bluemarble Posted October 28, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Here are links to partial dress code and themed evening schedules for 2024. As was the case with the schedules for previous years, these are compiled from what other members have found on "My Cunard" within the daily calendars for their voyages. QM2: QM2 2024 Dress Code and Theme Schedule QE: QE 2024 Dress Code and Theme Schedule QV: QV 2024 Dress Code and Theme Schedule This is still very much a work in progress at this point. Once again I will need your help to fill in the many gaps. If you can fill in any of the gaps in these schedules, please post here what you are seeing in "My Cunard" (or have learned elsewhere). I'll need the name of the ship, the dates of the voyage, and the dates and themes (if any) for all the "Gala Evenings" on your itinerary. If you see anything that needs correcting, please post those corrections here as well. It's my understanding that Cunard have not posted any dress code and theme schedules for QA yet. It also appears that Cunard have not yet posted any schedules for QE beyond February 2024 sailing dates. If you see any schedules for QA or any schedules for QE beyond February, please post what you are seeing here. These documents reside on my Google Drive so I'll be able to update them there with your additions and corrections without needing to attach new versions here. The links I've provided here should always retrieve the latest versions from my Google Drive. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esrs Posted October 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Just checked our 2024 bookings: M417 TA EAST 16 June Black & White 21 June Roaring 20s H415 NORWAY Nothing yet H416 BALTIC Nothing yet M421 NORWAY 15 July Red&Gold 19July Masquerade (and a port day) M422 TA WEST 22 July Black & White 25 July Roaring 20s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted October 30, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Thanks for those contributions, @esrs. I already had the schedules for the two QM2 crossings but I didn't have the M421 Norway voyage so that was very helpful. I've been told the schedules haven't been released for Queen Anne yet so I haven't started a document for the "H" voyages where you've also reported "Nothing yet". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp01 Posted November 1, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) It looks like you're missing 9-15 June 2024 QM2 westbound transAtlantic (it may be M416? The voyage number doesn't appear in My Cunard or on our agent's booking confirmation). The two gala evenings are: 10 June - Red & Gold 13 June - Masquerade Edited November 1, 2023 by frankp01 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted November 1, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted November 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, frankp01 said: It looks like you're missing 9-15 June 2024 QM2 westbound transAtlantic (it may be M416? The voyage number doesn't appear in My Cunard or on our agent's booking confirmation). The two gala evenings are: 10 June - Red & Gold 13 June - Masquerade Thank you for that contribution. In the past I was able to fill in most of the QM2 crossing schedules because they kept to a set pattern with very few exceptions. For 2024 they are keeping me guessing by mixing things up quite a bit. So far the pattern is the first gala evening on crossings in ether direction is going to be either Black and White or Red and Gold and the second is going to be either Roaring Twenties or Masquerade. On QM2 at least, they are breaking the long-standing pattern that the first gala/formal evening on any voyage departing Southampton across the fleet was almost always Black and White for the theme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffeegirl68 Posted November 3, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2023 QV406C 25/02/23 Auckland to Sydney Voyage personaliser says just one gala night on 01/03/23. Other evenings listed as smart attire. One gala night on an 8 night voyage, very disappointing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted November 3, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted November 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Toffeegirl68 said: QV406C 25/02/23 Auckland to Sydney Voyage personaliser says just one gala night on 01/03/23. Other evenings listed as smart attire. One gala night on an 8 night voyage, very disappointing.... Unfortunately your voyage V406C is one of the few occasions when Cunard are not adhering to their stated policy "At least twice on each seven-night voyage we’ll host a Gala Evening." They have scheduled several intervals of 7 to 8 nights between gala evenings during the full 2024 QV World Voyage and that's OK since they don't schedule two gala evenings every seven days on longer voyages. But when your segment of that 2024 World Voyage from Auckland to Sydney is being sold as a separate 8-night voyage, they really should schedule two gala evenings on your voyage. Just as an aside, when I saw some of those gaps between gala evenings on the 2024 QV World Voyage, I wondered if they were reducing the number of gala evenings overall on the full World Voyage. I needn't have been concerned. Here is a comparison of the full 2023 and 2024 QV World Voyages, both starting and ending in Hamburg. 2023 QV World Voyage Number of nights: 105 Number of gala evenings: 24 Gala evenings per week: 1.60 2024 QV World Voyage Number of nights: 111 Number of gala evenings: 25 Gala evenings per week: 1.58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted November 4, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 4, 2023 I've just checked my booking for QV and 29 April is showing as Gala Optional. 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted November 5, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted November 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said: I've just checked my booking for QV and 29 April is showing as Gala Optional. 😮 It's typical for the 2-night voyages between Southampton and Hamburg to have the evening of the sea day be designated "Gala Optional" with no theme. That's because the next day is disembarkation day for many of the passengers. The daily programmes I have from QM2 word it this way. "Smart Attire is acceptable for guests who are finally disembarking tomorrow if preferred." