We knew nothing about ships, but soon learned that the QM2 was specifically built for Atlantic crossings. It has a more linear shape than many 'cruise' ships and this ensures greater stability, which is desirable on the Atlantic. It was other guests that gave us most of the Intel, and we were surprised to learn that many of them had made multiple Atlantic crossings and many other voyages. We were the newbies. We had the 'Red Card' passes for everything, and soon learned that this goes up through Silver, Gold, Diamond and beyond. We were also assured that our status would have improved to Silver by the time we disembarked in Brooklyn.
We also discovered that just about everything except drinks on board was included in our fare and we could eat from any restaurant at any time. Even order room service without those little extras like 'Orange Juice' being added.
And at the start of the voyage we were swamped by the sheer size of the vessel. Yet it seemed remarkable tranquil and uncrowded too, once the initial flurry of boarding had subsided.
Check out a small part of the Britannia restaurant.
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