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My partner and I were on the 8-20 June Alaskan cruise on QE. As before, we each brought on 2 bottles of wine in our carry-on luggage, and used them only in our cabin. There was no checking (though in many cases the port inspection of bags is done by port authorities who don't care about bottles). We were pleased that we're not subjected to the "bottle police" and so we were happy to buy a Cunard 12-bottle wine package for use in the dining room. If more cruise lines treated us civilly in this area, we would reward them too with more on-board purchasing.

We were on the 8 -20 June Alaska sailing this past month on QE, and they had open-toed slippers with logo in the cabin for both of us, tucked into the bathrobe pockets.

Yes, I am seeing that too. I counted - 1,000 emails in two years, or an average of 1.4 per day. It varies from one to three a day, and has been a complete turn-off. I not only don't read them, but it tells me that they are obsessed with their bottom line. We are Elite with them but don't see cruising with them any more.

My partner and I love formal nights, but we just bring a tuxedo and a sports jacket with dress pants for the other evenings. Where we ring the changes is in the number of sets of cummerbunds and bow ties we bring along. It allows us to look a little different each formal night (for 2 formals, we'd bring 2 sets) without taking up much space in the suitcase.