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The tv programming leaves much to be desired on board ,i do not know if a player can be plugged in but i have never see anything other than a tv function . Theater movies are pot luck ,check your daily programmer [delivered to the room the night before] there are many things to do rain or shine . 

We have about 14 cruises out of red hook and had only 2 slow motion check ins ....one was gold status and the other a line pre-x ray . Platinum always wisked through 

About 14 cruises with cunard on all their ships ,i really had to think hard about cabin noise etc .....one had vibration from a diesel ,one had noise from some type of machine,one was close to crew stairway and one was too near the child day care drop off in the morning . I noticed it but none disturbed our sleep .I would only advise to avoid deck 6 port/aft qm2 so you do not get run over in the morning by a lil ninja lol. 

We always pack the night before and finish in the morning ...no drama 

31 minutes ago, ace2542 said:

Are you sure you would get the top off booze past the security? Although security on these ships is a joke.

depends ....if its top off booze or if its the top is off booze lol.......and nothing says cunard like looking at 2 cases of coke on a hand cart at check in lol

Take what you want......i wish i took pictures of what people had on hand carts in the check-in line 

you will be fine at 3 

5 minutes ago, D&N said:

I've never travelled on QM2 before and don't actually know for sure that I'm not "dining there". Going by the floor plans and the many photos that are posted online it looks as if the 2 sections of Britannia are separated by a thin partition wall with a completely open double doorway. We could be making our way to a table in one of the aft corners of the MD or through that opening to a table 2 or 3 metres farther away. From what I've read, at one time both sections were the same restaurant. The menus seem to be the same other than the extra A La Carte section and come from the same kitchen.

I think I would actually feel less comfortable about walking along corridors outside other folks cabins on decks I wasn't a resident of than walking through the restaurant.

You and many others have had the experience of sailing on QM2, which is why I asked the question. Of course you are more than entitled to your opinion and I'm happy that you expressed it. But it does seem that you are in the minority. Thank you anyway.

Windsurfboy has traveled with cunard ,his advice is well respected here .I have a dozen cruises with cunard........if you are under-dressed go around an active MDR 

My wife had it the last time we cruised and she loved it 

I was once walking on board and came to the MDR while it was full of very dressed diners ,i was very undressed so i walked down 2 decks and by-passed them .

4 minutes ago, ak1004 said:

 

Well, for people who don't wear masks when not required, it's definitely a big one.

I agree ,the only place i wear my mask is any health service building ....there are a few restaurants that require masks in our area ......we skip them . Now if the virus explodes again we will wear them but cruising is off again for another year . 

12 minutes ago, ak1004 said:

 

Absolutely - but they should update their policy if and when it changes, and then everyone knows what to expect. If someone books a cruise based on their policy on THEIR website that says masks only in certain places, and then comes to a cruise and finds out that masks required almost everywhere, don't you find it deceptive?

imho i do not find it deceptive at all,they have to make decisions in real time due to a fast spreading illness . Due to the uncertainty from the virus we have opted to cancel yet a 3rd x mass cruise ,we don't think a restricted ship/port/excursion is a vacation .  

15 minutes ago, Lakesregion said:

Here is my take on this issue at this point. Pick any ten contagious diseases and test for them every day in mass quantities and then look at the results. You will never leave your home again. The world is a walking disease and one must factor in the risk Vs. rewards to life. Many will never be comfortable living any more after this flare up. Others will . The US has lifted its mask mandate and there are no places where testing is required, so yes we have placed this virus in the closet along with the flu, Herpes, jaundice, aides, and hundreds of other diseases that are contagious.

We have kinda placed the bug on the shelf too ,we still wear a mask IF we have to go to a particular place [professional building] but any store/restaurant etc that has a sign on the door for masks we u turn. I came back to the forum to see wazz up on the boats and quickly called cunard and cancelled for the 3rd time our x mass carib cruise ,we have done the cruise there 10 or more times on the QM2 .  We are not at all afraid of the virus just too concerned over the restrictions [ports ,excursions ,ship areas etc] that would spoil the cruise that we are accustom to . 21 cruise days until diamond status ......if i live that long lol....oh well next year  

Only a few days ago we cancelled our carib x mas cruise for this year ,this makes it the 3rd xmas cruise we have missed . We are probably 21 cruise days needed to make diamond status.....oh well maybe next year . We will not cruise until all restrictions are lifted 

1 hour ago, ace2542 said:

We got off at like 7 or 7.15am back in 2019 I seem to recall we did the self dismebark. It like a 4 or 5 hour train journey from Penn Station I think on Amtrak.

7 am is what i recall too 

From reading other posts i recall them saying to check with the matre d soon after you board and ask them who,what,where . 

the short answer is not really ,money extends its life ,if too much it gets canned [pun] 

wow 

For what purpose ?

1 hour ago, PORT ROYAL said:

If it assists, just did a quick dummy booking and there are deck 11 staterooms available.(suggested by Cunard website).  Suggest you speak with Cunard or your TA as there may be spare  capacity for non-web bookers

 

Please explain a dummy booking. 

We had a x mass carib cruise booked for 2020 that we canceled then re-booked for 2021 and canceled. We will come back when there are no restrictions ,i suspect there will be some small changes  if they are to our displeasure we will not book. We will let the cunard line get back into the swing of things while we monitor feedback from users. 

no thanks 

We usually book on-line in advance because some excursions sell out fast. 

NO 

do you get a lot of calls about your car warranty......you are on a list