EuropeanAmericanTraveler

You might be right if this from your own experience but this not clear at all on their website... I wish things would be written more clearly. I feel like the only way to know for sure, besides contacting someone at Cunard, is to cross fingers and book a fare and only after, have access to the details on the Booking confirmation page they send...

Yes, I regret it is not clearly stated on the Cunard website when a fare is non-refundable or not. As I wrote earlier in this thread, for a cruise of interest, I was proposed 3 fare options and for only one of them it was mentioned "Standard terms and conditions apply". I assume only this fare is refundable according to the terms of Cunard cancellation policy and not the other 2 options.

My understanding is that certain fares are 100% non refundable, no matter the time when you cancel after payment. This is what is written under Cunard's cancellation policy: If You have purchased a specially priced promotion that is 100% non-refundable from the point of payment, You are not entitled to any refund, payment, compensation or credit whatsoever of Your Cruise or Cruisetour fare if You cancel Your booking.

Thank you for the infirmation. But I was referring in my question to the total price of the cruise being refundable or not, not the deposit.

Thank you for your replies. I will be careful before booking. For exemple, for one cruise, I have 3 options: "Our Lowest Fare" then "Treat yourself, on us" and the most expensive "Cunard Fare". Only the last one has "Standard terms and conditions" that apply, wich allows refunds. Nothing is mentionned for the other 2.

Hello, I'd like to know how is it possible to know if a fare is 100% non-refundable before booking? I would like to book in advance a QM2 crossing for the end of 2024 but I want to be sure I will be allowed a refund in case I need to cancel. Is it clearly written online if a fare is 100% non-refundable before booking? I would not like to book a fare and find out later that is not refundable. Thank you

Thank you for your reply, I won't worry then :) It's not my first transaltlatic cruise on QM2 and I am confident everything will be fine.

It was a Saver I believe

Thank you for your reply, it would be nice to have an upgrade!

Hello, I will be boarding QM2 on July 14th for a Southampton to NYC crossing. When I check-in online and download my boarding pass, there is still no stateroom number ALLOCATED to my ticket and it says instead: TBC. I believe this means "To be confirmed"? We are now 12 days away from departure and I still have no stateroom number? I am getting a little bit worried. It's my 11th crossing and I have not encountered this kind of situation before. Has anyone been in a similar situation before? Should I check a gain in a few days and hope to have a stateroom number allocated? Thank you all

Do you know if platinum or diamond members are allowed to check-in earlier than their official arrival time?

Thank you all for your replies, it's good to know. I also purchased CunardCare protection for myself. Do you know if it would also cover the other guest or would the extra person need to purchase it as well?

Hello, I booked a transatlantic crossing for this summer on QM2 as a solo guest. I had to pay for double occupancy since I'm travelling by myself. Now, I am thinking of inviting a close friend of mine to enjoy the crossing and experience and share my cabin. Am I allowed to add a guest to my reservation? I would think this should be possible without any extra payment since I have already paid for the price of double occupancy (I paid for 2 guests although I'm travelling solo). Is there anything that would prevent me for adding someone to my reservation? Thank you

I understand what you mean but after you answer no to the health insurance question and CVS knows they can not bill an insurance policy, it would make sense to display all the possible testing options and their price including the Rapid Antigen option, which it does not. If I embark on the QM2 in Brooklyn again, I think I will use Bloom labs as it seems to be fast and convenient. Thanks for the link with testing locations!

Thanks for the info. It explains why the Rapid Antigen test is not covered by insurance but it does not explain why it is so difficult to book this option on the CVS website In my case, although I have health insurance coverage in the US, I am willing to pay for a Rapid Antigen test because I find this option faster and more convenient (and also cheaper than a PCR test). But I noticed that on the CVS website, whether or not you answer yes to the question asking if you have insurance, it doesn't offer you the choice of the rapid antigen test. Only when one answers yes to the question you listed above ("Are you seeking a covid-19 test because of high transmission rates..."), it proposes the rapid antigen test. This does not make sense to me.

Bingo! It worked this time, thank you 😉 I have no idea why they make it so complicated to find the Rapid antigen test option and I don't see what this question has to do with it... It makes no sense at all to me except that they might try to push the expensive rapid PCR tests and consultations...

I answer yes to the question asking if I have health insurance coverage and no to all other questions but still can't see the option of a Rapid Antigen test on-site.

Could you please tell us what question needs to be answered yes in order to have the choice of Rapid Antigen test? Personally, the only question I answer yes to is if I have health insurance coverage.

Thanks for the screenshots. It's weird because I don't get the same webpage when I do a research and there is no Rapid Antigen test options listed (with provider visit or without provider visit). Here is what I have instead:

Hi, I believe that the 3 options you have listed correspond to the 3 options I had listed previously above: - the Rapid Antigen test is the cheap and quick test you can do yourself at home but is not supervised and you don't get a certificate with it so you can not use this rapid antigen test at embarkation. - the 2 other options are both expensive PCR tests, not rapid Antigen tests. So unless you are fine with a PCR test that takes 1-2 days to get results or are willing to drive far to the few selected locations that offer the Provider consultation + rapid PCR test and pay $208 to $218, there is no supervised Rapid Antigen test with certificate at CVS.

Is it only me or it seems that CVS minute clinic does not propose on-site Rapid Antigen Testing anymore? The only options I see when I try to book a test are either: - At-home rapid antigen tests at $9.99 (but I don't think you get a certificate for it and therefore can not be used for embarking - In-person lab tests at $139 out of pocket for a PCR/NAAT lab test but you'll get your results in 1 to 2 days... - Rapid-result (PCR) with results within hours but limited availability. Nowhere I see that CVS is proposing the cheaper and faster Rapid Antigen Test. If I have to travel on the QM2 from NYC again, I think I'll try somewhere else unless you really want to have a PCR test done. But even if you want a PCR, CVS will either give you the results within 1 or 2 days (which can be problematic) or you won't be able to find a location where they give you PCR results within a few hours.

I see thank you. That's where the term "within two days of sailing" would have confused me. I would have thought that the actual day of sailing counted towards the 2 days and therefore a test done on the 29th was withing 3 days and not 2.

Hello, sorry to ask you this but my understanding is that travelers need to get tested within 2 days of embarkation in Brooklyn. So, if you were tested close to home in Philadelphia and then went to NYC to spend a few days before your trip, how could you be tested within the required time period? I'm just trying to understand how this works for a potential future crossing from NYC.

I managed to do it myself but anyway they retook my picture at embarkation in Southampton...IMO, this online check-in is a waste of time and only adds extra confusion and worries to travelers on the top of all other things to prepare for a trip. And anyway, you still have to go through check-in at embarkation, so what's the point of online check-in?

Hi, I was in your exact same situation, traveling from Southampton to NYC, just arrived on 08/05. I am an American citizen and purchased my ticket on the US Cunard website (.com and not .co.uk) with Cunard Care protection. At Southampton, I was asked by a lady if I had purchased travel insurance for my voyage. I replied yes, Cunard Care. She said it was fine (she didn't verify). From my research before embarking, it seems that you are not required to purchase travel insurance if you booked through the US Cunard website, but it is highly advised to do so. Personally, I always add Cunard Care protection in case something really bad would happen on board. If you can access both US and UK Cunard websites and look at their page for travel insurance, I remember there was different wording about insurance (something like it was mandatory for UK guests - on the UK website- and was encouraged only on the US website). But then, I would double check with Cunard to be sure.