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1 hour ago, ski ww said:

Where is the Prinsendam?

 

Constanta, Romania?

I just stumbled across this fantastic promotional video introducing the ms Rotterdam VI back in 1997. Thought I’d share here. As the new ms Rotterdam VII inches closer and closer to completion, I think that some will get a good kick out of this ‘Portrait of a Lady’. I for one love the music!

Video: 

2 hours ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

Now I know the difference between the Victoria and the Elizabeth. I've never been on Cunard. One of the Holland America lecturers said I should go just once for the experience. 

Unfortunately, the best way to differentiate between the two now is QE’s upper Games Deck... QV had her aft squared off just like QE, NA, and Eurodam during her 2017 refit 😪

24 minutes ago, bennybear said:

Sorry, no; this is the tricky part🙃

Nope, that’s Queen Victoria! Gotta love that original aft...

Thank you for your advice, everyone! The consensus opinion for the three-night voyage makes my decision a lot easier to make. I’m a bit nervous as July 2021 seems a little too soon to cruise safely, but I agree that more time onboard is better. If it doesn’t go ahead, I suppose that we’ll all play another round of the FCC game? 

23 hours ago, exlondoner said:

Welcome. I agree with the previous posts. More time and better weather, even though Zeebrugge is not nearly as interesting as Hamburg. Just be warned: this may be the first step towards handing over an awful lot of cash to Cunard. I think many here thought they would just go once for the experience, and are now well into double figures of cruises. 😀

I’m fully ready for the terrible consequences ahead... woe is me if I ever end up on a transatlantic! 😉 

22 hours ago, PORT ROYAL said:

Welcome to Cunard - Three nights will give you a better experience 

Do consider how many future Cunard Cruises you may wish to book, after this one, the new Brochure will be out soon, and either take advantage of some of the book onboard benefits, and/or purchase a tranche of FCDs

This is also a great recommendation. Thank you! What do FCD benefits look like on board? 

1 hour ago, BigMac1953 said:

Be very careful!

 

We just wanted a trip on QE2 in 2007 because it was on our bucket list. Our TA put us in a P1.

 

Our next mistake was to book a QG for the following year. Unfortunately there's no going back so it's been QG for the past twenty something cruises.

 

My bank manager is never sure if I'm going on holiday or buying the ship.

 

Stewart

And straight to QG from a teaser on the QE2 is just about as good as it gets! Amazing. I won’t be affording anything close to QG for a very long time I imagine, but I wouldn’t mind getting hooked into a yearly cruise in Britannia... 

Hello Everyone! Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I’ve never sailed with Cunard before, but I’ve always wanted to; I grew up fascinated by the ocean liners of old. It was always a childhood dream of mine to sail aboard a Cunard Queen, and I’m finally ready to book a voyage aboard one. I suppose that the doom and gloom of today’s climate is making me crave something big to look forward to. I’m at the very young end of the Cunard age spectrum, but I don’t mind that at all. I just want to get away by myself for a few days of quiet. 

The two itineraries that I’m debating are a QV 2-night to Hamburg in JAN 2022 (V202) and a QE 3-night to Zeebrugge in JULY 2021 (Q125N). QV includes flights and I’d spring for a balcony, and QE is one of the new itineraries and I’d book a balcony to get the upgrade to Club. I know that the Cunard experience really shines on longer voyages, but I’m a cash-strapped student. Safe to say that I’m torn between the two!

Any comments/advice would be appreciated. If there really isn’t a difference worth worrying over, please tell me. Thanks everyone!