Coffeepot

[QUOTE=sans;5840860] I have been getting a price from Cunard for a cruise from southampton to New York on the Queen Mary 6 Nights with our dogs So the lovely chap on the other end of the phone said before he can give me a price i need to measure the dogs tip off nose to tip of tail and standing paws on floor to top of head, have you ever tried to measure large dogs on your own not easy, they think you are playing running round in circles haha and my arms aren't long enough to reach from one end to the other you get the picture,

OK so i am a l little crasy

Arris

It was a great job - I was 17 & to be working on the QE2 was just fab

My parents videoed all of the 'Wickers World' programmes - he did a series on board the QE2 inthe 80's (I wasn't on it then, but was working on it when it was shown on TV).

There were 2 of us working in the kennels - it was known as 'Doggie Deck' - there was even an old fashioned lamppost complete with a piece of artificial grass round it Wish I could put the pics on here - thinking about it maybe not - 80's fashions & hair do's

Hope you get everything sorted - I think it's a great way to travel to Canada

Oh, forgot to ask - what sort of dogs do you have & how many?

Arris

Coffeepot

We have 3 dogs 2 girls golden labs and a male ( with attitude ) bearded collie
They all get on so well, we live in the countryside so they don't really meet other dogs that much, not sure how the collie will get on he barks at everything, what did you do if you got a barker on board ? also do they get sea sick, 1 of the retrievers gets car sick so does the collie, oh yes and the chap at cunard said they get a special

Coffeepot

sorry about that they get a special monogramed blanket haha

Arris

When I worked on the QE2, the kennels were nowhere near the passenger areas, so a dogs barking wouldn't have been heard (never had any 'barkers').

We used to go up to check on them in the evening before going to bed just to make sure all was well with them. One lady who was travelling alone who was taking her pug to the UK spent most of her days with us up in the kennels as she wanted to spend most of her time with her dog - really nice of her, but spending what I imagine would have been a lot of money to travel on the QE2 & then spend nearly the whole time in the kennels!

As for sea sickness, didn't seem to be a problem.

HTH, Arris

woofwoof

[QUOTE=sans;5839991] Thats a point..sounds like a cruise for women...so I'm not going now.

Just remembered ...theres a load of bars on board so you can go on a permanent pub crawl if you like.......that'll do me ....decided to go again

Coffeepot

[QUOTE=woofwoof;5842377] pub crawl eh mmmmmmmmmmm
sans your coming the return trip maybe we should just stay on till we get to your back garden, then you can come back that way,

got to tell you i asked if there was any limit to how much we could take on board was told no there isn't then the lady i was talking to said the last time she was on board, someone had loads in there cabin but the thing that made her do a double take was a lawn mower
in the cabin, WOOFWOOF was that you

sans

[QUOTE=Coffeepot;5842397] You lot will of drunk the ship dry by the time it got to Van Isl.

Caitilin

I'd love to cruise across. And as i have my own personal flight budget as well as shipping costs (i'm going sans container), and snake-flight to play with it may just be an option.

Hmm. If anyone does, let us know how ti goes?

Coffeepot

If the timing is okay thats the way we will go, trouble is booking for the dogs so far in advance, suppose they could fly

Hope all is well with your plans, anything come through yet ?

Coffeepot

[QUOTE=sans;5842474] knowing what i am like i will get lost

Iain Mc

The QM2 is a pretty big ship, but it's tough to get lost

One tip: get to one of the laundry rooms early once you've sailed if you have anything to iron for the first night's dinner - everyone seems to have the same idea about half an hour before first sitting (yes, that was us).

And you won't get bored - there's way too much to do. The guest lectures and stuff when we crossed were just brilliant. Plus all the shows, the theatre, the food, the classes, the library, the health club, the food, the casino, the bars, the computer room, the food, and so on.

Caitilin

Got an email back from CHC saying they've now updated my addy and will resend any missing mail. Which implies there is mail. Which means i'm about to pounce the postie.

JAJ

Once again, for anyone contemplating this option.

In order to use the visa-waiver scheme it is mandatory to have a return or onward ticket if entering the United States by sea or air.

If your plan is to enter the U.S. and then leave over the land frontier, then you need a U.S. tourist visa. Unless you have a Canadian or Bermuda passport (different rules).

sans

[QUOTE=Coffeepot;5842983] Hope your not planning on driving the ship if so do you think you could park it in someone elses back yard