Currently undergoing her kickoff major overhaul in Hamburg since her delivery dorsum inwards 2010, Cunard cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth, is existence fitted alongside nine new, unmarried cabins.
Though the dimensions too prices for these accept non withal been lay inwards earth arena, this represents a real welcome motion past times the company. While the veteran Queen Elizabeth 2 had a fair discover of unmarried cabins, none of her 3 successors- Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth- originally featured whatever at all.
Needless to say, many people- including yours truly- volition promise that both of the other, inwards a higher identify mentioned ships volition likewise go retrofitted alongside to a greater extent than or less unmarried cabins. Though naught has been said on the subject, it does appear likely.
In doing this, Cunard is next the representative laid past times sis company P & O Cruises, which incorporated a small-scale discover of unmarried cabins into the too thence new Azura, and too thence retrofitted a discover into both her sis ship, Ventura, and the adults only Oriana.
As good equally the unmarried cabins, Queen Elizabeth will likewise create goodness from the installation of 32 inch apartment covert televisions inwards all cabins, the improver of 2 new, luxury shops, too enhancements to the rider menstruum inwards the self service purpose of the Lido Restaurant.
The unmarried cabins bandwagon is slow gathering speed across the mega send market. Even Royal Caribbean Area International has been busy retro plumbing equipment to a greater extent than or less of its ships alongside them. But the tedious surge inwards unmarried cabins tin really go traced dorsum to 2010, too the debut of the Norwegian Epic.
Then, the gear upwards novel ‘studio concept’ was introduced, alongside a block of 128 small, clubby interior cabins done upwards alongside funky lighting, equally good equally a communal bar too lounge. This was thence successful that it has at ane time been rolled out on both the newNorwegian new builds that followed, too volition likewise characteristic on the side past times side 2 ships, Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss.
None the less, it is hugely gratifying to see Cunard at final tipping it’s caput inwards the administration of the unmarried traveller who, inwards the past, was lay off past times the 175 per cent surcharge levied past times the trouble on near of its sailings. It does render to a greater extent than or less other pick for travellers seeking a somewhat to a greater extent than formal body of body of water going sense than that offered past times the opposition.
That said, the dimensions, locations too condition of these cabins- are they insides, outsides or both?- addition the per diem rates- remain to go seen. But at to the lowest degree it tin go said that Cunard is listening, learning, too adapting to demand, too that is e'er to go applauded.
As ever, rest tuned.
Update: it seems that 8 of the novel cabins volition go exterior alongside an body of body of water view, too the 9th volition go a criterion inside.
Then, the gear upwards novel ‘studio concept’ was introduced, alongside a block of 128 small, clubby interior cabins done upwards alongside funky lighting, equally good equally a communal bar too lounge. This was thence successful that it has at ane time been rolled out on both the newNorwegian new builds that followed, too volition likewise characteristic on the side past times side 2 ships, Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss.
None the less, it is hugely gratifying to see Cunard at final tipping it’s caput inwards the administration of the unmarried traveller who, inwards the past, was lay off past times the 175 per cent surcharge levied past times the trouble on near of its sailings. It does render to a greater extent than or less other pick for travellers seeking a somewhat to a greater extent than formal body of body of water going sense than that offered past times the opposition.
That said, the dimensions, locations too condition of these cabins- are they insides, outsides or both?- addition the per diem rates- remain to go seen. But at to the lowest degree it tin go said that Cunard is listening, learning, too adapting to demand, too that is e'er to go applauded.
As ever, rest tuned.
Update: it seems that 8 of the novel cabins volition go exterior alongside an body of body of water view, too the 9th volition go a criterion inside.
