I'm not certain about anything. Hence the question here! Hoping others have relevant experience.

I read the following in QR fare rules for the fare I'm buying:

5 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
LIMITED TO 1 FREE AND 4 AT USD 200.00 EACH.
1 FREE IN AREA 3/AREA 1
1 FREE IN EUROPE/AFRICA
1 IN DOH EITHER OUT/IN AT USD 200.00
4 IN AREA 3/AREA 1/EUROPE/AFRICA AT USD 200.00
EACH.
A STOPOVER MAY NOT EXCEED 7 DAYS.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
PURCHASE OF AN OFFICIAL QR HOLIDAY STOPOVER
PACKAGE WILL SUPERSEDE THE ABOVE RULES STOPOVER
FEES AND RESTRICTIONS. REFER TO QR OFFICES AND QR
HOLIDAYS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICIAL
STOPOVER PACKAGE AND BOOKING PROCESS.
PURCHASE OF ONEWORLD MIDDLE EAST PASS IN
CONJUCTION WITH INTERNATIONAL QR TICKET WILL
SUPERSEDE THE ABOVE RULE STOPOVER FEE AND
RESTRICTIONS. REFER TO INFORMATION ON WORLD
MIDDLE EAST PASS. AGENT SHOULD CONTACT QR OFFICE
AND PROVIDE PNR DETAILS AND TICKET DETAILS OF
BOTH LONG HAUL TICKET AND ME PASS TICKET.SAME
INFORMATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY QR OFFICE.

(emphasis added)

That sounds quite promising, suggesting that an official QR stopover will waive the $200 stopover charge. I was hoping someone on this forum would have more information about this. Of course I could call QR, but it's best to know what to expect before I call -- so I can point agents in the right direction if they provide me with inaccurate information.