Queen Elizabeth is made for long evenings and unhurried days at sea. After dinner there is dancing under the chandeliers of the Queens Room, and by day there are laps of the Promenade Deck, where three circuits make just over a mile. Built in 2010, she sails for Cunard on voyages that typically run two to three weeks. Most explore the Mediterranean from Rome, Trieste and Barcelona, with Caribbean round-trips from Miami and longer ocean crossings beyond.
Crew
911
Passengers
2081
Currency
USD
Decks
12
Language
English
Length
294
Launch Date
2010
Refurbishment Year
2025
Evenings on Queen Elizabeth move between a handful of very different rooms, most of them free to walk into. Cunard’s familiar rooms are here: quiz nights in the Golden Lion pub, signature cocktails in the Commodore Club piano bar, and West End musicals in the Royal Court Theatre.
The Garden Lounge is the gentler choice. Inspired by the conservatories at Kew Gardens, it is all greenery and wicker seating, a reading room by day with live music in the evening. Later on, the Yacht Club takes over. It hosts talks and classes in daylight, then DJs and karaoke once the other bars have closed.
Shows and dance sessions are included in the fare. In the bars, entry is free and drinks are charged separately.
Most of her sailings are in the Mediterranean, from May to October, through the Australian winter. The longest are 19- and 21-night round-trips from Civitavecchia (Rome) or from Trieste. Stops change between departures, but you might see Dubrovnik, Split, Corfu and Valletta in Malta.
She also links her Mediterranean ports with 14-night one-way voyages between Rome, Trieste and Barcelona, some ending in Istanbul. Typical calls include Kotor in Montenegro, Zadar and Ajaccio in Corsica. Seven-night one-ways link Trieste with Rome and Barcelona, and Rome with Istanbul. Her Mediterranean season fills much of our 2027 cruise calendar.
In November and December, as the Australian summer begins, she runs 12- and 14-night Caribbean round-trips from Miami. Ports vary; Bridgetown in Barbados, Castries in Saint Lucia and Philipsburg in St. Maarten are among them. Beyond these, she sails Atlantic and Pacific crossings and world voyage sailings.
A small number of selected sailings start or finish in Sydney. Only on those, a reader who lives in Sydney can board or leave her without flying at that end, and from another state we book the domestic flight. For all her other departures, and for voyages ending in ports such as Singapore or Hong Kong, we put the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers on one booking with the cruise as one of our fly-cruise packages. Cunard also sails Queen Mary 2, Queen Anne and Queen Victoria, and the Cunard line page shows the whole fleet.
Most meals on Queen Elizabeth are included in the fare, from chandelier-lit dinners to smoothies on deck. The Britannia Restaurant sets white linen under polished wood and serves seafood through to grilled steaks, while the Steakhouse at the Verandah brings Angus beef, a sommelier and a cover charge for a special night.
Days are more relaxed. The self-service Lido restaurant mixes British classics with dishes inspired by the ports of call. The Wellness Café makes fresh juices, salads and grain bowls with your choice of protein, and both cost nothing extra. Nearby in spirit, the Mareel Wellness & Beauty spa charges for its treatments, while group classes in the fitness centre are included.
She appears among our luxury ocean cruises, and her style is classic rather than flashy. Churchill’s Cigar Lounge keeps a humidor and single malts, the library has windows on the ocean, and the Royal Court Theatre offers private box seating. Much of it is in the fare, while specialty dining, spa treatments and drinks carry a charge.
Her Princess and Queens Grill suites open onto the Grills, a private area with its own Queens Grill and Princess Grill restaurants, where you keep the same table all voyage. Grill guests also share a lounge with complimentary tea and coffee, and a terrace with two infinity hot tubs facing the horizon. The Queen Elizabeth cabins and deck plans show where the Grills sit within the ship.
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Come aboard the Queen Elizabeth and discover one of 134 cabin categories on a total of 12 decks that can accommodate 2081 passengers. Choose your dream cabin and feel at home on board the Queen Elizabeth!
Customer reviews for Queen Elizabeth
4.7
/5
9 Customer reviews for Queen Elizabeth
Michael W.
Family
4.1
11 Days
•
04.05.2026
Locations the ship went ie Glacier Bay.
Dirty windows on ship for looking out Tea/coffee not always returned by housekeeping when they make the bed Double dipping when it comes to tipping 0 we already paid in our initial cruise payment which was made clear. However on board they asked for tipping a second time.
Notes already provided to Cunard. Noisy rattling ceiling at night most nights, plus humming of machinery from behind stateroom rear wall.
Shirley F.
Couple
5.0
15 Days
•
14.10.2025
There was plenty of space to roam around and enjoy all parts of the ship.
Not much, really - perhaps more public awareness of managing Currency Cards.
It was designed with a contemporary, elegant style.
Silvana V.
Couple
5.0
11 Days
•
23.06.2025
Places visited & experts information at destination particularly at Glacier Bay.
Having to pay for wifi
Regularly cleaned & perfect location
