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I just mean call Cunard directly, that's what I did anyway. You'll speak to a booking agent and they're very helpful. Honestly before the virus I would have said you would be extremely unlikely to get something with that kind of time frame. Now? Who knows. Are cruise ships even operating right now? I think it might take a little bit for people to want to cruise again, so openings may be more available. It's honestly impossible to tell in this unprecedented time. Will you have a back up in terms of flying your dog? And did you mean you're moving them to the US permanently or just for a 3-6 month trip? It's also a good idea to get a handle on all the vaccinations and health checks you'll need to do, especially if you are taking them back and forth, as I definitely started getting everything together a few months before we sailed. I think it's easier bringing them into the States than the UK though. Wishing you lots of luck. 

Hi there. We moved our dogs in the opposite direction in May of 2019- just seeing my old posts above! Wonderful experience. I had heard the lore of it booking out up to two years in advance, but was desperate not to fly my dogs and called anyway. Just over a year out, there was one kennel space. I needed two, but the booking agent spoke with the kennel agent and he said there are cancellations very frequently. So I took the one kennel and hoped for a second. After the cut off date for final cruise payments, some slots did open up. This apparently happens a lot. People's plans change, and my guess is that with the virus a whole ton of people who had previously booked are no longer going to be sailing. My best advice is call the booking agent, they can talk to the kennel agent while you are on hold, and I also ended up emailing the kennel master a lot with questions. They were honestly fabulous. I was incredibly nervous as this was a huge move for us, I was travelling with two young children, two old dogs and about 12 suitcases, by myself. I cannot speak highly enough of the whole staff from start to finish. I also struggled to find much information about the kennels and the process before the voyage. I have a ton of photos and feel free to ask any other questions, I'll try to help best I can. 

On 2/12/2019 at 8:20 PM, Ginzinggirl said:

Hey UKGirlyUSA.  I am also taking my dog to the UK in May after 20 years in USA. I am going on the QM2 because it is hopefully less stressful for the dog and it was also considerably cheaper than the quote I got for flying.  Are you on the May 5 crossing? 

Hey! I am sailing with my two dogs on the May 5th crossing! I'm also relocating -  back to Scotland after 10 years in the US. I have been furiously researching everything for about a year and a half now and it's great to find someone else on the same crossing. Is this your first time? I have probably talked poor Robert's ear off with my questions, but my dogs are elderly and have some health issues, so there is quite literally no other way to get them back home with me. If you want to talk dogs shoot me a message or find me on facebook :-)