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Arethereanyshopsonboard?
howeverseemlikelythatthebanwillextendtoourshipsandtherefore
You’llfindaselectionofduty-freeshopsonboard,sellingarangeof
havesomeimpactontheabilityofourgueststosmokewhilston
goodsfromclothes,jewellery,perfumesandgifts,toessentialssuch
board.Wewillofcoursemakesurethatguestsareclearlyinformed
astoothpasteandrazorblades.
ofthepositionasitthenstandswhilsttheyaretravellingwithus.
Isthereagoodlibraryonboard?
WhathappensifIfallill?
There’snoneedtopackheavybooks.Allourshipshaveexcellent
Theships’medicalfacilitiesarestaffedbyfullyqualifieddoctorsand
libraries.QueenElizabethandQueenVictoriaboasttwo-storey
nurses(QueenMary2hasthelargestmedicalfacilityatsea).These
libraries,whilstQueenMary2hasthelargestlibraryatsea.Allships
facilitiesarenotintendedordesignedtoprovideongoingtreatment
alsohavewellstockedbookshops,plustherearefilmlibrarieson
ofpre-existingconditions.Ifyouanticipateaneedformedicalservices
board,offeringawiderangeofchoicetomakeyourholidayeven
aboardship,yourspecialrequirementmustbeclearedinwritingwith
morerelaxingandenjoyable.
Cunardbeforeyourbookingcanbefinalised.Weregretthatwecannot
carryguestswhowillhaveenteredtheir24thweekofpregnancybythe
ShouldItakemycamera?
endoftheirvoyage.
Yesdefinitely.Ourcarefullyselectedports,theilluminatingshore
excursionsandglamorouseveningswithnewfriendswillprovide
WherecanIkeepmyvaluables?
plentyofmomentsyou’llwishtocaptureforever.
Allstateroomsareequippedwithasafeintowhichyoucanprogramme
yourownpersonalcode.
Additionallytheofficialphotographeronboardwilltakepictures
duringyourvoyage.Thesewillbeonshowandavailableforpurchase
HowdoIsettlemyfinalbillonboard?
atthePhotoGallery.
Ifyouwish,youcanregisteryourcreditcarddetailsatcheck-in.Ifyou
doandarehappywithyourfinalstatement,youraccountwillbesettled
Whatentertainmentandactivitiesareavailable?
automatically.However,ifyouwishtosettleyouron-boardaccountat
There’splentytodoandafulllistofwhat’savailablewillbeshown
theendofthevoyagebytraveller’schequesorcash,pleasedosoat
intheDailyProgramme,whichyouwillreceiveeachdayinyour
thePurser’sOffice.
stateroom.Activitiesinclude:informaltalks,portlectures,academic
andculturalenrichmentprogrammes,celebrityspeakers,computer
classes,aerobicsclasses,sportstournaments,games,quizzesand
competitions,aswellasconcerts,musicalshowsandcabarets. ONSHORE
Youcanalsocatchuponmoviesandplaythetablesinthecasino.
CanIchoosetoexploreindependentlyattheportsofcall?
HowcanIkeepfit?
Ourprofessionaltourstaffwillbepleasedtoassistyouwithlocal
Eachshipisequippedwithagym,completewiththerapyroomsand arrangementsinvariousportsofcall,whetherforanexclusiveoptional
spatreatments.Therearealsoaerobics,pilates,yogaandothersuch shoreexcursion,aprivatecarandguide,tee-timesforgolf,orrestaurant
classes,detailsofwhichcanbefoundintheDailyProgramme.Your reservationsforamemorablemealashore.Butifyouprefertoexplore
exerciseprogrammecanalsobecomplementedbythehealthyoptions independentlythatisfine.Taxisareavailableatmostports,butbesure
menuatallmeals. tonegotiateratesbeforeyousetoff.
WillIbeabletoattendreligiousservices?
Istheportalwaysthemaindestination?
Aminister,priestandrabbiwillbeonboardtoconductservices.
Usually,althoughtherearesomeexceptionswherethemainplacesof
Non-denominationalservicesareconductedatsea.Duringvoyages
interestarenotonthecoastbutaccessiblebycoachortrainfromthe
coincidingwithamajorreligiousholiday,ecumenicalclergywillbe
port.AnexampleofthisisRome.Inthesecasesthemainplaceof
aboardtoconductservices.
interestisshownwiththeportinbrackets,egRome(fromCivitavecchia).
HowcanIkeepintouchwithfamily,friendsorbusinessassociates?
Attheseportsofcall,andotherswheretheshipberthssomedistance
fromthecitycentre,Cunardwillarrangeashuttlebusserviceoracity
Allstateroomshavedirect-dialtelephones.Youcansendemailsfrom
transferservice,ticketsforwhichwillbeavailableforsaletoguestson
thecomputerroomsand,whereavailable,throughwireless
board.GuestswhowishtogoashoreindependentlyoftheCunardtour
communications.Faxfacilitiesarealsoavailable.
programmewillusuallyfindlocalpublictransportconnectionsand
CanIsendmailfromtheship?
privatetaxisclosetotheport.
Yes,youcanbuylocalstampsatthePurser’sOfficeandtheywillbe
happytopostyourmailforyou.
Whatisananchorport?
Usuallytheshipwilldockintheportandyouwillleavebythegangway.
WhatisthesmokingpolicyonboardCunardships? Insomeports,however,youwillanchoralittlewayoutfromtheshore
Forthecomfortofallourguests,restaurants,liftsandcertainother andbetakenashorebytender.Theseportswillbeindicatedonthe
publicareashavebeendesignatednon-smokingareas. itinerarybyan
A
nexttotheportname.Sometimes,thesemaybe
However,CunardLinerecognisesthatsomeofourguestsmaywish
subjecttochangedependingontheweatherorportconditions.
tosmokewhilstonboardandhasthereforedesignatedsmokingareas
onitsships.Outside,ontheopendecks,smokingisonlypermittedon
Whathappenstomyluggageattheendofthevoyage?
thestarboardsideofthedecksaswellastheforwardandaftareasof
Thenightbeforedisembarkation,youwillbeaskedtoleaveyourcases
deck10(QueenElizabethandQueenVictoria).Inside,smokingisonly
outsideyourstateroom.Werecommendthatyoudonotpack
permittedwithintheChurchill'sCigarLoungeandEmpireCasinoaboard
valuables,breakableitemsandmedicines.Onthemorningof
allships.Guestswhoenjoypipesorcigarsareaccommodatedeach
disembarkation,afteryouhavecomethroughcustoms,yourluggage
eveningintheChurchill’sCigarLoungeaboardbothships,andwedo
willbewaitinginthecruiseterminalforyoutoidentifyandreclaim.
askyoutorefrainfromsmokingpipesandcigarsinotherpublicareas.
Onboardbothships,smokingispermittedinstaterooms. Howmuchtax-freeshoppingcanIbringhome?
Asyouwillprobablybeaware,abanonsmokinginpublicplacescame
PurchasesmadeinECcountriesaresubjecttotheusualECcustoms
intoforceintheUKon1July2007.However,atthetimeofgoingto
allowances.OutsidetheECallowancesvary.Tocheckallowances,visit
press,detailedregulationsinrelationtoshipshadnotbeenpublished
theHMRevenue&Customswebsiteatwww.hmrc.gov.uk.Purchases
andnodatehadbeensetfortheextensionofthisbantoships.Itdoes
madeontheshiparesubjecttonon-ECregulations–checkonboardfor
whatyouareallowedtobringhome.
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