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Cunard resolved the issue and restored my status, just took some persistence as they didn't seem to understand at first what the problem was.

I am glad I had future cruises print out my cruise records last time I sailed - without that proof I would have been in real trouble as there seems to be no way to bring up past crusies on cunard.com?

I have always lived in the USA and had the number with a letter at the end. When I booked recently directly with Cunard using my USA debit card, the World Club number was reassigned to my wife who never cruised and I was purged from the system. I called customer service and was given this explanation which makes no sense and assigned a new Wolrd Club number with no status. I sent Cunard my voyage record and receipt from last voyage and they claim the records are in the UK which makes no sense. I live in the USA and could not have booked though the UK site and have usually booked through agents. I have voyage coming up July 8 and hope I get my status back. Everything seemed Ok at first, except the welcome letter came from the UK and then the status disappeared altogether: DEPARTURE DATE 07/08/2024 Your voyage on Queen Victoria Dear Mr , with your voyage just over the horizon, it’s time to start getting excited for the unforgettable moments that await you on board. To help prepare for your holiday, we’ll be sharing all the essential information you need before you sail over the coming weeks. As a Diamond member of the Cunard World Club, you have additional benefits to enjoy on board. Explore your benefits below, and if you have any questions or concerns regarding your membership, please contact ukworld.club@cunard.co.uk.

Just had the best lobster tail ever on MSC Yacht Club class. But it depends on the ship and provisioning. On Cunard you have to go grill class to avoid the Britannia mess. Either way expect to pay $500 pp per day these days for open bars, filet and lobster.

Cunard North America claims they "lost" my Diamond status. Last time I cruised in 2020 I hit Diamond and now on a new booking they had no record of any previous cruises and took away my old World Club number. When I contacted World Club, they claimed that the record is with Cunard UK (but I am a US person and never booked with Cunard UK). Was this World Club data corrupted somehow since 2020? Thank you for your email. It looks like your past loyalty is recorded on your UK account, so we will need to reach out to them to collect it and apply it to your US account. Please bear with us while we work on this for you, and we will let you know when we have your loyalty here. Thank you! Kind regards, Cunard World Club Cunard Line North America

My observation is that evening dress in the grills is usually more understated than in Britannia. Pants and a jacket on non formal nights for dinner, no tie is necessary, you can wear a polo shirt and take off the jacket. Formal night, pants, sport jacket and tie would be the minimum. Lunch and breakfast, men can of course wear shorts and sports wear. Cross dressing is OK too.

I see for 2024, that cruise skips Newport and is just Halifax and Boston. I think the overnights do not imply you will be able to get off the ship the next morning. Still assuming fair weather in 2024, could be a nice cruise.

I was PG on that cruise. The atrocious and chaotic 4 hour wait to embark set the tone though I really felt bad for the disabled folks on walkers and canes who had to stand in line all that time. The weather was ghastly fog exacerbated by smoke from Canadian fires. Halifax is a nice port; the weather was overcast with some drizzle. Ate a lobster at Saltys on the pier. Boston was overcast, foggy and hazy, the ship berthed and did not afford any view of the promised fireworks July 4, even from the top top deck, mainly due to fog and haze and the fireworks being nowhere near. Additionally, the so called overnight in Boston was actually arriving at midnight the night before and then leaving at 2AM the next night. Newport was skipped due to supposed fog interfering with the tenders. Last sea day was good weather. Food just so-so, did not seem to have properly provisioned the ship in New York. Princess Grill menu missing many prepandemic items. Though we did make use of the flambé and cheese trolley frequently. Problem with the Grills drink package being credited, took a visit to the purser and twice to the concierge to get it right. QM2 looking good for its age and holding up.