
- Arrive early. The hotel restaurant and bar both close early, and are both worth a visit.
- Dedicate a few hours to explore the ship and also your room, there are all sorts of interesting nooks and crannies in both.
- If you are staying at the QM because you're taking a Carnival Cruise, you can walk from one to the other, especially if you arrange the "Queen Mary early check in" with Carnival.