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@bluemarble @sfred I suspect she only really visited 3 ports.

😀That's the vendor's model, unless you're referring to her photos in other threads. But she'd certainly consider the red tasselled one without 20s accessories going out here.

It was 1992. 2021 was the scan date and a reference. Here's the rest of the sequence.

In BC we always shared a portion of toast. We don't buy sliced bread, and nothing that would be classified as refined. It can be handy for cleaning one's plate though if you are not permitted to use more environmentally friendly methods. We wouldn't really care how thick it was.

Not sure if this will be difficult or not. I just love the concept. Not sure if such access arrangements are permitted these days! I think I've checked previously that it is a Cunard port, probably seen before. I can't see how it wouldn't be.

As others have said the important thing is to dress for a Gala Evening. Last time my wife wore an ankle length beaded dress from a UK supplier "Chesca" that specialises in wedding guest dresses. It wasn't promoted as being "20s". It was going to a wedding last April as well but she decided it wasn't glitzy enough for that. She's since acquired these three. Ranging from €20 to €30. They'll probably be used on crossings in 2025, 2026 & 2027. She wouldn't hesitate to wear these to local restaurants/events. From a practical point of view the gown length one might not be suitable for walking to a restaurant if it was raining. I'd describe our local restaurants as being mainstream, all independent but in no way upmarket.

Living in Europe I'm aware of Verizon but don't follow what they offer. Their website shows a: "50MB $20 International Monthly Plan for select cruises and flights" If that is what you are proposing to take, their website does list Cunard as a cruise line with coverage. However I would suggest you might be best to ask Verizon to confirm that where you will be on QM2 is covered. You might also want to think about usage. 50MB in a month is not much. On a recent 52 hour visit to London I used 286MB of data, although I was connected to WiFi in some places where the mobile signal was poor. But I have 35GB/month to use in most of the world outside the EU. 50MB will not last very long.

We found most people, including us, returned from Queens Room or G32 via Britannia Restaurant deck 3. Meal service is long finished by then so not disturbing anyone. I suppose some people might use the cabin corridor.

Not really the extreme left of the shot. We took quite a few photos that day and it's remarkable just how many QM2 manages to get herself into. She dominates so many of the ports she visits!

@Solent Richard Correct that's where it is. I've seen a photo on this thread (possibly posted by HH) with many of the coloured buildings that I think included the berth at the extreme left of the shot. That was from January 8th 2006. I think yours is probably newer. The flag in mine could be The Netherlands, but it's not possible to see. We were having a much tastier lunch than the fare offered onboard P&O Arcadia at The King Grill restaurant. They have a deck where those photos were taken from.

It would be difficult to identify the flag zooming in on the original before CC compress the file. It was only a 1600x1200 image when taken. It's possible the flag has changed. It's a bit blurry but I think the gangway lettering is just Queen Mary 2. There might be a large A at each end of the wording.

It is in the Caribbean, and is a "small island" in both area and population according to a definition I found online.

I've been wondering about posting this one for a while. I think the berth is quite distinctive. I have an almost identical zoomed out a bit if it's too difficult. It is a port that I've seen posted here previously.

Although I've never seen that photo of the runway before I instinctively knew I had been there when I saw the photo. A quick reverse lookup confirmed. We took the water taxi to Froggy Jack's for lunch just after my picture of the plane. Froggy Jack's appears to have become Waterfront Gardens Restaurant since then. I initially thought the photo was from after lunch going by the time stamp, but the sequence of photos indicates that the camera was set to UK time.

Currently on the UK site: https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/activity-types/bars-and-lounges/a-world-of-drinks It shows options where the price drops from 15 nights and then again from 85 nights. $49.50/day for someone sailing 85 nights or more seems very good value. Providing they don't plan too many dry days!

No. It's only a single prop. Reverse lookups suggest it might be a Cessna 208 or 400. DHL seem to have operated both in the region. Edit: We were looking forward to a very nice lunch.

And from another angle....

Talk of Christmas cakes and the prior mention of gingerbread reindeer reminded me that the girls next door brought us some biscuits as a thank you for presents we had given them for helping their dad look after our cats on a recent weekend when we visited London. The girls pet and play with the cats while their dad attends to their food and other needs. Not quite gingerbread reindeer but very tasty with a coffee.

I've not come across that, but then I've never looked at travelling on either. GWR seem to use "cabin" for the Night Riviera Sleeper. I think Scotrail's Caledonian Sleeper used "cabin" when I used them now and again for business travel, although in standard class you could reserve a berth in a shared cabin. The current modern Caledonian Sleeper calls them "rooms". I can understand the use of "compartment" as I've travelled in many compartments in the past, but on seated trains. Our family would reserve 7 of 8 seats in a compartment when travelling Glasgow-London. My mother would hope nobody occupied the 8th seat so that she didn't need to worry about us embarrassing her.

I would call a room for sleeping in or anything else one might do in your private space on a ship, a cabin. I would apply that to rooms on sleeper trains as well. I can understand that a multi roomed cabin could be described as a suite (of rooms). From a practical point of view [cabin & suite] have the same number of letters if one is writing the word, but a larger proportion of folk are likely to spell the former correctly. To me cruise lines use the term stateroom in promotional material simply to try and impress.

I suspect you may need to spend half your life trawling through travel agents and port authority websites around the globe looking for information that is briefly posted on web pages by mistake! I personally think it would be quite rude to ask them to divulge their sources after all the time they've taken to gather the information (I know you didn't actually ask them to) and it would be against forum rules for them to mention travel agents by name.

If we wanted to take in all the dancing we could do a late lunch, afternoon tea and skip dinner. Wouldn't be a problem for us. At home we have a late lunch and only liquids in the evenings on weekdays. It was one of the biggest elements of reducing our weights and remaining well within a healthy BMI. But I'm not sure we would be prepared to miss a Gala Dinner on QM2!

Scheduling isn't great for dancers either. In a YouTube video showing a QM2 daily program from July 2023, it lists Pre-dinner dancing to The Queens Room Trio from 7pm to 7:45pm, then Roaring 20's Gala Night from 8:45pm. Even with the very short distance from Queens Room to Britannia Club Restaurant we wouldn't consider trying to squeeze dinner into an hour.

British sparkling wines have been beating Champagnes in blind tastings and wining awards at wine fairs for many years. It has been suggested that the climate in Southern England has become very similar to that of the Champagne Region 50 years ago. I've never tasted British sparkling but would be more than happy to try if I found it on a wine menu. Personally I prefer Crémant or Blanquette de Limoux to most Champagnes.

Why not check the price booking direct with Cunard, including whether any onboard credit would be offered? That tells you if the agent is adding anything on or discounting the Cunard fare.