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I had a birthday while onboard the QM2.   Although I never requested anything, I was brought a cake on the evening of my birthday.    What day is your anniversary and will you be onboard?

We eat in the Colonnade for Breakfast-and often for Lunch and have never utilized the buffet.   The sit down menu offered is limited but is still fine.    We enjoy the tables outside and those at the windows so have never been around a buffet crowd.    Since we sat in the same areas we had staff who knew our needs so we always had the right drinks.    Timely service was never a problem.

Seabourn is correct in deleting Indian ports.   Why visit difficult countries as there are alternatives. Cancel your Seabourn cruise that will disappoint and book Regent if you want India.

It’s odd, or maybe by design, that there is a huge difference in the Grill cabins on the QM2 vs. the obviously inferior Vista class including the Victoria.   The lowly Q4 suites on the QM2 have a guest bathroom so I am amazed that a Q2 does not have one on the Victoria.  Obviously, very different ships with the QM2 offering a much better suite experience.    If you were to compare a Celebrity Sky or Celebrity Suite with the lowest Queens Grill Suite on the QM2 you would find the QM2 a much better experience.

I would say no.   Whatever is on the menu in the Veranda you can get in the QG.    Would they give you an OBC instead?

Testing will be required if there is a certain level of COVID onboard or if the countries on the nest sailing require testing.    Either of those circumstances can change on a moments notice so B2B cruisers be aware as there are no guarantees you can remain with the ship if you test positive.

Interesting, now passengers who can afford to spend almost 1K each are complaining that they didn’t see anything!    Guess Seabourn needs to get Disney’s help so sea life can be staged along submarine dives and routes.    There has never been a guarantee of seeing wildlife on excursions.    The passengers on the submarines can still say they were in a submarine at a depth of 300 meters so they have bragging rights.

My husband uses artificial sweetener and had no problems getting sweetener out of the new dispenser.   He only uses a little, non ear a full pack.   The sugar dispenser was only a problem when the sugar was below a certain level.   We have recently been on the Venture and the Ovation.

Go with your doctor’s recommendation.    If you are still able to walk he/she may recommend that you stay upright as much as possible.   

Porters are wonderful and worth their tip.   They will even get your bags for you when you point them out, get you quickly through any lines and grab you a taxi.

Correct me if I am wrong but your level of suite on Seabourn does not give you a better experience.   Every passenger is supposed to be treated the same.    We have been in higher level suites on Seabourn and did not see the value.   There was no difference in the service we received.   The extra bathroom was the best aspect and the extra room was not needed.    We had one stewardess, the same room service menu, the same dining room experience so if you expect more from your Wintergarten Suite you will be always disappointed.   We have had three cruises on Seabourn since the restart and have had excellent service.    Did not use room service so I can’t comment on this.

Sorry the trip was such a disappointment.   We missed ports also but did enjoy the talks by the Expedition Leaders and we didn’t get to hear all 27 of them.    

Weather in the South Atlantic is also unpredictable.    The stop in the Falklands is the most tenuous.   The year we did it, we were the only ship able to anchor and tender there.

At least you didn’t run into the Canadian hurricane which you would have had to endure if your cruise had left earlier.     Weather right now is unpredictable so we will never know what we will encounter or what ports will be visited especially on an expedition trip.   It’s very disappointing but it can’t be helped.

It’s a shame you missed so many ports but you can’t go against the Captain for safety as he has the final word.    We missed two stops on the 9/4 cruise because of ice conditions.   Guess you only had two possible submarine excursions.   We skipped them because there isn’t much to see in the Arctic.    I hope you have been able to see wildlife from the ship even if you couldn’t get in the Zodiacs.

Catlover54, the Nespresso machines are available on the Quest, just not in the basic category staterooms V1-V5.    We also had the machines in our Suite on the Sojourn and the Ovation.   If you book the Penthouse level or above you will have the coffee machine and a hot water kettle.

Lots of us don’t need them so your stewardess may be able to find an extra.

The sauna is available for any passenger, not the steam rooms.

Catlover54,  the Nespresso machines can be found in all but the basic V1-V5 cabins/suites.   We have never bothered with the machines and prefer the coffee in the Seabourn Square?  We have many friends on the Venture right now and it is supposed to end in St. John.   What happened to your cruise on the Venture?     We had some semi rough seas on the Venture so I expect she can handle them.   The current cruise is supposed to end in St. John.

We also suffered thru the disembark from the Venture.   The flight would not have been as bad if they had kept with the assigned seats.   Once we walked to the plane it was a “free for all”.   The row we were left with did not recline although the seats in front did, onto my lap.   Passenger in front was very inconsiderate.    We did have to claim our bags at Reykjavik but at least we were able to use the free luggage carriers to get them to our bus.   We were lodged at the Apotik and we also had to move our bags, in the rain, two blocks to our hotel.   This was because of traffic restrictions on Sunday.   The next day we opted for a private transfer to the airport and had no further problems.

If you do ask for two each will there be enough for every passenger to at least get one.   I hope other passengers won’t have to do without if we ask for two each.

Keflavik, so about 45 minutes from Reykjavik.

Worked out on Sunday in the Zodiacs as it was not a rainy day.   Carry ons were put at the front of the Zodiac and did not get wet.   The buses we took to the airport were different.   There was no overhead storage for bags so if your bus was full your carry ons were stored underneath the bus where they typically put wheelchairs.    We traveled on a bumpy, unsaved road to the small airport. A cafeteria and a small gift store were open.   We all had seat numbers for the plane, however they were completely ignored and every boarded at one time resulting in a fiasco.

We took the flight from Greenland to Iceland.   Before we left the ship we were given seat numbers was a 737 MAX.    Disorganized boarding as we weren’t called by row.   Everyone crowded into a line  and when we finally got to the stairs we were told there was no assigned seating so we had to take whatever was left.    All overhead compartments were filled by earlier arrivals who put nothing under their seats.   We were stuck in non reclining seats with no window.    The passengers in front happily reclined into our laps and then complained that our knees were in the way.    Glad it was only a 2 hour flight but we were crippled after as we both have knee issues.    Seabourn should have stayed with the assigned seating.

That sounds wonderful and gives me more hope for a good experience.    We have bout 170 leaving and about the same boarding so I guess the plane could take the passenger load.    Do you remember what the airport terminal was like?    Can all the passengers fit in the building?

Now that you have eaten in Luminae you know your sun dress would have been totally appropriate for lunch and for dinner.