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Will I be able to attend religious services? How do I settle my final bill on board?
A minister, priest and rabbi will be on board to conduct If you wish, you can register your credit card details at
services. Non-denominational services are conducted at sea. check-in. If you do and are happy with your final
During voyages coinciding with a major religious holiday, statement, your account will be settled automatically.
ecumenical clergy will be aboard to conduct services. However, if you wish to settle your on-board account at
the end of the voyage by traveller’s cheques or cash,
How can I keep in touch with family, friends please do so at the Purser’s Office.
or business associates?
All staterooms have direct-dial telephones. You can send
emails from the computer rooms, or from your stateroom
On Shore
on Queen Mary 2. Fax facilities are also available.
Can I choose to explore independently at the
Can I send mail from the ship?
ports of call?
Our professional tour staff will be pleased to assist you
Yes, you can buy local stamps at the Purser’s Office and
with local arrangements in various ports of call, whether
they will be happy to post your mail for you.
for an exclusive optional shore excursion, a private car and
What is the smoking policy on board
guide, tee-times for golf, or restaurant reservations for a
Cunard ships?
memorable meal ashore. But if you prefer to explore
independently that is fine. Taxis are available at most
For the comfort of all our guests, restaurants, lifts and
ports, but be sure to negotiate rates before you set off.
certain other public areas have been designated non-
smoking areas.
Is the port always the main destination?
However, Cunard Line recognises that some of our guests
Usually, although there are some exceptions where the
may wish to smoke whilst on board and has therefore
main places of interest are not on the coast but accessible
designated smoking areas its ships. Outside, on the open
by coach or train from the port. An example of this is
decks, smoking is only permitted on the starboard side of
Rome. In these cases the main place of interest is shown
the decks as well as the forward and aft areas of deck 10
with the port in brackets, eg Rome (from Civitavecchia).
(Queen Victoria only). Inside, smoking is only permitted
At these ports of call, and others where the ship berths
within the Churchill's Cigar Lounge and Empire Casino
some distance from the city centre, Cunard will arrange a
aboard both ships. Guests who enjoy pipes or cigars are
shuttle bus service or a city transfer service, tickets for
accommodated each evening in the Churchill’s Cigar
which will be available for sale to guests on board. Guests
Lounge aboard both ships, and we do ask you to refrain
who wish to go ashore independently of the Cunard tour
from smoking pipes and cigars in other public areas. On
programme will usually find local public transport
board both ships, smoking is permitted in staterooms.
connections and private taxis close to the port.
As you will probably be aware, a ban on smoking in public
places came into force in the UK on 1 July 2007. However, What is an anchor port?
at the time of going to press, detailed regulations in Usually the ship will dock in the port and you will leave by
relation to ships had not been published and no date had the gangway. In some ports, however, you will anchor a
been set for the extension of this ban to ships. It does little way out from the shore and be taken ashore by tender.
however seem likely that the ban will extend to our ships These ports will be indicated on the itinerary by an
A
next to
and therefore have some impact on the ability of our the port name. Sometimes, these may be subject to change
guests to smoke whilst on board. We will of course make depending on the weather or port conditions.
sure that guests are clearly informed of the position as it
then stands whilst they are travelling with us. What happens to my luggage at the end
of the voyage?
What happens if I fall ill? The night before disembarkation, you will be asked to
The ship’s medical facilities are staffed by fully qualified leave your cases outside your stateroom. We recommend
doctors and nurses (Queen Mary 2 has the largest medical that you do not pack valuables, breakable items and
facility at sea). These facilities are not intended or designed medicines. On the morning of disembarkation, after you
to provide ongoing treatment of pre-existing conditions. If have come through customs, your luggage will be waiting
you anticipate a need for medical services aboard ship, in the cruise terminal for you to identify and reclaim.
your special requirement must be cleared in writing with
Cunard before your booking can be finalised. We regret How much tax-free shopping can I bring home?
that we cannot carry guests who will have entered their Purchases made in EC countries are subject to the usual
24th week of pregnancy by the end of their voyage. EC customs allowances. Outside the EC allowances vary.
To check allowances, visit the HM Revenue & Customs
Where can I keep my valuables? website at www.hmrc.gov.uk. Purchases made on the ship
All staterooms are equipped with a safe into which you are subject to non-EC regulations – check on board for
can programme your own personal code. what you are allowed to bring home.
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