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Where are you getting you World Club Member from? Mine starts with CURC then 5 digits W on my Cunard Issued World Club Card, it's wrong! Drop the CU if that is what you are entering and it should work.

Om QE a year ago and my wife and I also do not do the main dining room thing and ate every night in the Lido. I would be surprised if it has changed much, there is a choice of hot food as well as salad, and just outside of the Lido where the Pizza bar is, one night they did Singapore Noodles with either beef, chicken or salmon, very nice. Our dinning times in the evening was about 8:00pm.

Thank you very much for all the info, I have a few months to wade through all this 😀 again thank you all very much.

Hi, booked on QM2 cruise next April and have done the Rome trip a couple of times so we are considering staying in Civitavecchia. We've looked at the Cunard tours section of the cruise and there is very little info on this city. Anyone spent the day in this port could advise please?

Taken some years ago in Madeira, we were on QM2 and Victoria was just leaving I think the last port of call of a world cruise.

We had to change cabins on a cruise a few years ago and only had to pack our "smalls" underwear, socks etc. the hanging items in the wardrobe was transferred to the cabin on the hangers, certainly worth a check when you get on board.

If you do not want auto upgrades, yes you can opt out of this. If you booked through a T/A you will need to speak to them.

Interesting thread, I'm getting......no, I am old and at present only have controlled hypertension so always like reading these threads for great information. My take on UK Insurance, I am insured through my bank for travel insurance amongst other things, but they have dropped UK Insurance, wonder if it's for the reasons you state

I book through a TA and always always get the booking form from Cunard sent to me with all amounts of monies paid deposits etc with a receipt from the TA. I would seriously be looking at your TA to see what they have done with your money. Good luck if you choose the wait list

A definite no and at no time did I ever hint that

That sounds a bit like following like sheep, I have never stated that it is ok for me to go into certain areas on the ship on formal nights as it is also not allowed to attend the grills dining rooms. Formal nights I have dined in the Red Lion as well as the Lido not on the same night of course. If I choose not to dress formally that is my choice, it is then also the choice of Cunard not to allow me into certain areas on those formal nights with which I am fine. I think your first paragraph is just a little over the top as on a formal night I would alway have my dickie bow on😂

The choice is for the individual not the cruise line, I have been on more that 50 cruises and there is always always someone on board that chooses not to dress formally as I have stated I have on more than one cruise. Next time you are on a cruise check out how many do not want to dress up, you will be surprised by the number, it is not an obligation it is a choice.

All cruise lines must accept passenger who, for whatever reason, do not wear formal wear on formal nights. I always dressed formally when required, but my last couple of cruises I couldn't be bothered, One was on Cunard QE where we ate every night in the Lido self service restaurant and the other was on a P & O cruise where we did the same thing. However on Cunard I did wear a jacket, no tie, and we did go into the ballroom with no one objecting. On P & O where they are not so strict I did not wear a jacket and on one night was refused entry to one of the bars. So yes, quite rightly as the OP says all cruise lines differ.

Yes, its all done through stockperks, quite easy to use, I'm 73 and found it easy anyway😂

My very first cruise experience was on QM2 in 2004, her second cruise. It was a 4 night cruise two ports of call and a day at sea, that which got me hooked on cruising. Hamburg is a great place to go with a lot of history.

But definitely no slurping as you drink😂

Thats whipped cream not clotted, just as bad as putting butter on first 😂

Nooooo you don't use butter on jam and cream scones, sacrilege 😂

And discuss whether the cream or jam is applied to the scone first 😂

Interesting the complimentary meal, no reference to lunch or dinner

Cruised on her in February this year and had one small whiff of a not nice smell, for a brief second or two but can't remember where I was on the ship, I would hazard a guess on the promenade deck somewhere though.

Thanks for the replies, one more though. Do they still have the jazz trio in the Chartroom about 9:00pm each night?

As the title, I have done 17 or so cruises on Cunard over the years but not been on since just after covid. A few questions I could do with some help on, internet access used to be so many hour depending on your loyalty level, I see now this is done on a daily level. Can you have some days on and some off or does it have to be continuous, we are diamond level so get a good chunk to spend on the internet. We prefer to dine in the Lido at night, is this still split into different restaurants at night. Any advice will be appreciated.

Enforcement of dress code may only be applicable to certain areas of the ship and more relaxed in others. Not everyone want to dress up so some areas must be left "more relaxed"

The main obvious question we are all asked before going on a cruise, have you been ill in the last week or so and everyone answers no, they don't want to miss their holiday. Some of the suggestions while they seem excellent, has a cost implication for P & O which I am sure they would gladly pass on. Single use condiments is expensive compared to a condiment set on the table. Also, who would clear all the empty sachets after use. I have cruised many times but have only once experienced norovirus on one cruise. It was not too pleasant and I was confined to my cabin, my wife, however, was not and that I could not understand.