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I'm not a QM2 fan either but she does have a devoted following. I love QV. like QE and am happy with QA as a QV replacement if QV isn't sailing from Southampton. I base my love though from a QG perspective. I have no idea if it reaches Regent levels as I've never travelled with Regent, but it's pretty special.🙂

It's a Freudian slip on the part of Queen Victoria. She WISHES she was in and around the UK! 😀

There is a reason the tours stop towards the end of August and that's because bear sightings start tailing off. I have kayaked in the park mid August and was told there's no guarantee of seeing bears. We didn't see any but then on another holiday, we stayed at Knight Inlet Lodge [BC] and by kayak again saw a mother and two cubs. It's an expensive trip for a maybe sighting but then, how often are you going to have the opportunity to see bears in their natural habitat. .

Of course it should have been sorted as soon as an issue was discovered but having no idea of the complexities of actually fixing the fault and possible issues involved, eg warranty/parts/timing/trained staff or dry docking until the fault is fixed, I read all the negative comments thrown at the ship and Cunard knowing that no one else knows why either. Whatever, I AM sure Cunard will want this sorted once and for all as soon as possible.

Or temporarily working around until a permanent fix can be sorted.

Wow. As a part time resident now, at least you won't be decorating your Zimmer with bells and trimmings and barging into fellow passenger's ankles if they don't hear you well enough to scamper out of the way!!😀

Dare I suggest contacting any form of special needs might not be a good idea at the moment. You only need a jobsworth to question the need, add 2+2 to come up with 5 and your boarding might be questioned. Worse case scenario obviously but such is the hype around 'special needs' at the moment, the left and right hands could be a bit clumsy!

Queen Anne can't do right for wrong for some folk. You and I, and a few fairly satisfied CC members who have sailed with Queen Anne are prepared to understand that issues possibly beyond Cunard's initial control can happen with a brand new ship. Others, aren't.

Well I guess no swimming is a better alternative to dry docking the ship for the duration! All those half bottles of Pol Aker which apparently are left by passengers could be put to good use and no, not for swimming in, more for drowning sorrows! 🙂

Some sort of acknowledgment or even recompense for any noise and disruption of the Pavilion ambiance as a venue I can understand. For the loss of the actual pool facility, maintenance happens.

The lists change ship to ship and time to time. Always worth asking for another brand, wine or spirits if 'your' choice isn't on the list.

The pool should NOT be in need of TLC. That's an absolute given but I am getting the impression, those who view Annie in a fundamentally positive light have a completely different attitude to the maintenance required to those who sneer at positive posts about her and like to find fault where they can. Let's hope the issue can be resolved without the need to take her out of service.

15th is the end of that particular cruise and I suppose closed for a 4 nighter with only one sea day is preferable to a longer cruise, but obviously not to passengers concerned. If the 'repairs' [pretty poor really] aren't finished, not many [UK] schools will have a two week half term so not so many children onboard wanting to use the pool on the follow on cruise.

Had a go at that too, sort of. Clay targets though and stood still standing. Bit difficult to shoot clays from a prone position. Had a colourful forearm from the recoil there too for a while.

If Paralympic athletes can do it, then there's no holding back exlondoner from having a go! Just remind me to be behind you!!😀