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So happy to see real luxury cruise lines (except for Viking Ocean). Great article.

I get the feeling that Cruise Critic’s definition of “luxury cruise ship” is quite broad and a little bit fluid.

I note that the heading of this forum is “Luxury Cruising” rather than “luxury cruise lines” or “luxury cruise ships.” So maybe we need to define what makes a voyage luxurious. Could it be that if you had a top class suite on a mass market ship that you are indulging in “luxury cruising”?

Would it be fair to say that you’ll be luxury cruising if you travel on one of the four “luxury lines” but also may be doing so if you are enjoying certain standards of food, cultural activities and service?

Is the Queen’s Grill on Cunard any less luxurious than any of the 4 luxury lines?

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I get the feeling that Cruise Critic’s definition of “luxury cruise ship” is quite broad and a little bit fluid.

I note that the heading of this forum is “Luxury Cruising” rather than “luxury cruise lines” or “luxury cruise ships.” So maybe we need to define what makes a voyage luxurious. Could it be that if you had a top class suite on a mass market ship that you are indulging in “luxury cruising”?

Would it be fair to say that you’ll be luxury cruising if you travel on one of the four “luxury lines” but also may be doing so if you are enjoying certain standards of food, cultural activities and service?

Is the Queen’s Grill on Cunard any less luxurious than any of the 4 luxury lines?

 

For once we agree totally. Cruise Critic defines luxury as any premium or deluxe line that pays to advertise and wants to be included in the luxury category. I have long advocated a separate board for lines like Oceania, Azamara,Viking etc which are not luxury but always included here.

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For once we agree totally. Cruise Critic defines luxury as any premium or deluxe line that pays to advertise and wants to be included in the luxury category. I have long advocated a separate board for lines like Oceania, Azamara,Viking etc which are not luxury but always included here.

 

Agree that a premium board would make it a lot easier in terms of members wanting to find the type of cruising that suits them. In my opinion, there is quite a difference in premium and luxury cruising.

 

In terms of Cunard and the Queens Grill, it is simply a luxury section of a mainstream cruise line. More or less like a mediocre casino in Las Vegas with a top rated luxury restaurant inside. When we sail, the entire ship needs to be luxury.

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Agree that a premium board would make it a lot easier in terms of members wanting to find the type of cruising that suits them. In my opinion, there is quite a difference in premium and luxury cruising.

 

In terms of Cunard and the Queens Grill, it is simply a luxury section of a mainstream cruise line. More or less like a mediocre casino in Las Vegas with a top rated luxury restaurant inside. When we sail, the entire ship needs to be luxury.

 

You have a good point.

A luxury ship is a ship on which all passengers are in first class. But the title of this board is “luxury cruising” not “luxury ships”. Maybe, as Wripro suggest the board should be split into two: luxury ship cruising and premium ship cruising.

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Although in general I agree that a luxury ship should be luxury throughout I do think the Queens Grill on QM2 is a bit of an outlier. Given the suites, the butlers, the separate lounge and of course, the Queens Gril restaurant, they provide enough of a luxury experience to warrant sailing them. BUT only on a QM2 crossing as a means of transportation. I'm booked on one again next June. I would never do a cruise on Cunard. I can't imagine trying to get off and on in ports every day with thousands of other passengers.

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I agree about the virtue of not being one of thousands on a cruise ship when it hits port.

In addition the large ships can’t berth at small ports. Nor do they give you much of a connection with the sea.

On TA crossing none of those factors matter as much as they would when on a voyage taking in several ports.

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