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QM, being a liner, is built for the rough seas of the Atlantic crossing. Haven’t had the pleasure of sailing on QM, but QE certainly fared well on the waters of the Tasman and Bass Strait. She wasn’t really tested during our sailing though.

That’s interesting. We are looking forward to comparing QA’s Q3 to that of QE when we embark QA in May. In images, it is totally different with an open-sided partition separating the bedroom area from the living area. TVs are mounted on either side of the partition.

The Q3 layout is identical, it would seem from your description. Guests would not see your clothes, as that area is tucked well behind the bedroom area, completely out of sight even if the heavy curtain remained fixed back against the wall. Any guest using the toilet/basin area would enter and leave through the foyer door. in the second image below, the hanging and dressing area is behind and to the left of the timber panel on the left of the image. The balcony was not vast, but a very comfortable size.

Exactly. Comrade Lenin's statue in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. We visited on a Viking cruise from Vancouver to Hong Kong. Well done, and your turn...

That can happen at sea. I remember a similar story when we were in The Haven on NCL. Ankle deep in water, not a pleasant sensation. The dressing room is not separated from the bedroom by a barrier of any description, just a separate area, with a long return built-in dressing table with drawers under on both sides, with lights and mirror working really well. Backing on that area is the open hanging space, closed built-in closet containing safe, shelving, drawers and more hanging space. There was also a bank of good, deep drawers beside the open hanging space. It all really worked.

Okay, I know two clever people have identified the statue. Who will name the subject, and the place, so we can keep moving?

Yes, two entrances to the bathroom, one from foyer area and one from dressing room. A separates the shower and bath from the basin/toilet area.

Great photo, Les. I've seen her anchored there in the past. Off Caseys again?

"Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" would be perfect, Les, but I think Gerry's moved on, sadly. The rumour mill is humming about who will perform official ceremony. Princess Anne is a top bet, although with the news from London this morning, she may have a very full diary taking over other duties in addition to her usual busy schedule. How's the moving going?

Now THAT is the way to celebrate an eightieth! How wonderful, and he looks about forty!

Just had to log back in to CC. Light went on, Mic. Imagine indeed. We'll be in Liverpool in May, too, onboard Queen Anne when her naming ceremony will be held there. Cunard's saying there will be very special guest performers. I couldn't hope, could I? He of the Mull with the skirl of the pipes? 🤞🤞🤞

It is, and we couldn't believe it when the email landed just as we were going to bed last night. This morning I woke wondering if I had dreamt it, but the email's still there. We had no idea of this happening when we booked this cruise so many months ago. Cunard explained that the naming ceremony will be held during our Liverpool stop, not only because Liverpool is the Company's spiritual home, but also because our voyage will be Queen Anne's maiden circumnavigation of the British Isles. I'm actually rather relieved, because it will be Mario's 80th birthday during the cruise, and I was feeling a twinge of guilt that we won't be home for such a special one. The family all just said, "Go for it, we can celebrate before or after" and he feels the same way. As I wrote this morning on the Queen Anne thread, I told him last night that I've gone to enormous trouble, over months, to organise this special ceremony during his birthday cruise😉

I agree with all your comments about QE, with the exception of those relating to Grills staterooms. I haven't been in PG suites, but I have noted from the brochures that they are rather and long and narrow. Conversely, the QG penthouse we were fortunate to occupy was superbly laid out. Not quite as spacious as similar level on some other lines, but certainly more than adequate. The key to the QG3 comfort, we found, was the exceptional layout. Everything was efficiently placed, with ample storage and hanging space. The dressing area was a fine example of the clever layout, and the bathroom, with walk-in shower (with glass door, unlike other QG and PG suites) next to a large bathtub, both separated from the toilet and basins by a door, functioned perfectly. It will be really interesting to compare the Q3 on Queen Anne during our voyage in May. We have just received a Cunard email announcing that during our British Isles voyage, Liverpool, Cunard's spiritual home, will host Queen Anne's official naming ceremony. We are very excited to be witnesses to Cunard history.

Can't quite get your meaning her, Mic. It's probably a bit early in the morning😉

There is a Roll Call for this voyage.

We could arrange to smuggle you aboard.

We were thrilled to receive the email very late last evening, just as bedtime beckoned. This is our Queen Anne cruise, and we are delighted to be "in house" witnesses to Cunard history. DH will be celebrating a very special birthday during this British Isles adventure. Last night I told him I'd gone to enormous trouble arranging the naming ceremony during the cruise. I was actually relieved as much as excited, as I'd been feeling guilty about extending our time in the UK instead of being home in Australia with our family, but now I can explain the reason😉. Actually, in the email Cunard explains that Liverpool is the Company's spiritual home, and this cruise was chosen because it will be Queen Anne's maiden circumnavigation of the British Isles. The message also promises more to come....

Come on, spit it out😂

This one’s not an impaler, but he’s a bit petrifying. Maybe enough to need a chat over a very sweet pavlova.

You’re hot on the trail though.

Not Wally this time😂

Thanks! It is. I can’t wait to be back there in a few months.

Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness?

Jeannie Gunn’s We of the Never Never was mandatory reading in the high school curriculum in my school years.