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  1. exlondoner
    I always chat to people at adjacent tables in the dining room, and often a relationship develops. I also chat to people nearby having morning coffee in the Queens Grill Lounge. I think on the whole people are happy to chat. It is often interesting to talk to people from different countries.
  2. exlondoner
    Sorry, I didn’t check: I was misled by the words wine list. In May, their own label Sicilian rosé, which is very agreeable, was about $39, including the 15% service. I assume the other colours were probably the same.
  3. exlondoner
    There is one from last year near the top of this page. It will obviously be somewhat out of date, but perhaps helpful, if longer than the 119th psalm.
  4. exlondoner
    I don’t think it is fair to say London prices are a rip off. They are high because they have high overheads and staff costs. Anyway, I have just looked at the prices for a smart bar in Bournemouth with a view. The cocktails are all £13.50. So Cunard prices don’t seem that unreasonable.
  5. exlondoner
    And you must remember the price of you drink in the Comm Club includes a view that is almost unmatchable in a bar on land and, if your are lucky, hot canapés and live music.
  6. exlondoner
    They did the best they could.
  7. exlondoner
    Bread rolls boring? There are so many different types: brown, white, flaked, seeded, cheesy ones, the helical salted ones, and I’m sure some I’ve forgotten. I think that’s pretty interesting.
  8. exlondoner
    I think it may also depend on the chef. On one QV voyage, my husband had roast lamb at lunch and, on a different day, some venison at dinner which were both impenetrable. Even I can reliably roast leg of lamb so it is tender. We did wonder if it was a particular individual who should be on puddings or something.
  9. exlondoner
    I am impressed. We have the opposite problem. The portions are invariably too large. We both hate leaving stuff, so rarely have any of the steaks, because we find them simply enormous. The steaks we have had have always been tender.
  10. exlondoner
    Do they really do that? It all sounds rather rushed and impatient. I would expect to be asked whether I want to carry on with the same wine, or start something else. And, quite often, we have more than one bottle on the go, so they would ask which we wanted to start with. And if we both wanted it.
  11. exlondoner
    There are Roman/Saxon city walls, a Mediaeval Merchant’s House, the City Art Gallery is calm and impressive. If it is a nice day, a trip on the Hythe Ferry gives you a chance to see the Harbour.
  12. exlondoner
    Ditto. And I’m in UK.
  13. exlondoner
    I see you’ve now stopped. Did Captain Hashmi hand over to Captain Hall in NY?
  14. exlondoner
    Won’t work for me. Just tells me to set up loyalty when it is already set up.
  15. exlondoner
    I think it is new. Have they got your history correct?
  16. exlondoner
    But did you find the entrance to the outside lifts? I think I must be the only person who likes the QM2’s layout because it is symmetrical and you can walk all the way round the ship inside without having to swap over the other side, as on the Vistas. I admit you have to go up and down a bit.
  17. exlondoner
    In my latest brochure it is called Hotel and Dining Service Charge.
  18. exlondoner
    I thought the Diamond perk was lunch in the Verandah or dinner in the pop ups.
  19. exlondoner
    In contrast the only time I have set foot in any of the gyms was when our muster drill on QM2 was there. I am still traumatised. They often have rather nice classical concerts in the Queens Room in the afternoons.
  20. exlondoner
    Not yet. I have heard much praise of the water colour classes.
  21. exlondoner
    I too like to lounge on the balcony (if the weather conduces) reading, but I rarely get as much read as I expect. This is partly because of falling asleep, but more because of the fascination of the endless and endlessly changing sea.
  22. exlondoner
    Hard to be precise what with the wind, but I would guess it is nearer 18/64.
  23. exlondoner
    And we made it even worse for ourselves. Because it was to be a one-off experience, we upgraded to a QG cabin. And have almost always booked them since. Doomed. 🙂
  24. exlondoner
    In 1997, we booked a once in a lifetime crossing on QE2, coming back in Concorde. Concorde was once in a lifetime, but we have been on Cunard nearly every year since then, and, as a result, are pretty broke. 🙂
  25. exlondoner
    Jeans are fine during the day. Trousers and a collared shirt are OK for non formal nights, but most people wear jackets, sometimes even ties. The clothes you buy won’t be wasted because you’ll probably book more trips.🙂

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