TheOldBear

There were no advance bookings for the workshops in 2022

There are some oddities to the venue & dress code requirements. On QM2 the G32 night club is not one of the formal attire on 'gala' night venues - but its only access is via the Queen's Room where the dress code is observed, and where any theme of the evening [e.g. Masquerade ] is observed.

In 2022 the RSC folks has acting workshops in the Queen’s Room, a film of ‘Much ado about Nothing’ on the tv, and a couple of scenes presented in Carinthia (I think at the same time as chorus rehearsals). On a previous sailing (2019) there were RADA folks presenting in the main theatre, and a scene from ‘The Importance of Being Earnest “ in the lobby.

Many ships have upgraded their satellite internet to Starlink - check over on the Celebrity forum and see if there are reports from recent passengers on the ship you are thinking about using.

Cunard's QM2 was designed to be a transatlantic specialist, so it is difficult to compare with other offerings. The alternatives seem to fall into two categories - 'repositioning' cruises offered by most cruise lines at the start or end of a season of sailings, and 'grand voyages' like HAL's "Voyage of the Vikings". By contrast the QM2 makes multiple consecutive crossings [when not on a 'world cruise'] with occasional side trips from Southampton or Brooklyn.

I think QM2 usually uses the 'Steinwerder' terminal https://www.cruisegate-hamburg.de/en/terminals/cruise-center-steinwerder/

If your Britannia stateroom is by the 'D' staircase, you may see the Grills dining room or lounge - your muster station will likely be there.

You probably will not want to put them in checked luggage - the bottles could squish and pop if the luggage is roughly handled.

It happened with our dinner table companions twice - on our 2017 and 2019 transatlantic round trips. Both times, their missing bag arrived back at their residence [Florida] days after the trip was over. The airline made no attempt to have the luggage forwarded to Southampton. The 2019 incident was less troublesome as the had cross packed essentials. For 2017 I was able to lend a couple of shirts [see my massive overpacking note below 😉 ] We are local to the port [Brooklyn] so tend to massively over pack. My carryon is a bit of stack - a two wheel roller, with the wine bottles padded with socks and underwear; A smaller bag is slipped over the handle with medication, electronics [laptop & charger]; last an old camera bag with photo gear and the top compartment holding the cruise paperwork [passport, boarding pass, wallet], cell phone, and other items normally in pockets. Mrs Bear uses a much smaller roller bag - with her medications and cruise paperwork. That may ride on a rollator seat or I may drag it with my free hand.

As an example of doing this sort of thing intentionally and with permission from the cruise line, back in 2017 there was a "Road Scholar" group [about 100 members] embarking the QM2 in Brooklyn for a customized round trip sailing. On the eastbound crossing, they had their own series of D Day related presentations [I think in one of the tender lounges]. The group disembarked in Southampton, but were able to leave luggage [e.g. formal wear] on board. For the next three segments [Southampton to Hamburg, Hamburg to Southampton & Southampton to LeHavre] the group had their own land based tours [I think the London war room, then Portsmouth or Dover, then 3 days in Normandy] before rejoining the ship for the westbound crossing. It likely helped that Cunard had the multiple segments available as separate 'voyages' instead of having only a single bookable round trip sailing.

Back in 2010 the Chef's Gallery was an extra cost [$10] demonstration kitchen - serving a 'Canyon Ranch' menu selection. I think that was also the season the Kings Court pop up was introduced [at $15 per person]. At dinner time, I don't think if follows the evening dress code despite offering table service. I think any purchased bottles of wine may be able to find you. We had a lovely dinner in the Gallery back in 2022 as the Northern Lights ship's tour was leaving during our normal 'late seating' in Britannia.

It's part of New York's so called 'consumer protection' - I don't know if it is a law, or a regulation.

There are occasional Cunard promotions where they are prepaid. [or onboard credit sourced from Cunard or our $UNNAMED_TRAVEL_AGENT is sufficient for the daily charges]

I see this is your post #1 - welcome to the forums [and likely there will be a welcome from the moderators as well] There are a few places to look for port and tour information The Mediterranean section of the 'ports of call' sub forum has some port by port discussions about previous questions and answers about shore excursions. The cruise line forum will have discussions about the ship, and cruise line sponsored excursions in ports of interest. Check the reviews section for some past experiences with ship and port. The 'roll call' section will have a discussion desiccated to a ship on a particular sailing - this is the place [once you have selected a sailing date] to discuss excursions and possible tour shares with other CC forum members who will be on that sailing.

And just to confuse the issue - Wrangler has a 'Dress Jean' - and its not denim I have worn black jeans on smart attire [casual] nights