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35 minutes ago, Pushpit said:
The location on QM2 is also a bit unfortunate, thanks to the door to the outside deck, something rather obviously not present on QV and QE.
Unless I've missed something, the Verandah bar area is literally the only access to the outside deck that doesn't require you to go up or down a deck. Am I right?
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You might want to check how many big ships will be in port that day to judge the competition, so to speak.
Over on the British Isles/Western Europe forum, this topic is covered extensively, and one piece of advice I've seen repeatedly is to book the taxi through the hotel the night before, perhaps as you check in.
All that said, taxis are plentiful, and the rides are short.
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1 hour ago, Germancruiser said:
OH what utterly nonsense that 4 class idea is. If Britannia Class is considered 4th class- I am happy to take that anytime. Does one really feel " 4th Class" when sitting in one of the wonderful Lounges on board QM2- say Chart Room Bar, Commodore Club, Champagne Bar?
I do not want a behind the sceanes tour- other then the technical part- etc. I do not want to see the accommadations of the crew- as one mentiones already- it is their sanctury - the only place they have for themselfes. Nobody forces anyone to work on a ship- sometimes the crew members feed whole families from what they make on their contracts.
Personally I was disappointed in the quality of the ceilidh we experienced in Cunard 4th class 🙂
We did the behind the scenes tour last December. We passed through the crew quarters area, but weren't allowed into any actual cabins. While passing along the Burma Road we were allowed to peek into the crew cafeteria, which seemed large and cheerful. We were told the food catered to the taste of the mostly Asian crew (so I agree with the suggestion that a "crew menu" night might be very good.)
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20 hours ago, TowandaUK said:
Having experienced a ploughman’s lunch in the Golden Lion on Queen Anne I would never dream of eating dinner there if it was available. Very small portions - and while we don’t want to eat a lot at lunch time the offerings were tiny.Worse than that the quality was well under par, quite different to food available everywhere else on the ship.
To be fair, the ploughman was only 4' 4"
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2 minutes ago, exlondoner said:
No, ‘request’ here is surely a polite way of saying , ‘Do do this.’ Surely jeans are a sub category of trousers in a way shorts aren’t. I suspect what they don’t want is people turning up for dinner in shorts, hence the mention of trousers.I'll respectfully disagree. :)
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3 hours ago, moses0 said:
Not trying to "get away" with anything. 🙂 My "jeans" look more like trousers than jeans and though I say it myself I looked as proper as anyone better than some. 🙂
I agree with you in spirit - I often wear "smart" grey or black jeans with a sport coat to the theater or concerts in the U.S. - but they really do violate the letter of the law. I don't wear them in the evenings on Cunard in spite of the fact that I think I look much better in them than I do in dress trousers.
I disagree with you @D&N
14 minutes ago, D&N said:"we request you wear collared shirt and trousers".
I think the message is clear. I think the "request" is just a polite way of saying "Don't do this". And even I - a dedicated jeans guy - don't think jeans are trousers. If Cunard didn't think it mattered, they would just leave the term off the description of acceptable wear. They'd just say "we request you wear collared shirt", period.
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7 hours ago, *Miss G* said:
The use of different words for the same thing is funny too. (Re: @TouchstoneFeste’s comment on draught vs fountain.)
It gets more complicated. In my part of the U.S. the generic term for "carbonated soft drink" is "pop". (I had to backtrack and replace it with "soda" in my post above.) I'm told, although I haven't experienced it myself, that "coke" does that job in the southeast (so you have to describe what kind of coke you want). "Soda" seems to be the preferred term in the northeast, so I cause confusion when I order an unflavored carbonated water in NYC.
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2 hours ago, snaefell said:
As for economy,again IME if you ask for no ice you will often get a smaller glass with the same amount of liquid.
That's odd. I can't remember the last time I was in a restaurant where a soda wasn't refilled for free so I don't know why they'd bother putting it in a smaller glass. I'll try asking for no ice next time and see what happens. I'm speaking of fountain drinks (perhaps known as draught in the UK?) of course.
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The demographic mix could well have changed somewhat between the first few (overloaded with Cunard old-timers who wanted to be first) and later voyages.
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6 hours ago, exlondoner said:
The ROH certainly doesn’t, though I did once see a chap in a dinner jacket, an unwise choice on a very hot day.The last time I was at the Met in New York, I specifically looked around to see how people were dressed. Full house, and only about 10 other men were wearing a tie. (Is that the experience at the ROH? Or do people tend to dress more formally overall?)
