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Don’t suppose you know how much the cruise cover is going to be ? I know it’s now per cruise but would be interested in knowing the charges to decide if it’s still worth it for me.

I have never had a Porter help me at Southampton either post COVID Just unload suitcases my self and wheel them over to the correct area, then drive my car off to where I park it and get a taxi back.

That will be the same folk who don’t have their cruise cards ready to show when getting back onboard despite the fact they have just shown them at the port gates.

I thought that in the summer when we had to check in with them in the Britannia Restaurant at our allotted time. I bet there is no shortage of volunteers.

I travel to Exeter from Salisbury and Sunday is every 2 hours with frequent bus replacements. Rarely go to London but the Exeter train originates there so I guess the frequency is similar. No trains before 9 30 on a Sunday ever at my destination.

Slightly less frequently is an understatement certainly where I travel around in the south around Southampton. Hourly services reduced to infrequent 2 hours and as others have said loads of engineering works at the weekend with the dreaded replacement bus service.

Yes that should work . We are planning to do similar when my newly born grandson is old enough to cruise. We are going to book an inside for me though and I will have most of my meals as QG room service looking after the baby.

It depends on the time. Also the first night tends to have a queue at popular times.

Any idea of cruise upgrade prices ?

You can’t book a table. You will find a card with your allocated table number in your stateroom on arrival. If you mean Cunard fare you can choose the early or late slot for fixed dining but you can only express a preference for table size. Freedom dining means you don’t have a fixed time slot, table or table size. You just arrive at the restaurant at a time of your choice but you may have to wait to be seated at busy times. You can check if your table table / time suits you on embarkation day usually after 1 30 and ask to move if it’s not suitable providing there is an alternative option available.

I’ve a back to back on QV for October. Booked onboard and asked and was told definitely no discount.

To give another example of supply and demand I prefer solo cabins on P &O and Cunard but unless I book early they are sold out as they are very popular. I know that if I choose not to book on release or close to I am unlikely to get one. I can moan all I like it’s a commercial decision how many solo cabins they want to offer. I could say I am being discriminated against as very rarely get a late deal. Similarly families requiring spaces for children of a certain age will be unable to book when the quota for a particular age is reached. Is that discrimination? No it’s down to the polices of for the sake of discussion here of Carnival U K . When she was alive and a full time wheel chair user my mother used to like the car parked in particular blue badge holders car park on the Market Square where we lived. If all the spaces were already taken and we couldn’t park was that discrimination ? No. Just others of equal or greater need got there first. I can’t see how you can force the cruise lines to offer an infinite number of cabins just in case someone wants to book. Health and Safety trumps everything and I am sure the other regular posters will know more and can correct me but the various Acts covering disability discrimination do not apply at Sea. There could be a better system such as others have suggested using a waitlist scheme to alert those who need an accessible cabin one has become available.

Yes it is normally 2 30 but 4 on embarkation day

That’s the standard QM2 menu I recognize in format and with usual choices . They have never served the burger which is a shame.

Well yes as far as I am concerned it is 😂😂🚢