Queen Elizabeth cruises for UK residents

[Bell Boy]

20 hours ago, Bell Boy said:

In conversation with my TA/cruise specialist today ( 26th March) I understand  two of the 4 day itineraries are 'almost' fully booked, via pre registration .

 

This morning, Cunard Line unexpectedly allowed  pre registration for these British Isle cruises .  

I managed to get in quick for a seven day trip ,however, on a guarantee basis for PG. 

 

I should clarify my former post .....'Cunard Line unexpectedly allowed 'pre registration before March 31st' for these British Isles cruises 'via Cunard preferred cruise specialists/TA's'. 

[LadyL1]

I phoned Cunard this afternoon who said that they were not taking an6 pre-registrations. I then phones large UK TA who told be that they were not taking any more pre regs on Club rooms upwards! Looking at a 7 day voyage September, but this seems to be slipping away.

[seapals2]

9 hours ago, Redrobo said:

 

Are you sure? Friends have been offered a cruise with SAGA in July.  From Tilbury, sailing to Lerwick.After a stop sailing to Norway for a sail through the Fjords.

sorry I was only referring to the latest offerings of uk only sailings.  
The FCDO advisory of no cruising has not been lifted yet but the gov decided to include UK cruises in step 3 and bring it under the UK hospitality restrictions which are due to be lifted on May 17th.  As yet we don’t know what plans there are for international travel.  Booking any other cruise right now is taking a gamble and not covered by insurance policies should you need to cancel.  
 

[seapals2]

[seapals2]

Above is the reply I received after sending an email to a link on the foreign office travel advice when the latest UK. Sailings were announced.  
It was unclear how insurance cover would be interpreted.  

[Victoria2]

8 hours ago, seapals2 said:

Above is the reply I received after sending an email to a link on the foreign office travel advice when the latest UK. Sailings were announced.  
It was unclear how insurance cover would be interpreted.  

 

If the UK Gov site still say no cruises, then I wouldn't have thought Cunard would sail as they have always said they would follow government guidelines.

 

If they do sail under the guidelines of the time,  would this be the ideal time to swallow costs and take out the Holiday Extras cover mentioned on the Cunard site? I would have thought as there's no caveat to say otherwise,  it would cover all sailings, this summer and the follow on cruises. 

 

[Windsurfboy]

Once the government  says the cruises Cunard are proposing are allowed,  all insurance policies including any existing annual policies will be valid for your  cruise. 

 

If you buy insurance before government says OK they won't cover you if the restrictions aren't  lifted. So only pay balance by credit card and have section 75  cover. As Victoria2 says buy insurance as soon as gov gives OK, 

[seapals2]

The new sailings in UK waters are included in step 3 .. No different to booking a UK hotel after May 17th.  International travel remains to be decided,  The FCDO will still have to make an advisory as to whether international cruising will be included at that point. If they continue to advice against cruising when flights reopen then cruises outside of international waters will be effected through the summer.   

[seapals2]

This s the advice as it stands right now ... there has been no change with regard to cruises other than those which remain in domestic waters which will be permitted after May 17th.  
Cruise companies are allowing you to take a refund or change to another cruise if they cancel.  However bookings made against this advisory will make cancelling for your own reasons difficult.  You stand to lose your deposit as insurance doesn’t cover against a known event at the time of booking.  
 

[seapals2]

The reply I posted above is what you will receive if you email the link in the FO advisory.   UK cruises are permitted under step 3 of the road map.  

[seapals2]

My feelings are that cruise companies are using these UK cruises to prove cruising is safe and banking on the foreign office advisory to be lifted for cruises later in the year.  However the CDC for the US have not changed their view and there are still no sailings permitted out of US.  
We have booked a UK sailing but I doubt we would keep booking cruises that remain in domestic waters particularly once September arrives. 

[Windsurfboy]

1 hour ago, seapals2 said:

The reply I posted above is what you will receive if you email the link in the FO advisory.   UK cruises are permitted under step 3 of the road map.  

 

UK cruises are provisionally permitted  NO earlier than May 17th.  That date is still to be confirmed.  

