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In our case we have travelled to Edinburgh from Halifax via Heathrow. All booked with Air Canada but the internal flight was with British Airways. We checked our luggage in at Halifax and picked up in Edinburgh. We cleared immigration in Heathrow  and stayed in an hotel overnight. Our flights were in different terminals  with over 15 hours lay over. We did the same on the return journey, luggage straight to Halifax. We always check the tags and have air tags as added precaution, which have proved useful .

A few years ago on the Queen Mary we were able to disembark in Halifax. It was a transatlantic crossing and we had permission to disembark before arriving in New York . It was dealt with prior to the cruise and immigration came on the ship. We only missed a sea day .I believe there were other passengers who did this. It was great for us as a short taxi ride home instead of a flight from New York.

Yes air tags are the way to go. On at trip to Edinburgh earlier this year again our  case didn’t arrive Again my husband’s suit for our daughter’s wedding. The airline said the case was in Halifax but he was able to advise  that it was in Heathrow and it was delivered the next day.  

 We wont travel without them now even in our hand luggage .

We recently went on a Cunard cruise from New York. We like the idea of the formal nights and dress accordingly . We live in Halifax and since COVID have very few direct flight options. Imagine how lucky we felt to be able to book direct from Halifax to Newark.  What could go wrong with our luggage?  Well the aircraft was Air Express and a small aircraft. The usual request to check in hand baggage and then an  announcement  that  the plane was weight restricted so they weren’t going to do that. When we arrived at the carousel to collect our luggage one of our cases was missing. Of course this had my husband’s tuxedo in it. Not too worry Air Canada assured us the case would be delivered to our hotel . We arrived Friday and the cruise was Monday.  The case made the journey to Boston later on Friday and then to Newark later that night. We knew this through the air tag . It sat there until we made the decision on Sunday to go and get it. Arriving at the terminal we were told it was with United Airlines at a different terminal . We were eventually reunited with the case. Even though we did separate our clothes into two cases not actually full outfits .Lesson learned for next time. Also need to invest in rain covers for cases but that is another story.

We were also on this crossing. We left the ship at our allotted time . We hadn’t heard any info about how bad the weather was. After waiting for taxis or Uber we decided to walk out of the area and see if we could catch a ride. We managed to do that and arrived at our Newark hotel drenched . Once we got home to Halifax,Nova Scotia it took a day or so to dry out our luggage .I hope you get your luggage soon and you are able to salvage some contents. We will make sure we have luggage covers for our next trips. We already use Air tags.

We were recently on QM2 from New York to New York.  For the first crossing  we had fixed early dining on deck 2. We had family join in Southampton to Hamburg and they were on open dining. We switched and I always booked 6 for 6 on the my voyage app. We sat at the same table each night, on deck 3.  We were able to return to our original deck 2 table for the return crossing.

We were on QM2 in November 2016. My husband said he watched the election in the Golden Lion.

Hi from Nova Scotia. I have been enjoying reading every bodies post so thought I would chime in today.  We would have been leaving today  to travel to England   join the Queen Victoria on Friday for a Baltic cruise. Our first on that ship and we were excited to compare it with The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.  We plan on getting in our finery on what would be our first formal night and having a special meal..My husband loves Churchill’s so hopefully the weather can co operate and he can have a cigar on our deck.

During this time we are staying very close to home. I seem to spend a good part of my day talking to friends and family on phone or by face time. I am originally from Liverpool England and I have one daughter who lives in Edinburgh.I do help out my daughter here who has two young children when she needs to attend important on line meetings.

Nova Scotia is doing relatively well with the pandemic but not as good as our neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and PEI   We have been following the lock down protocols since the middle of March and no relaxations in the near future. Our premiere came up with the catch phrase Stay the Blazes Home which has stuck. There has been a lot of other tragedies in this province so Nova Scotia Strong has also become our motto.

We look forward to the day we can pack our cases and go off to new adventures 

We did this cruise last October and went on the Cunard 's tour. We enjoyed it very much and had a lovely lunch at a farmhouse . We did the British landings . The guide was very knowledgeable . For us we usually use on board excursions as we don't want to "miss the boat''. Our cruise also visited Zeebrugge so we did tours to the World War 1 sites.

I have been reading all these posts and have a question. We are arriving at La Guardia on Monday late afternoon. We will be staying overnight at Hotel Indigo in Brooklyn. Would we be better booking a car service or will a cab do in this instance?. Thank You

Do yo know or have you heard if Churchill's Cigar Lounge has had any upgrades, especially the ventilation system? Thank you!

If you have mobility issues I would not recommend a trip to Peggy's Cove. I would confirm this with the tour office too.I live in Halifax and have been to Peggy's Cove on numerous occasions.

Thank you for all the replies. We have been to the Dock Yard in Portsmouth a few years ago and enjoyed it. We thought to see a bit more of Portsmouth this time. We are doing a back to back Transatlantic crossing. Would Winchester be a good trip? We wonder why Cunard don't offer more local trips for the time docked in Southampton. I am originally from Liverpool so spend a lot of time in England but mostly in the North so these places are new to me too.

We are going on the Back to Back crossing from New York on 4th August. When trying to print our e docs and labels the VP says not availabe yet.Has anybody ever arrived at check in without these.Thank you.

I was wondering if anybody has taken a trip to Portsmouth while docked in Southampton? The Early train I would imagine, but any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

We are also going to Brooklyn from Times Square in August.Can you please recommend a limo service? We did this last year and despite printed instruction the Yellow Cab still drove around in circles for a good half an hour. Thank you.

On any recent trips to Norway did anybody use the Hop On Off bus? Could you use a card to pay for that?. Thank you.