All I can say is Ditto. When my husband read your review he thought I had written it as you have had exactly the same experience as us. The QM2 was a ship we had always wanted to cruise on but we came off thinking thank goodness we only went for 4 days and not a 2 week cruise.

I have cruised on both Independence and QM2 and I think they offer a very good but totally different experience. If I was taking children of any age I would definetly choose Independence but as a couple I think QM2 superior. I could not fault afternoon tea and I loved the Cunard lectures at no extra charge but Royal Caribbean offer alternative entertainment which is first class. I will go on both again but for very different reasons as a totally different style of cruising both very acceptable especially as both are high class vessels.

We are all entitled to our opinions and a cruise is a VERY personal thing but to compare the Independence of the seas to the Qm2 is ludicrous...one is a liner the other is a fun factory.....I know which one I would choose....the one i would feel safest on......if you dont like a classy ship.....sail on something else. The Qm2 is not perfect but to be honest I dont think the perfect ship exists, ( apart from Qe2 of course!)

I do feel that you have made the same mistake as Collins of Hornchurch in this review. Firstly, by trying to do a comparison between two differing styles of ship, and secondly, by using a so called 'mini-cruise'(not Cunards description) to make that comparison. QM2 is not, and was never intended to be, a cruise ship; she is a liner, and as such her design differs considerably from the more popular glitzy cruise ships. Her large interior spaces are by design to suit her role as a liner. Her entertainment programmes are designed with the same philosophy. That is what she is good at and that is what most of us Cunard regulars appreciate. Of course Independence of the Seas is a fantastic ship, but it is a family cruise ship.

How right you are. I've been on the Freedon and Liberty the other 2 ships in the same class and they too beat QM2 hands down. QM2 is a huge and externally beautiful ship totally ruined by a corridor style interior with small confined open spaces even the largest ballroom at sea, It is a shame because it could be a great ship too and even maintain the white star service with a little better management of staff and facilities. When I wrote a bad review of my QM2 I upset a lot of people so we maybe should accept that we're maybe still too young for Cunard? Can't wait to jump onboard the Oasis...