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Good place to sit and watch the waves is down on either deck 2 towards the entry to the planetarium......
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On January crossings, there's often a couple of days where the wind is so strong that you are not allowed outside for a least part of the day.
Recommend taking a good wind / waterproof jacket and a secure hat for mid-voyage jaunts around the deck. Outside games are subject to being moved inside (quoits etc) when weather is too inclement.
We're normally too busy to be sitting around on balconies, so can't really comment there.
Definitely recommend taking the trip !
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Great review. Nice style of writing.....
Pity you are 'scarred' by early life experiences of the Tower ballroom..... We always loiter for a little while in the Queens Room to do our learned dance of the day before making our excuses. I find that the good dancers, like an expert forklift truck driver, can steer effortlessly around any hazards in the way (aka: me and hubby). Only the very few pretentious 'wannabes' fail to navigate around us, tutting, in my mind, at their own lack of talent!
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I have a decision to make then - seems that there will be the option of doing a b2b for my big 5-0 in 2018.... but it'll mean no winter crossing !
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We live on the East side of the Pond and prefer to sail westbound despite the need to then fly home overnight. That bit is NEVER nice, but sailing into NY beats sailing into a grey, grim Southampton any day.
Losing an hour when travelling eastbound is weird - life is too short to 'give' an hour away whilst on holiday and I think that it feels like you lose more - especially when its 'stolen' during waking hours :) We prefer late dining, and this was particularly welcome on the eastbound crossing where even the 8.30 sitting seemed relatively early.
As for shopping - a very favourable exchange rate (??!) would be the only thing that might get me on a big shopping trip in NY. I live in London and really don't think that NY offers that much to go mad about that a savvy UK shopper couldn't get hold of..... "shipping" works both ways !! We've met loads of Brits heading to / in NY to shop who haven't even been to London. To me, that's weird.
A back to back trip solves any dilemma of jetlag and return trips - but requires the time that we just don't have. I can forgive the 'theft' of time on the eastbound return leg as I have already reaped the benefits of the extra hours on the way out!
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Looks ok now to me.....
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They do offer different durations according to what the sailing is...
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http://www.cunard.com/documents/spa%20docs/qm2_canyonranch_pricelist.pdf
SPA CLUB PASSPORT
Includes use of Aqua Therapy Centre including whirlpool, aqua therapy pool with chaise lounge, neck and back jet massage, cascading waterfall shower, reflexology basins, sensory showers, Finnish sauna, aromatic steam room, herbal sauna and ice fountain. Bathing suit required.
1 day $40 | 3 days $75 | 6 days $105
A SpaClub® Passport is complimentary on the day of any Health & Wellness, Massage, Body or Skin Care treatment.
It never gets too busy. I love it, and always subscribe whilst on board.
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Alternatively, only wear black if you only have black!
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When best to book is one of the great mysteries of life.
One time when we happened to have booked really early, the price never went lower than what it was when we booked.... it sold out too.
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I love my tea - and the closer the better... however, with the advent of in-cabin kettles, gone will be the middle of the night meetings with strangers seeking a caffeine hit; and gone will be the social interaction will be the pre-early morning
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Are you going to get Thomson to do one? (Just looking at your trip history..)
- My very first trip was on board the Thomson Sapphire - a stress-test trip round the Greek Islands, I think in 1996.
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we can begin booking
.... and if you have as good a time as we think / hope you will, it will be the first of many.
once our weather concerns are put to restI love a TA, (good) weather is over-rated :eek:
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A nice article but it misses the important 3Ds.....
dining, dressing up and drinking :)
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Pokey restaurant and pokey lounge bar - what's there to miss :eek::eek:
(safety helmet on stand by !)
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The ship is so huge, the very small areas which are 'off limits' are relatively tiny. Indeed, the best locations are open to all....
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I think that a lot do have long dresses - but not everyone - there are definitely some lovely cocktail dresses and 'pant' suits (as those across the pond call them).
Anything with sparkles - be it clothing or accessory - is a good starting point.
The best finishing touch is a smile - transforms any outfit !
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.... and its amazing how many evenings you CAN get away with wearing the same pair of shoes!
Have a great trip whatever you choose to do.
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A London Ball...
I live in London and would suggest a mobile phone in one hand and a takeaway coffee cup in the other. :p
Just dress in your finest - Don't confuse the Union flag for London - we're about as multi-cultural as you can get !
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I attended a small focus group in London at the offices of a market research company last summer. There were about 8 of us I think, with varied histories of sailing with Cunard - from 1 voyage to many.
It was about the refit of QM2....
Have you been invited to something?
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For a long time the website says that powder is for sale - but its always been available for free in wall-mounted boxes. This was still the case in January.
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You can get orange juice, lemonade, cranberry juice and iced tea free from the buffet all day so unless you want different don't really think the drinks package is worth the money.
These are not as good as the fruit juices in the soft drinks package... Note: the lemonade in the buffet is 'traditional' rather than clear and fizzy....
If you are on a multi-segment trip, you need to renew your drinks package and get a new 'spot' which will be a different colour.
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You don't state your issue re. dining times..... but the majority of passengers on board all 3 Cunarders dine formally on either an early or late sitting and get along quite nicely.
Don't forget that there is also the buffet option...
As per cabin allocation, it can part of the fun of the build up to see where your cabin is in relation to other amenities - but try not to over stress about your delayed knowledge. Some people are assigned a cabin and then find out close to embarkation that they are somewhere else having been upgraded. Try to relax knowing that your booking has been confirmed and that you will soon be going on a fantastic trip!
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Reading it now.
We are heading to FL from SOU next Jan on QV..... we actually embarked on a TA to NY on QM2 on the day your blog starts...
(Enough acronyms folks>1)
2017 A puzzle.
in Cunard Line
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This has been raised before..... e.g.