HAL vs. Cunard

[patterson3]

I'm looking to step up to a more luxurious cruise next time (having sailed Carnival, RCI, Norweigan) and was wondering how different HAL and Cunard are? Cunard seems like the top of the line in the cruise industry (without getting into super luxurious yachts, etc. that are out of my price range), but I was wondering if the service and amenities offered on a ship like the QM2 are worth the added cost vs. cruising on a ship like HAL's "Eurodam"....?

[momofmeg]

I have never cruised Cunard but I found HAL MUCH nicer then Carnival, RCI, and Princess and a little nicer then Celebrity.

[Canuker]

Cunard is in the luxury category.

We've sailed tham once and they so exceeded our expectations.

Brilliant.

What fantastic memories we have - including our delightful young Scottish waitress serving us dinner in a force 12 storm; her face was green, poor thing. She had no option but to look at food!

We had a magnificent time; it was a transatlantic crossing, not a conventional cruise. There were so many things to do on board, we could do only a fraction of them.

Afternoon tea - white gloves. Oh yeah.

Recommended.