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5 minutes ago, david,Mississauga said:

I have noticed the regular room service menu is the same,  But in addition, Grills passengers can order meals from the Grills menu during restaurant hours. 

Understood. 
The reason I’m asking is that I have an early excursion one day and probably need to leave by the time the PG restaurant opens. 
Not a big deal any which way. 

1 hour ago, steve4031 said:

I enjoyed the trip report.  Thank you for the information on the Internet.  My main concern is that my family can get a hold of me via text in an emergency.  That seems doable.  

In that case the basic package should be ok. I think you might be able to upgrade if it’s not working for you. If it is totally awful, complain and get it all or some it refunded. 
 

Just a reminder to make sure your phone is on flight safe mode. Also, by ‘text’ I think you probably mean WhatsApp message? Just trying to make sure you don’t get charged a fortune for roaming! 

Hello all

Quick question: is the room service menu the same in the Grills as in Britannia/Britannia Club? 
 

I’m travelling on QE in the Med in September. 
 

Thank you! 

4 hours ago, D&N said:

Not sure what difference lights and lasers make to ones dancing, but please leave the floor alone!

I think it was wood and we found it absolutely fine for dancing on.

I love the QM2, but G32 is a little old fashioned. It’s more school disco than club. You may prefer that style but I don’t. I personally just find it a bit lazy and unimaginative. This is ultimately a thread about opinions and preferences. I enjoy classical music in the Queen’s Room and house music in a club equally. Actually one of the things I like most about cruises is the breadth of music I get exposure to. 
 

There are already lights and video screens in G32, so it’s more an upgrade of what is there already. Lasers we are can debate but they are used in ships all over the world. Cunard can be many things to many different people. Why use an old fashioned lighting system? 
 

I looked back at some of my photos and the dance floor is relatively small and rather oddly positioned. Cunard could make more of it. I won’t debate what the floor is made out of (!) but from my photos much of it in G32 was not wood. 

The essential plan is only really good for small emails and WhatsApp messages with no or minimal photos. Web browsing is just about ok. 
 

If you want to send multiple photos or have data calls you need the premium plan in my experience. 
 

1 hour ago, D&N said:

Not sure what difference lights and lasers make to ones dancing, but please leave the floor alone!

I think it was wood and we found it absolutely fine for dancing on.

Back to the original question - yes, jeans are absolutely fine pre 6pm either for breakfast or lunch. No one really cares in my experience.
 

If in doubt, opt on the side of being smarter.  I usually do chinos rather than jeans, but that’s a personal preference. 
 

I’ve generally found the TA to be smarter than the Med and Caribbean sailings. 

Much better internet. 
 

Total refurbishment of the spa. It looks really tired. Take note from the Edge class celebrity ships. 
 

Removal of all of the rust outside and more repainting. 
 

Cutting edge lights, lasers and dance floors in G32 (which I otherwise much prefer to the Yacht Club). 
 

I’d also suggest thinking about how to give the Verandah more of a wow factor. 

Really? I’ve got the Indulge package booked for a cruise next month. It was comparatively very good value for money, so maybe that’s why they got rid of it! 

On 6/11/2022 at 7:42 AM, Solent Richard said:

 

That's my man, love the style: you are not alone.

 

Nice picture!

I suspect we agree that making effort and looking good for the formal nights is all part of the Cunard experience. 

I usually pack the weekend before. 

However, well in advance I try to: 

1. Order any new clothes, shoes and toiletries required. 

2. Make sure the dinner suit, regular suits and jackets I want have all been dry cleaned. 

3. Confirm if there is any themed balls etc. and work out what (if anything) I need - e.g. mask. 

I’ve asked on Twitter. I will report back if I hear anything useful. 

There are two locations starboard mid-forward on decks 2 and 3 where a club type venue might be located. They are both just listed as “Bar” on the deck plan currently. Neither of them show a dance floor but “bar” suggests to me that the exact fit out and configuration is still to be determined. 

I think the equivalent location on some of the HAL ships is the Rolling Stone Rock Room. I must confess I’ve never been on a HAL ship but it appears to have a dance floor, albeit a relatively small one from the photos I’ve seen. 

Hello all 

I’ve read various comments that Queen Anne will not have a Yacht Club or equivalent of G32, nor will there be any club type venues with a dancefloor. 

Does anyone know if that is true? I will also contact Cunard on Twitter to ask. 

I’ve looked at the online deck plans and there does not appear to be any reference to a Yacht Club or anything broadly comparable. 

Many thanks!

On 5/8/2022 at 11:14 PM, lissie said:

I thought I'd update my  close contact's address details on my cunard. I know it didn't work a few years ago - I guessed it would be fine now. Yeah, nah. 2 different browsers using updated windows machine. 

 

Tried to check the current price of our booked cruises.  Nothing - no cruises available to any destination  on en-au version  of the website. 

