Petulia

IMHO Liverpool seems a better choice for the naming ceremony than perhaps an alternative like Southampton. She’ll get a great a welcome from the Liverpudlians. On a commercial note, having done a brief look-see on the current cruise bookings for this itinerary, there seems to be rather a lot of availability in the grades below Queens Grill. I even found a large number Princess grills available! There’s two promotions running for the next few days and I would think Cunard will be very keen to fill these cabins.

We also invested several years ago in a couple of portable rails mentioned by Bigmac above. They are so useful in sorting out what you need to pack and what goes with what. Shoes wise, a low heeled pair of black evening shoes ( very comfortable) and Skechers for daywear..slip ons and sandals. So lightweight and easy to pack. Have a great cruise all of you, we love the QV and have enjoyed our time on her.

Yes and I also read that QV was in Newcastle prior to Belfast where apparently much of her carpeting was made to walk the gangplank! She certainly had some very smart quality flooring when we joined her in Sept 22. In fact she looked immaculate..in our opinion.

Taken from cruisemapper website….location of three ‘Queens’ but not the QE!

Bitter sweet after the experience you’ve had, but great news in the circumstances. I wonder if your still missing case will surface somewhere at some point? 🤔

Have you checked availability yet? According to Cunard’s website this cruise is looking just about full with maybe the odd cabin not taken.

On our voyage in Oct 2006 OH’s seat was broken, hope it’s been fixed since then 😯

Whilst Southampton has its merits I would personally prefer to head over to the New Forest which is nearby. It has so much to offer from scenic forest drives and walks, roaming ponies and donkeys…check out Beaulieu and very picturesque coastal villages and country pubs. Hiring a car or car/driver would get you there in less than an hour. It once took us just 30 mins from hotel to dock side. For a taster or inspiration the website - thenewforest.co.uk is a good place to start. Just a thought. 🙂

If you’re heading back up north today, the weather is not good here. High winds and persistent heavy rain. Take care.

It took us too long to work that but now that we know….so useful. I got a pack like the ones shown above, never thought of trying them on the ceiling though…..🤔

It sounds as though his current tour of duty hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Capt Hashmi!

Wishing you calm seas as you cross the Bay of Biscay en route to Cadiz. (Using Cruisemapper.com to locate the ship)

A treat/must for many is having mid Afternoon Tea served by waiters in the Queens Room or if it is too busy you can also help yourself to sandwiches, scones and cakes in the Lido. The lunchtime made to order stir fry meals in the Lido are very nice and I also recommend trying some of the soups from the MDR dinner menus. Have a great cruise.

Maybe C a r n i v a l decided to nick a few letters from their name and re-arrange them? Just a thought. 😉

I haven’t looked at the new itineraries as yet, but if they’re the same old, same old then there’s not a lot of incentive. We have a couple booked on the new ship next year, so are focusing on those for the moment.