Friday – Dining in a Bygone Era
Cruises are known for their world-class dining opportunities and the QM2 lifts this reputation to a truly new level with stellar cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus tea time on the British ship. We discovered there are three main common dining areas on the ship. Where you dine depends on your status, i.e., price of your cabin. As the result of a complimentary cabin upgrade, we received a special invitation to the Queen’s Grill, typically designated for those staying in suites and the premium-class apartments. Guests in junior suites typically dine in the Princess Grill. Britannia Restaurant is the main dining room for Britannia Balcony, Oceanview and Inside staterooms. The Britannia Club Restaurant is an intimate formal dining room, reserved for guests residing in Britannia Club Balcony staterooms.
We dined in all of these dining areas and can report that the food is comparable in each. To be sure, there were subtle differences in the amenities offered by each, but diners will be more than pleased with their experiences wherever they dine on board. The ornate settings, lamps and strategically placed art featured in the dining areas and throughout the ship contributed to the aura of being a part of a bygone era.
