DeirdreTours

Thanks to everyone for the quick and informative responses! Looks like we will be able to take both on.

Embarking on the Queen Victoria February 7. My husband uses bottle water to prepare a daily nasal rinse. I drink Fairlife milk and want to take 3 cartons on with me. I can't find anything more recent that 2018 about taking on bottle water. Does anyone have any recent experience on taking water or milk on board for personal use?

We have booked exclusively through travel agents and always received better pricing than was available booking direct. I am not "loyal" to a particular agency, but instead use a site that allows one to post the ship, itinerary and cabin(s) of interest and take bid from agents for the total cost. On the 17 day cruise coming up Feb 7, we saved 18% off the direct booking rate. Savings this large are only possible when the agency has a room block available. But we have always saved at least 5% and usually average about 10% off (with the value of OBC included). Nor have we ever had any problem getting the Shareholder OBC with our bookings.

We have received a plusgrade offer for our 17 nights SFO-AUK cruise departing February 7 on Queen Victoria. On Cunard, all cabins show as sold out and have for the last 3 months, except for few days right after final payment when Q was showing available. We are currently booked in a Guarantee Balcony BD at $2970 all in, and were offered : Q3-4- min bid $4895 Q-5,6- min bid $4745 P1-P2- min bid $3250 Club- min bid $1160 We are not inclined to bid as I don't see $2300 in value in Club or $6500 in P1. We can use that sum towards a lot of specialty dining and other little luxuries instead!

I am hoping to take about a container of FairLife milk for personal use (it is the only milk I can digest as it is lower lactose/higher protein). We have the beverage package, so it isn't a money thing-- but are you saying that because it is in plastic milk container it would be forbidden?

We bought 100 shares each in 2009 for $27 a share. Between the dividends and the OBC we have recouped the entire share price-- which makes it easy to be sanguine about the loss of 80% of the stock value!