Cruise Critic Feature: A Kid-friendly cruise aboard Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2

[LauraS]

Our family voyage aboard Queen Mary 2 revealed kids are welcomed aboard Cunard's flagship with open arms.

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[commodoredave]

My first-ever cruise on the QM2 was a similar short itinerary from NY to Halifax. It was horrid and I swore never to sail in the QM2 again.

The ship was packed with extended familes with many young children, and since the weather was bad, everyone was crammed into the indoor public areas hogging tables and chairs all day. I would have debarked the ship in Halifax had we been allowed. Fortunately, I tried a trans-Atlantic on the QM2 several years later and the experience was completely different. There were some children on board, but not so many as to take over complete areas of the ship. And the limited children's facilities on the ship were sufficent to keep the children occupied and busy without disturbing others.

Sure, if you want to bring children on the QM2, a short 3 or 4-day cruise from NY is the time to do it. But if you want the real QM2 experience, take a longer cruise where the passenger mix will be more appropriate for a grand ocean liner like the QM2.