Victoria2

When we cruised the Med, Pre Covid so tax matters might have changed since then, the Spanish Tax was only relevant in Spanish waters which is why we used to pre-buy wine, when applicable, for dinner in order to circumvent that particular add on.

I did over hear a conversation why the UK has no FCC available to purchase at the moment but as it's hearsay, I have no idea if it's true or not. Seemed plausible and it also indicated this isn't a permanent arrangement but it's no big deal. With judicious planning, and risk, obviously, if you're pretty sure you'll be booking in the future, for a very small deposit, you get the perks offered for an onboard booking and at the moment, that booking can be transferred once, to a cruise of equal or greater value, with no penalty as long as time elements are observed. A bit like purchasing FCCs but with the small deposit as an outlay rather than whatever the cost is now. As I said, a bit of planning with future itineraries is required but the outcome is the same if the planning fits and VIP, the one time no penalty transfer can be undertaken.

As I said in my sort of live from QV thread, 'she' being the Grill's Concierge Bear in mind 'Basically, one account can be accessed by two devices but not at the same time. She also said if I didn’t need the internet on embarkation day, the price went down by the daily $15 rate if I signed up the first sea day as opposed to embarkation.Suited me. $15 is $15 after all! Almost a third of a bottle of wine. Have to save the pennies where possible. She set the account up for me on my iPad, ready to purchase the following day. This I did. No problem... One thing to mention, as with the old system, you have to log in each time you access your account. Yes it’s 24/7 access but you’ll get logged out after a time of inactivity so don’t think the internet isn’t working

QM2 is probably the best ship to ride out a storm but having been at sea between Halifax and Newfoundland, and caught the tail end of Felix in '95, I can tell you it is no fun being in a ship sailing in the swells a Hurricane/extra Tropical storm can cause. QM2 or not, that kind of 'thrill' ride isn't for me.

Have a wonderful holiday on our home from home.

I followed that too thanks to the helpful Grill's concierge tip when I couldn't sign up for the basic plane which, I have to say did not allow me to stream any music. I tried a few times and never managed it.

Thank you. I noticed that too.