[seapals2]

1 hour ago, Windsurfboy said:

 

UK cruises are provisionally permitted  NO earlier than May 17th.  That date is still to be confirmed.  

Think there will be an outcry from the whole of the hospitality industry if that date is changed.  With statistics continue to be on a downward trend there would be no reason to think there would be any reason to support further restrictions.  
I wonder how many crew have already been notified to travel.  Now that could be a reason for concern as many of the crew come from far off countries and will have to have time to fully quarantine in isolation.  

[terry2]

On 3/28/2021 at 12:06 PM, Windsurfboy said:

 

UK cruises are provisionally permitted  NO earlier than May 17th.  That date is still to be confirmed.  

 er, no - the goverment has NOT yet published any information about ocean cruises restarting.  That information is supposed to be included as part of the overseas travel recommendations/decisions that should be published on April 12th.    

[PORT ROYAL]

A gentle heads up

 The QE short cruises are a great opportunity to purchase a stock of FCDs.

 

 

[Fayecruises]

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

[tacticalbanjo]

5 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

I suspect it would be too awkward for Cunard to ensure non-UK guests travelled over in enough time to quarantine before the trip - at the moment anyone entering the country must self-isolate for 10 days vaccinated or not. Plus we don't currently know if UK citizens will be allowed to travel to other countries for leisure this summer so it wouldn't be a good look for Cunard to be bringing non-citizens over to fill up the few trips that are currently permitted to us.

[Roger88]

5 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

The reason to it is that not enough people are vaccianted, 2) vaccination does not give you a 100% guarantee. We need to wait for more people to be vaccinated and for some time to pass before we all can exchange our bio material with each other without wearing a mask (sounds weird, but this is simply how I put it) 

[IB2]

6 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

To be fair, there's a bit of a difference between travelling to Southampton from within the UK, and flying across the Atlantic for a cruise, especially with all the restrictions on international travel still in place.  Further, the short term outlook in the US remains uncertain, with case numbers rising again and a significant rate of vaccine refusals, whereas in the UK, so far so good....

[Victoria2]

6 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

Don't take it personally. Covid has a lot to answer for and Cunard are just trying their best to get things moving a bit.

UK residents can't enter the US for a cruise, or  anywhere at the moment and I would hazard a guess trying to second guess who can and can't enter any country for holidays in the coming months is a logistics step too far.

[Bertie Doe]

Strangely, Cunard web site only mentions the 7 day cruises. I suspect this will get updated to include the others. 

 

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I think the phone lines will be busy, so the best bet may be to book online direct with Cunard, especially if Cunard's online site allows you to pick a cabin.

[Ray66]

11 minutes ago, Bertie Doe said:

Strangely, Cunard web site only mentions the 7 day cruises. I suspect this will get updated to include the others. 

 

All the cruises are there and have been since the 26th.  You've got your filters set for 6-8 days and for July and August. It needs to be any length of time in July, August, September and October.

[Bertie Doe]

7 minutes ago, Ray66 said:

 

All the cruises are there and have been since the 26th.  You've got your filters set for 6-8 days and for July and August. It needs to be any length of time in July, August, September and October.

Ah thanks Ray, I hadn't spotted the filters. I wonder if their online site will offer both Cunard Fare and Early Savers? 

[Bell Boy]

14 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

" A slap in the face to American's" ? Amazing !   As a fully vaccinated Brit I'm unable to visit the USA for the time being .   There must be many Brits like me desperate to get over to Florida to check out their second home.     

Edited March 30, 2021 by Bell Boy

[Sabrina66]

16 hours ago, Fayecruises said:

i am somehow confused and disappointed I am a loyal Cunard guest   having done two world cruises in  2016 and  2020 Did I read this write   ---  Why are these sailings restricted to UK citizens  Why can;t US citizens who are fully vaccinated be allowed to sail  This seems like a slap in the face to Americana

It’s not just Americans.  I am a British citizen and British passport holder but because I am currently resident in Italy I can’t go either!

I could go on a Costa cruise though!

Edited March 30, 2021 by Sabrina66
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