I’m largely with V2. I don’t ever fly. If all four ships were sailing from Southampton on itineraries that were equally agreeable, I would choose QE, then QV, simply because they aren’t so long and the Grills facilities are better. On a cold weather cruise to Iceland and Norway, I might be more tempted by QM2, because who wants a Grills Courtyard in that weather, and the ship is so stable.
But I am very happy we have two Med cruises booked on QA, and love many things about the ship, just not the Grills facilities. The Courtyard will be particularly missed on Med. cruises
I might use a speciality restaurant if I got a freebie, which we didn’t on the last cruise, as I’ve always enjoyed the pop ups on the other ships, but I wouldn’t pay for one of them. Some nights the QG menu is quite boring, so I might choose one of those.