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  1. exlondoner
    That makes all the difference, much better than a witty answer which would have left my poor brain further confused. 😀
  2. exlondoner
    Sorry, I’m being very dim here, but why does it matter if you’ve disembarked?
  3. exlondoner
    Surely some of that is easily verifiable? Either QV is or is not longer than Arcadia?
  4. exlondoner
    The one that was moored on the Thames for so long and is now, I think, on the Clyde?
  5. exlondoner
    I would have thought Ocean was further from the station than Mayflower?
  6. exlondoner
    If you are booked on a specific train, I’d get a taxi.
  7. exlondoner
    But it is a difficult decision. Southampton is a genuinely interesting town, despite what some say. On the other hand, being almost alone on an empty ship is a wondrous experience, much to be enjoyed. Very difficult to decide. Certainly, if it is a wet day, as it nearly always is at the moment, I should stay on board.
  8. exlondoner
    Are you staying in for the Canaries?
  9. exlondoner
    And she has slipped another 15 minutes to 20.00.
  10. exlondoner
    Does it say anything on my Cunard?
  11. exlondoner
    Yes, but who is up to watch them arrive in the early morning when it is barely light? Anyway, it now seems it may be academic.
  12. exlondoner
    Soton VTS now says 19.45.
  13. exlondoner
    It’s not that rare if QV (which even by modern standards is not small) has done it twice with me aboard. On both occasions it was the same captain, now retired, and on both occasions we had been delayed. I agree about the PR issue though.
  14. exlondoner
    High tide tomorrow at Soton is at about 16.30 BST, I think. I wonder if she might take advantage of that to do what QV has done a couple of times when I have been aboard, and sneak in past the Needles, saving a couple of hours.
  15. exlondoner
    Or, if you are feeling energetic, it is not far to walk.
  16. exlondoner
    There is a shuttle.
  17. exlondoner
    But, but, but, what about Berengaria, who wasn’t built for Cunard, but who was a queen? Also, the Arcadia started off life as a hull for QV, until they decided they needed a modified version. But I think we can call this one Queen Anne, or, I imagine, Annie, if feeling affectionate.
  18. exlondoner
    What a splendid collection of speakers. Now if only they could summon the ghost of the admirable John Maxtone Graham….
  19. exlondoner
    It seems reasonable to call her Queen Anne. After all you would address a baby by its Christian name long before it was christened. Are you driving or training or flying to get to Southampton?
  20. exlondoner
    Or, more pedantically, I have never had a porter help heft the cases to the hole in the wall. Always before Covid, never since.
  21. exlondoner
    I haven’t seen a porter helping unload since Covid.
  22. exlondoner
    Soton VTS says 14.45.
  23. exlondoner
    It did indeed seem to be the case, that, when there was a lot of paperwork because of Covid, it was much quicker for people to flip through a few sheets till they got to the right one than fiddle around on their phones. This was unexpected but undoubtedly the case.
  24. exlondoner
    There were US officials on board a New England cruise I was on in August 2001, so it went on much longer. I imagine it ended very shortly after that.
  25. exlondoner
    Also I get the impression you would be glad of some winter warmth.
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