Travelers who want a classic Cunard ship on Europe and Mediterranean routes.
Think twice if: Formal evenings and a traditional style may not suit everyone.
See her Europe sailings ↓ · Where is she now? → · Cunard's page for this ship →
What she's like
Lots of choice on board. Expect some lines at the buffet and to get off in busy ports. About 44 tons of ship per guest. As a rule of thumb, 40 or more feels roomy and under 30 feels busy.
Unknown from line's site.
Our judgment, from $ (budget) to $$$$$ (ultra-luxury).
not published from line's site (main site refused plain download).
The line doesn't say.
Gala evenings with 'tuxedos and ball gowns'; number per voyage and other-evening code not published from line's site.
Her Europe sailings, January 2027 to October 2027
84 sailings in Europe on the published schedule, 5 to 40 nights. Tap a start port to see how to get from the airport to the ship.
Where they start
- Civitavecchia (Rome) , 29 sailings how to get there →
- Trieste , 20 sailings how to get there →
- Barcelona , 15 sailings how to get there →
- Southampton , 14 sailings how to get there →
- Istanbul , 6 sailings how to get there →
What it costs beyond the fare
| Tips for the crew | $18 per person per day; Suites: $19 per person per day; Added to your bill automatically |
|---|---|
| Money on board | USD service charges on US site; onboard currency for UK-based Europe sailings not published. |
How tipping and money work on a European cruise → · Build a full trip budget →
Her restaurants · 0 included, 0 extra
| Where to eat | Cost |
|---|---|
| Britannia Restaurant | Not stated |
| Cafe Carinthia | Not stated |
Which cabin to book, and which to avoid
| Cabin type | Size | Decks |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 Grand Suites | 6-7 aft | |
| Q2 Master Suites | 7 mid | |
| Q3-Q6 Queens Grill / Penthouse Suites | 4-8 (mid, aft, some fwd) | |
| P1/P2 Princess Grill Suites | 7-8 mid; 4-6 mid/fwd | |
| A1/A2 Britannia Club Balcony | 6-8 mid | |
| BA-BF Britannia Balcony | 4-8 (mid; BD aft; BE fwd/aft; BF fwd) | |
| CA/CB Britannia Balcony (partially obstructed) | 4-5 mid | |
| EA-EF Britannia Oceanview | 1 mid/aft; 6 and 10 fwd | |
| FB/FC Oceanview (obstructed by lifeboats) | 4 mid | |
| GA-GC / IA-IF Inside | 1, 4-8 | |
| KC/LC Single (oceanview/inside) | 2 mid |
Good to know before you pick
- Grades CA/CB (decks 4-5 midships) have balcony views partially obstructed by lifeboat mechanisms
- Grades FB/FC (deck 4 midships) are oceanview with views fully obstructed by lifeboats
If you use a wheelchair or walk with difficulty
Wheelchair-accessible and powered-mobility-friendly staterooms are marked with symbols on the official deck plan PDF; no count printed Our accessibility guide →
Find your way around
We couldn't read this ship's deck plan deck by deck yet, so the drawing shows only how many guest decks she has.
What to book, and when
Tips for her Europe sailings
Many Europe sailings start in Southampton (UK): UK ETA needed for US citizens arriving by air.
The ship in numbers
- Cruise line
- Cunard
- Kind of ship
- Premium
- Built
- 2010
- Last refit
- 2019
- Guests
- 2,080
- Crew
- 911
- Gross tons
- 90,901
- Length
- 294 m (965 ft)
- Width
- 32 m (106 ft)
- Flag
- Bermuda
- Class
- Vista class (Cunard variant)
- Ship number
- IMO 9477438
- Sister ships
- Queen Victoria
- In Europe 2026–27
- Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean & Greek Isles, Adriatic, Northern Europe & Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, British Isles, Canary Islands & Madeira, Atlantic Coast (Spain, Portugal, France)
Highlights
- Garden Lounge and Commodore Club bars
- Royal Court Theatre and Royal Arcade shops
- Games Deck with giant chess
- Top speed 23.7 knots, per Cunard's deck plan
- 2,074 guests and 911 crew, per Cunard
More pictures
Sources & what we could not confirm · 8 sources · checked 2026-11
- Cunard: Queen Elizabeth ship page (fetched via WebFetch)
- Cunard: Queen Elizabeth deck plan PDF
- VesselFinder: Queen Elizabeth (IMO 9477438)
- Wikipedia (secondary): MS Queen Elizabeth
- Cunard: service charges and fees (US)
- Cunard: Gala evenings
- Cunard: Queen Victoria deck plans May27-May29 (PDF, read via WebFetch only)
- CruiseTimetables.com: Queen Elizabeth schedule (independent listing)
- 2019 refit from Wikipedia (secondary)
- Cunard ship page says 2,074 guests and 911 crew; the deck plan PDF says 2,081 guests and 980 crew
- Deck plan PDF text was too jumbled to tie venues to decks, so decks is null
- Cunard's page does not state which restaurants cost extra; Grills are tied to Grill Suite fares
- Cunard: Most fields: Cunard's site blocks plain downloads and FAQ fetch failed
- Cunard: Southampton/UK ETA tip comes from Carnival's FAQ and our fleet data, not Cunard
- Deck plan: Grade locations from WebFetch reading of the grade table; some rows may be misaligned
- Deck plan: Queen Elizabeth assumed similar to Queen Victoria; not checked