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The Queens Room is so stark and sparsely decorated and furnished that it will be easily improved if Cunard chooses to respond to the concerns.

Not so much in need of “redecorating” as merely decorating to the standard of the rest of the ship.

No apparent effort to force the unwilling into the extra tariff restaurants that I can see.

Looks good.

Thanks for posting.

Very thorough tour, I like most everything but the extremely spartan and under furnished Queens Room.

The contemporary look is generally attractive, far less radical than QE2 was in 1969.

Seems like plenty of outdoor spaces topside, including ample shaded areas.

Once the service concerns shake out should be worth a try.

Is the elimination of canapés now fleet wide or specific to QA?

Are the nuts and potato chips/crisps still offered in Commodore Club?

Thanks for any update.

Thanks, excellent information to keep in mind re: “fresh”.

Another positive move by HAL, keep them coming!

Ten years ago or so their featured Dutch beer was Grolsch in the bottle with the attached stopper.

Certainly a step in the right direction, why have 150+ years of heritage and then ignore it?

I went to Iguazu prior to my Celebrity Eclipse cruise in January.

Booked independently through Ripio Turismo in Buenos Aires, all arrangements were well handled at half the price Celebrity was charging.

With all due respect this seems like an extremely risky and nerve wracking plan with the connections and good fortune required to make it to the ship on time.

I hope you can find a way to do one overnight.

Mattress seemed fine, the most heavily worn part of the cabin was the balcony furniture but still fully useable including footstools which may disappear when renovated anyway.

Sadly true and many times the ones served in the specialty restaurants aren’t much better either.

Interestingly the decline in steak houses has been from the low to mid range, i.e.

Ponderosa, Bonanza, up to the Outback level.

Meanwhile the higher end such as Fleming’s, Morton’s, Ruth’s Chris, etc.

have proliferated.

None of us are right or wrong in our preferences, in general I think the cruise lines balance fairly well between classics and the au courant.

I think as long as some of the old traditional food options remain most people should be satisfied.

It can’t all be the latest trendy presentations.

Despite decades as a Food & Beverage Director I’ll take traditional basic steak any day.

New flavor profiles are interesting but often one and done.

In the past subject to availability people were allowed to change from early to late TD and vice versa, also open to fixed.

I’m sure if there is space, changes would still be allowed for those who are unhappy with their initial selection.

Excellent news, I had been holding out hope that they would reinstate the TD option.

Now I will consider Princess again going forward.

Certainly a step in the right direction.

Now just put a classical duo on each ship and we’ll be good to go…

Where I live in New Jersey there were passing clouds but I think they added some interest to the photos.

Maximum coverage here was 85%.
Looking forward to clear skies and totality in Iceland for 2026.

We were on this cruise January 20th aboard C. Eclipse and it was full.

These itineraries are very popular due to the very short season which is dictated by weather in the Antarctic region as well as penguins in Falklands and Argentina returning to sea by March.

Highly recommend this itinerary if you get a chance to go.

That’s what I was afraid of, will keep closely monitoring reports before I make final payment decisions on these.

Thanks.

So in the current scheme of things, would Rotterdam 12 nights Panama and 13 nights Westerdam transpacific to Tokyo be considered worthy of upgraded food or entertainment offerings?

Or not of sufficient duration to get anything beyond the 7 day base level described here?

I think the talking issue is best determined if the performance is truly designed to be background music such as in an atrium vs whether it is intended to be a show in a dedicated lounge.

The difficulty with Explorers Lounge is the proximity of the open corridor leading to the MDR.

Thank you, something to consider for sure.

Take a 15 minute cab from Curacao port to Blue Bay.

Beautiful beach with small entry fee that includes chairs and umbrella.

Food and bar onsite.

Ask the driver to take a three minute diversion to see the nearby pond loaded with flamingoes.

Arrange your pickup time with the same cab.

Yes that was the cruise, 3 nights to Nassau.

Here is Leonardo dockside in the Bahamas.

It’s not just Alaska but frequently Europe as well.

If you watch the fares closely it’s possible to get a comparable cabin on Cunard for considerably less than Princess, Celebrity, and Holland America.

To me that’s an opportunity not to be missed.