Lanky Lad

I can't speak for all of the bars, but I know I have had "tap" water with lunch in the Golden Lion.

Thanks for posting. I see the Cunard advert includes Carpathia.

This time last year I was in Exmouth and it was lovely, sunny and warm. A lot different this year.

We had about 2 inches of snow here on Friday morning last week, but it gone by lunchtime. There was a bit more on Monday and Tuesday.

They usually serve until 2pm but it will be on the daily programme if you want to check once on board.

Thanks for posting the link.

I have my eye on QV trip to Spain and Portugal in April 25.

I'm sure that's what it is all about really. As I like back to back crossings 7 nights is idea as it means I can get there and back in 2 weeks. 16 days plus travelling and you're well into the 3rd week which is not idea when booking time off from work.

Has anyone else had a survey from Cunard? I've filled it in.

I don't have a menu, but I know there is steak pie, fish and chips, a curry, ploughmans lunch and I think sausage and mash.

I did a trip to Peggys Cove from Cunard in 2019 and was very happy with it. There were plenty of stalls in the building next to the dock in Halifax for shopping opportunities.

My mother has stayed in both the inside (only one of these) and outside cabins. Basically the same but one has no window. They are a good size and very handy for the main parts of the ship. Although the open desk is above, she didn't have any problems with noise from above, or the casino.

Hopefully that was a one off. Apart from the dining room being quite noisy, there weren't any very drink people on this trip.

I have made it through my first day back at work. As there was already a Cunard V P&O thread, I have added my thoughts there. However, I will say this, Cunard need to bring back toast racks.

I'm just back from a trip on Ventura and thought I would give my thoughts on the differences between Cunard and P&O Breakfast The menu selection is smaller than on Cunard but all the food was good. Unlike on Cunard they take the juice order at the same time as your main order. One very big plus for P&O is that the toast comes in a toast rack, which gives lovely crispy toast. Lunch Again a smaller selection than on Cunard but everything I had was good. Dinner There were many items that appeared on the menu everyday so the choice was limited, but all very good. The wine list was on two sides of a sheet of card, not the large folder you get on Cunard. Bars The selection of drinks was very limited with very few choice of cocktails or spirits. Ventura has a good selection of venues with entertainment on in each, but not as much live music as on Cunard. Afternoon tea was only available in the buffet and was self service with quite a queue. There is no selection of hot food on the breakfast room service menu. There is a charge for the other items on the room service menu. Fruit juice is only available for free at breakfast, any other time you have to pay for it. You cannot get food in the pub, but there are four choices of where you can dine and pay extra. The entertainment was pretty much the same as on Cunard although maybe aimed at a younger audience. The passengers were younger than on Cunard, although I don't know if that is normal or due to the ship going to Amsterdam. All in all I enjoyed the trip, but I will not be rushing back to P&O, but that's not to say I wouldn't sail with them again in future.

I'm back home. We had a great time and lovely weather. I will be doing a bit of a report, but I can safely say, I am a Cunarder through and through.

Thanks HH. My holiday has officially started.

Lovely pictures @ronpes I went to a lovely concert last night by the Halle orchestra. Just one more day to work and then I'm on holiday for a week. Travelling to Southampton on Sunday and then going to London by train on Monday. I got a good deal so only costing me £11 return and takes just over an hour. We are boarding Ventura on Tuesday until Saturday.

The only place I know of where you can see a Glacier is on a trip from Olden.

We had snow last week and it's finally started to melt today. Two weeks until I set off for Southampton and Ventura. Some good news is my boarding time is 1pm.

I am on Ventura in 3 weeks and have a boarding time of 1pm. Can anyone let me know what the options are for where to have lunch on embarkation day?

I am going to Oporto in September so I can put that right 🙂

I brought Madeira back from Madeira and port in Lisbon with no problems in November 22.

Afternoon tea on Cunard is much better than on P&O. There are far fewer passengers on Cunard than P&O so the ship will seem very quiet. No charge for Room Service on Cunard More choice of drinks in the Lido including fruit juices 24 hours a day.

Lets hope it's smooth sailing in every sense.