 

I have a background of 10 years in developing websites for clients - I'd be embarassed if cunard.com was one of mine! 

I agree. It is a bit of a mess. 

One of my issues with the Cunard website is that it has not been figured to accept promotional/discounts codes, which many other retail and travel websites manage with ease. That forces more calls into what appears to be an already (very) overstretched call centre. 

2 hours ago, PAMJP said:

We are one cruise away from becoming Platinum, by number of cruises taken and 10 days by number of nights onboard. Am I correct in saying that if we take a short cruise of 3/4 nights that qualifies? Or is there a minimum number of nights required. Thanks for any help. Pam

Yes, it will qualify. 

It is obviously a separate question how useful platinum status is once you have it. 

22 hours ago, frankp01 said:

We walked from the Novotel to the Ocean Terminal. It was a nice December day, and there's a pavement/sidewalk the entire way. We had set out thinking we'd take a taxi, and ended up just walking the entire way. We only had one bag each, and they're easily rolled.

I’ve stayed at the Novotel a couple of times. Works for me for a few reasons: 

1. Almost opposite the train station (where I normally arrive from London). 

2. Walkable to Southampton city centre. 

3. Good value. 

4. Has a pool and a gym. 

5. Close to the cruise terminals (I must confess I have never walked with luggage!)

6. They do parking and stay packages. 

7. I collect and spend Accor points. As a gold member, you get free upgrades if available and there is a bar (albeit average) for a quick nightcap. 

If you want even cheaper, there is an Ibis too. 

I think it depends what you want; this is one of the functional options. It is certainly not luxury. 

Hello all 

A few other questions from me, albeit unrelated to my last post. 

What is the Yacht Club like in this post-COVID era? Questions: 

1. Is it still open? I think the answer is yes. 

2. Can you dance? If so, is the dance floor busy? 

3. Is it quieter (and less fun?) than it used to be? 

Hello all, 

Thanks for your help. 

To clarify, my questions: 

1. What are the best rooms in Britannia Club on Queen Elizabeth? Any preference for deck 7 or deck 8? If so, why? 

2. More specifically, has anyone every stayed in 7056 or 7077 on QE either in their current incarnation as A1 BC rooms, or when they were regular Britannia rooms? 

3. If you have a preferred Britannia Club on QE (or QV) which is it and why? 

In asking these questions, I’m just looking for tips and opinions. I appreciate few (if any) rooms are perfect and the situation can change between cruises. I’ve stayed in Britannia Club on QE before so I’m familiar with the restaurant and some of the other amenities. 

I would prefer a quieter room, but I’m quite a heavy sleeper (especially when I’ve been up late in the Yacht Club the night before!). 

Looking forward to your thoughts. 

Thanks again all. 
 

My question was more around whether these are good rooms, more than if and when they were reclassified (although good to know!) 

Just now, Host Hattie said:

The Deck 7 cabins were reclassified sometime after 2018, my paper brochure has them only on Deck 8 on Queen Elizabeth but on 7&8 on Queen Victoria.

 

Thank you for clarifying.

So my logic so far is deck 7 because:

1. Seems quieter. fingers crossed! 
2. Managed to get one of the larger balcony rooms, which is about 310sq ft I think. 
Happy for others to disagree? 
Also, any photos of the deck 7 A1 rooms. If not, I could maybe do a mini review. 

4 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

Have they reclassified some cabins? I thought the Club cabins were all on Deck 8.

Not that I’m aware of. 
 

I think there are four A1 rooms on Deck 7: 7054, 7056, 7033 and 7077.

I’ve had a deck 8 A2 before and didn’t like it. Noisy from above in particular. 

Hello all, 

A quick question: what are the best rooms in Britannia Club? 
 

I’ve booked a Med trip on Queen Elizabeth in September. 
 

I’ve currently booked a category A1 room on Deck 7. 
 

Thanks very much in advance. 

Thanks very much for your help everyone. 

I shall report back with my experiences, either on this thread or maybe I could do a mini review with a couple of photographs. 

I have been on Cunard a few times (I will turn platinum this trip) but never in the Grills (QG or PG). 

I will certainly double check onboard, but is the idea that you can state a preference as to what wine and spirits is left in the room? Is that a discussion with the butler, or just the steward? 

Hello all 

I hope everyone is safe and well. 

I am travelling Queen’s Grills for the first time in a few days. 

My room apparently comes with Butler service. Does anyone know the difference between the butler and a regular room steward? Is the butler in addition to, or instead of, the room steward? What things would you normally ask a butler to do? Can they help arrange a canapés and drinks if I wanted to invite a few people over to view the room? Can they do ironing? 

Happy to be directed to another thread if this is covered in detail elsewhere. 

I’ve done six Cunard cruises of varying lengths (Med, Transatlantic, segment of world cruise etc.) and never had an upgrade. I’m living in hope though!