Moscowlad

Thanks for all the replies.

We're going on the Norwegian Fjords jaunt, so they will probably arrange the officers' meeting for middle of the day when we are in port. 

Yes, we are sailing together in the same cabin. Thanks for the answer.  I was fairly certain that he would 'move up' to stay with me, but you never know.

Hello all 

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I am sailing from Southampton this August as a platinium member. My CWC membership benefits booklet says that I get "Priority check-in", I am travelling with a friend who is alas on Silver. Can he check in with me at the priority desk or do I need to stay with him?

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Sadly E as said by Wiltonian

I got the ferry this summer from Red Hook to Wall Street and can say that the Ferry is a great way of getting into Manhattan. You get the views of the city as you arrive from the River front, if you want good pictures the Ferry in summer is the way to go!

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My sister booked a cabin on QM2 for her August 2018 trip to Norway in and out of Southampton on Saturday, 17th through a travel agent, for three. She was sold an inside with the bunk bed. This was fine, but she was told today that she can’t have a double bed, only two singles with the ladder between them. This is a thing for my sister and decided to cancel or transfer the booking to Victoria’s trip up to the fjords later in the month. But she has been told that either way she can’t have her deposit back which is £500.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?

I once asked at the pursers desk the main area temperature, long story, and the answer I got was 21 Celsius, no idea what that is in Fahrenheit.

You (i.e. people in general) would not dream of doing it at home

Exactly, when ever I travel I expect to find Earth underneath my feet, not water. I also expect to wake up and go to work. It's a holiday because you don't do the normal stuff. /bitchyness #OneOfThoseDays

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Once I have paid the balance, I phone Halifax and give them the cruise details. They contact Cunard for me, assuring them that I hold 100 shares. In addition I email Cunard direct (belt and braces) to tell them to expect the phone call. Shortly after that I receive an updated cruise notice from Cunard that shows I have the requisite OBC. I always take a photocopy of that along with me as there was one cruise when it did not show up on the ship's system and they had to chase it up for me. (That was at the time when I often booked cruises 2-3 days before sailing. Although the Cunard team say it takes a week to assign the credit, in circumstances like this they pull out all the stops and arrange it in a day.)

Same for Barclays in the UK

They also come out for the solo travellers morning meets and the uneaten ones go below decks where the crew happily appreciate them, or so I've been told.

On TAs usually on the first full day there is a meet and great for solo travellers, free glass of Pol Aker if I recall correctly and then they meet up every day at around 10 or 11. There is pub quizes and you can usually join other people, but the evening quizes can get a bit full, getting in early and having a table, could help you snag a partner. I think the sports facilities do some activities.

I've travelled TA in groups and on my own and I find that most people, even couples, do their own thing and meet up back together for lunch and meals, so most activities are designed around people coming to them on their own. Lunches and Breakfasts I find are always better when you sit with other people as a solo as you'll get to meet other people and on a few occasions its been an opportunity to form a group and do things together as a group.

I wouldn't worry about being bored though, or not meeting people, the people onboard in my experience have tended to be outgoing social people and happy to chat.

Queen Berengaria, I rather like that, and the original ship was BEAUTIFUL. Come to think of it, were any of the ocean liners of yesteryear ugly in the same way as some modern cruise ships?

I was thinking more of her days as Imperartor when she had a giant gilded eagle on the bow and needed to have the marble bathrooms on the upper decks ripped out and concrete poured into her to lower her centre of gravity.

BERENGARIA - A queen with the -ia ending. Pleases the traditionalists who want an -ia name, keeps the queen's motif going and the original RMS Berengaria was a little top heavy, a bit like the pictures of her that we've seen so far.

Also there are some drinks which they staff know and can charge, they are in the computer, but are not on the menu. E.g. long Island Iced Tea.

Are you sure that you don't have this confused with another celebration? The 200th crossing took place on July 6, 2013 on an EB TA. I was on that crossing and this took place during daylight hours. The sail by portion of the publicity video can be seen here:

You're right, I'm thinking of the 175th year sailing from NY. My bad.

For her 200th crossing QM2 had a special sail by in front of the Statue of Liberty. I'm not sure how many of the other ships and ferries in New York harbor appreciated that.

If I recall that did happen around 9pm, I remember ordering desert and saying 'I'd be back', and she did put on a light show to compensate for the inconvenience. A once every 200 years event is not the same, sorry.

Hi - What I was meant was couldn't find an eastward crossing that went NY - Canada - Iceland - Liverpool - Southampton.

Hi - Was looking at Transatlantic on QM2 that went up to Liverpool then Iceland and down Canada to NY but couldn't find it coming back the other way. :(

I think asking to confirm suspicions is acceptable, but as an opening gambit it is a little forward. As for my answer, it is usually "No, but I am working on it", as for the man at the afternoon tea that bazbov mentioned, I agree with him, I wouldn't sit next to me either.

I would love the replacement to be named Berengaria, its an old Cunard name and was the name of an English Queen as well. I don't know why but I think at least one of the Cunard fleet should have an -ia name.

I was on the same crossing and it was annoying as the shutters for the kitchens in Carinthia were always down after 10am, which is annoying as one of the things I would have liked to have done is sit there read a book with a light snack.

Regarding the prices of drinks, my bar tab came to around 400ish usd and that included an average 2 or 3 cocktails per day and two bottles of wine 30 and 45 usd each, so maybe a bit high for some, but I thought it was ok. But I had 300 usd OBC so didn't notice too much, photos I thought were / still are expensive. I'm always surprised how people complain about the drinks but not the photographs.

<snark> Does a company with three queens which are near constantly cruising have a FoD meeting? </snark>

Sorry, #gettingoverworkproblems

Thanks for the answer!

Hi

Can someone please tell me / remind me how much is access to the Canyon Ranch Spa for just the pool and steam rooms etc... not the treatments for a TA.

Thanks

I've only sailed August and July for the last three years and the worse weather I've had was fog. The outside is cooler as someone else said, but like someone else said there is a lot to do on board and I find that the best advice for clothing is to be very flexible on what you take from cool windy days to warm sunshine, and a couple of amazing dresses, if you're a woman and black tie if you're a man for the formal nights.