01 Apr 2024
ITS REALLY HARD to be too critical of the crew and staff as by and large they mostly tried really hard to please most people . this was qe2 s 1st trip to japan of 28 days across the PACIFIC through GUAM and NEW GUINEA .
we went Britannia Club , but dined at The normal Britannia because we travelled with friends who went Britannia only , although we have travelled IN grills class .
food was good , not always hot occasionally rushed service but they tried hard again . hard to serve 2000 people in a few hours I guess . BUFFET WAS BUFFET , hard to make it elegant dinning or even civilized , as people tend to go strange around food buffets . SEATS WERE A PREMIUM AT PEAK TIMES in the buffet .
GRILLS class is another thing , way better , so is the cost way higher .
worst thing about the cruise was the cost of drinks and addons . exchange rate for Aussies is savage and too high after conversion and service fee .
too many sea days on this trip from SYDNEY but we knew it before hand .
shops on ship were disappointing from comparison with past cruises and poorly stoked with clothing and with very limited stock and sizes , cant say for the jewelry or perfumes but looked ok to me but again prices seemed really high on some items .
excursions were a bit disappointing with japanese tour guides had limited english communication although the japanese people are just terrific and try so hard TO PLEASE .
again costs were very high when getting only 80 yen to the aussie dollar .
us dollar is 140 yen to the A$.............so for AMERICANS and BRITISH travellers its much cheaper .
i am already booked again on the QE2 NEXT YEAR BUT QUEENS GRILL and much shorter journey