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On april 29th 2010 QM2 departs for a transatlantic voyage to Southampton (7 days) and Hamburg (9 days).
Though it is two days longer to Hamburg, the price is cheaper than the price for Southampton, starting at 300 EUR in inside cabin, which is a lot.
Some specific reason why it is more expensive to Southampton ? It can't be because of capacity or something, it is the same voyage, and the same cabins...
Strange
J
Many of the old classics, such as Regal Empress and SSNorway stopped calling on NYC since the rock-bottom fares could not cover the docking fees, stevedores, and local payoffs required there, and much cheaper to deploy from Miami, Phila, or Baltimore.
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:I could not find the Jan QM2 trans on the UK Cunard web site that Frank said was a bargain (for American's anyway). Maybe I was not looking in the right place?
The QM2's January 2010 east-bound crossing is carved out of the World Cruise and is marketed as a segment of the that cruise and not a transatlantic crossing. God and Cunard only knows why!
Malcolm, are you thinking about that crossing? We'd finally get to meet! I got a wonderful room, and plan on hosting a cocktail party or two there.
I did note various TAs had had the transats advertised with additional days in NYC etc previously, but these have all been removed now.
Pam
quote:Originally posted by Frank X. Prudent:Malcolm, are you thinking about that crossing? We'd finally get to meet! I got a wonderful room, and plan on hosting a cocktail party or two there.
Frank:
1) Firstly the trans does not exist for us Brits.
2) Secondly I have a cash flow situation at present.
Our meeting may well have to wait.
quote:Originally posted by PamM: We appear to be able to do various segments of the WCs but not just the transat part on either QM2 or QV. Most odd.
Cunard are simply punishing us Brits for not tipping enough!
I don't think they ever did in the past either. The first time I've seen these show up on the web site as separate voyages are the Jan 2011 crossings on QUEEN VICTORIA and QUEEN ELIZABETH, which you can even book online (at least from the US).
Malcolm and Pam, if you're interested, phone Cunard.
(I'm "interested" but probably shouldn't spend the money ... so tempting though....)
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