On Board Cunard Queen Elizabeth - What You Need To Know Before You Go 

Thanks Gary

Thanks Linda, we really appreciate your support.

Hey Michael. We have been absolutely run off our feet with work, kids and family visitors so we are so far behind with comments. I'm sure you will have commented further as we work through the backlog but, just in case, great news that you're fully recovered, that took a while. Hope you had a fabulous cruise on the Coral. Would love to hear what you thought of it. We're back on Luminosa in a few days where there are snags and pies. Plan is to hit the pie stand hard on a few days and try out as many different ones as possible.

@@robandalicruisetravel The cruise was fan freaking tastic. I shall do a longer reply or a video anon.

Hi Antonia and thanks for watching. We love to get dressed up to and always look forward to the formal or elegant nights. I made a mistake of forgetting to pack a tie on a Carnival cruise and felt really under-dressed on their elegant night. Next time we went on Carnival I made sure I had a selection to choose from.

Hi Carol. Sorry it's taken so long to reply but you should be boarding round about now. Not sure what the policy is for taking alcohol on board from Japan and we were surprised they allowed it in Australia but they did and it's in the FAQs that they do (We took a copy of that just in case). Anyway, have a fantastic cruise, 25 nights would be a dream but one that will have to wait until retirement for us I'm afraid.

Hi Diana. Thanks for watching and the comment. The ship was beautiful and we loved the tradition, which is why we wanted to go on the Cunard ship. We didn't say too much in this video but the attitude of the staff was actually quite unacceptable. We have never travelled or stayed anywhere where the staff actually treated the passengers/guests as if they were an inconvenience. There was lots of 'eye rolling' and 'huffing' even at things like just asking for cutlery. Ali asked for some dairy free spread and the waitress just pointed to a table and told her to get it herself. A friendly 'good morning' was generally responded to by silence. One other passenger commented to us that they felt like they were the uncouth Aussies on a 3 day joyride that was interrupting their usual routine. Traditional service is lovely, rudeness is not.

So sorry you had a unacceptable service that's a shame it takes the edge of the experience I think some Australians would find the line not for them we loved it but we are older have history with P&O going back to the 60s and 70s where worked so shipping is in our blood we celebrate 50yrs of marriage in July not bad for former P&Overs.

Although it took the edge off the experience we still very much enjoyed the trip, we always do. We love getting dressed up in the dinner suit/evening gown and having dress codes for dining rooms etc. as well as the other 'nicer things' about cruising. I think you are right though, Cunard and Australian cruisers (generalising here) are not the perfect mix and I wouldn't imagine that Cunard would consider Australia as being a suitable homeport. Anyway, congratulations on upcoming 50 years of marriage and hope there are many more to come.

I am shocked and saddened to read this! Went on her pre-COVID and the service was warm, friendly.

Hi and thanks for watching. That sounds like a great cruise. You can attach a debit card instead of a credit card if you wish but if you want to just add cash onto the account either AUD or USD are fine. From memory they will take most major currency. There are juices at breakfast and, I think, other meals in the buffet and there is always water at the bars and in the buffet. You can drink the tap water but maybe take some empty drinks bottles and fill these up from the buffet to keep in your fridge. Also, not sure about emabarkations from Singapore but from other countries, including Australia, you can take unlimited quantities of your own drinks on board sop that might be worth looking into. Maybe give Cunard a call to check that one out, we did and they were most helpful. Hope this helps but let us know if there is anything more you need to know.

Hi Lisa. Sorry about that. Because we were on a short cruise there were no drinks packages available so we weren't able to take one out. If you've already booked though, have a look on your cruise planner as it will give you the prices and inclusions on there. You can then book online. Remember though that you can take your own drinks on board, not just wine but beers and spirits too.

Hi. It looks like they may have changed the policy as we could take anything on board. However, the current website says you can take 1 litre of alcohol on board each. Have a look at this page under 'Can I bring my own food and drinks' to see if it helps: www.cunard.com/en-au/cunard-stories/embarkation-day#6

Hi and thanks for watching. Suit and/or jackets not required for casual dress nights but they did like the men to wear one on Gala Night (formal night). I'm not sure if they would have turned anyone away for not wearing a jacket but most people did on Gala Night.

One point in answer to the dining dress requirements, most nights seated dining is smart casual gala nights is jacket & tie not necessarily dj. We fly long distances to get to our cruise & decided the weight flight restrictions didn’t warrent taking heavy suit & pants for the 2 or 3 gala nights so just gave them a miss. You can hire on board if you feel like spending $75 US. On all of the cruises I have been on buffet was excellent

Hi Barbara. We were only on 3 days so couldn't get a drinks package so we don't really know, sorry

gratuities are included

Thanks Suzi.

Yes please clairify

Hi Liz. Thanks for the rely and so sorry for the delay in getting back to you. We are in Australia and different rules apply to different countries but if you are in Australia there is no limit on alcohol you can take on board - www.cunard.com/en-au/frequently-asked-questions.All.faq390.summary. If you are sailing from a different country then different rules will apply.

Never heard of any restrictions on any cruise line . None . Ever .

@@richardg8651 thank you.

Went on a 22-day trans Pacific cruise on the QE and packed large. Real large. No extra charge. Fabulous ship.

@@CapriciousCapricrn thank you

Hi and thanks for the comment. Sorry for the delay. Yes, there was no limit on the cruise we took and as far as we are aware it has not changed. Have a look at this from the Cunard Australia website - www.cunard.com/en-au/frequently-asked-questions.All.faq390.summary. We were skeptical about this too given other cruise lines stance on this so we called them before we went on the cruise and they confirmed that this was correct. Sure enough we had no issues taking our own alcoholic drinks on board the ship. Hope this helps.

Not sure if queueing is normal on Queen Elizabeth. We cruised Queen Victoria to Norway from Southampton last year and literally only had at most 2-3 people in front of us.