of our pools are child-friendly and there’s even a Minnows pool reserved just for children. 

Queen Mary 2’s on board Illuminations theatre is another fun activity the whole family can enjoy, and you’ll find plenty of child-friendly film screenings and many other activities happening around the ship each day, details of which you’ll find in your Daily Programme.   

For more information about cruising with children, please browse our families page.

On Queen Mary 2, as with all our ships, we offer you a choice of staying in our Britannia or Britannia Club staterooms or one of our more spacious Princess or Queens Grill Suites.  

Each of our accommodation grades (Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill, and Queens Grill) has its own main dining room, so if you book a Britannia Stateroom your main dining room will be the Britannia Restaurant.  

In all suites and staterooms on board you’ll enjoy complimentary robes and slippers, at least one en suite bath or shower room, linens and towels, hanging space for your clothing, an undercounter mini fridge, a selection of toiletries, and tea and coffee making facilities.  

Queens Grill and Princess Grill guests additionally benefit from the use of a private outdoor deck space (the Grills Terrace) as well as an indoor lounge and bar (The Grills Lounge). Guests residing in Britannia Club, Princess Grill, and Queens Grill also enjoy a reserved table each evening in their main dining room, without the need to pre-book.  

Queens Grill guests further benefit from a butler and the option to dine in-suite from the Queens Grill restaurant menu. These suites, our most spacious and luxurious on board, offer you an abundance of outdoor and inside living space (in some cases spread across two floors), as well as many other exclusive benefits and amenities.  

More information about our suites and staterooms on board Queen Mary 2 can be found on our accommodation page. 

Queen Mary 2 offers a wealth of dining choices to tempt you each day at sea. You could enjoy breakfast in bed in the comfort of your stateroom, a freshly prepared pizza from her poolside grill, or a succulently seared steak at Steakhouse at the Verandah.  

If refined pub fare appeals, Michel Roux’s menu at the Golden Lion is sure to satisfy your appetite. Then there’s the worldly selection of hot and cold dishes at Kings Court, where you can fill your plate with all manner of tasty delights. Salad. Sushi. It’s all available (including a self-serve ice cream machine).  

Fine dining is available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in your main dining room and Afternoon Tea is offered daily in the Queens Room and Kings Court. Princess and Queens Grill guests can additionally enjoy a Grills Afternoon Tea in the Princess Grill restaurant.  

You’ll also find a choice of alternative dining options to book, before you set sail or while on board, including Asian and Mediterranean-inspired menus. In addition, Gala Evenings bring the opportunity to indulge in a special five-course menu, and 24-hour room service is available free of charge in all suites and staterooms.  

Learn more about the delicious and diverse food and drink options on Queen Mary 2 on our dining page.

From full scale productions in the Royal Court Theatre to Party Nights in the Queens Room, Queen Mary 2 was built to entertain. Learn about the artists on board in an art seminar or put your musical knowledge to the test in a Golden Lion pub quiz. Hear fascinating stories from our Insights speakers or watch a feature length film in Illuminations. It’s up to you.

While daytimes offer you a chance to take part in all kinds of activities, it’s the evenings when Queen Mary 2’s entertainment really comes to life. Listen to the melodic sounds of a live pianist as you sip a martini in the Commodore Club, get swept away in the rhythms of our resident Queens Room band as you twirl across the dance floor, and watch West End style shows play out in the grandeur of the Royal Court Theatre. 

Stand-up comedians. Daring dance troupes. Illuminating Cunard Showcases performances. Every day on Queen Mary 2 delivers an exciting new line-up of entertainment to experience. 

Since her launch in 2004, Queen Mary 2 has been our proud flagship and, after the retirement of her sister ship Queen Elizabeth 2, the only true ocean liner still sailing the globe.  

Designed by British architects, she was christened by her Godmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and named in honour of her predecessor, RMS Queen Mary. 

Built in France, Queen Mary 2 was at one time the largest cruise ship in the world, and she remains the largest ocean liner ever built. Her keel was laid down in July 2002 and features the shipyard hull number G32 (which subsequently became the name of her nightclub). 

After a float out in March 2003 and sea trials in November and September of the same year, she sailed her Maiden Voyage from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale on 12 January 2004, carrying 2,620 guests on board.  

Find out more about the history of Queen Mary 2.

You can book a cruise on Queen Mary 2 on our website by choosing the ‘filter by ship’ option in our cruise search menu and selecting Queen Mary 2.

Alternatively, you can book in person by calling our contact centre on 0344 338 8641 and quoting the voyage number of the cruise you wish to book.

If it’s your first time booking a Queen Mary 2 cruise, our guide to booking online takes you through all the steps to finding and booking your preferred voyage.