Windsurfboy

Anyway on their website Saga describe the library as offering a wide selection of fiction and non fiction books . That's what I expect to see.

One question is there representatives from speciality restaurants at Suite lunch so you can book there , or is it best to make a quick trip to Epicurean then others?

I thought bibliotek was the Latin name for library, people had adopted biblio tech for a place with digital books and other digital media. Don't think it applies to a place with seats. That's a lounge.

It's not a deal breaker for me either . However it's a facility other cruise ships offer, and was advertised when I booked. I will miss it. Clearly if it doesn't have books it is no longer correct to call it the library. It is misleading, it is just another lounge. They still advertise that their ships have libraries - under life on board on website and in letter to Denarius. Which without books they don't. I'll wait untill nearer my cruise before emailing Nigel Blanks and his boss.

The more rounded guests need cummerbands as well as Tuxedos, whereas the less rounded Mediterranean cruise guests can get away with swimwear.

Miles are always best for One-way

As my wife will not contemplate a TA , I will never be a Cunarder, even when I have sailed on all 3 current ships.

I agree a true Cunard experience is any trip on any Cunard ship of any length, hopefully you will have a wonderful time. One of the negatives of this forum is people who think there is only oneway to be a Cunarder. Whichever ship you travel on, whether you like to dress up , or casually eat in self service, you are welcome and a Cunarder .

$ or £ or € , is it a one way. If it is one way in Economy a return may be cheaper . I've seen £700 online return. Similiary less than 2000 for business class return. Some airlines let you book business one way , economy the other. Cheaper than one way, just don't use second leg I tend to use comparison sites to find cheapest decent airline , then book with airlines directly.

I'd have booked the second I got this offer

Sorry must be meaningless to non Tolkien fans, Ents as others have said were gentle half tree people, who got very angry with the Orcs who chopped trees down and destroyed everything for fun. The Ents when roused tore the Orcs to bits. Hobbits were quiet , well dressed gentle folk who liked to eat at least three , 3 course or more meals a day. So they would be ideal Cunarders

They should be used to police dress code. Well dressed hobbits let through badly dress orcs thrown over board.

Lots of sea days are fine in Med and Caribbean, but round UK you need ports.

Nice to hear from you how are you doing , when are you going. We've madly booked Carribean in Nov In 2023 it will be premium SPIRITS, which won't include premium wine. The premium drinks including premium wine on Eastern med cruise was a lucky c*ckup . We we told spirits initially, however when they phoned up about new intinerary over phone some people were told/offered premium drinks. Which once on board they insisted on that drinks included wine. Hence we got premium wine for free. Can't see them making that mistake again. Odd policy can have an 18year old malt, but average plonk with dinner.

Lesson seems to be , don't pre purchase OBC unless you get a significantly advantageous rate. Then only buy less than you are CERTAIN to use, the loss due to non refundable exceeds the benefit.

Looks like no books in library is only covid restriction 🤣🤣🤣

Given that their adult sons were using places allotted to parents, ie not extra to grills, and parents eating where Brittania guests can eat, it would be very unreasonable not to allow this

I have mentally written my investment (ha ha) in carnival off, just take OBC as it comes. You don't make a loss till you sell it, and they are now not worth selling. Going to be 10 years before they are worth what they were before covid

Won't be sitting on balcony in January, unles you want to be a frozen ice statue.

Closing the library when Norovirus is detected on board makes a bit of sense. Closing it when no Norovirus is nonsense. Stopping Norovirus is all about Hygiene throughout the ship, the library is a very minor player. If there is an outbreak of Norovirus then saying we had the library closed as a precaution will cut no ice with lawyers. Anyway lack of books is still down as a Covid precaution.

Agree but I can envisage a lot of running between restaurants when we first board. Starting with a dash to epicurean

I was lucky then.

Tipping is a matter of culture. In some countries (eg Japan ) any tipping is not needed at all , In some other countries (i wont shame) need to tip to get a table of any sort even if you have a reservation. In UK tipping in advance, is not customary, and frowned upon, not the thing to do. I would never do it, if that's what it takes avoid the place. Cunard is supposed to be British. If tipping in advance, or tipping to get a better table, is starting to seen as acceptable on Cunard , then this is another indication of creeping Americanisation. However never seen it on Cunard, it's certainly not to be encouraged.

Never had that happen, but perhaps I haven't noticed as you would only see it if it made you hit your credit limit.

Cunard , which is same email address and same office as P&O , sent on Monday got response and confirmations today, for cruises in April and June .