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The Gym and Mareel Spa and Spa Pool are down on Deck 1. There are only Cabins on Deck 4. Holland America's similar ships have kept their Gym & Spa on the Upper Decks with views, but the QA has Cabins up there. (The CC Press release quoted above is mistakenly saying Deck 4) There is a Wellness Studio, and a new Wellness Café up on Decks 10 and 11, open from sunrise to sunset, for regular fitness sessions including yoga. At the Aft of the ship on Deck 9 is the Panorama Pool Club, and midships is the Pavillion Pool that features a glass dome roof that retracts in warmer climes. The Pavilion holds a central stage and a large LED screen for open-air theatre, cinema screenings, live music, and Dancing. Trust this helps. R.

Back on Topic --- The new Cunard QA is basically a big Vista Class ship (same as QV and QE) HAL improved the basic Vista Hull and same deck layout with their Signature Class (Nieuw Amsterdam and the Eurodam) then took it up to the latest bigger Pinnacle Class design of which Cunard's QA is an enlarged version. HAL now have 3 of these newer ships. Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, and Rotterdam. The OP mentions different cabin layouts for the Deck 4 Sideways Obstructed View cabins, and a simple search on the CC Boards will find various posts of these on the HAL Pinnacle ships. Deck layouts onboard QA are pretty much the same as QV/QE - so you will not get lost! Prom Deck is on 3 (same) but will be narrow, with not much in the way of open sea views due to the placement of the bigger Lifeboats actually now sitting on the deck, and not hung above as on QV/QE. There might be some wooden benches to sit on and likely NO steamer chairs as there is not enough room. Joggers and deck Walkers will find bottlenecks Aft where the Prom Deck narrows down a lot. HAL Rotterdam Promenade Deck Pictures The MDR Britannia is on 2 & 3 Aft (same) as is The Queens Room and The Royal Court, and The Britannia Club is on 2. The Chart Room and Golden Lion are also still on 2. The Carinthia Lounge is on Deck 3. Cabins are on 1, and 4 - 8 (same) plus QA has an added forward higher section with extra Cabins and some Suites on 9, 10 and 11, along with the Grills (10) and Grills Terraces (11) which are high Deck locations same as QV/QE. Commodore Club is now on Deck 12, along with the Library and other Venues. Lido Buffet (or whatever it's called) same on Deck 9, as are the Pools (Mid and Aft Lido Pool). Cunard's Steakhouse (or aka The Verandah Grill), is now on Deck 10 called Sir Samuels Steakhouse & Grill. The big change is that the Gym and Spa are now down below in Steerage 😂 on Deck 1 Forward with no sea views. The Games Room is on 1. The Pursers Desk is on 1, and The Grand Lobby is over Decks 1 and 2. Embarkation Decks are on 1 and 2 (same) Hope this helps.

no sofas in the Insides on QM2 but the outsides do IIRC.

Parrot, eye patch, hanky tied on the head, and a striped T-Shirt, oh yes, plus the wooden peg leg or a hand hook.....

With Jet 2 you can have some extra HOLD luggage allowance. You can also combine luggage allowance with others on the same booking. You can add up to three 22kg Hold bags to your flight booking by logging into Jet2 Manage My Booking. You will need yout Jet2 PNR Booking Ref from Cunard Flights Dept to enable you to do this. You also have 1 PC of cabin baggage allowed at 10kgs. You can also bring another small personal item on board (such as a handbag, laptop bag or airport purchase), as long as it is placed underneath the seat in front of you. CAVEAT: If this is a CHARTER flight for Cunard then you will have to enquire with Cunard Flights if you can have any extra luggage. If you have your Flight Numbers already (LSxxx) then look at Jet2 flights and see if the same flight is for sale online and if so, then you will know your are NOT on a Charter.

Yes, it's nice to see Tangiers as a ''new'' stop once again - I like it there but not been for donkeys years. Also hope to see St Helena on Cunard's 'map' again.... Re V.V. explanation for Exlondoner... 'Vis-a-vis' means 'face to face'. For example: The warrior found himself vis-a-vis a menacing dragon. (Or as I used it in my post above: Cunard facing security issues at it's ports... Best R.

Indeed, fabulous - Imperial Airways, and direct from Poole Harbour or Southampton LOL - but you don't fly >? 😞

with respect you are not getting the point v.v Cruise Lines and planning 'difficult' destinations

Well in the 1930's to get to Egypt on a Thomas Cook Nile cruise you would have taken the Night Ferry train from Victoria, then the CIWL Orient Express to Venice or Istanbul then a ship to Alexandria then the night train to Cairo or Luxor to join your Nile Vessel LOL -- those were the days

IT is, however the security caveat for shipping lines is always a ''flag'' Marrakech had a major bomb attack and as has Ankara not long ago too...

