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As mentioned
before, Grill Class passengers have their own topside
sunning space, but will have to come down from their hideaway to
frolic in one of Queen Victoria's swimming pools. |
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Pavillion
Pool |
Pavillion Pool |
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Queen
Victoria boasts no less than three pools. All pools are
located on Deck 9. First, there is the indoor Hydropool, then there
is the attractive Pavillion Pool amidships. And finally, all
the way aft, you will find the Lido Pool. |
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Pavillion Pool |
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With so much
valuable outdoor deck space given over to Grill Class guests,
non-suite guests might have a hard time finding an available
lounge chair on sunny days at see. |
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Pavillion
Pool |
Pavillion Pool Jacuzzi |
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Both pool
areas come with Jacuzzis and adjoining bar areas, so there is
no fear for dehydration. All outdoor areas are decked
out in rubber, with simple decorative motives in both
pool areas. |
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Lido Pool |
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Your best bet
to score a lounge chair on a sea day is the aft Lido Pool
which has more seating available. One deck up there is an
additional sun deck
with many more lounge chairs, watched over by that giant red
funnel. |
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Lido Pool |
Pavillion Pool |
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All the way
forward on deck 11 is more open deck space. Appropriately named "Sports Deck",
it features a full-sized tennis court with very limited sun
deck space around it. |
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Pavillion
Pool |
Aft
sun deck - 10 deck |
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One of the
most popular public rooms on Queen Mary 2 is the Winter
Garden. And so Cunard wisely decided to incorporate a Winter
Garden on their new Queen Victoria, too! Designed to be an
integral part of the Pavilion pool deck, this Winter Garden
has a sliding glass roof and is nothing short of wonderful. |
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Winter Garden |
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With its
semi-tropical feel and airy atmosphere it is the perfect
garden lounge and automatically serves as a natural overflow
for the nearby Lido Restaurant.
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Taking up at
least one third of the total length of the ship, Queen
Victoria's Lido Restaurant is positively huge. The blue, cream
and yellow color scheme is attractive, and so is the
ultra-spacious setup of the serving stations.
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Lido
Restaurant |
Lido
Restaurant |
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We enjoyed
lunch here and were quite pleased with the offerings. A slice
of pizza, a fresh salad there. And in keeping with Cunard's British heritage, fish & chips
and green peas were of course
present as well. |
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Lido Restaurant |
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Located on
decks 2 and 3 aft, the cavernous Britannia Restaurant holds
almost 1,000 guests and serves meals in two seatings.
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Britannia
Restaurant |
Britannia Restaurant |
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If you have
seen Queen Mary 2's Britannia
Restaurant, Queen Vic's counterpart turns out to be somewhat
of a disappointment.
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Britannia
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The color
scheme is dark and while the two-deck high entrance is quite impressive,
the aft part of the two-deck high room is a jungle of tables,
chairs and serving stations.
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