Wonky

Thank you both, this is an “addon” week as we are doing Barcelona to Singapore so trying to keep it as cheap as possible. We have miles flights booked to arrive in Barcelona 3 days before the long cruise but my man maths made the extra week work if we went on the day! Can you purchase extra luggage if we slum it in economy? I’m still tempted to do my own thing on the day and risk it. Don’t mind missing the week if insurance pays out.

I’m interested to know which airline and London airport Cunard use for the fly cruises from Barcelona. I see from @rakkor’s blog that he and others did there own thing on the day of the cruise but there is a risk involved with that. Has anyone used the Cunard flights?

It does but I have OBC already added to a cruise next December!

I noticed the first 2 “blue pages” were of Guinea basin, which is off the west of Africa…. We were only doing a trip to Rotterdam and Zeebruge!

Well if it is then they broke it on Friday, was in cabin by 1256!

Absolute breeze! In fact beat our record. Left home at 1204, in room on QV 1256! When we arrived at Ocean terminal they had just started to board grills and then by the time we had checked in they had started to board other priority groups.

Do we think it’s safe to assume that we will be able to book the rest of the ‘24 Cunard itineraries on 6th December too?

Boarding QV tomorrow and have 1230 on boarding pass but when I looked online it says 1315🤔. Will report back tomorrow.

Just out of interest do you feel the same when booking flights, hotels or package holidays if they drop in price? This dynamic pricing is perhaps new to cruising(?) but probably here to stay.

This is absolutely the obvious and sensible thing to do so therefore no chance!

I’m sure it’s been said before but the most annoying thing we find about the drinks packages (soft drinks included) is that both guests have to have it. Mrs Wonky will drink a maximum of one glass a day whereas, although not a big drinker, when totting up all the soft drinks during the day plus alcohol in the evening, I would get decent value.

In my experience it’s not been HL that have been the problem. When one wasn’t applied I spent a few days and quite a few emails. Ended up getting HL to forward me the email they had sent to Carnival. Then showed this to Cunard and suddenly they “found it”.

Last year we did a back to back PG then QG and the thing we were most disappointed about was the space between quite a few of the 2 tables in QG. Bizarrely, much closer than in PG (about 6inches!) so not really a table for 2. We asked the maitre D for a more private table and were fortunate enough to get one.

You will if they start selling it🤣!

I actually wouldn’t mind paying for priority boarding!

So it’s not smart enough or too smart?!

I’m possibly mixing up with Cunard last year when we had to stay in the cabin (after breakfast) until disembarkation time.

That appears to be the new post covid rule. All out of rooms by 0800. Main restaurant finish brekky at 0830.

Not directly but most of the protocols would have come from the parent company (US) and the CLIA (US).

2 days before disembarking from Ventura there was a note in Horizon that you could request a specific time. Not noticed that before, thought it was a good improvement. For information the last time was 0915-0930.

And yes thank you we were incredibly lucky with the weather, no covid and no red dots observed either!

I guess we are now in a position where the customers have to take their own responsibility. There are no rules that you cannot wear a mask. In fact I’m surprised mask wearing carried on for this long (although I suspect the CDC had a great deal to do with it). Buses and trains haven’t required them for some time and they are much more confined spaces.

True, but they will not know when you leave the EU. I wonder how many days they will have you down as? More importantly how do you prove it!

Booked on this cruise next year and wondering if anyone is on it this year? I’m interested to know what happens with passports. Assuming there are no passport checks after arriving in Barcelona how do you prove you have left the EU? Asking as concerned about the 90 in 180 day rule.

I’m on the Barcelona to Singapore QE next October so will have to ask or beg for a stamp before I leave the EU I guess otherwise they will think I’ve stayed??