What about shore attire?
Be comfortable but please remember to respect the cultural dress norms of your hosts when visiting shrines, temples and churches. A lightweight raincoat and umbrella never go amiss! Finally, a pair of comfortable walking shoes (plus a spare pair of glasses) will always stand you in good stead.
Do I have to dress for dinner every evening?
One of the great thrills of a Cunard voyage is the sheer glamour of the evenings. Generally, evening dress may be either formal, semi-formal or elegant casual when your ship is at sea, and informal or elegant casual when your ship is in port. Evening attire, effective from 6pm, will be specified in your ship’s Daily Programme, delivered to your stateroom each day.
Evening Dress Code
FORMAL:
Black tie or formal dark suit for gentlemen. A range of gentlemen’s formal wear is available to hire on board ship. Evening dress or other formal attire for ladies. Military or Award Decorations may be worn on formal nights.
SEMI-FORMAL:
Jacket and tie for gentlemen. Cocktail dress or trouser suit for ladies. No jeans.
ELEGANT CASUAL:
Jacket, no tie required for gentlemen. Dress, skirt or trousers for ladies. No jeans or shorts.
Please see below examples of dress code per voyage. This is a guide only and variations may occur.
QUEEN ELIZABETH, QUEEN VICTORIA & QUEEN MARY 2 VOYAGES:
First and last night on board Days at sea
(maximum of 3 per week) Days in port
(when sailing before 6pm) Overnight in port & later sailing
Elegant Casual Formal
Semi Formal Elegant Casual
QUEEN MARY 2 TRANSATLANTIC CROSSINGS:
First and last night on board
Three days at sea One day at sea
WORLD VOYAGES
There will be up to three formal nights per week, as well as themed Fancy Dress Balls scheduled throughout the voyage. Ball schedules, with suggested costumes and/or colour schemes, will be included in your pre-voyage documents.
What does single-seating dining mean?
It means there is just the one sitting for dinner, and guests can choose to dine at their reserved table any time between 6.30 and 9pm. The Britannia Restaurant on Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 offer a choice of an early or late sitting for dinner, which should be requested at the time of booking. More details about all restaurants can be found on pages 230-231.
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FOR BOOKING CONDITIONS, INFORMATION AND INSURANCE SEE PAGES 255-267
Elegant Casual Formal
Semi Formal
Am I right in thinking that the stateroom grade I choose determines where I eat?
Only in respect of your formal dining arrangements. On all ships your accommodation is paired with a specific restaurant. To discover how it works in practice, please turn to pages 230-231.
All ships offer alternative dining options, available to everyone:
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary 2
Lido Restaurant, Golden Lion, Café Carinthia and The Verandah Restaurant
Lido Restaurant, Golden Lion, Café Carinthia, Winter Garden, Todd English Restaurant
Kings Court, Boardwalk Café, Sir Samuel’s, Golden Lion, Todd English Restaurant
Advance bookings are required for Todd English on board Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2, Chef’s Galley on Queen Mary 2 and The Verandah on Queen Elizabeth. These dining options carry a nominal charge.
What do the different stateroom categories mean?
You will see from the deck plans that each ship offers various grades of accommodation. The grade and fare is determined by different factors such as: overall size of stateroom; position on the ship; with or without balcony; with or without sea views; bath or shower. Deck plans and descriptions of each grade of stateroom can be found on:
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary 2
pages 232-233, 236-238 pages 232-233, 239-241 pages 234-235, 242-244
What about tipping?
During your voyage, you will receive excellent service from many members of our staff in a variety of locations. Additionally, many more crew behind the scenes support those who serve you directly. For your convenience, a Hotel and Dining charge will be automatically added to your shipboard account on a daily basis.
The Hotel and Dining charge will be shared amongst those staff that helped provide and support your voyage experience, including the restaurant staff, stateroom stewards and accommodations staff, buffet stewards and others. Casino personnel do not share in the Hotel and Dining charge as not all guests utilise this service.
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