Cunard Queen Mary 2 QM2 Winter Atlantic Day Gary Bembridge author of “The Cruise Traveler’s Handbook” provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and subscribe free to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio Transatlantic crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 or repositioning cruise on another line? You should go on a Cunard Crossing at least once. It is the only remaining classic journey f…
…ding on cruise line and ship), be a recliner on your balcony. Cunard Queen Mary 2 Wheelchair Access Queens Grill Suite Cunard Queen Mary 2 Wheelchair Access Bathroom Queens Grill Suite Emergency Evacuation Drill, make sure you let the crew know of your needs Before your cruise ship departs on your first day, there will be an emergency evacuation drill. After everyone is on board, about one hour before the ship leaves the port, the Captain or First…
Cruise Gratuities On my last cruise, a Queen Mary 2 crossing, I was nervous about disembarkation. Not because the trip was ending. I was apprehensive about a potentially uncomfortable encounter with my cabin steward. Him loitering and wondering if I was going to give him a tip, and me feeling guilty because I wasn’t. Gratuities on a cruise have got more complicated recently, and I want to talk about that. What it means and why I wasn’t leaving a…
…r/ November as less busy and less expensive. Bucket List Cruises #6: Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Next on my list is a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic, which I have done five times. Why do I keep doing this? Well, the Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic between Southampton and New York is a historic route on the only true ocean liner in service today. It’s a unique experience. It harks back to the glory days of crossing the Atlantic before aeroplanes and it is a…
…nd connections. You are able to tour the Royal Apartments and Throne Room, Mary Queen of Scot’s Chambers. A more recent attraction is The Queen’s Gallery that was opened by The Queen on 29 November 2002, and features changing exhibitions from the Royal Collection. The Scottish Parliament. Located in Edinburgh’s Old Town is the very modern Parliament building. It is a very unusual and unexpected feature. You are able to go on free tours which cover…
…ship ceremonies, there is one that many do get to see. Like I did on Queen Mary 2, sailing between Sydney and Dubai, and on Queen Victoria between Hawaii and Sydney – and that’s the Crossing the Line Ceremony. This is another longstanding tradition, starting in the Navy, which celebrates the first time a sailor crosses the equator. Sailors and guests, like me, who have crossed the Equator are known as Trusty Shellbacks, and those who have not prev…
…but again, plan ahead to get the ship, itinerary and time you want. Queen Mary 2 pets There are very few options for going cruising with your pet. So, this is one area you have to book way in advance. I have a whole video about cruising with your pets, but one of the best ways is doing a transatlantic cruise on the Queen Mary 2. They only have around 22 kennels, and they are very, very popular. Plus, of course, they’re not doing transatlantic cro…
…self. There was no extra charge for this event. Viking Boat Ice Sculpture: Queen Elizabeth Viking Boat Ice Sculpture: Queen Elizabeth Watch the Video I made of Skjolden, including sailing in and the town Evening Entertainment A comedian called John Evans was on. He is a cruse ship regular. It seems there is very much a cruise ship circuit that a group of entertainers ply. He is one of them and he works so well as he understands the audience and wh…
…Government felt the need to decommission. The crew consisted of an Admiral, 20 officers and 220 Yachtsmen. The various departments included things like seamen, navigation, engineers, supply, medical and even a Royal Marines Band. On the tour of the decks you will see a garage with a Rolls Royce Phantom V that was taken everywhere, and used by the Royal Family at their destination. There is now also a tearoom on the ship which opened some years ago…
…rooms that are classics and hold their own in spite of their age, like the Queens Lounge, Queens Grill Restaurant, bookshop and library, Yacht club bar and the Midships lounge. · The staff on the QE2 make a real effort to treat you well, get to know what you like and you do feel like individuals even though there are around 1200 of you on board. We both felt we had got to know the people we came in contact with a lot (the room butlers, restaurant…
…other books by these two Cunard fans, and so was delighted to see that the Queen Victoria is now available as part of the series. This is a larger sized book than the QM2 book, and so the images of all aspects of the ship can be enjoyed even more. I think the book benefits from the larger size as fans (or the interested) can better study the pictures. Like with the other books by Chris and Rachelle, most of the pictures are their own and they cove…