Egypt is an endurance test but the sights and sounds are worth it . A Nile cruise on a good ship is holiday boot camp but you will treasure the memories -

Lucky folk on the 19th getting on a nice refitted ship...wish I had booked now LOL The 16th short cruise will be a ''shakedown'' and a soft run.... Thanks for the pics and updates.

(I am a UK passport holder) Sadly the prospect of getting off the ship at RedHook always fills me with horror and frankly now like a pal (Ted Scull) I would self-disembark the moment the ship is 'cleared' which is normally by 7am and get down the plank and through Immigration etc PDQ and get the hell out of there. Ted tells me he is off the ship by 7am, and sometimes back home in his Manhattan Apartment before 7.30am. OK, he is a US Passport holder which speeds up the process, but foreign nationals like me get off quick too at this time. This of course makes the end to a wonderful leisurely cruise/Voyage all then pale into insignificance by chugging your own bags off the ship, but since US Border Controls no longer pre-clear the ship on board like they used to in days gone by, then be prepared for ugly delays getting through to the Taxi pick up area outside. Good Luck.

Luxor and the V of The K is a must see, but of course security tensions are riding high, but Cunard know what they are doing. Take hand gel, the paper money is bloody filthy, bottles of water - check the cap is on, a hat, take a pack of hand wipes LOL If you buy cans of Pop then wipe them, or try to get a cup to drink out of or take some plastic ones with you from the ship (if they still have them round the pool bars) You will get hassled galore but just a polite 'La Shukran' (pronounced shook-ran) will be your most used phrase... You do not have to go down in to any of the Tombs with the long tunnels, they are hot and can be very busy. Enjoy it, you may never ever go there again... Luxor and the Nile is spectacular.

Not much to see on a Cape Verde stop TBH, folk go now on TUI package holidays for sun & beach, flop and drop at the big RIU hotels. Personally I would love to see St Helena - >> Budding Tourism but a difficult anchorage but a 'sail by' would be nice. I think Cunard have done visits there in the past. The remote British island hoping to see more visitors Casablanca (or Dakar) would be a nice call too but guess the security situations are mammoth and change all the time, so an ''Operational nightmare'' for Cunard Line as was booked calls at say Istanbul, Haifa and Alexandria in the past. St Helena, a BOT.

Thanks, just spoke to a very nice Lady at Cunard who has just done 2 recent QV and QM2 Voyages and she says everything is getting back to be 'more normal' at last with some Caveats LOL. I feel a bit happier now but still making my mind up... Have you cruised on Cunard yourself lately Hattie?

Yes I am aware cheers, To clarify as I said in my Post - I always like 2nd Dining sitting at 20:30 hours, but I have read that some Passengers get on board and are allocated ''Anytime Dining''. I assume this is due to them booking Saver or Late Fares, but I am booking a Cunard Fare.

Good Morning to you all, I haven't been on here for a few years since the World lost its marbles, so my last Cunard Voyages were in 2019 on QM2 SOU-LPL-NYC via Iceland which was awesome and the Pre-Xmas Canaries on QE, again super awesome. So, back to business and your kind responses please. I'm thinking of some Winter sunshine and a leisurely TA before Xmas and so was looking to book the QM2 from SOU for 19 nights across the Pond to NYC and the Caribbean islands back to NYC and fly home to LHR using my AVIOS. I might stay a night or 2 in the City but Hotel prices in Manhattan now are eye-watering since I checked a week ago! She has a few Inside cabins left, decks 4, 5, and 6. Going Solo it's not too bad £££ for 3 weeks away at just over £3000, BUT I am reading the recent QM2 Reviews of which many are pretty underwhelming and indeed very negative about the food & service in both the Britannia MDR, and the King's Court. I gather the Ship should be fresh from a 'Refit' before this Voyage? However, should I bother >? I read that the CWC Parties are now pretty much Non-existent - Is that so>? I have always had extremely good Food & Service on all of the 3 Cunard Ships in the past since 2008, and when there was an odd hiccup in the MDR, it was dealt with very well. I had got to know many of the Maitre D's over the years, and that was always nice to be recognised and be looked after. I always like the same Table and Second Dining sitting. I do not want ''Anytime free seating Dining'' whatsoever. What's the score now please >? Your thoughts would be most welcome, should I Book it or Rethink..? TIA Roger (Dorset UK)