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I carry a small mini stapler and pre fold the luggage tags and then attach them after baggage pick up.  Takes about a minute to do.  I always put two tags on each bag ever since one tag came off and the bag delivery got delayed until late evening.

The only access passengers have to deck one is the tender lounges.  There is no passenger access below deck 2.

There is an afternoon flight from Southampton to Paris.  

I certainly have pride in QM2 and I think Cunard does too, but from a Carnival corporate standpoint I’m not so sure. I question if they are seeing the payoff expected, and she is not doing the fast crossing like she was designed for. Was it really necessary to spend all that extra $$ on a power plant that rarely if ever is used to its full potential? An absolutely wonderful ship, but a bit of a failure in regards to how she is being utilized with that impressive and expensive power plant.

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If you have specific dietary needs, let head waiter know the first night. Cunard has separate menus for various diets; you provide your specifics, order the night before and you're set.

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Sounds very nice but I was actually referring to diet (sugar free) tonic which I rather suspect this is not!! Thanks any way I might just give it a go by Jenny can't as she is diabetic, hence the need for diet tonic.

 

Peter and Jenny

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I've done this many times. You'll even catch the last 15 minutes of the pianist.

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I had to rent a shirt once when I brought the wrong size, and that is where I went.

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It's the same with airline tickets. Computers have allowed for minute by minute price adjustments based on supply and demand. Sometimes as,a customer we "win", sometimes it's the company.

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If you are at all a night owl, wandering the ship late at night, well after midnight can be a real treat. Walking through the public rooms on deck 2 and 3 when you are all alone, the ship will seem like it's all yours. Then up to the late buffet in the Kings Court because everyone needs a fifth meal of the day at least once in life.

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Sounds like Amanda Wilkins, 80 Days at Sea

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Lord, I'd enjoy the ship, but would feel like I'm on a high class ferry.

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We share tables on shore all the time. It's called dining out with friends. I figure on board ship, without the friends from home, we're dining out to MAKE friends.

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With the "real" time changing just about everyday on a TA just "pretend" it's earlier than it is. Have breakfast and lunch an hour later than usual and 8:30 becomes 7:30.

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I agree with rv24. I like to enjoy my morning and have a quiet, peaceful lunch, then arrive at the Brooklyn terminal about 1:30 or 2:00. No waiting, short taxi line into the terminal, no need to go to the Kings Court. Just unpack and relax.

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I'm wondering if these are UK current how well they work in the US even with a converter.

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I've disembarked 4 times in Red Hook and one of our bags was misplaced three of those times.

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This is how you can find the list of 6 bloggers on Sea Princess WC -

• Australia and New Zealand Cruisers
  
• Bon Voyage Sea Princess World Cruise 2018
  
• Packetau (No.10 - 1/6/18)
  
• 6 links to blogs
  

Sorry I don't know how to attach links.

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You might like to follow the blogs of passengers on world cruises to get a feel for particular ships. Most leave the Northern Hemisphere early January, however there is one WC, Sea Princess, which starts in Auckland/Sydney in June, with six passengers currently blogging.

 

My first cruise from Australia to London return, set the benchmark for all my future cruising. I am destination driven. I know I wouldn't enjoy any WC with too many sea days, nor short days in port.

 

Viking Sun World Cruise ongoing review/comments has some very helpful comments on the most recent WC - all good things to consider.

 

These WC blogs will help you make a WC vs long cruise decision which best meets your needs. After all, it would be a trip of a lifetime, which many enjoy so much, they repeat year after year.

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Once when traveling abroad with a university group, one participant complained loudly and regularly about every meal. I finally asked her where she ate at home. She mentioned a series of American chain restaurants that weren't to my taste but explained why she wasn't happy at the local restaurants we were dining at. Food is so often about preferences and comfort. Since then when confronted by people unhappy with their meals or hotel rooms and such, I ask where they usually dine or stay and it gives me great insights to their expectations.

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I have received labels, been upgraded and then had to print out my own. I've also had suitcases sitting outside my cabin with my cabin number where someone had been upgraded but didn't realize not to use the original labels.

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Lido lunch never made sense to me until I traveled as part of a larger group. While we all congregated at dinner together, all various activities during the day meant people were on different schedules and for some the Lido/Kings Court made more sense either because of limited time or they were lunching solo. I tended to head to the Britannia or the Pub anyway, even on my own.

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I always bring a small mini bottle of Chambord. Add a few drops and it's delightful.

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You can't buy a tux at Wal-Mart, but you can at M&S.

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As was the QE and QV copies of Holland America's Vistas. Copying basic ship designs between the various lines isn't new.

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