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted November 5, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 5, 2023 11 hours ago, bluemarble said: It's typical for the 2-night voyages between Southampton and Hamburg to have the evening of the sea day be designated "Gala Optional" with no theme. That's because the next day is disembarkation day for many of the passengers. The daily programmes I have from QM2 word it this way. "Smart Attire is acceptable for guests who are finally disembarking tomorrow if preferred." Thanks, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowandaUK Posted November 12, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Still no info from Cunard about Queen Anne themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackcruiser Posted November 13, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Queen Mary 2 voyage M439/ 4days Northern Europe December 11, 2024 gala evening Red And Gold. We have booked 4 voyages on Queen Anne. Watching for those themes to be announced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meliador Posted November 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Hi @Bluemarble! Sailing M430/Sep 22-29/QM2/NYC-Quebec 23 September: Red & Gold 26 September: Masquerade All other nights are Smart Attire. Edited November 22, 2023 by Meliador 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanS54 Posted November 23, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Hi @Bluemarble! M426 TA EAST 24th August Black & White 27th August Roaring 20s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted November 23, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted November 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, SusanS54 said: Hi @Bluemarble! M426 TA EAST 24th August Black & White 27th August Roaring 20s Thank you very much. Could I ask you to double check the date of your second gala evening? I was expecting that to be on 28th August, your sixth evening. The usual scheduling for a 7-night crossing is to have the gala evenings on the second and sixth evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanS54 Posted November 23, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Sorry, my mistake. It is, of course, the 28th August. I double checked and the themes for this crossing are correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesswoop Posted November 24, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) M419 the 4th of July cruise NYC - Halifax - Boston - NYC June 30th - Black and White July 2 is also listed as a gala night but not showing a theme yet. Assuming Roaring 20s. Edited November 24, 2023 by piratesswoop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted November 24, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted November 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, piratesswoop said: M419 the 4th of July cruise NYC - Halifax - Boston - NYC June 30th - Black and White July 2 is also listed as a gala night but not showing a theme yet. Assuming Roaring 20s. Thank you for that schedule. And welcome to the Cruise Critic by the way. Gala evenings don't always have themes. They could add a theme for July 2nd at a later date, but since none is listed now, it may well remain without a theme. Since that's the evening of your second port day in Halifax (and before your first evening in Boston the next day), I suspect they may be intentionally omitting a theme for that gala evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted November 28, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I received an email today from Cunard indicating a change and reshuffle on Q408 in February. Stated reason is "port unavailability". Previous schedule was: Changes are: 23Feb sea 24Feb Lifou New Caledonia 25Feb Port Vila Vanuatu 26Feb Luganville Vanuatu 28Feb Lautoka Fiji 29Feb Suva Fiji Lifou replaces Isle of Pines in New Caledonia. Other ports reshuffled. The formal night schedule is unchanged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Luv Crusin Posted December 30, 2023 #20 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I am disappointed that there is only a Red and Gold and one Gala night on the Caribbean Celebration on 21 Dec. 2024. I thought that there would be at least 3. My 20's dress will need to wait for a TA I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted December 30, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, I Luv Crusin said: I am disappointed that there is only a Red and Gold and one Gala night on the Caribbean Celebration on 21 Dec. 2024. I thought that there would be at least 3. My 20's dress will need to wait for a TA I guess! Assuming yours is the 13-night cruise on QM2 from New York, that's definitely a departure from previous years which have had three gala evenings. I don't yet have the dress code and theme schedule for the 21 December 2024 QM2 cruise. Please let me know which dates are scheduled for your gala evenings and which one has the Red and Gold theme. I can guess your Red and Gold gala evening will be Christmas Day and your other gala evening (presumably without a theme) will be New Year's Eve. But please confirm those dates for me. Thanks for your help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowandaUK Posted January 4 #22 Share Posted January 4 At last themes are now available for Queen Anne, 14 nights, May 10th to the Canaries. 3 gala nights May 11th Black and White May 16th Masquerade May 21st Roaring 20s. Hopefully other Queen Anne itineraries will be showing themes soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeler33 Posted January 4 #23 Share Posted January 4 Western Mediterranean (H418) Queen Anne 28 Jul - 11 Aug 2024 29 July - Black & White 3 Aug - Masquerade 6 Aug - Red & Gold 9 Aug - Roaring 20s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmende63 Posted January 4 #24 Share Posted January 4 Update for Queen Anne October 2024. 10/12 Gala Black and White. 10/16 Gala Black and White 10/21 Gala Masquerade 10/24 Gala Roaring twenties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackcruiser Posted January 4 #25 Share Posted January 4 Queen Anne 19 December gala masquerade 22 December gala Red & Gold 31 December Gala 2 January 2025 Gala masquerade 6 January Gala 10 January Gala Black & White 15 January Gala Roaring Twenties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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