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48 minutes ago, Joe33472 said:
if you like the appetizer you'll be wanting for more,
Of course, that's sort of the definition of "appetizer" ...
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Can't comment on the kayak option. Regarding the walls, though:
Although a good guide can always enhance your visit, you probably don't *need* one for walking the walls - guide books or online research should suffice. It's a great walk with excellent vistas and numerous points of interest, but not very complicated.
The GOT tour will probably take you back up to the walls, by the way. Several points were used as shooting locations.
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4 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:
Give a man a uniform and they want to take charge.
Well, to be fair, in this case he IS in charge. :)
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39 minutes ago, ExArkie said:
We used Luggage Forward for a December 2022 crossing, with them picking up our suitcase about 6 weeks prior to the embarkation date. We didn’t put Cunard tags on it - obviously, well before they were available - and it was delivered to the cabin without a problem.
Perhaps it has changed now, but Cunard luggage tags were not required for Luggage Forward in the past.
I'm sure our misplaced bag was an anomaly. (It was delivered, ultimately. By our neighbor.) Nonetheless, I'd be inclined to include a Cunard tag if at all possible.
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7 hours ago, rj1227 said:
But if I leave a suitcase behind with a family member or neighbor for Luggage Forward to pick up, does Luggage Forward need the Cunard luggage tag, or is the basic information as to the sailing, sailing date, and cabin number sufficient?
I'd avoid relying solely on Luggage Forward's tags (which as I recall do have your sailing, sailing date, and cabin number on them, but in tiny letters). On our first use of LF I misread the instructions and intentionally left off the Cunard tags. One bag was delivered to a different cabin.
So try to employ one of the methods recommended above.
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1 hour ago, bluemarble said:
Just a theory.
I just love watching you work, man :)
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6 hours ago, TouchstoneFeste said:
Mine is 10 digits with no letters. I'm in the U.S. We booked our first Cunard voyage in 2020.
In the interest of science: My wife's is a different 10 digit number. The first 8 digits are the same, the last two are "...89" and "...96"
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1 hour ago, bluemarble said:
That's very interesting. So is your Cunard World Club number nine digits (without a letter at the end)? Australia/New Zealand numbers have been ten digits without any letters.
Mine is 10 digits with no letters. I'm in the U.S. We booked our first Cunard voyage in 2020.
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12 hours ago, John Bull said:
I drove a sunrise group some years back, they were staying in a hotel in Salisbury.
There were no facilities a out of regular visitor hours.
But they knew that, the coach had hot drinks and a bathroom, they brought food with them, and they didn't need audio guides because they'd hired a very knowledgeable local guide who travelled with us.
Was it the same for you ? Or were there any facilities at that God-forsaken hour ?
JB 🙂
Ours left London around sunrise, so it turned out to be a "Pretty early in the morning" tour; still, it was breathtaking to be alone in the inner ring. The facilities were open and the regular tour buses were just starting to arrive as we left.
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22 minutes ago, Jack E Dawson said:4 hours ago, exlondoner said:
I have asked this before, but I’m still confused. Was it really US Customs agents there were 14 of, or was it US immigration? If it was customs, how was immigration handled?
Sorry exlondoner, out of my scope of knowledge. It was the folks who check your passports and make you look into a camera before saying "welcome home".
Jack
"Customs" always felt like the right word to me, too, especially when returning home to the U.S. The vast majority of people arriving (anywhere other than our southern border) haven't any intention of changing their nation of residency. (That's how my brain works, anyway.)
Plus of course that "immigration" has become a seriously loaded word.
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3 hours ago, vieux_carre said:
I do realize that this scenario does not address the original question of being able to message shipwide, but does answer the recent point of setting up a WiFi hotspot from an iPhone to share the ship’s internet package with persons within range of your hotspot.
When I repeated the original poster's question, I didn't mean to suggest this isn't a worthy topic as well. Just wanted to make sure it didn't get lost.
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But the original question wasn't "How could we possibly find each other on this huge ship?" It was "How can we send a 'Come here right now!' message?"
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Venice vaporetto question
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While I would agree overall that Venice should be seen on foot, that vaporetto trip down the Grand Canal is pretty spectacular ...