LittleFish1976

'What is optimism' (Jeopardy)

I like to make allowances for people just being truly excited they got a bargain or an upgrade to being first time in a particular level of cabin. I know I get excited about stuff like that (not that I need to tell people, but it can be understandable). Then there's the ones at lunch/dinner on the first day who want to try to establish the pecking order in terms of seniority of cruise status. I just try not to engage with them.

I understand. No cheap flat thongs at our age. I like the plastic ones with some internal shape which look like Birks - with the double strap. They work for me.

And I thought our word for such footwear (thongs) created enough confusion. I'm glad you warned me about this other slip-on rubber footwear's name - I'll try to control my eyebrows and jaw if I hear a fellow Aussie referring to his slappers on my next cruise.

I thought Cunard made a distinction between a collared shirt and a 'knitted collared shirt' the latter being not up to snuff. A polo shirt is a t-shirt, after all. It's made from an interlock fabric.

I had a similar issue with Cunard voyages having been recorded across two regions and different WC numbers. I recently rang my local Cunard call centre who provided me with an email address for the local Cunard loyalty team who I have emailed with the details of the request to amalgamate the list onto what is my own region's WC number. Ring your local Cunard call centre and they will give you the correct email address to correspond with so they can take care of it for you.

That's not what slappers are in Victoria 🤭

If I were able to be overseas for 5 months I think I could compromise. 😉

Cunard's drink package is a bargain compared to that!

Agree. I'm spending 18 nights on board Cunard from next week and require an international flight to get to the ship. I'll take one large suitcase and one small duffle bag which will slip over the handle of the suitcase for moving around the airport etc. I'll also take a decent-sized carry-on bag on the plane. I usually use the carry-on for a spare set of clothes and pjs (in case the checked luggage doesn't arrive) as well as my pillow! although the last international trip I did which was to South America then on to Antarctica I didn't take the pillow due to luggage restrictions, and survived so it won't be coming to Japan. I like to have options to wear; get so sick of the same clothes if I try to travel really light, washing clothes every night and re-wearing all the time. And for Cunard I'll be taking 4 evening dresses which will add to the weight if not the bulk of it all but I get pleasure from being able to get dressed up. And I never manage to reduce the shoes very much!

I believe this is where the tour I've booked on is going - looks fascinating. Hoping for a clear day!

I will certainly give it a shot then, Mic, if you would like me to. I've had trouble posting photos in the past to cruise critic threads (although have once or twice succeeded) so let's see how it goes. Hopefully, I'll be on a shared table for dinner so I won't want to be taking too many photos of meals and I'll only be using my iphone as a camera so they won't be anything special! Is there anything in particular you're interested in that you'd want information on or a photo of? No promises, but if I know what you'd like to hear about it might help.

I'm doing a B2B so it's Tokyo, Aomori, Akita, Busan, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Tokyo, Busan, Sasebo, Beppo, Shimizu. I'll have a couple of days in Tokyo pre and post-cruise. Hoping to find the cherry blossom still intact when we get to Aomori where it will still be quite a lot cooler than Tokyo. I've been to Japan once before and loved it but not cruised there before.

That explanation you've shown is for the drinks package that passengers pay for - not the gratis one some of you are receiving in the US. The cost of the drinks package varies according to length of voyage but tends to be around $72 USD per day.

The price of a cabin on those two lines is comparable, in my very limited experience. The experience of food and beverage on board is totally different in terms of quality. If you want to pay a Princess price, you'll get a Princess experience, which suits some people wonderfully but it does not equate to a Cunard experience. In my opinion and experience.