BigMac1953

It's a separate charge.

As a regular casino user, I can categorically state, that OBC's CANNOT be used in the casino. For a start, it's not run by Cunard, it's franchised out so the casino has no access to your on board account.

Either you use cash or you charge to your room. Your choice, but nothing else.

To quote Billy Connolly:

"There are only two seasons in Scotland; June and Winter."

We have stayed near the concierge lounge several times. There is no noise whatsoever and it's a good location.

11 hours ago, Winifred 22 said:

Don’t forget the money is shared out with all crew, laundry, galley engine room, maintenance,  waste disposal and too many other behind the scenes  folk to mention. They are all equally deserving in my opinion and easy to overlook. 

Engineering staff do not qualify, only "Hotel" staff.

The breakdown is one of the world's mysteries.

Suffice to say, the whole "Hotel" staff are in the pool, from the senior officers to the Kitchen Porters.

At sea, all shipping pass port to port, i.e. keep right, so it follows.

We've done over a dozen crossings. Mostly the ship was either full or almost full.

Never at any time has it felt crowded. Indeed, most of the time you'd think there were only a couple of hundred pax aboard.

We had a Q4 nearer the stern. The view was fine. Remember the balcony is extra wide:

A few years ago on a crossing, there were many NATO families returning to the US and Canada. Lots of Mess Dress in the formal nights.

There were so many kids that the captain put on a children's cocktail party. Soft drinks and donuts.

All were reasonably well behaved (military families) the only exception being the Pavillion Pool where they could get rather boisterous.

On boarding you get an escort to your room.

Every morning the butler delivers the newspapers on an ipad.

You have your own dining table and 4 chairs.

There are stairs into the bath.

It's exactly 50% bigger than Q5/6/7

16 minutes ago, ScottC4746 said:

Entertainment, how do you rate the entertainment?  We loved HAL and their classical music ensemble.  We love production shows.  What music is being offered in the evenings in the lounges.  We hate RCCL and their thumping loud music where you cannot talk to each other over a drink.  We do love trivia however.

Unfortunately, even on a Westbound with 25 hours in a day, there's still not enough time to participate in all the activities/lectures/concerts/shows/classes etc. etc.

Just read somewhere else, about a QG passenger in the hot tub talking to somebody who was discussing his 2nd sitting dining service.

The Grill deck was apparently extremely busy and not policed.

Lifts:

Most people don't know, that when the lift arrives it gives either one or two "pings".

One "ping" means going up and two, going down.

Here's an old one in NYC, it lets you see there is no problem with the view:

On QM2, we're always on Deck 9.

Nothing wrong with it. Lifeboats are well below you and do not obstruct any views.

If they've offered you a Q4, bite their hand off! 

3 minutes ago, NE John said:

There is a small third tier (maybe not a true full third level) as part of upper Britannia. That area may be quieter than the rest of the larger venue. 
I agree, Britannia has a nice buzz vs being noisy. 
 

 

There is a third tier. That's where the watercolour art classes are held.

No music or piped music in any restaurant.

Occasionally, the harpist will play at the entrance to the Britannia.

Prior to Covid, in the QG lounge on QM2, there used to be concerts for Grills pax which were not advertised anywhere else except on the QG and PG tables. They removed the grand piano and stopped the concerts. Shame.

Just now, david63 said:

Do you not mean allotted arrival time? There is a difference.

Depends on the terminal.

Never heard of that happening before. It's not like an aeroplane that gets regularly oversold to compensate for "no shows".

If all the rooms are booked then there should be zero "no shows".

Something is definitely not right.

You can drop off your luggage any time after 11:00am.

Actual boarding times vary. It can start as early as midday, or like last year, we had to wait until 1:00pm.

The boarding order is QG, PG, Club, Diamond, Platinum then by letter ( A, B, C etc) or by order of arriving.

4 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said:

 

PS I know  everyone  will say there is the a la carte but that doesn't change 

In QG it changes every week.

5 minutes ago, MylesS said:

I said this on embarkation day to my partner, but I think for something so small it’s absolutely brilliant 

I wonder how long they will last.

On the other ships, roulette minimum is $1. Seems a bit of a jump.

On 5/4/2024 at 12:51 PM, WantedOnVoyage said:

Clearly, the narrator has had far more exciting times in the "infamous" Queens Room and Golden Lion than most of us might even imagine.

 

Carry on Cleo

(Kenneth Williams)

"Infamy, infamy, they've all got it infamy"