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It's unfortunate that you didn't enjoy the video. Thankfully we have generally had positive feedback about it's usefulness rather than it's excitement value. As we are a new channel we welcome all constructive feedback and the beauty of TH-cam is you can switch off if it's not to your taste so hopefully you didn't waste too much time being bored. Thank you

We have so many cruises that we want to do. I've heard Amsterdam is fabulous. This will definitely go on our list . Thank you

Hello, thank you for watching. It did look nice we will definitely give it a try next time.

This can be difficult to establish as they seem to specialize in indifferent things but do have the occasional similar itinerary. Generally speaking P&O will always be the cheapest and when I did a comparable search for Europe August 26 , P&O were about 200 cheaper than Cunard for an inside cabin and RCL only did 9 nights not 14 but on a per night basis they were a similar price to cunard. We use iglu cruises to search and have booked with them before but we also book direct with cruise line too. Hope that's helped and thanks for watching.

No we haven't but it's definitely on our list for retirement trips. We have left new jersey on a RCL cruise before and Bayonne is an awesome sail away.

Glad you found it useful. Thank you for watching.

Hello, thank you for watching. Norwegian is on our bucket list, we have heard good things. We are on Virgin at Christmas so looking forward to seeing what their cabins are like.

Seeing how many cruises you've been on I don't feel too bad missing some of those things in my 4 day cruise. Seems like you ve been exploring that beautiful ship for years. I ll definitely look out for most of those on my next cruise on QM2. I might give the night club a miss though 😀.

Thank you . I haven't got the paperwork but I did think it strange that you weren't told. That's a really useful tip .

We only paid for 1 return shuttle bus in the 14 days cruise so it was very random for us.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality will update with the good the bad and the ugly when we are home cheers

Yes . We did main dining breakfast a few times and shorts were fine then. A cruise for your trip abroad is a great choice. Enjoy every minute and thanks for watching .

We ll definitely do a transatlantic to NY in a few years. Hope you enjoy it and glad you like the Channel. Thank you .

Fingers crossed. Remember there is always the indoor pool too if you get the odd ropey day.

So glad you found the video useful. I'm sure you ll love your upcoming cruise. She is a really beautiful ship . Enjoy .

Queen Mary II died many years ago. Queen Mary 2 is a Cunard Ocean Liner.

@@sodiumlights Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

Yes we did disembark with it.

I love this idea. A great simple way to work out the additional charge. Thank you . Hope you enjoyed watching the video.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality Inded I did. Thank you. Gonna try the early arrival tip shortly. I’ll let you know how it goes. 👍

Enjoy your transatlantic. No we didn't look BUT be careful what videos you watch, some should come with a spoiler alert as they reveal his location. Ps he is tiny.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality I was aboard for one night last year (cancelled cruise) already found him

Regarding daily service charge, this can be removed if you’re unhappy (or miserly).

Wow very jealous of all your Atlantic crossings on QM2. She is beautiful isn't she. We are currently trying to live on what we will set as our annual allowance including pensions and investments. I qualified late so was really only teaching 10 years before my TBi and Bruce is retiring quite early so we will need much more than our teachers pensions but we think we ll have that covered in the next few years. Thanks for watching the video and enjoy your future cruises. we ve just booked a virgin cruise so we ll post about that in the future.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality I am lucky with the transatlantic we stay with family plus I don't like flying TBH not a pleasurable experience. I have one transatlantic next year booked. I managed 32 years in the T.P and bought extra years too. Several years ago on a transatlantic westbound crossing an American said, 'when I die I want my last cheque I ever write to bounce' 😄 This phrase stuck with me. I only take Cunard done others perhaps go on Celebrity or Viking I liked them. I will watch the Virgin cruise, Subscribed....

This made me smile. Love the last cheque bouncing 😂 perfect scenario. Have you tried any Royal Caribbean, we like those too? Thanks for subscribing. We re slowly growing but do love what we re doing.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality Only tried 1 Royal Caribbean ship in 2007, legend of the seas now operates as Marella Discovery 2. Good luck with your channel

@@parigino48 We didn't even know it was a thing you could do. Also, we are very British and tend to be great at queuing and don't like to rock the boat, sorry about the pun.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality 🤣🤣🤣

@@RetirementDreamsToReality couple of years ago I went on QE in Fremantle, Australia. Dropped my bags off then walked down to a local market. After lunch and walking around decided i would go back to the terminal and sit inside till my boarding time. When I walked in there was nobody there and I went straight onboard

@@parigino48 Hello, thank you for watching and the compliment. We caught the minnows pool error but I didn't put text on about the adult on 8. Wow, we are very jealous of your upcoming trips. We are going on our first virgin cruise at Christmas. We are also super excited. Glad the video helped you reminisce.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality Thank you for your lovely reply, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas cuise with Virgin.

There are pools on Deck 12 (under a open/close glass roof), Deck 8 and Deck 6. Also a spa pool on Deck 7. Have an explore next time.

@@Curmudgeoned I can only apologise for my wife's pronunciation. You should hear how she pronounces Michigan.

