Poole Boy

If people pay these charges then they will continue and spread to other items , if people don’t pay then they will disappear, simple business logic. Example being speciality restaurants, food is perfectly acceptable in MDR , people are happy to pay again for Dinner or lunch in a speciality restaurant, so QA has more chargeable restaurants, bean counters are happy

In my opinion long and narrow , from what I have seen similar to a balcony just longer, I feel the bathroom is very cramped but the shower is a big plus, also lacking in wardrobe space I will post some pictures later

Price for the maiden is the same as the next 2 week cruise we paid £4k each for P2 for 7 days the next cruise to the Canaries was also £4k each in the same cabin , for 2 weeks, so we have paid a significant premium to be on the cruise , to add to some other comments regarding speed of service, you are not alone, Princess grills was just as bad, for both food and drink, to forever to get even the basics.

Grills Checkin has started

Or John Lewis, who have a surprisingly good range of formal suits available at the moment.

Looks a bit tight either side of the bed, first impression ( from the video) it is not as wide as the insides on QE or QV. but same bathrooms as the balcony cabins so a big plus there, will need to wait a couple of weeks to see one in real life

Notice to Mariners issued by Port Of Southampton today QUEEN ANNE - Fireworks - 03rd May 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that fireworks will be displayed during the departure of QUEEN ANNE on Friday 3rd May 2024. The firework display for QUEEN ANNE will take place at approximately 2100 BST and be launched from barges which will be positioned to the south-east of the Dibden Bay Buoy. There will be an enforced exclusion zone of 300m around the barges from 2045 BST and will remain in force until the display has completed. Owners of small craft who intend to view the display must adhere to this exclusion zone. The display will last for approximately 15 minutes. Southampton VTS will broadcast warnings and variations as appropriate.

My home for 4 days in October

Any chance we can see an standard outside or inside cabin ?

Well from the outside, she looks like a Cunard ship

Getting real now, finally the countdown can begin

It could be that the security lanes were busy, security check and searches is usually the bottleneck, rather than checkin.

Boarding times are assigned to ensure a smooth flow of people through the terminal, I'm sure your hotel will hold you bags for a couple of hours and you could go to West Quay for lunch and then go to the port. The risk is if you go to the port early they may keep you waiting outside until there is space inside the terminal building. In any event boarding does not usually start until 12:30, so the terminal will already be busy.

Still moored at the shipyard, not started her voyage to Southampton

UK website shows Dakar as April 20th