buchanan101

If there are rooms available that no one has bid on why give the upgrade for free when they can hawk round to see if anyone wants them. Maybe direct customers get rung first at least - or it's easier to sell to a direct customer? If someone offered me a PG>QG for £200pp rather than the £640pp the bids started at I'd take it and Cunard are £400 better off than giving a free upgrade to someone

I thought you were supposed to go early - one reason we didn't so we could have breakfast! However whilst waiting at the front of the queue there were a number of people walking past self disembarking. What are they going to do if you roll up late self-disembarking? Stop you leaving? Worst they make you queue...

Had a slight issue with mine as the brokerage statement for April doesn't come out until May, so the earlier one was too old. But then just sent them an up to date screengrab of my CCL holding and that was fine Interactive Investor will send an up to date statement if requested though My CCL are in my ISA and only my trading account at ii has my details on so had to send both. All worked fine, and asked TA for an updated booking so I have proof of the $100 $100 for 10 mins work is a good return, but just goes towards the tips...(sorry, hotel and dining charge or whatever)

If you tick the upgrade option you don't get a choice if they want to upgrade you (and those auto-upgrades would be free); you had a choice with the upgrade they offered so i guess it's a different class. On QA PG1 in 54 days - an auto-upgrade would be fine, but given the ship is full and they are accepting bids I doubt it would happen (especially given my lowly status). slightly tempted by bidding on Q5/Q6 at £640+ a head Accessible suite may be bigger too? I wouldn't miss a bath* (*note I do shower... )

Assuming it's still light... is 8pm tied up still the schedule? Internet works fine crossing to IoW so should be fine...

Are you LiveStreaming your visit Richard? I assume that at least a blog will be up tonight?

Helicopter?!

How does that work? Is she still moving when you go onboard? How many people? s

They've obviously been looking at this discussion...

This is what we thought yesterday, even with the shorter distance you found compared with the one I found.

I think responsibility also lies with the cruise line or airline; I suspect they pay in the first instance if they had let you sail/fly with incomplete info - hence at Southampton they ask to see proof of ESTA; they aren't helping you...

It’s on a go slow from Ryde… 2 hours where an IoW ferry from Cowes to Soton takes just under an hour.

Won’t have 3 weeks unfortunately. Was thinking 2 days each to and from Vancouver and 4 days at Banff/Jasper or LL. I know not ideal.. and it’s supposedly 8 or 9 hours from Vancouver to Banff could be done in one day with 2 drivers… Not retired yet so can’t take 3 weeks! Or even 2 as would like to spend sometime in Vancouver.

checked again as nothing direct showed up last time. Would have to be AA/BA and it’s suggesting via Chicago or…. Dallas. My US geography isn’t great but Dallas is almost in the wrong direction… will go back to Vancouver one way or other. Can fly to Vancouver from Calgary.

Only runs every 3 days and sleeper berth prices very expensive. Was thinking hiring a car and doing a big loop over about 8 to 10 days. Vancouver, Whistler, Jasper, Banff, Vancouver. Trying to use BA Avios so have to be in and out of Vancouver I think.

Their app also doesn’t list the maiden voyage in upcoming cruises… nor does Cunard in cruises but I assume that that’s because there are no tickets available

I can’t see how she will be even by the maths you did with the shorter distance. Can’t steam at 21 knots up the Solent.

That’s what I thought as it’s port times but someone said it was at nab. Reporting times that aren’t actually arrival times but T-2:45 aren’t much use to anyone.

Thanks for the better link. Currently still says 14:45 at nab on Southampton VTS. 22kn is her top speed I think

If the 1374nm is correct still rather quick. Currently 21.1knots well clear of Gibraltar so presumably that’s the fastest she is going to go…

On her way. Still 11:15 ETA on 30th. But that doesn’t seem possible 1374nm in 48 hours is 28 knots…

I arrive a day early… living 2.5 hours away from Southampton!

Planning a Vancouver and Rocky Mountain road trip for next Autumn! Haven’t been for 45 years… Back then took overnight normal train from Vancouver to Banff. Doesn’t exist now - only the very expensive Rocky Mountaineer which takes ages and is for tourists only. I see why flights to London aren’t much longer than to NYC - great circle routes and all that.

If you do put bags in the hold I totally recommend AirTags (if you are an Apple user). You know where your bags are… useful too at Brooklyn arrivals… I am nowhere disciplined enough to be able to cruise with only carry on. Carry on only works for a 2 or 3 night break for us.

Americans call BA British Air it seems. 23kg is a very heavy small bag. Our large cases (obviously full of shirts both short sleeved and long sleeved 😉) never seem to weigh that much. But you are indeed correct! BA are generally pretty relaxed about bags. Certainly no Ryanair. (Club allows 2 x 32kg hold bags per person - very useful on skiing holidays)