Chart Room Princess

You can get cappuccino after dinner for no fee in Britannia, just ask. We did this on our last cruise on QM2 in November 2022 and on QV in June 2023. Lobster is generally only on a formal night when they offer surf and turf.

When attempting to go to Illuminations, use elevator bank A and walk aft. You avoid walking down the stairs (good for those with mobility issues) and the side hallways which confuse many people.

I had them on my June 2023 QV cruise in the Britannia dining room.

Agreed. We paid $4200 RT per person for our June cruise from Chicago to London business class (United Polaris). After I purchased 3 tickets at that price, the next time I checked it was $10000 per ticket. Premium Economy was then $4000 and regular economy, which my sister flew, was $2200.

I agree that the omelettes are good. Also consider the avocado toast, it is one of my favorites. Also have you had a chance to visit the lookout on 11? Worth your while if you haven’t yet.

I forgot all about that. My June cruise was my first as Platinum and I didn’t receive my pins during the cruise. When I made Gold the pins were placed on my bed one evening.

From one Chicagoan to another, bon voyage!

You have to book that onboard.

You still have to ask and it still is not the large pre-COVID tray.

I think it’s certainly a personal preference as to what time of the day to try a specific drink. However for me, I prefer the Chieftain of the Clan, Land of Hop & Glory, and Over the Top for the afternoon. The rest I think are appropriate for any time of the day. Also Over the Top and All Consuming Passion feel more appropriate for tropical itineraries.

On my recent North Cape cruise on the QV, I decided to sample all seven of the signature drinks for the Cunard Commodores. I was greatly surprised by my favorite drink as I am generally a fan of manhattans, cognac and bourbon drinks. I am ranking the drinks here in order of favorite to least favorite: 1. Punch Romaine a La Carpathia 2. Yorkshire Pacesetter 3. Chieftain of the Clan (1st place for presentation) 4. Land of Hop & Glory (2nd place for presentation) 5. All Consuming Passion 6. Commodore's Cure 7. Over the Top I am attaching photos of each drink to this post. What are your favorites of the Commodore drinks?

I had a boarding time of 3:15 at Southampton on June 6. We took the Cunard transfer from the airport and arrived at 1:00. We were onboard by 1:30.

Regarding the side of the ship for the balcony stateroom position, I don’t think it really makes a difference. As there are 2 separate channels in the locks, you don’t know which side the ship will be going through. Pictures below. Our staterooms were on the starboard side and the QV used the port side channel through all the locks. Therefore from our balconies we were able to see the interior of the channels and the other ship moving through the locks with the QV. We moved around the ship taking photos from all different angles. I recommend picking a cabin position where you will be happiest and not really worry about the side of the ship. Also we have had the large curved balcony on another cruise plus the cabin next to it that you are currently assigned. Most people would not be peeking around the balcony to look back into your balcony or stateroom. In fact the balconies above the curved balcony have a better view of the curved balcony than the other way round.

For June 6 cruise we have 3:30. All members are platinum. Additionally we are arriving at Heathrow at 8:20 am and taking the Cunard transfer from the airport to the pier. We will be there way before 3:30. Seems to me Cunard needs to work on its assignment of check in times to be a little more flexible when scheduling transfers from the airport. We also had 3:30 check in time on our last cruise as well. We were onboard by 1:00 pm.

I have taken the bus to Heathrow several times. Our disembarkation time has always been 8:00 am. So by the time the bus is loaded and depending on traffic, we have arrived around 10:00 or a little earlier or later.

Thank you Solent Richard. This is exactly the type of information I was hoping to see. Please post more pictures if you have them.

The Britannia Club guests can always dine in the Britannia dining room for breakfast and lunch. For dinner I am not quite positive but it can’t hurt to ask.

Chart Room on the QM2 and Commodore Club on the Vistas.

Ditto

Our total fare for each stateroom is a little over $6900. The base bid price seems reasonable. However as we have 2 staterooms next to each other we won’t be bidding. Our 2 rooms need to be next to each others and won’t be guaranteed that they would or that both rooms would be upgraded.

For my June 6 QV departure I am seeing from $490 pp for BC and from $1080 pp for PG. No offers for QG.

Yes I received the question about dressing up.

The open top hop on hop off buses can get you anywhere in the city from the pier. Even if you don’t hop off you see all the highlights of the city.

I received the survey today as well. Examples of proposed cruise itineraries and whether I would be interested in booking the proposed sailings.

When I was on in November to the Caribbean the QM2 had drink stewards on the main floor of the theatre.