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  1. I do apologise V2, but a minor correction is needed here. You are, of course, referring to the undisputed King of the Flambé Cart, Andrew Nelder. Like you, he was the first MD we met in the Britannia Grill on our first QE2 voyage. He seemed absolutely determined to activate the smoke alarms at every opportunity - regardless of whichever meal it was. A true Cunard legend!
  2. I too have been using these for many years and find them to be robust and very user-friendly.
  3. More likely to be Odessa, if memory serves. If so, then it was a pretty rare Black Sea voyage which included all three ports now mentioned in recent posts. PS I was there!
  4. And I was on that trip. Our first Cunard voyage and a joy from start to finish - and it finished with us being addicted. It was a tender port, but at low tide not even the tenders could get in. The Glasgow travel agents who chartered the ship probably lost their shirts as it was far from full - from memory there were about 200 of us who did the round trip. Happy days!
  5. I have now booked on QV for the Trieste to Southampton trip in September 2024. 28 nights, including an overnight in Istanbul and a host of interesting ports across Croatia, Malta, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Istanbul. This one has the feel of an adventure!
  6. I can offer a slightly different experience. When I got off in February from our 28 days to the Caribbean, I did not receive a final bill, as is customary. I though nothing of it as I had been monitoring my on board spend via interim bill printouts and expected the normal automatic charging on disembarkation day. However, when my statement came in, I realised that they had not charged my card. I felt no great need to pursue them on the matter - nice be on the smooth end with Cunard for once and not be left holding the sticky end. However, all good things come to an end and last week I got the call from a "Revenue Specialist" in Southampton. She initially suggested that perhaps my card had been declined and after a robust exchange, then offered profuse apologies for their failure to deal with the issue more effectively. For my part, I was happy to pay my dues and just grateful that they called me and not vice-versa!
  7. It doesn't have to. We did the January Caribbean trip on QM2 and we never went near a US port. Smart scheduling could offer a very attractive trip. I'd go again in a heartbeat.
  8. On our QM2 Caribbean trip in Jan/Feb, the lunch and dinner menus were placed in our QG staterooms every morning whilst we were at breakfast. No folder at that stage.
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