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Hello again! I am back from a Covid infection which was not so heavy due to my fully vaccination I guess. Everything is fine now so I would like to share my thoughts about the Norwegian Cruise from Kiel to Southampton. I would devine this cruise in two parts. The first part was the trip from Kiel to Southampton. It was very quite on board and we have had the feeling to be alone on the ship. We always found some places where we were alone and it was such a dream to feel the QV. The stuff was brilliant. Very friendly and everyone seems glad to be back. Our cabin stuart John was awesome and I have to say that we became a little bit of friends during the cruise. We had our Cunard teddy with us and every evening it was a „battle“ beetween the two of us to put teddy in a funny situation for each other. We put him in front of the window or as the sea became rougher infront of a bag with the sign “Seasick“ on it. When we came back, John always places teddy in another situation for example on the couch with the remote control in teddys hands watching the TV (which he left on working). It was so much fun !! We had a great table for the two of us in the britannia restaurant by the window and the crew there was great also. The second part of our cruise begins at Southampton where the Mexican people came on board. I fully agree with the others here that they were everywhere and as long as the cruise went, they get looser. No dress code and chaotic inside the Britannia restaurant. Cunard for me is a quality standard. It is another world which may be outdated today but which we really like and looking after. The Cunard feeling was gone after Southampton. I really want to say that they were not rude or something like that but everywhere we went, they were there already in large groups. We spoke to a German crew member and the said to us on the first evening in Southampton these worlds „Now it is a party cruise“. She was not very happy about it. It was a great cruise for us after all because we did the best for us out of it but the Cunard feeling was gone a lot of times. Back at Southampton Gunwharf Executive Travel brings us very reliable to our hotel in London. This private shuttle service is definitly a tip. We stayed for two more day in London and we had a great time (Abba Voyage is fantastic). One word about wearing masks on the ship: No one was wearing masks on the QV except the crew and us. We are looking forward to our first TA in October and I hope that there will be no large groups.

Thanks to you all. I am feeling ok. The first 3 days were hard but now its getting better. Trio report will come as soon as possible.

Hi again! Perfect timing...just back from London and I am Covid19 positive. My trip report will come later.

Sitting in my hotel in London and before I will write a long report here is a short answer to your question: YES...we felt the same. More when we will be back home.

We are off the ship and for 2 days in London right now. I will do a trip report with my pros and cons when I am back home in Germany.

Good Morning from Olden, I have the same impressions as cook68. The staff is awesome, food very good and the ship looks fine. We have got the spa vouchers also. I still wonder why nearly everyone is not wearing a mask. If you are looking for us....we are the ones with the masks on LOL. Typical Germans The group from Mexico seems to be everywhere.

We are onboard too. Good to hear some fellow passangers. I am on the Floyen right now and the ship looks great from above here.

Thats right. And going with the crew shuttle bus is one of the highlights🤗

Thanks for rotating the picture. It was taking on the shuttle bus from Skagen. We are at Southampton and the cruise is great. The 2nd seating is the same table each night. We have a table for two. The ship was so empty until now. They told us that this cruise will be with 1.000 persons. Yesterday i was alone at the Lido pool deck. Looking forward to all new guests today.

I guess yes because it was our first evening yesterday The waiters told us that they are responsible for us now. So I guess same table each day. I can tell more later in Southampton

Yes. We have the 2nd seating in the Britannia restaurant

I am in Skagen right now. Very sunny and the QV and stuff is great😍More later. See everyone coming onboard in Southampton 🤗

We are on the train to Kiel. We will be there in 4 hours with enough time until boarding🤗

Hello from Germany! Here we go....everything is planned. We will leave tomorrow morning for a train ride to Kiel, Germany. Then we will go aboard the QV for the 10 day Norwegian cruise. We are fully vaccinated and the test from day is negative (YES!!!). After the cruise there will be a private shuttle waiting for us in Southampton bringing us to London for a 2 days seightseeing nightmare. We have tickets for ABBA Voyage and we will do all those tourists hot spots. Then we will leave with the Eurostar over Amsterdam to our hometown. We are so excited about this !! I will do a trip report when we are back and perhaps some little notes when we will have internet. So.....let´s go. Greetings Thorsten

Only 3 days for us to leave Kiel with the QV and the only fear right now is the testing. But we are optimistic. Everything is planned but I have a perhaps silly question: We will stay in London after this cruise for 2 days. Do I have to change some Euro in GBP or will it be possible to pay everything with my VISA/AMEX?

We have different times: 1. The planning and 2. The packing We live in the middle of Germany so we have to travel to Hamburg or Kiel first and sometimes back from Southampton. So the planning to get there and back is the first big plan for us. It is quite funny and interesting and we love to do this. It is part of the trip. We are packing mostly 3-4 days before the start of the trip and everything is ready the night before we leave from home.

I have the deepest respect for her. Even when I am German and she is not "my Queen" I have to say that she impressed me with her loyalty and discipline. And there aren´t many people in the world like her right now. So....Congratulations from Germany too!

I will be on board in 28 days. 😄

Can someone recommend a reliable private shuttle company?

The ABBA Arena is at Pudding Mill Ln, London E15 2PJ My hotel is The Guardsman, 1 Vandon Street, Westminster, London SW1H 0AH

Thanks for your help. Can you please tell me the company name?

I want to update my own thread because a lot have chanced in your planing and I need your help again. Due to the new and better Covid situation we deceided now to stay in London for 2 days after our Norway cruise. 1. Going from Southampton to London I guess there will be two options for us a) by train b) private shuttle. There are different trains going to London and I have used southwesternrailway.com for my research. First thing I do not know is which time I should plan for leaving from Southampton. When can/should I leave the ship and will there be a taxi to Southampton central train station? Will there be a shuttle bus to London ( not to the airport) from Cunard? Another (maybe) better option may be a private shuttle service from Southampton to our hotel. Can anyone tell me a reliable company. What do you prefer? 2. Spend time in London I know that 2 days (or 1.5 days) may not that long for London. Our hotel is in walking distance to Buckingham Palace so I guess we may be in a good position for some seightseeing. On the first evening we will be going to see the "ABBA Voyage" show (my wife is a huge ABBA fan). Will it be difficult to go there by train or again should I use a taxi/private shuttle. 3. Going back to Germany We will go back with the Eurostar via Amsterdam. I guess there will not be that problem to go from our hotel to St.Pancras via train. So no questions here (at the moment). Thanks for your help!

My hometown in Germany to Southhampton = 686,5 km 😄 I also see that QM2 and QV will arrive in Southhampton on January 11 together with QA. This will be awesome.

Spoke to AmEX today and they told me that there are no benefits at the moment with Cunard. Sad but true....no extra wine.