All true, and lines such as MSC, NCL, and some others I can’t remember, seem to have much more distinction, yet Cunard is the one people get put off, because it has a class system.
That is a delightful thing to say. I must admit I’m not sure I’d be terribly humorous if my luggage had ended up in the harbour. But I spent a whole career making pupils find Latin grammar amusing (and memorable), so I’ve had plenty of practice.
They still have those, in the Grills, at any rate. The mills, not the waiters, necessarily. My husband dislikes pepper, and they have fun frightening him with them - in the nicest possible way.
Same here. And I think the staff are quite quick to remove them when the savoury courses are done. In fact that may mean the china ones, if not a figment of my imagination, no longer appear. The emblem would have made them too tempting to nick.
As early as that? I usually find a sip or two of cabin g+t helps concentrate the mind. In any case, the choice diminishes as the cruise progresses, as I have to choose from what still fits.
I haven’t any pictures of the dining room. I’ve had a look in the brochure, and it is extremely hard to tell from the pictures there. But I do wonder if the third type is actually china, perhaps with the golden lion emblem on.
I don’t know what angle you photographed the plate from, but, whatever it was, it doesn’t look as if the Cunard emblem is at the top. You need to get on to that as well! 🙂 I don’t know how it works, but wouldn't you think that, as the staff who were going ashore are obviously still on the ship, they would be happy to postpone their day off? But maybe they do need a rest.