CCotton5 Posted January 9, 2006 #1 Share Posted January 9, 2006 We are sailing on the Westbound QM2 to New York this coming August. I have a chronically broken right foot. We are taking this cruise for our 35th anniversary. I have a question about getting from Heathrow and traveling to Southampton to the cruise port. Will I have a difficult time, if the Simpson-Orient train leaves from Victoria Station, getting through the station and to the train? Are there alternatives to easily getting to Southampton? I would appreciate any suggestions you could give me. When I travel, I wear an air-valve cast that juts my foot out at a 90 degree angle and the cast goes up just below my knee. Thanks, Christy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signman Posted January 10, 2006 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Best car service is http://www.woodfordchauffeurcars.co.uk Talk to Bryan, the owner. Very friendly to Cruise Critic members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCotton5 Posted January 10, 2006 Author #3 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Sigman, thanks for the information on the limo service. I will give him a call. Christy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCotton5 Posted January 10, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Signman, thanks for the information on the limo service. I will give him a call. Christy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCotton5 Posted January 25, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Signman, thanks for the info for Woodford service in London. I e-mailed them a week ago for a quote on their service and haven't heard back from them. I'm very interested in using their service from Heathrow to Southampton. We are debating whether to arrive in London the day before the QM2 sails and staying in a hotel or flying in and going directly to the ship. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks in advance, Christy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Rose Posted January 26, 2006 #6 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Christy - that is extremely unusual... May I suggest you e-mail them again, they probably never received the message. They always respond immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevankiki Posted January 26, 2006 #7 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Christy How did you send the email? was it via their web site or directly to their email address? It's not like Woodford not to respond very quickly so I think you should email them again (or even call if you are in the UK, which I don't think you are actually) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signman Posted January 26, 2006 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Very unusual for you not to have had a response as other posters have noted. Please try again. http://www.woodfordchauffeurcars.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCotton5 Posted January 29, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Signman, when I saw your original post, you had the web site on the Cunard board in an answer to my question. I clicked on that link and e-mailed Woodford. I put in all the information, that we would arrive at Heathrow, LHR, the number of pieces of luggage we would have, and that we needed transportation for two from LHR to Southampton for a voyage on the QM2. I will e-mail again. I have the international calling plan and maybe I will try to phone them. As my husband and I are planning this cruise now for August, I think we are going to stay overnight in London and stop over to get rested up on Saturday and then have Woodford pick us up at the hotel. Signman, I see you are in the Baltimore area. We are south of Washington, DC in Virginia. Thanks for the replies from English Rose and Kevankiki. Since I have everyone's attention, would you please give me a recommendation for a 4 or 5 star hotel in Londan? We want one with air conditioning, (I have been on business trips with my husband to London in the summer and the hotels were pre-chosen for us by his host companies in the UK). We need a nice hotel, preferably a recommendation from someone who has stayed at that hotel. Then we would take Woodford transportation to Southampton. How much approximately is the transportation to Southampton from London? Thank you all so much for the information. Christy, staff writer for a newspaper in the northern VA area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signman Posted January 29, 2006 #10 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Christy, feel free to e-mail me at hmw608 at aol dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord of the seas Posted January 29, 2006 #11 Share Posted January 29, 2006 CCotton5, The Chauffeur company that I use in London can be emailed at chauffeurdriven@ntlworld.com They are reliable and offer good old fashioned service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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