Transatlantic on QM2

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sawman

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236 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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Has anyone done a crossing on the QM2 or other liner?

And if so is there a luggage restriction??

Ive had a scout round cunards website but luggage restrictions not leaping out at me

g_attrill

7,968 posts

252 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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http://www.cunard.co.uk/AboutCunard/default.asp?Ac...

"There is no restriction for reasonable amounts of luggage on board the ship."



sawman

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236 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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must have been getting bog eyed, so missed that bit.

I'll have to contact them to determine exactly what reasonable is!

srebbe64

13,021 posts

243 months

Saturday 2nd May 2009
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There's no luggage restriction on the ship, but I presume you'll be going one direction by air? If so, then the airlines will have a luggage restriction.

sawman

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Sunday 3rd May 2009
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Ah no! I'm looking at driving from canada, as it looks as if we are returning to the uk for a year. so being able to bring loads of clobber will be helpful, my major issues at the mo is finding a one way truck rental to NYC

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Norbury90

6,898 posts

212 months

Sunday 3rd May 2009
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That is an awesome way of coming across to the UK when you actually need to!

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

261 months

Sunday 3rd May 2009
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sawman said:
Ah no! I'm looking at driving from canada, as it looks as if we are returning to the uk for a year. so being able to bring loads of clobber will be helpful, my major issues at the mo is finding a one way truck rental to NYC
Having given someone a lift to and from a cruise, I can confirm that passengers were taking huge amounts of luggage with them...

But a TRUCKLOAD...?

Hmmm....

sawman

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Sunday 3rd May 2009
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mybrainhurts said:
sawman said:
Ah no! I'm looking at driving from canada, as it looks as if we are returning to the uk for a year. so being able to bring loads of clobber will be helpful, my major issues at the mo is finding a one way truck rental to NYC
Having given someone a lift to and from a cruise, I can confirm that passengers were taking huge amounts of luggage with them...

But a TRUCKLOAD...?

Hmmm....
I'm using truck in the north american vernacular, which covers anything from jeep cherokee to small lorry, an articulated truck is known as a semi

not sure how much our stuff amounts to at present, I'd say it would fit in the back of a large SUV (chevvy suburban or something!)with the back seats flat. Not sure we'd get away with bikes and skis though.


mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

261 months

Sunday 3rd May 2009
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sawman said:
mybrainhurts said:
sawman said:
Ah no! I'm looking at driving from canada, as it looks as if we are returning to the uk for a year. so being able to bring loads of clobber will be helpful, my major issues at the mo is finding a one way truck rental to NYC
Having given someone a lift to and from a cruise, I can confirm that passengers were taking huge amounts of luggage with them...

But a TRUCKLOAD...?

Hmmm....
I'm using truck in the north american vernacular, which covers anything from jeep cherokee to small lorry, an articulated truck is known as a semi

not sure how much our stuff amounts to at present, I'd say it would fit in the back of a large SUV (chevvy suburban or something!)with the back seats flat. Not sure we'd get away with bikes and skis though.
rofl...the porters are going to love you...

I hope you're planning suitcases, not crates...?

Volume seems a bit high, unless there are more than two of you.

ianash

3,282 posts

189 months

Sunday 3rd May 2009
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My gut feeling is, that the higher class of cabin you have the more amenable they will be to your "truck" load of luggage

LD1Racing

6,858 posts

224 months

Sunday 3rd May 2009
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Just contact them to explain beforehand, even if most of it (the stuff you won't need while you're actually on-board) is on a palette I would think they'll have no problem finding somewhere to put it.

sawman

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Sunday 3rd May 2009
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LD1Racing said:
Just contact them to explain beforehand, even if most of it (the stuff you won't need while you're actually on-board) is on a palette I would think they'll have no problem finding somewhere to put it.
Good idea, ill give em a call, the major issues to my cunning plan at the mo is the cross border one way car/truck rental!