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I thought Lofoten, but the hills aren't hilly enough.

Nothing worse than trousers at half mast and 6fft 5'' is pretty 'unaverage' for suit rental. Here's an idea. Buy the correct length of tux 'ish black trousers in the US and pop into M&S for a black jacket. OK, the blacks might not be precisely the same blacks, but you'll have the equivalent of a dark suit. Add a tie and a shirt, and you'll pass muster. Well you would for me, if only for trying to 'blend in'. If the trousers, or any other garment for that matter, needs a press, send out!

The sachets in the buffet, with a little extra milk are very tasty to have on occasions.

Difficult to be accurate as ships can suffer air-con inadequacy in some areas [thinking definitely QV/QE here as I haven't been in a hot climate on QM2] if the sun is blazing in and the temps. out side very hot. The QM2 Britannia restaurant can get hot too in certain parts and that's not even in a hot climate. Conversely, there are areas of the ship which can seem cool so a light layer is a good idea to have with you. I take a pashmina and soon suss out where it's needed and where it's not.

I can believe it. There are many folk who will not venture into the IT world other than a mobile phone and even then, it might not be Smart. I'm not smart, IT wise and I realise my limitations [of which there are many!!!] but I'm realistic to know if Cunard goes Smart [please NO] I will adapt. I volunteer with a couple of charities, one of which is primarily for 'the elderly', an age which has no fixed ranges. There are perfectly sensible folk out there who want nothing to do with IT other than a mobile phone and anything else scares the bejesus out of them. They might already be Cunard loyalists but being expected to 'use technology' would be the end of their Cunard association. Maybe that's why Cunard is seen by some as dragging its feet. It knows its core passenger profile at the moment.

Never ordered it but if I can have caviar every night if I want [I don't] and pre ordered item which appears on a pop up menu, I don't see why a Rum Baba is beyond the realms of possibility. 🙂

Giles2000, do you mean 'chic'? There is sophisticated, and then there is eccentric. Having experienced many weeks of QV world cruises, eccentric can have a field day on some evenings and are positively encouraged on some occasions, but I would hate Cunard newbies to think eccentricity is what Gala and other evenings on board are all about.

LadyL1, we have quite a few more than that booked on her ,'24 and '25 and come what may, we WILL enjoy our holidays but although I ignore any negativity, especially if it comes from those who say they'll never set foo aboard her, I will be objective in my comments and that includes minuses as well as hopefully, loads of pluses.

Whilst I'm prepared to hold fire on bouquets and/or brickbats until we have actually experienced Queen Anne for ourselves, the colour palettes in the pictures of public rooms have not inspired me to go 'wow' so far. I'd say bland at the moment but hopefully, the reality will be less so.

We didn't get any last July, but there again, our two bottles were replaced before finishing, throughout the holiday so it seemed churlish to ask for some, which we would probably have left anyway.🙂

Maybe the ba Not sure what you mean by balcony seating but the plans show the theatre span decks two and three. Would deck three count as balcony?

Now totally into the realms of gobbledygook for me, sadly.🥴

Luckily, madness or not, Cunard will not stand or fall by the taste of its oat milk.

Don't take it personally and for goodness sake, don't 'shut up'. If many of us didn't chat about Cunard even though not actually at sea, how would we be able to help others and believe me, you and others, do help. A lot. I'm not interested in any Cunard technology as such. I'm quite happy with internet access and my iPad. I can keep up with anything at home if needs be and at home can get in touch with me. So jsome think Cunard needs to get its act together re technology and some of us are perfectly OK with an internet which works [can we have included Wi-Fi access in the top CWC level pretty please] but whatever, don't give up on the help and advice front.🙂 and that goes for anyone able to give clear cut advice and help.

Or us. Maybe if market research was targeted at those who actually cruise with Cunard rather than a Cunard key market, which covers a multitude of folk who whilst fitting a supposed profile are not Cunard passengers. the results might be more definitive. Just saying, as one who has little interest in an app developed for use onboard a Cunard cruise.

I thought it was still $25. Must have changed again?

We have observed that, too which makes me think shoreside does communicate if not the details, the need to ensure issues are looked at. Obviously, not all the time but I would have thoughtvmatters of health which can have dire consequences, can't be ignored.

Dare I say, Vegan is generally a life style whereas dire allergies are most definitely health issues. I have a mild shellfish intolerance but I manage that myself by limiting the amount I consume [a real hardship for me!] but I would hope Cunard shoreside, when informed of issues mentioned by abdullahhoneymoon, would be sure to cascade the info up to the relevant ship and I would expect the hotel staff concerned to be very careful once informed. I would follow the belt and braces approach though and make the restaurant and thus the M'd one of the first ports of call ion embarkation.

or a note in the fan. Often quicker than a voicemail message.

We have no issue with disembarkation as, like yourselves, the timing is of our choice and our luggage tags coloured accordingly. A few years ago, we experienced mayhem in the disembarkation process as so many thought they could just get off and collect their bags, not realising their bags hadn't been offloaded at that time and so were told 'to wait' at the entrance to the hall. This cause a log jam and those whose bags had been put out, couldn't get to them and there were some 'frayed' tempers. It was also a H&S issue as some elderly/infirm were literally in danger of being knocked off their feet. So if tags, and therefore timings, are being monitored before disembarkation, that is a bonus to safety and the smooth running of the process.

You beat me to it! Plus some folk could have started their own wine cave with the amount of bottles carted onto a Cunard cruise so apart from it apparently being now 'official [?] nothing has changed there either.

I thought that was part of the Butler's remit. Keep their passengers happy - in both senses of the word!!! 😀

Trouble is, it's Nov! We haven't sailed Canary Islands, yet,but from what I have seen, the prices are lower than other itineraries. Enjoy. QV is wonderful.

Don't worry Two bottles of wine or spirits or a combo of both. and breath! 🙂

Interesting to see what effect any 'force majeure' clause would have on insurance claims.