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Totally agree with you John. It's an honor to dine in the Queen's Grill with cuisine, wait staff assigned for the sailing, and set table to enjoy a delightful meal the three times each day. I never knew even on land anyone that dines towards the far-est times of the set dining times. You always wants and should respect the serving staff assigned and appreciate their dedicated service during your sailing. We always do and receive their appreciation on return sailings.

Our take on the benefits for Diamond, we appreciate those listed before this list in the previous categories. Always take advantage of the WIFI of course, especially now with Starlink added. As said, enjoy the comp lunch. Enjoyed the Wine Tasting event. Even ordered one for the evening meal. Haven't done the luggage thing yet. DW takes advantage of the laundry savings. Not a laundrette person.

We agree with our fellow Cruise Critic. My DW and I during our sailing on a 14 day Canada/New England in September 2022 on the QM2 occupied a Table for 2 by a window in the Princess Grill and loved it! The same exposure as you would experience in the Queens Grill. We did experience the enclosed walkway that is in front of and ran the length of the Princess Grill restaurant and found no negative effects during any of our meals. And we did attend most of our meals in the restaurant except a few. It was a requested location on booking and was extremely happy to be assigned it. We knew where we were asking to be located. We did not experience any interference from those passing the window and there were few to many. But we concentrated on our meals being served to us. Passengers that were strolling were all heading to the rear of the ship, so they were never attempting to look in. We never had a thought to ask for the table to be changed.

Lunch comp in Vernadh..... Use at dinner in Vernadh must pay remaining surcharge. We always use it at Lunch Does not include bar and gratitude tab

Dear John, Thank you for posting the Dress Code for 2025. There has been changes to the Ports of Call for M506C March 15th to 29th "Celebrating the Caribbean" on the Queen Mary 2. Below is the updated itinerary listing of the sailing. March 15th - New York March 16th - At Sea March 17th - At Sea - Gala Evening March 18th - At Sea March 19th - St Maatren March 20th - St Lucia March 21st - Grenada March 22nd - Barbados March 23rd - Dominica March 24th - St Kitts March 25th - Tortola March 26th - At Sea March 27th - At Sea - Gala Evening March 28th - At Sea March 29th - NYC The previous Gala Evenings posted remain on the same dates with no attached theme. No other Gala Evenings have been added.

Interesting.........Maintenance...

Down-Unders, These are what we recently were emailed by Cunard for our upcoming 2025 sailing as Diamond.. As one of our most loyal guests and a Diamond member of the Cunard World Club, you can enjoy the following benefits on your voyage. It’s our way of saying thank you for choosing to see the world with Cunard. ◆ US$135 internet credit per guest, redeemable against one of our on board Wi-Fi plans ◆ A complimentary meal at one of our alternative dining venues ◆ An invitation to a Cunard World Club cocktail party* ◆ Complimentary Cunard World Club wine tasting event ◆ 10% saving on our White Star Luggage Service, brought to you by Luggage Forward. Visit luggageforward.com/cunard and use the code CUNARDDIAMOND at checkout ◆ 20% saving on laundry and specialist cleaning

WOW Kathy, That Kings Court Buffet cuisine was so meant to me. Every dish my Favorite! Of course some other dishes are missing.....lol....... So happy to follow your narration of the trip. Feels like we are with you. Yes, Bev & ! agree about these Big Band evenings we too look forward to hearing. But the simple music in the lounges are great too! Enjoy!

We agree it's justified for the service. We never asked to have it removed or altered. They work very hard and appreciate it. Researching the internet, the other lines even charge high amounts and also even for room service and gratuity to boot