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Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

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Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

…red QE2… This was our first time on the QE2. We had booked the winter transatlantic crossing as we wanted to both experience the QE2, and also a crossing on this ship. Now that the QM2 is doing the regular crossings now, our only chance was this one which is the first leg of the 2005 World Cruise. We were in Queen’s Grill in 8006, which is a Q2 Penthouse Suite. The crossing (as was winter)was rough at the beginning, which meant the ship was quiet…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2 Observations. Keeping Norovirus At Bay

…ping Norovirus At Bay This is the second in a series of observations about crossing the Atlantic that I am writing on board a winter crossing on Cunard’s amazing Queen Mary 2. I have been on a number of crossings and have written day-by-day accounts of what happens to help travellers before. So this series is designed to offer more general observations and tips about the experience and the journey. The 1st in the series was: “The Ocean in Motion:…

Airlines / transportation / Virgin

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Lounge JFK New York Airport. Video Tour

…nge in the world”!). But is is comfortable, funky and has great features like sit down restaurant, spa and hairdresser, pool table and Apple Computers. The video probably shows and explains it better than words can! You can also read my reviews of the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Seats and Service and the new updated Upper Class Seats and Cabin being rolled out across the fleet. Also check out the review of the Tokyo Virgin Lounge. See all my photo…

Cruising

10 Must-Know Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing Tips

…n Mary 2. In my video you will discover the 10 Must-Know Tips About A Transatlantic Crossing On Cunard Queen Mary 2. One of the iconic trips available to cruisers today, many worry about being at sea for up to eight days. In this video I talk about the things I get asked the most about crossing the Atlantic on the QM2. I discuss everything including “will I get bored?”, “when is the best and worst times to go?”, “will I get seasick?”, “what sort o…

Group Cruise 2027: Join Me On An Iconic Cunard Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing

…een 30 March and 9 May 2027. Group Cruise Must-Knows The Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing departs Red Hook Brooklyn on Friday 23 July 2027, and arrives in Southampton on Friday 30 July 2027. This is the crossing: https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/find-a-cruise/M720/M720 Numbers are limited and once sold out you can join a waitlist. However, group bookings will close on 31 August 2026, and no further group bookings can be made after that date. There…

Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

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Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

…erminal 3. To see my photos, a video and commentary of the stunning Virgin Atlantic Heathrow lounge: click here. Virgin also were the first to introduce the “herringbone” layout for their Upper Class (what they call their business class), where all seats have aisle access and clever flat beds as the whole seat flips over to create a completely flat surface. They are still (I believe) the only airline offering in-flight massage service to their bus…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week One Highlights (Southampton to the Azores)

…ing gale force winds in the English Channel and first part of the Northern Atlantic. By the early part of tomorrow morning we will start to feel the swells from those as we head out into the Atlantic. Forecast is we will pass those areas of Gale Force Winds all day tomorrow. Do not worry, as Queen Victoria is a well-designed ship. No cause for alarm but you will feel some movement. I do recommend if you are prone to seasickness you take the medica…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard Queen Victoria Ship. Review, Photos and Video.

…was designed to slice through the aggressive Atlantic sea on regular trans-Atlantic crossings – but they also tended to be “one offs”. They were distinctive and unique. There is no other ship that looks like either the QE2 or the Queen Mary 2. The Queen Victoria quite simply from the outside looks like many other cruise ships from the outside, which is not remarkable since it was built using a Carnival (the owner of Cunard) template structure call…

Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

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Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

On Saturday, I flew with Virgin Atlantic out of London Heathrow for Tokyo Narita airport. I had not flown with them since they started advertising their new “10 minutes from limo to lounge” based on the new check-in and security set up they have put in place. If you fly Upper Class you can get collected by a limo and taken to the airport. You get met at a special drive-in area in Terminal 3 and then there is a special passage that leads to a dedi…

Virgin Atlantic Birthday Card 2007

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Virgin Atlantic Birthday Card 2007

…Virgin Atlantic Birthday Card 2007, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Virgin sent this birthday card on May 4 to me as I am a member of their Frequent Flyer Club. You gave some bonus miles which was nice! Virgin Atlantic Birthday Card 2007, originally uploaded by garybembridge….

Update on Virgin Atlantic poor service after VS18 fiasco

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Update on Virgin Atlantic poor service after VS18 fiasco

Here is an update on the TERRIBLE service from Virgin Atlantic after the nightmare on VS18 that an earlier blog reports. After sending and email chasing them, I got a reply over the weekend from their Customer Services Team. This was interesting in itself since they had about 10 days ago sent an email saying my complaint had been forwarded to Richard Branson’s office. What I got, despite the detailed letter I had sent, was the same standard reply…