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5 days (still waiting for a cabin!) and 77 days.

With no idea of your budget you could sail or fly UK to New York or Miami. Then change cruise lines and sail through the Panama Canal to either Los Angeles or San Francisco. You could then fly to Vancouver from where you'd do an Alaska cruise. If funds permitted then take the Rocky Mountaineer to Calgary before flying home or if funds allow to Boston for a New England/Canada cruise. One hell of a trip and definitely not cheap!!

We have been upgraded at check-in before but we already had been allocated an inside cabin and so were delighted to be moved to a balcony. The problem is, of course, that the longer we wait (now 8 days) the more the expectation is for an upgrade which is definitely NOT a possibility. Every time I think we might make a balcony, or even the Grills (!) I have to give myself a mental slap and tell my self - it's an inside cabin, it's an inside cabin.......🤣🤣

We sail in 9 days time and as yet have not been allocated a cabin (along with other passengers). I'm curious as to why this is? When we booked a Saver fare we paid for a standard inside cabin so surely there would have been one available at that time? Is it down to the dreaded algorithim or merely a case of 2 hats : one with our name in it and the other with a cabin number and someone who will close his eyes and pick out random pieces of paper? 🤣🤔 Perhaps we will be lucky and the Captain will vacate his cabin for us!!!!

9 days (and still no allocated cabin!) and 81 days (we do have a cabin!)

Does this 3rd party apply to people in the UK?

We sail on the Victoria on the 11th October.

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Just checked on My Cunard. We sail on the 11th October and as yet do not have an allocated cabin. Under the Dining Tab all it says is Saver and underneath Main Dining Room. No time is shown. Presumably once we have a cabin number they will then give us a time/or choice.

Is there a website that produces a weather map of ocean weather and is simple to understand?!! Off to Norway in a couple of weeks and it would be nice to get an idea of what to expect from the Seas on our way.

A free upgrade list? First I've heard of this, but as I don't know how they work out who will get an upgrade, maybe this makes sense. Hope we're very high on the list. We sail on the Queen Victoria two weeks today and are still waiting for a cabin.

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Thanks Bluemarble. Maybe a faint hope of an upgrade still possible !! 🤣

Are the ships sailing at full capacity? And We are sailing in 18 days time and still don't have a cabin number. Another website shows the Queen Victoria as sold out and, with everyone who intends to sail having paid some time ago, why haven't we been allocated a cabin? If the ship is full it can't be anything to do with potential upgrades (nice as that would be) so what's the hold up? Just curious.

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What, if anything, is there to do for a couple of hours? Late to the party re booking tours I've found tickets for the 'arctic train' from Narvik but there is nearly 3 hours before the return train. Stop is Abisko Ostra. Is there somewhere to get something to eat? Thinking it's not worth the hassle

Maybe the problem of hiring only 2 dance hosts lies with the agency and not Cunard?

If people want to pay for what sounds like a very informative tour that's their choice, the same as paying extra to eat in one of the speciality restaurants. DH is of the mind that he's paid for 3 meals a day so why pay extra just to eat in a 'fancier restaurant'. That's his choice, but plenty are prepared to pay the extra cost.

Hallasm, you're right about the spelling. My mistake!! Apart from the train we have no plans yet. Do you have any suggestions? We are there until 1.30am the following day.

I'm looking at booking the Arctic train out of Narvik ending in Abisko but I've discovered that there are 2 stations there. Astra and Turist. Which is the correct one? I am on the Queen Victoria if that makes any difference.

We add some orange juice to our glass of PA which makes it quite drinkable. Funny/rude comments about Pol Aker seem to be a requirement of every Cunarder, but being honest here..isn't it lovely to be welcomed on board with a bottle of wine waiting to greet you. Doesn't happen on every line.

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We have only just booked for the Queen Victoria cruise to Northern Norway in October and most of the excursions (or at least the ones that interest us) are sold out. We are particularly keen on doing the Ofoten Railway trip out of Narvik but I have to confess that I don't completely understand the website, in particular the fact that we need to return to Narvik to get back on board the ship!!!!!! Can anyone here help me with the intricacies of booking a train journey on a foreign website?

It is Devon House in Kingston which was the only highlight of a very disappointing shore excursion. Driver was supposed to stop along the route to allow for photos but either didn't or chose non-photogenic points. With hindsight we really should have complained.

Although we already had a cabin we've been upgraded at check-in so I wouldn't worry.