Victoria2

Your opinion is different to most but that doesn't mean our opinions are down market. The world is changing and in order to survive, Cunard is changing with it. If there really are still ''those who know different'' as far as vacation day wear is concerned then they have very little thought for the future of Cunard. Almost selfish really.

The conveyor you mention is primarily a holiday ship, albeit a liner and if the presence of liveried staff and fine dining, although sushi or a salad for lunch however lovely the surroundings and well dressed the staff doesn't constitute fine dining for me, gives the need to imagine the ship is akin to a modern day Downton Abby set, then fine. Luckily, those who those who appreciate the Cunard uniform but realise it's just part of ''the show'' have a more easy going approach to their vacation and realise the world [Cunard in this case] is theirs to relax and enjoy as they wish during the day with the added bonus of dressing for dinner, fine dining or spag bol from the galley! You and I will never agree but it's fun disagreeing with you. 🙂🙂

Luckily, the more worldly members of Cunard's clientele are well versed in modern dress and are aware jeans, preferably the non sliced variety but that's just my pickiness, whilst not necessarily great garments for gardening, are most definitely part of daytime vacation wear from ultra luxury resort hotels to humble shacks on the beach and so are perfectly acceptable vacation day time wear on Cunard ships, none of which are in the ultra luxury category.

Hair dryers are permitted. I don't bother as I find the provided one adequate, but I could bring one if I wanted to.

I've only been in one QV shortie and that was years ago but my feeling at the time was passengers definitely dressed up. What to wear depends on your interpretation of evening dresses. As you are up for it, I would say cocktail wear for the non Gala nights [all of them] and long [if you have long] for the Gala. You won't be out of place. Enjoy. She's our favourite ship. 🙂

I am quite aware of the point of your enquiry. The comment you quoted was not addressed to you. My reply to you explained my take on Cunard dress. During the day, vacation wear can rule and that includes jeans. Blue denim in my case as well as white denim. You may call it slovenly. I prefer to call it vacation wear. Come the evening, I will scrub up more than most passengers although my figure does not lend itself to lithe couture. Not all passengers will wish to dress for dinner or indeed., the evening but they are vastly outnumbered, by those who do and in any case, there are a few areas of the ship where those who choose not to follow any suggested evening codes, can go. If you don't want to be near those who choose not 'to dress'. then stay away from those areas. During the day however, you're pretty much up the creek without a paddle as jeans are ''allowed'' anywhere on the ship!

Forgive me, but not every single passenger wishes 'to dress''. For those who do, the opportunity is there. For those who don't, there are areas of the ship where they can go.

A cruise is a holiday. Even resort five * hotels have denim wearing guests during the day. That doesn't mean the evenings on QM2 aren't glammed up affairs for those who want to ''dress''. It just means the day time isn't stuffy. 🙂

We don't travel QM2 but although I don't wear tees, I'd definitely have no problem wearing [blue denim] jeans in the dining room at lunchtime.

Don't know about a blanket ''Grills' comment, but unless things have changed, they still had the domed cheese cart in QG in August.

Cunard are excellent with disabled guests but they make it quite clear before booking, there are details to attend to first with respect to some mobility aids before that booking goes ahead. If that had been adhered to, then the 'debacle' wouldn’t have happened. I think this is true of a few cruise lines so Cunard are not alone there. Some airlines require prior notification too when motorised accessories are involved and an experienced traveller will be aware of this. However, that doesn’t excuse the misinformation given on the phone and I would definitely cascade that up the customer service chain as a a complaint, either before or after your cruise as some retraining is required there

I'm not sure who has been remiss here. Unless t&cs are different in the rest of the world, when making a booking, any reduced mobility issues have to be declared on booking in order for the company to decide if the cabin being booked is satisfactory for the condition described. An accessibility and medical questionnaire is to be filled out with confirmation of devices and other info so that the cabin booked matches the passenger requirements. If this was followed at booking, then Cunard has been remiss in allowing the booking to stand. If however, nothing was mentioned about possible reduced mobility [occasional use of a travel scooter] at the time of booking, then I don't see it being a Cunard fault in not allowing a scooter to be stored in the cabin, as per their T&Cs.

I presume at this late date for a Jan sailing, you have already paid the remainder of your invoice. Possibly a silly question, but didn't you look into this before booking?

Surely you were given an online medical form to fill in when you booked?

I can thoroughly recommend the Mandarin Crispy Chilli Beef in Bamboo! Totally Yum.

We had one, and only one, short break for four or five [can't remember it was so long ago] nights on Victoria over an August Bank holiday with a couple we meet occasionally onboard but I do remember, it wasn't cheap! Mind you, it wasn't raucous either 🙂.

Should read ''as high end'' as some are still expensive.

Sorry to hear this M.T. Buyer beware indeed and all that so a timely reminder. Hopefully they will get back to you but what a hassle. I rarely buy anything onboard apart from cute reindeer and teddies etc unless I had so much obc to get rid of, as I have on past occasions but then clothes purchases, and Aspinall leather goods for Christmas presents ate the remainder up. The jewellery onboard can be quite spectacular but I wouldn't buy high end from a retail concession on a ship. Watches might not be high end on QE/QV but I still wouldn't bother as they can be sourced at probably similar or cheaper once home with the added comfort of comeback should anything be faulty.

Golly. Really? Short answer, no.🙂

I used to take mine with me but on the first long haul, left it behind [on purpose] and used the one in our cabin [QV]. Since then, I've never brought one along with me. I have thick, just below shoulder length hair and I reckon it takes me an extra five minutes to dry it with the less efficient [than mine] but more than adequate cabin dryer and at least it doesn't fry my hair with excessive heat.

Thanks for this. We wouldn't book BA by choice [bottom of a long list of alternatives for us] but it's good information to know.

Just make sure you're giving correct info for bookings which aren't UK based. The OP is US based and I imagine, will book under US booking conditions which might be different from our UK t&cs.

How very true. Speaking personally, I think we're very lucky being able to holiday on such a lovely ship. Definitely, our home at sea.

We are relative newcomers to Cunard although we've managed to accumulate quite a few nights pre Covid. Our holiday in August on Victoria was wonderful and I think I made a remark along the lines of 'desperately trying to find a real fault, but failed'. Maybe we're just easy to please.🙂

We don't take afternoon tea very often so can't compare there but apart from the smell which is obviously indisputable, you describe more the ship I know and love