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Thank you for your detailed reply. We booked our first Cunard cruise only 3 months ago so still have a lot to learn about Cunard. We are hoping to book another cruise before long so your information is very useful.

Can you explain why please? The price difference is quite big so I am curious how they justify it.

Looking at the difference between Britannia and Club rooms. Can’t see a lot of difference considering the extra cost for Club. I know that Club has a separate dining room with an assigned table just for you. Is there much difference in the menus in these two categories? I can see there is a lot more on offer to those in Grills, but is it worth paying extra for Club rather than Britannia?

We too were in Cornwall at the end of September for our son’s wedding. Lovely weekend at Mawgan Porth.

We too are booked for May 10. Looking at the recent YouTube tour I had to wonder how on earth it will be a fully functioning ship by then. However I choose to believe all the major things will be in place and will try to go with the flow with any glitches. As we are new to Cunard we booked by choosing itinerary and date, and only realised later that it was only the second voyage. So looking forward to it. Not many on the roll call for this sailing yet.

This info shows up in the thread kindly posted by blue marble which details the daily programmes. Coriander is advertised as $25 cover charge.

Thanks for the suggestions. I think it’s quite possible that covid may have put a stop to it. The roll call could have been a good idea but there are very few on ours and I seem to have been the only one posting on it for quite a while. I’ll probably leave it until nearer sailing and see if the roll call has livened up by then. Thanks all.

I think I read a while ago that some sailings have a book club. This intrigues me. Is this just for specific voyages such as transatlantic crossings or on all sailings? Are books announced beforehand? I’m not a rapid reader and may need to have a head start if participating.

Hi Jim. Spoken with you a few times on the Celebrity forum. We are booked on Queen Anne next year on our first Cunard voyage. Good to see you here.

I’m afraid I don’t have the answer for you. We are sailing next May and have not got details of themes yet.

We have had all our vaccinations as they have become available. I know 4 people who died from covid, so am well aware of how serious it can be. However, I now tend to treat it like flu ( yes that can be fatal too). I treat covid with respect but not fear. Despite masking up and avoiding crowds on our 2022 cruise (masks were still common then) we developed covid within days of returning home. Something that can happen anywhere, anytime. It’s still around and with new variations - 2 of my grandsons currently have it. I don’t plan on wearing a mask unless there is a widespread outbreak onboard. What is the current protocol onboard if you pick up covid during your cruise?

Thank you.

Thank you Pushpit for the clarification. As you surmise this is my first time on Cunard (although not my first cruise) so am not yet got CWC benefits. Hopefully anyone who already has the option of buying at a cheaper rate can now do so. Fingers crossed that it will be available to all soon.

When I log into My Cunard it is the first thing that comes up.

I don’t plan on entering into an argument so will leave it there.

I might not know what Cunard was charging on past cruises, but I know what it was quoting me yesterday was more than it is quoting me today. Didn’t plan to get shouted down when I posted. My only concern was to alert folks who may also benefit from this price reduction.

As an ex Celebrity cruiser I am so glad to have found Cunard.

It’s definitely a price reduction for us. Prior to this we would have had to pay £50 more to get WiFi for the whole cruise. It’s only for a limited time and then the cost will increase again, so it feels like a sale. We are first time cruisers with Cunard so have no WC reduction available.

We are on Anne for her second cruise next May. T & C says sale subject to change but available now until the end of November. I assume Anne will launch with Starlink.

Just noticed in My Cunard that there is a sale on WIFI due to Starlink being launched. Cost works out at $15 per day per device. That is good value compared to buying piecemeal onboard at $24 per day. I had planned to buy 24 hours at a time and spread it out. However I can now get the whole 14 day cruise covered for the equivalent of 8.75 days bought individually.

I’m not sure how recently you sailed with celebrity? We sailed on Celebrity Silhouette in June this year and also July/August 2022. We saw a marked deterioration in food between the two cruises. It was part of the reason for us deciding to change to Cunard for our next cruise. On X we found the choice greatly curtailed and quality dipped in the main dining room. Choice in the buffet was extremely limited in the evening. We booked extra speciality dining to ensure better meals. I have seen few complaints on these Cunard threads about food, whereas there are multiple remarks on the X board about poor food. Our first Cunard cruise is next spring, and I am hopeful that we shall not be disappointed in the dining.

Mine too!

We were in Bergen earlier this year. We were on a ships excursion (Celebrity). We passed the funicular and it was further from the ship than I would be comfortable to walk with my stick. Bergen is one of the rainiest places to go in Norway, and we didn’t go as high as the funicular but it was so rainy we couldn’t see much at all. It might pay to wait and see what the weather is like when you get there.

Sounds like you are having an excellent day! All being well we should be there on an overnighted on QAs 2nd cruise. I’ve been researching Funchal recently and hope to be following in your footsteps. I walk with a stick so may have to limit our visit to the gardens. How long does it take to walk to the cable car from the ship?

Lovely pictures. Are you in the gardens at Monte at the top of the cable car?