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Looks like it was a beautiful day

Thanks for reporting back, it looks lovely.

The Sky Bar and the Cabana Bar were both nice spots especially late afternoon.

I don't even know where the gym is 😅. I think we found all the bars though.

No, I didn't use one and didn't even walk past.

@MylesS is currently onboard, he might be able to help.

Thanks for all the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed reading my notes.

Have a great day in Dubrovnik, one of my favourite ports (if it's not too busy).

Unless anyone has a record of the scores for the other ships in their first 5 months of service, that's not a very fair comparison.

A view from Queens Grill

The current sailing

We've had several live from reports from Queen Anne including mine.

@Cruisegirl6 I've merged your 2 threads and moved them to the St Lucia board

Nice thought but Ireland isn't in the Schengen zone.

I believe regular gamblers got complimentary drinks. It's been discussed here before.

Hopefully it'll be fixed now we've pointed it out. Either they all start with C or with Q !

If you select Cunard first one of the choices is Cunard Queen Anne so I suspect it shows under C in the main drop down list.

Only the last 2 nights of our cruise were 6 and 8, MylesS has posted that they have reverted to the later times on the current cruise.

This was our 3rd cruise since 2022 with the previous 2 both being 14 days to the Med, the first on Queen Victoria, 2nd on QM2. This was the first one not to be affected by illness and/or dining problems so it’s perhaps an unfair comparison but it was my favourite of the 3. We enjoyed Britannia Club and had more meals in the dining room than usual. Apart from the Golden Lion on Embarkation Day, our Diamond Lunch and one afternoon tea on a port day we didn’t try any of the alternative options, not even Room service breakfast which is very unusual for us. I probably only had a couple of disappointing dishes, unfortunately both the same lunchtime ! A Goats Cheese tart which was a couple of small pieces of cheese dropped onto a circle of dry pastry and Spaghetti Carbonara which was probably authentic but had very little sauce. Our waiter had previously worked in an Italian restaurant in India and didn’t recommend the pasta ! In general food and service was better than we’ve experienced on our post-covid cruises, I miss lobster on formal nights but it was good to have souffles back. The beef was much better than on our last cruise. The Britannia Club dining room is big but split into small sections and we were happy with our table location and service. Sometimes it was a bit too fast, main courses were arriving as soon as starters had been cleared There are different drinks menus in most of the bars with some of the old favourites gone. I tried some of the new cocktails and mostly enjoyed them. Dress Code, I didn’t detect any significant change, there was the occasional man in jeans and a t shirt in the corridors but I didn’t see anyone ignoring the dress code in the main restaurants or formal bars. There were one or two polo shirts, lots of collared shirts with and without jackets on Smart Attire nights. Our section of the restaurant was quite cold so anyone going in with bare arms probably only tried it once ! Lots of people dressed for the themes, there were a few hats on Roaring Twenties Night but I didn’t see any blow up guns this time. I don’t know how many passengers were on board but the ship didn’t feel particularly crowded, on our last QM2 cruise we couldn’t get into the Commodore Club on a couple of occasions so it was good that the room is bigger. We even managed to get seats in the Queens Room on a couple of occasions, there were always plenty of dancers and the dance lessons seemed well attended when we passed. Those extra chairs they put out look terrible though, I hope they’ve got some better ones on order. I didn’t mind the layout, our cabin was 5080 almost midway between the A and B stairs/lifts. It was a good location for us and we’ve booked a cabin in the same area for our next cruise. We didn’t use the promenade deck much but it’s fine for walking, it’s a shame that there is nowhere for steamer chairs but I enjoyed the variety of outside seating areas and comfortable outdoor chairs and sofas. Indoor bars and lounges had a good variety of seating as well, some of it a bit too low but we always found somewhere comfortable. Our cabin was very quiet, we had occasional television noise from our neighbours but we didn’t hear them unless we were on the balcony. Storage wasn’t as bad as expected, we got extra hangers and I kept some things in packing cubes on the open shelves in the wardrobe. We had expected that we might have to keep some things in our suitcases but there was no need. Mr HH complained that he could have taken more clothes ! There was lots of live music around the ship, 3 duos, 2 pianists (one who sang as well) and a string trio as well as 2 vocalists with the Queens Room orchestra.

Sounds very scary, stay safe

Gorgeous

Have a great time on QA @Lanky Lad, we did ! We've both had colds this week but I think I've almost caught up at work.

Thanks to those who tried to answer @Lanky Lad's question. We actually found the Balcony cabin storage better than expected so I'd be interested to hear how you find the Inside cabin.