Windsurfboy

Thank you So no formal library to borrow books. Clearly a different market to traditional cruise ship..

Can people who have been on ship confirm if library or not on Arvia

Your choice to wear one, same as others choice not to wear one. Too many people get too emotional one way or other.

The gardens are free. You can get cable car up and down for half price of tour. The caves, fantastic stalagmiites etc and light show included in price a must ser. So is the glass overlook. We walked down to the ww2 tunnels also included in cable car price , then got a local bus back. Took from 9.30 leaving ship to 13.30

Did they give you the option of cancellation with a full refund, and offer to pay any costs you may have , e.g. hotel at port. They should do

With premier inn prices and country house prices respectively You get what you pay for, Cunard used to be a 20%to30% premium over P&O , now it's more than double the price. I'm paying £14k for a 2 week cruise on Cunard QG and £6k for a suite on P&O, same price as Brittania on Cunard. Physically the p&O suite is better than Cunard, nice breakfast in Epicurean. However won't be QG food , will have to use speciality restaurants. P&O more of a family ship. So I know they will be different. However you can enjoy both

True , but the decision to dress above the dress code is a personal one. It's not up to other passengers to intimate that by *just" following the dress code you are not properly dressed , and areignoring some unwritten Cunard spirIt/feeling. Anyone's personal preferences are irrelevant. There is no such thing as just following the dress code, you are or you aren't. Like a speed limit 70 mph on a motorway is as legal as 50 mph. The OP asked if a dress shirt and smart trousers were fine on a non formal night. The answer to that is SIMPLY YES. Not yes but true Cunarders ........

The "feeling" is what the dress code is for.. Cunard believe a smart shirt and trousers are completely acceptable on non gala nights, clearly that is what they want.. On a Cunard ship It's only Cunard who specify the dress code.

One can wear anything but swimwear in the day on Cunard. On non formal nights, ie 5 out of 7, a jacket and tie is completely optional. On formal nights a suit and tie is accepted, but why not go for a TUX. If you reject either of those then it's the buffet and some bars on formal nights

All I can suggest is try wearing a tie and a shirt with a proper collar every day for a week and see what you think

Suit equals jacket and tie. Which some find less comfortable than an open neck shirt.

Returning to agent vs direct. I was a few days late booking Capetown to UK for April. So could only get mid aft not preferred midships . However looked occasionally to see if any midship appeared. Today is final balance day , so checked for last few days. Yesterday afternoon a midship cabin appeared , I rang at 5.50pm to grab it before it went. I just wonder if an agent with many clients would have time to keep checking. If I'd have had to ring agent first then they ring Cunard they would have closed.

Worrying. We're not going till 2024 , but if reviews stay same will write off £300 deposit.

Hope not champagne is available at all bars any way. You can get champagne in living room in evening if you ask.

On our Eastern Mediterranean cruise, multiple people including ourselves , told the restaurants manager , speciality menus must change after two weeks. Which he did.

Suites give you space to relax The Epicurean breakfast much more relaxing Butler useful if you want light lunch in room, also for restaurant bookings I'd go for rear suite ideally corner , so you have sun all day and your own sunbed , a big bonus . Rear suite better than not knowing if sun on your side of ship. Whether it's worth £3500 only you know what you are not buying instead. I'd certainly also reccomend premium economy

Study the deck plans, see if for the type of cabin you want there are any locations that would ruin your cruise. If yes you are taking a risk with smart . If no then very well could be worth it.

Thanks, I'm like Vivaldi, like a wine to go with each course. But couldn't drink two bottles even if I spread it out over two days. No every day for a months cruise. Once it gets nearer to my cruise I will confront Mr Blanks with the difference between website and reality

Any premium wines by the glass?

Do you need to pay for Wi-Fi to use app, or does it use very limited free WiFi

The service on app shouldn't depend on people having latest technology

PS it's free

Yes , it's a very simple processes to apply online takes 15 minutes to fill in form , once you have registered again simple. Took under an hour in total to do two of us. We got email in return in 10 minutes, which we printed out. Just Google Australia e-visa

But this is not a winge about compo,it is about a statutory right if your plane is 3 hrs late,except under circumstances beyond airlines control

The delay is measured by CAA as time between scheduled arrival time and the time first passenger being able to get of plane. Airlines may try and fob you off that arrival means touchdown, it not it's when first passenger is able to get off. 3 72hr delay gets you statutory compensation.