That is correct.

Quite correct "Queuenard" never "Coonard". (there are dowagers in the Queens Grill Lounge clasping their pearls, and fainting)

Thanks for your lovely comment. We try to be honest and positive. You're on your holidays so there is lots to be positive about but also there is the occasional annoyance. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Potable? I drank it to take tablets but not sure if it's drinkable, as in fill glasses.

And please feel free to ask any questions. If I can answer them , I'm happy to.

Yes. Did I mention yes?

There is a daily service charge per passenger - this covers all the folks providing the included services to passengers (waiters, stewards - almost everyone on the 'hotel' staff). There sometimes are promotions for US bookings where this is included in the fare,. Many cruise lines have taken this approach instead of lots of envelopes the passengers were supposed to use to provide cash tips.

@@dl11950 is it in place of providing tips to the staff? Hardly seems enough for all the people involved in a daily effort.

Cunard call it a service charge, others like P&0 and RC called it gratuities. Sometimes it's included in original price, sometimes you can opt to prepay it, other times it's added on during the cruise. I may be wrong but I don't know any company where it' isn't at least referred to , even if it's included. Best to check at time of booking. Enjoy your cruise.

You can also take that charge off if you want to.

Thanks for your lovely comment. We always try to be honest but positive. And next time we ll check out the self serve afternoon tea. I can see why you've been on her so many times as she is beautiful.

Thank you for such a positive comment. I'm sure a transatlantic will be in our future. I hope you enjoy your time on QM2 as much as I did.

I'm boarding October 17

Thank you for watching and your positive comment. Your trip sounds fabulous. We did the Caribbean from New York in 2023 on Royal Caribbean. The sailaway from New York is truly amazing. Enjoy .

❤ Yes, looking forward to to that iconic view for sure!

Thanks for watching. Glad you found it useful.

Thanks for watching and the positive comment. With regards to the service charge, we hadn't even thought of declining it as an option but in principal we are generally not against tipping however the option to make your own decisions would nice.

@@RetirementDreamsToReality yes, I will tip directly for good service. But it's the cruise lines responsibility to make sure All their team are paid properly. There are loads of industries that are low paid and require high standards that don't have a tipping culture or any scope to receive tips. It's the employer's job to take care of them.

@@RetirementDreamsToRealityThere are many heated discussions about the auto billed tipping. Most people say that this money goes to crew members who you don’t come into direct contact with, so they would be left out if you remove that from your bill.

Wouldn’t the cruise lines just pass that expense to the customers anyway in higher prices?

@@emb74and so they should. This would only have the impact of making cruise pricing more transparent.

Wow I didn't know that. I always feel safe but nice to know it was super safe . Thanks for watching . Enjoy your upcoming cruise .

Mine too - Oct 17 Tranatlantic. I'm doing a double crossing!!! When are you going?

@@merseywhogirl3430 I'm doing 4 QM2 crossings during Oct and Nov through Dec 3. But I have some other voyages with a different cruise line booked too, during that time frame. When I'm disembarking on Oct 17, you'll be embarking. I'll be staying in Southampton a few days between voyages. I actually got upgraded to princess grill for my last cruise (13 nights in the Caribbean) in November. ENJOY your back-to-back cruises! 👍

We don't have another cruise booked until August 25 but I'm looking for a short one during next year that we can fit around work. This teaching lark does get in the way of cruising 🤣 . Can't wait for retirement..

I didn't realize some areas of the US are heading now towards 25% wow. I think because we normally include gratuities in when booking , (even with RC we do this )and we weren't expecting it it just felt a lot but Yes it's probably not too bad really , considering we are generally 10% tippers too. Thanks for watching and engaging .

Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed watching the review. We may have to rethink Msc as you're the 2nd person to say they liked it. We ll maybe try a short one. It shows everyone is different cos RC is our favourite line. Hopefully you ll enjoy P&O as much as we did. We ve just come off a Cunard so look out for that video. Thanks again.

Thanks for your reply. Not sure if I would suggest the short trips with MSC, as they often referred to as booze cruise. We did the European pearls. I prefer euribia over virtuosa purely for the carousel lounge which virtuosa doesn't have. I personally enjoyed the entertainment team on RC.. We were busy all day on a seaday, literally stressed 😅. Hope it is at least half as good on P&O. Looking forward to your cunard tri3, I don't think it's for me personally as the strict dress code puts me off.. I do love my jeans 😅. Have a great day.

For some reason we thought it was afternoon tea. Probably our excitement thinking we might get cake. 🤣

@@RetirementDreamsToReality ha ha understandable!

Sorry to hear that about your Dad. When something like that happens it makes you really reevaluate things. I hope everything goes well for you and you get your retirement as soon as you can. Take care

I'm really not sure about the policy BUT it definitely wasn't a mistake. They do refund pretty quickly however they have definitely charged people twice , purposely. Thanks for watching the video. Hope it gave you some useful information.

Thanks for that. We re non drinkers but the rest of the party spend a bit on drinking so we thought we d give it a go. Glad you thought there was some useful info as it's our first cruise review.