Se1lad

£300 per person or £300 in total? If it's in total I would go for it. You'll get a bigger suite, free bar with wine or spirits in your suite and also have the ability to order off menu in the restaurant if you want to.

A pain that there aren't any - I expect Cunard think they can make more money through the single supplement! I've always thought it a shame on the other ships that the single cabins are only for Britannia. I've always thought it would be a good idea if they could sell the single cabins for any grade - I'd quite happily pay say 45% of a Q6 fare for a single cabin if it allowed me access to QG.

Makes sense I suppose but it does have the unfortunate effect of looking like a Health & Safety binder that you file on a shelf when you’re finished with it!

It looks more like a Binder of Condolence rather than a Book of Condolence!

On a UK booking I have the contact number entered as 11 digits with no spaces - eg 07777123456

I wouldn’t see including the tour for free as part of being a full service line. However if Cunard was branded as all inclusive then I can understand why people wouldn’t be happy if the tour was chargeable,

It always sold out quickly, so they could probably charge more if they wanted. Based on the amount covered on the tour and compared to the price of some of Cunard’s excursions, I always thought it was a good deal. Also if they offered it for free, the people on the tour aren’t necessarily going to be people genuinely interested in learning about the ship - you’re also going to get people who will have just booked it because it was free.

Embarkation day is a good day to try the Golden Lion. Britannia restaurant isn’t open, and a lot of people don’t realise that the pub is open so it’s one of the quieter days to get lunch there.

Did you recently complete the online checkin with Cunard and add/confirm which credit or debit card you wanted to use for your onboard account? If so this is a small pre-authorisation to confirm you have provided the correct details. I had the same on my card just before my cruise earlier this year.

The Peking duck makes a good main course for 2 - or maybe I am just greedy! You just have to remember to order it 2-3 days ahead so they have time to prepare it.

I think it’s ok to talk about a bargain if it’s something that the other person can benefit from too in the future, especially if they initiate the conversation. though bragging about it is not on!

I booked a Q6 guarantee for a 2019 TA on QM2 - we ended up in a Q5- thankfully not one of the Q5s with a lifeboat directly below!

If a recall correctly, in May I received a bottle of Laurent Perrier Brut NV. Half way through the crossing a bottle of Pol Acker appeared too!

I’ve spoken to a few people who have done back to backs and have been advised you may need to give your butler or steward a nudge to receive the additional bottle.

Fortunately in QG we will also receive two bottles of Laurent Perrier! 🙂

I saved £50 per person booking a 4 night Southampton - Hamburg - Southampton QG cabin as 2 separate trips. I was able to book the same stateroom both ways so no need to move. Also means I will get the $50 shareholder credit twice, this will count as 2 trips for world club status, and a second bottle of ‘welcome on board’ champagne! Hopefully I’ll be able to pick another 2 bottles of spirits too… 🙂

My experience at the start of May was that whilst the system automatically logged me off, I still had an active wireless connection to the Cunard wifi - I may be wrong but I strongly suspect that they have not upgraded all the routers on stateroom decks and these cannot cope with the multiple connections.

I think one of the problems is that now internet is per the day rather than per the second, people leave their devices connected all the time, and ship’s infrastructure is not able to cope with so many connections.

Agreed - as long as the required dress code is adhered to at the appropriate time then I don’t see an issue. Let’s not forget people are on holiday and if they choose to wear trainers or dress casually during boarding/in the daytime then that’s perfectly fine. The ship is a shared space and there is room for everyone, regardless of their sartorial tastes. Though back to the OP - taking a jacket or a blazer is a sensible idea as it can get quite chilly in the MDR at times!

Though if they had decided to wear trainers you would never know as the photo ends near their knees! 🙂

The latest QM2 wine list has been published here: Wines by the glass are at the end of the list - I imagine the choice will be similar on all three queens. if you decide to pay as you go instead, don’t forget that you can order a bottle at lunch, only drink a glass or two, and ask for the remainder to be served with dinner.

You only get clotted cream with the Grills afternoon tea

I need the bar soap for shaving!