Underwatr

Ooh, I'd do that trip. I've always maintained that it could do a transit with coordination with the canal authority. From the Vessel Requirements document: "The allowable height for any vessel transiting the Canal or entering the Port of Balboa at any state of the tide is 57.91 meters (190 feet) measured from the waterline to its highest point. With prior permission from the Transit Operations Division Executive Manager, height may be permitted to 62.5 meters (205 feet) on a case-by-case basis, with passage at low water (MLWS) at Balboa. Maximum Height Restrictions are due to the tide and the unpredictable upward movement of water from swells, surges, waves, etc., and maintenance equipment suspended beneath the bridge at Balboa."

Our second seating is at 8:30, table of nine (which I prefer) and there is time to get to the 10:15 show only if we rush through dessert. Service could be quicker but I'm not putting this on the waitstaff. There used to be over 2 hours for dinner and we'd typically use it.

Tonight the Roaring 20s night begins at 8:45 preceded by Sequence dancing at 7:45 and some musical duo at 7:00, so I'd assume even worse for dancers.

Ok, so more or less the same as presently on QM2 (dinner seatings at 6:00 and 8:30, showtimes at 8:00 and 10:15). I have a lot of trips on QM2 and I know that the show times used to be at 8:45 and 10:30. (From late 2018) It's difficult to make the evening schedule work. I don't think it's because we're talking too much and eating too slowly.

I'm wondering if someone could post a recent Daily Programme from Queen Victoria. I'm booking a trip for October 2024 and I'm interested in how the evening activities stack up against the fixed dining times. Recent changes to the evening schedule on QM2 (we're aboard now) have shortened the times between dinner service start and the corresponding showtime and we've had to be prompt at completing dinner if we want to attend the show. I'm wondering whether this is the case on QV as well.

Not sure but I think the umbrage may have been at the use of the term "cabin" rather than stateroom. I think it's about as important a distinction as calling a cruise on Cunard a "voyage," frankly.

What is really needed is voyage history and WC status. I believe it was available there once upon a time.

Two sea days days between Miami and (e.g.,) San Juan seems to be slow sailing.

They're in the same booking category as before the refit.

Deck 5 forward (booking grade BZ if you can find reference - I believe 5023 is in BZ) is ideal for the elements you mention. Also the minimum of ship machinery noise aside from the rattle of the anchor being dropped in a tender port.

I'm sitting in the Golden Lion as I type and I can't see any differences. The draft (draught) beer list is a bit less "English" than I remember - Foster's, Marston's Pedigree, Heineken, Moretti, Shipyard Pale Ale and Guinness alongside the three Cunard drafts.

It all seems to have been put back in its original condition. I think the affected staterooms are occupied this week (there was a mobility device outside one of them, which suggested the room was occupied).

The Daily Programme snipped posted upthread seems to disagree with you. "Please note, non-ripped jeans are appropriate..."

While we were in St Lucia today the room temperature dipped below 70 F.

I must clarify that I visited the Purser's desk. No damage to furniture was involved!

The full bottle was never an issue with me since I travel with lever-actuated stoppers to recline still or bubbly wine bottles.

I don't believe this is important, but the reclining chairs in Illuminations no longer have the little table that swings up from between the seats. The gold non-reclining chairs still do. The recorded message before a planetarium show explaining how to recline the seats still explains pressing down in the lever which isn't the method for the new seats. C'est la vie. Other changes I've noticed from my prior voyage in December 2019: Slightly different controls in the shower. Same layout (knob on the side to adjust temperature, knob in the middle to adjust flow), just newer. New thermostat in room with two dials. One adjusts temperature (just ranges from - to +) and the other adjusts fan speed (0, Auto, 1, 2, 3). Fridge interior shelves have been removed. No shelf on door (wine glasses used to store here). No pre-stocked canned sodas (which I used to ask the steward to remove). No water bottle on counter above fridge (which you'd be charged for if you used it). More room for my wine & sodas, so net positive. Speaking of wine, I know the info always has said you get a half bottle of Pol Acker on embarkation but starting with my second cruise is has always been a full bottle. It reverted to a half bottle this time, although a second half bottle of Pol arrived on Day 3 with a welcome note from Cunard World Club.

In the afternoon after my first post I busted the Purser"s desk again and requested a manager, reiterated my issue and said we would not spend another night in an 80+ degree stateroom. Within 20 minutes a technician arrived at the stateroom and adjusted a chilled water valve from the access panel in the corridor. He advised me to wait about 20 minutes and it should improve, which it dud. The room gets down to 72 degrees at the lowest setting which is a little warmer than ideal but I'm not having any trouble sleeping now.

Not an issue for me as we've turned off the AC rather than blow hot air. I'd love to have someone tell me how I'm messing up others' comfort by using any means at my disposal to cool the room off. I've checked and no passageway noise.

Onboard QM2 now. Aircon only blows full heat or off. I can't sleep when the room is 78 degrees F. I like to be cool to sleep. I've reported to the stewardess & to the Purser (several hours apart yesterday) and they made their reports on it but as we go further south I'm afraid it'll only get worse. With the balcony door closed it got up to 82 in the room last night. It's like a pebble in my shoe - minor issue on the surface but over time it adds up (and I've been awake since 3 am from it). How should I proceed? Who do I ask to speak to or to contact me? What would you do? Signed - Sleepless & Sweaty

They maintain different inventories for booking each direction of a round trip vs the round trip itself. On the one hand, this ensures the availability of cabins to occupy for the entire round trip but occasionally it does result in cabins being allocated for each direction individually when you'd like to occupy them as a round trip booking. In my case I wanted to book a cabin class for a 12 night NYC-NYC Caribbean trip and that class was only available for the 19-night Southampton-NYC (via Caribbean) itinerary. The onboard booking office blocked the cabin for me and made the necessary calls to free it to be booked for 12 nights. If an agent is knowledgeable they can make the contacts to book as you'd like (assuming there are room available) but the inventory has to be moved among allocations by the home office to permit that.

The reclining (red) planetarium seats have been replaced by entirely new seats with different recline actuators.

The Black Friday sale is capacity controlled. If you're searching with that filter search again for all sale and non-sale fares.

There's a check-in queue (as I mentioned there's a station at the far right with its own shorter queue at the extreme right end of the long check-in desk) and then there's seating for while you wait for your boarding number to be called located beyond the left end of the check-in desk. If you're in Grills or World Club Platinum or Diamond there's a smaller lounge with refreshments further to the left but it's too small for the number of grills and CWC passengers who would like to use it. There's also a Grills/Platinum/Diamond check-in queue but in my experience at peak times you'd wait about as long in that queue as you might in the regular check-in queue.

My wife had trouble walking a significant distance. One year someone with a wheelchair greeted us at the curb and asked if we'd appreciate wheelchair assistance. I gather that's not typical (and believe the chair person got in a bit of trouble for it). Honestly I haven't done the actual process but do know if someone in your party has a noticeable mobility issue (even a cane) you should be invited to use the queue at the extreme right end of the counter.