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FISH Finger grilled sandwiches and chips. Add tarter sauce or smokehouse ketchup as a dip and ...yummy! 🙂

We too have cruised Alaska and on the last one, our son had an inside opposite our suite. If pennies are an issue, I would leave the booking as it stands. They can always share your view. If you can splurge a bit, it might be a once in a lifetime destination for your mother and I would go for two balconies.

No, you're not overthinking. You want to 'get it right' and the absolute truth is, auto grats cover it all but, and there's often a but isn't there, if you want to add extra it is entirely between you and any staff member you wish to 'reward'. Don't listen to any onboard chat [if you do hear any] or any comments about how much will be given extra; It is personal and up to each individual. May I suggest though, if you do want to give a small token, use a major currency. Roubles and the Manet for instance are a tad too country specific🙂

Apart from wanting basic info on cabins before we booked, I can't change anything re ship's layout so any mild curiosity can wait until I can experience it all in person. Must arrange a meet up. 🙂

Very kind. We were offered a 5 initially pre release and Cunard did come back when I said thanks but no thanks and asked what grade we'd like [a 1 or a 2] but as the original Maiden date didn't suit, you'll have to party on without us on the new Maiden date. 🙂

Turned down Cunard's offer of a cabin on the original Maiden date and we're looking forward to the cruise immediately after the new Maiden, decent Promenade deck or not. 🙂

and having been onboard QV Sept '19 when advertising shots of the beautiful people were being filmed I can categorically say these were set up with great precision. They of course were mirroring real life onboard. Not! 😄

We have twice done the reverse twice and then on to Southampton as part of the World cruise. Both were on the wonderful Queen Victoria, the ship we call our second home. It's been nine months since we last sailed with her and we can't wait to join her again.

It will be interesting to see if our views are similar.

Or expediency as the scoop had gone walkabout! 😄

I'd go for sunrise. As one who likes a cool cabin when changing for dinner, sunset, especially in the tropics can help to make the cabin very warm early evening.

What app? 😁😄

You will be fine using a wheelchair on deck six or any deck for that matter. I would also add don't worry about any noise as far as lifts are concerned. We regularly pick cabins directly behind them and have never had a problem with noise, passenger or actual lifts.

We have used a wheelchair on deck six many times and it's no problem as long as no one leaves a pushchair etc outside their cabin. The room attendants 'trolleys' are narrow enough to allow wheelchairs to pass.

Apart from acquaintances made onboard over the years, I don't have many friends who cruise, and those who do, don't cruise with Cunard so can't give an opinion on that but to fill all four Cunard ships on all itineraries would be a heck of an undertaking for fellow CC members, friends and acquaintances.

I agree. It would seem on the face of it, Cunard tweaks don't seem to have had a negative effect. Itineraries are getting booked up too so moving forward, it would again seem the tweaks haven't had a negative effect. Could be the regulars are saying s7d it, we'll keep up traditions and it could also mean newbies are giving the line a tryout. Either way, the ceiling has not yet collapsed on Cunard due to the relaxing of their dress code.

The general consensus here, but we are but a small number of Cunard passengers. There must be some underlying reason for the changes.

I too would be happy for more formals but I'm in the 'happy to see the line continuing to attract enough passengers in order to keep the line going' side of the of Cunard regulars' fence and if that means cutting the number of formals in order to do so, along with any non jacket furore, then I'm content with that side of the fence.

I love the formal nights and would be happy to have two a week/four a fortnight etc. I follow my 'two' rule for evening wear. Formal [usually a long dress but not a casual maxi or an ultra formal gown] and 'other' which would probably have been deemed 'semi formal' in the past. Mind you, during the day, I'm a scruffy mutt as I wear jeans, long or cut offs, white or blue denim. 😄

A holiday was put in peril due to a BA strike so it was sort of our 'Cunard moment'. Consequently, not tried BA, First or Business since, as we don't need the angst of will they/won't they fly.

The downside though is flying BA!😄 Have a safe flight and I'm sorry you were caught up in what has been a confusing time.

No, just got my brain going for a suitable reply!!😁 It it is marvellous to see the company gearing up for a return to normal, even if the normal is a new normal. If ever on the same QA or QV cruise, you must pop in for drinks. We're always up for visitors. 🙂

Thank you. I think! 🙂 I had to smile at the Debbie Downer moniker because the way I champion the Cunard brand, I would have thought Ursula Upper would be more appropriate! 😄 But then in some eyes, I'm probably Non U with my 'radical' thoughts how Cunard needs to stay relevant/in business whilst still maintaining the bones of it's USP. Either way, a smile burns more calories than a frown so let's all smile. 🙂

Where was it parked? If in a legitimate place and they had no need to move it, if it happened on a S'ton based cruise, I'd take Cunard to a small claims court.

Not a DD at all. If it had been a hard back Year Book such as those kindly shown in the photograph above, it would have been kept. I'm rather fond of those ever since we started being worthy of them. As it was, The Cunarder was read and then discarded as it isn't/wasn't the sort of publication we would pick up and read again and it wasn't coffee table stuff so why bother keeping it. If anyone celebrates Cunard getting back to some kind of normal, with seven booked cruises I think I can safely say we do even if we don't attend the mass cocktail receptions. 🙂