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  1. Out of what? You misunderstood how the point system works and everything is correct as per C&A accrual policy.
  2. So, then, tell us exactly what the answer is to OPs question #3 because that doesn't exist on any other Q class ship.
  3. No, that text is outdated and referred to the time when she was meant to sail from mainland China.
  4. " Guests boarding Cunard’s Queen Victoria for the ship’s current cruise had no idea they’d be embarking on more of a maritime adventure than they bargained for. In what would be one of the most exciting turns of events for any fan of cruise ships and engineering, today Queen Victoria entered an unexpected two-day dry dock in Cadiz, Spain — with guests still on board. The ship has been dealing with issues with one of its Azipod blades which, according to many guests over the course of several months, has been causing disrupting vibrations towards the aft. Currently, Queen Victoria is on a 15-night Christmas and New Year’s Canary Islands cruise that departed on December 23rd from Southampton, England. In a letter to guests on embarkation day, the ship’s captain Tomás Connery said “Queen Victoria will be going into a dry dock in Cadiz during your voyage. This means that unfortunately we will be cancelling the scheduled call in Lisbon on 4th January, and instead you will be in port over two nights to explore the ancient Andalusian city of Cadiz. We shall be arriving there with time to go ashore during the evening of Monday 2nd January and departing on the morning of Wednesday 4th January. Whilst in dry dock, our service and activities will largely continue as normal… There will also be complimentary regular shuttle buses to and from the yard to the city centre.” Instead of shortening the cruise and disembarking passengers prior to dry dock, they’ll be staying on board throughout the whole process where shipyard workers will be replacing the faulty blade. In another letter, the captain gave more details, explaining how guests would get ashore to explore Cadiz while the ship is at the shipyard. “All guests will be required to use the shuttle bus service between the ship and the port gate, no walking through dry dock area is permitted,” the letter said. “Guests must stay within the defined foot path between the ship and the shuttle bus pickup.” At 9 am on Wednesday, January 4th, all guests are required to be back on board Queen Victoria. Shortly after, the gangway will be removed and the dock flooding process will begin. The ship is scheduled to sail out of the dry dock between noon and 2 pm, and is set to arrive back in Southampton on time on January 7th. The letter concluded, “We thank you for your understanding as we carry out this essential piece of maintenance, and hope that you thoroughly enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity for most guests to admire Queen Victoria out of the water.” Cruise Ship Enters Two-Day Dry Dock With Guests On Board (cruiseradio.net) 🍿
  5. Allure is the only O class to still use the old non-RFID card stock (because she wasn't AMPed).
  6. The cabin will be slightly smaller than what you're used to.
  7. It is very unlikely the staff will punch a hole in your Seapass card - you punch in the wrong location and brick the card. Card stock determines whether the card will be punched and Oasis plus all new ships since 2014 use the new RFID card stock which usually won't be punched by staff.
  8. Yes, because Royal Up bids are cancelled any time the booking is modified, and a cabin assignment must look like a modification warranting cancellation.
  9. The info gets more complete/accurate as you get closer to your sailing. You can also look up the current or upcoming sailing and maybe assume they’re going to be the same in yours.
  10. Probably not till the spring TA season. I don’t think any of the ships which were in Europe got the install before crossing.
  11. You might also want to ask in the Roll Call thread.
  12. Likely two by the desk and one by the bed.
  13. There were no obvious visible ones above the VCL, but there probably were some up there.
  14. Probably, though you may not like the price.
  15. 1. Yes. 2. The venues on deck four may have them. 3. The specialty coffees are more likely to be available at La Pattisserie across the hall and yes, Starbucks like drinks. There's very little feedback from Spectrum so things could work a bit differently on her than other Q class ships.
  16. You can research on your own ask them to include those as options.
  17. The current sailing shows the old/current menu - app doesn't seem to have the menu loaded for the next sailing.
  18. It's what's listed in the app for the current sailing - not sure anyone but RCI knows what will happen on future sailings.
  19. The menu can be seen in the app on Symphony. A quick check on the other O class - they seem to have the old/current menus.
  20. You might find some in the ports of call section or your Roll Call thread.
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