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5 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

Thank you for this contribution. Could I please ask you to double-check one of those dates?

 

22 December is a turn-around day in Southampton. I'm guessing that's actually meant to be 23 December, the sea day after departing Southampton, for your Red and Gold gala evening. I'll list the date as 23 December for now since that makes the most sense. It might also be 25 December though since they sometimes like to schedule a Red and Gold gala evening on Christmas Day. In any event, please confirm for me the date you are seeing for that Red and Gold gala evening. Thanks.

My Mistake. the correct date is December 25.

Queen Anne 

19 December gala masquerade

22 December gala Red & Gold

31 December Gala

2 January 2025 Gala masquerade

6 January Gala

10 January Gala  Black & White

15 January Gala Roaring Twenties

Queen Mary 2 voyage M439/ 4days Northern Europe December 11, 2024 gala evening Red And Gold.

We have booked 4 voyages on Queen Anne. Watching for those themes to be announced.

The last time we cruised with Cunard was 2017. We are currently booked for the 2023 world cruise. The survey had questions about covid.

Yesterday,4/21/2022,  I received an E Mail survey form Cunard. Did anyone else get and complete the survey? 

On our first cruise we took the Acela from Boston to NYC. I lost my lunch before we got to New Haven! I never get seasick but that train did me in. I have ridden trains in the UK and Europe with no problem. So now we take the bus.

On 3/21/2022 at 11:03 PM, deck chair said:

Hello:

 

I have travelled routinely as a solo passenger on all of my 40+ voyages on the Queen Mary 2, 15 voyages on QE2 and 2-3 voyages each on QV and QE.  My last voyage was on the QM2's interrupted 2020 world cruise.  Cunard handled that situation very well.  No line could have done better.

 

There appears to be much uncertainty regarding dining times for second sitting in the Britannia Dining room.  From reports I have read second sitting is now actually OPEN dining with a start time at 7:45 with last orders at 9.  No one seems to know for sure if this scheme will remain in place going forward.

 

I would be very surprised if most Cunard passengers who book second sitting are aware of this.  All they may see is SECOND SITTING CONFIRMED.  Will they be in for an unsettling surprise!

 

Sorry Cunard, there is no way I am sailing again on QM2 or any other Cunard ship if you don't return to the second sitting that has long been practiced.  My decision will be made the day before final payment is due.  My next boked sailing is January 3, 2023, from New York to Sydney.  68 days.

 

I am not going to spend one minute worrying about where I am sitting day to day, the hassle of making daily reservations, who my waiters will be, who will be my table companions will be and who will show up night to night.  Sure, you can get the same table for 8 by a window every night but there is no guarantee you will not be alone.  Or perhaps you show up at 8:30 and find that your table companions are halfway done as they arrived at 7:45. Or you may find that during the course of the sitting your table companions are arriving at a variety of times withing the window.  It will not make for a fabulous experience.  I feel sorry for the waiters who will be forced to deal with this chaos.

 

What about the World Club parties and the captain's welcome reception for second sitting passengers which in the past has ended at 8:30 to coincide with the beginning of the second sitting?  Of course, Cunard may end the evening parties all together and have them in the afternoon.  Don't put it past them. For the last few years, the Senior Officers party has been held in the afternoon no doubt to save money as fewer passengers attend.

 

It is not just solo passengers who are concerned.  I know of several families and couples who are upset about this.  To them having the same table, time, same waiters and same table companions adds to the dining experience. 

 

I recommend every Cunard passenger alarmed by this is to pass the word, raise alarm and contact Cunard management and express displeasure. It's not too late. Be well.

 

Deck chair.

Hello deck chair

     Maybe Cunard could do what other cruise lines have done IE Holland America, and use the upper Britannia restaurant for fixed dining early and late seating and use the lower Britannia for flexible seating? I'm sure that all the flexible seating people don't want to have to do late seating only. We have always done fixed early seating and have no desire to wait in line for a table every night or make reservations.

QM2 voyage M302B 4 Jan 2023 gala night is Red & Gold and 9 Jan 2023 is Roaring Twenties. This is the crossing NY to Southampton. No other gala nights listed for the world cruise after Southampton yet.

Does QM2 offer a laundry package for the world voyage