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We found the service in Compass Rose to be extremely slow. Do not request a shared table as they will wait until the last seat is filled before you are served. We had a table of eight and after 20 minutes of waiting one couple gave up and went to their room for room service. You have a wide selection of proteins and can select different sauces. We had different waiters each meal so they never really knew your preferences.

We took a Regent Cruise this May. Penthouse is the room similar to Sky Suite. You have a butler, a shower, but no bathtub. The things that annoyed us about Regent were, no casual restaurant at night. Reservation were required in all but two restaurants and you are allowed only one per restaurant per voyage although you may be able to snag one once onboard. They offer free shore excursions, however by the time we were able to make reservations (determined by loyalty or suite class) all but the most pedestrian overviews were totally booked. If on the Grandeur or Splendor the Pacific Rim restaurant is great. Unlike Celebrity, once on board everyone is treated the same. The laundry service is wonderful and you can send laundry every day and it is returned neatly pressed or folded. There is no promenade, like the QM2, and the asking track is similar to Solstice class.

That is amazing that scuba was no charge, yet they charge $200 for half a kayak, that is not right so I will complain to Seabourn!

With all the included liquor why does it matter so much? We place a sticky on what we want to keep or pack in our checked baggage. How much do you drink on your last evening? Hope you find another line with different policies.

Surprised that Scuba was ever offered at no additional cost! You are charged for kayaking but not Scuba?

Earlier this month we book a QG suite and have an OBC plus the drink package up to $12.

Looks like we should now plan for a delay heading to NYC. Weather will cause the ship to deviate and/or delay arrival. She must enter the port at low tide to sail safely under the bridge. Should you stick to air travel, they never have arrival/departure issues? On our next transatlantic we have made sure we have a fully refundable ticket so we won’t worry about arrival times.

We will embark via Zodiac in Greenland for our September Venture Expedition. Luxury will only start once we are onboard. We also disembarked via Zodiac in Greenland on our last expedition on the Venture. They load your carry ons in the Zodiac with you, fortunately we had dry weather.

All the bookings I want are showing “sold out” for the Grills and the Britannia Club!

Ask your doctor. He/She should be familiar with this kind of grip and can advise you what you should and should not do.

Celebrity is much more class focused than Cunard. Other than the large areas for Retreat guests, they also return to the ship on a different line with a Red Carpet. They also reserve seats in the theater with Butlers taking them to the special seats. It is very much “in your face”. On Cunard everyone returns to the ship and no one is given the red carpet treatment. There is no class restriction outside of the restaurants, the concierge room (no windows and not sought after), and the grill deck. The grill lounge for drinks is a small area with no view other than life boats. We have often met friends not in grills to have drinks there but much prefer the Commodore Lounge.

You don’t always dock in Nuuk. We had to take a tender. There is one good museum and a mall. Don’t expect the people of Greenland to speak English. It is a bonus if they speak Danish.

There are some extremely good prices right now. If you are happy with the Britannia Dining Room, you can sail for less than $100 a day on longer cruises. Unfortunately, the Grill suites and Britannia Club rooms seem to be sold out.

We will definitely sit on the ship until we are forced off. No need to join the crowds.

Wow, that’s go to know.

When she has to dock in Manhattan her stern sticks into the shipping channel. In 2004,2005, a coast guard ship was stationed behind her to ward off marine traffic coming too close.

You were actually given a box lunch to take off of the ship?? Thought that was disallowed by the ports many years ago.

As long as there is air conditioning who needs to wear shorts?

We stay on the ship as long as possible, never saw a reason to rush. The luggage delivery works well and never had a bag misplaced. Can’t imagine that long disembarkation walk with luggage. We get a Porter at the pier and breeze through customs to either our ordered ride or a taxi. We don’t see a need to stand in lines. Hope your last day is not terrible.

I sincerely hope Osman is onboard for our December sailing. He really made our sailing special with his extra dishes. We loved the Peking duck but you had to ask for it 48 hrs in advance. He made something special for us almost every evening, we had a table of 6 or 8 as we were on a B2B2B.

We especially like the Walkers biscuits left by the tea/coffee station in our suite. Prefer those to Cunard’s cookie. All beverages under $12 are still included with the Grill package when booked in the U.S. We recently booked the 12/3 18 day voyage and was surprised to see we were given a $800 OBC. Unfortunately we have the last QG cabin and it is an accessible suite. We are waitlisted for any other QG cabin. Cunard doesn’t seem to have problems filling the Grill and Britannia Club staterooms.

The pastries and sandwiches in Sir Samuel’s are included in your voyage price on the QM2. The specialty coffees, teas and hot chocolate are chargeable same as on Celebrity in their coffee house. I understand that the QA has made Sir Samuel’s a specialty dining option.

Has it changed since September 23?

The labels for Luggage Forward include your cabin number.

Sounds like a true expedition cruise at the end. There are only 2600 people living in the area so you certainly overloaded the small airport. It was only enlarged for jets for the World Seed Bank.