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Agree - Grills Lounge is really quite dull, though VLogs report that it has been refurbished somewhat

I much preferred the Queens Room for tea.

Castle much better seen in the evening, but can' t do that on a cruise. whilst we were there last May at the Belem tower one of the Holland America pinnacles sailed past - at about midday - and it was leaving that afternoon - I'd be really annoyed with such a rubbish schedule: Lisbon needs much more than a day, let alone a few hours... but that's the problem with cruising...There aren't many cities that I'd want to visit for just a few hours - Ok, Bergen in June is 6 hours, but Bergen is not Lisbon...

Much more fun to measure it at sea... Pretty sure Cunard will have got it right - it's not difficult. QM2 is longer, but has more ship behind the promenade deck at the stern and more in front at the bow

You are also assuming that the bow in front of the circuit is the same. I expect it isn't - QM2 will have more ship in front of the promenade - the QA bow is much stubbier Quite likely QA is longer (QA below, QM2 deck plans don't shows the extent of the bow whilst showing promenade)

Interesting. Makes sense - i always thought those going the "wrong" way on QM2 were being awkward but I see why now

The circuit on QA probably goes nearer the bow (the QM2 has a looong bow), and definitely goes much nearer the stern. Could easily account for the 72ft difference.

I guess that's one of the trade offs in the Pinnacle design - better obstructed balconies and the expense of the promenade deck. Wondering if these 6 are the best of this type? or at least 4056, 4057, 060, 4061

Walking up to the Castle Richard?

+1 for reasons to go Grills then!

Wondering why it is so quiet!

Looks good to me. And very quiet - is it cold today or something?

How is the Grills terrace area policed?

That's a very interesting take - you can do a fair bit of speciality dining* for the difference between balcony and BC or BC and PG We are on PG 7 weeks from now - I do like the bigger cabin though obviously PGs on anything else than QM2 are just stretched Britannias. The Grills deck does look good though (*probably every evening if you wanted to...in which case little point in doing BC!)

Are these parties only for Platinum and Diamond?

@exlondoner yes it was a good review and yes the ship looks great. Hopefully everything will be running smoothly in 7 weeks' time as the restaurants sound a bit overwhelemed at the moment Here is a rather tipsy Jamie reviewing the Indian restaurant as much as the ship...The food looks fantastic

Another review. Though I don't think INfamous is the right word for the Queens Room and Golden Lion. Also isn't it Mr Brainwash in Clarendon, not Banksy. (Very dangerous that gallery - cost me as much as the cabin on QM2 TA)

Out in Cambridge on a glorious spring morning before the tourist hordes arrive. Tourists eh… wouldn’t catch me being one… oh…

That makes sense; the PG price for the Canaries did seem cheap. Maybe it’s a bit less per 7 days on 14 day cruises anyway. Should be.

As I expected… still wondering about bidding for potential Q5/Q6 upgrade… still you have 2 TVs, and a much better sofa than balconies. And better deck chairs… and, bottled water.. and a coffee machine…

Though £8k for P2 for 14 days is good value (PG seems to be roughly £5.5k a week when cruises are put on sale.. in my very limited experience…) what are PG cabins like as in one in 7 weeks?

Wear your day clothes - you have an obvious excuse.

Thought I saw some royal portraits in Chris Frame's tour?

Is that a half decent "app" now? (Last experience, 18months ago)

You do share a table effectively with the next table in QM2 QG - or maybe it's just the bot where they put the first timers. Luckily neighbouring tables were good company, and you didn't have to make conversation, so almost perfect set up...