Maz85 Posted May 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I’m thinking of booking another Cruise, but I’m not sure which?! Both go early January 2019. Queen Victoria is for 4 nights (1 port of call) and Oceana is for 7 nights (4 ports of call). The total cost for three of us on Queen Victoria is around £500 cheaper too. However, I’ve always wanted to do a Cunard Ship, but don’t know if they represent good value for money. Help please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted May 24, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Only you can answer this one. Personally I would sail on Oceana any day but she is not Cunard. Then again I've read bad reviews about Cunard too ! Personally I would go with the 7 day Oceana any day. Oceana will be cheaper in terms of alcohol if you enjoy a drink as Cunard are in dollars like a US line - I think Cunard is more formal but Oceana had 2 formal nights on a 7 night cruise and these are well observed. What time are you thinking of going and which Oceana itinerary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 24, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Only you can decide, if one of the itineraries appeals more to you then that might be your option. Are the cabin categories con parable? I’ve sailed on both Oceana and Q.V.’s sister ship Elizabeth and the two ships are quite different in atmosphere and aesthetics. Both are lovely though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted May 25, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I’m thinking of booking another Cruise, but I’m not sure which?! Both go early January 2019. Queen Victoria is for 4 nights (1 port of call) and Oceana is for 7 nights (4 ports of call). The total cost for three of us on Queen Victoria is around £500 cheaper too. However, I’ve always wanted to do a Cunard Ship, but don’t know if they represent good value for money. Help please! January is not the ideal time for an ex-Southampton cruise. However if that is your date you have to go with it. I have sailed both P&O and Cunard and given these prices I should book P&O. The cruise length is nearly double and offers much better value. The Cunard offering is simply to/from Hamburg more or less like an extended weekender. If you want to experience Cunard on a budget with a decent cruise length then Queen Mary is doing a 5 night May 2019 around £600 - £700 and Queen Victoria a 7 night June 2019 in June around £600 - £800. Cunard also do a lot of pre-Christmas cruises where they offer a reasonable cruise duration for European shopping breaks where fares drop substantially nearer sail date. These will all give a better Cunard experience. Searching the internet on different agents prices I have found, in the past, a Queen Elizabeth transatlantic including airfare at £500 per person, possibly a last leg of an Eastbound world cruise. World cruise, last legs are a good source of bargains in my experience on all lines that do "worldies". Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted May 25, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Both have their good points. Just my opinion - Cunard pros & cons Queen Victoria is a much nicer ship Afternoon tea is a lovely experience The dress code is applied fully, great for people watching Well produced stage shows More international pax Expensive drinks Charges in dollars so exchange charges Class system so your dining experience definitely depends on which cabin / dining room you are in. High charges for auto grats The extra charges while onboard soon add up. P&O pros& cons A reasonable dining experience for everyone Reasonably priced drinks Better priced excusions More lively Paying in pounds Much lower auto grats Quizzes refer to UK questions Bog standard ship Less cosmopolitan Sometimes cheesy entertainment Personally I would do the 7 day P&O cruise and if you want to try Cunard go for the Queen Mary as she is a really different experience. If the 4 days is in the standard cabin / dining room then you are just as well getting the extra days and ports imo. As other have said only you can decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swabber Posted May 25, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I've had a seven-nighter on Oceana and a four-nighter on Cunard (QM2). It was great to experience Cunard but now that I've done it I would now choose the week long cruise on Oceana. Four ports of call against one, seven nights against four, pounds against dollars (less pricey on P&O), choice of freedom dining against fixed (on Select Fare). Although the Cunard cruise is less money, with the higher on-board prices the overall difference will be much less than £500. Oceana is a lovely ship and of course more relaxed. I thought the entertainment was good. If you really want to experience Cunard then a mini cruise is the ideal opportunity. As others say though, only you can decide which one to do. I'm sure you'll enjoy either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picsa Posted May 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2018 My comments added in red Both have their good points. Just my opinion - Cunard pros & cons Queen Victoria is a much nicer ship - Nicer, but not much nicer Afternoon tea is a lovely experience - I prefer P&O's version. Cunard is very production line. The dress code is applied fully, great for people watching - Can't say I have noticed much difference Well produced stage shows - Agree. Also the speakers on Cunard are a *lot* better than P&O More international pax - Totally agree Expensive drinks - You mean utterly extortionate to the extent it is worth taking on wine and paying the $20 corkage Charges in dollars so exchange charges - Yes Class system so your dining experience definitely depends on which cabin / dining room you are in. - Although the worst meal I have had on Cunard in steerage still beats the best meal on P&O High charges for auto grats - Don't know as I don't pay them. The extra charges while onboard soon add up. - Agree P&O pros& cons A reasonable dining experience for everyone - If you define "reasonable" as distinctly average and frequently poor. Reasonably priced drinks - Totally agree Better priced excusions - No idea, never used them More lively - Possibly Paying in pounds - Yes Much lower auto grats - Again I don't pay them, so no advantage Quizzes refer to UK questions Bog standard ship Less cosmopolitan Sometimes cheesy entertainment Personally I would do the 7 day P&O cruise and if you want to try Cunard go for the Queen Mary as she is a really different experience. If the 4 days is in the standard cabin / dining room then you are just as well getting the extra days and ports imo. As other have said only you can decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArchitect Posted May 25, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Queen Victoria is much, much nicer. But Oceana is good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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