exlondoner

I wondered if there might actually be some sort of medical condition connected to a swelled head that made it impossible to tie a tie. In fact they don’t actually attract any passengers per se, as nobody knows which cruises they are going to be on.

Interestingly the sole slightly inappropriately dressed person I mentioned earlier was a Celebrity Speaker. I’m not sure there is any sort of medical condition that precludes one wearing a plain shirt, but I suppose delayed luggage might.

I have to disagree with much of this, though my perspective is more limited, as I haven’t sailed on the other lines. What makes Cunard special to me, always more than the dress code, is the sense of peace and space and serenity. I’m always baffled where all those 2,000+ passengers are, though the ones I do come across are usually courteous and friendly. I also like the calm decor, which even QA has, the classical music, the excellent libraries, and the varied lecture programme. I would not expect an organisation supplying holidays to lecture me on how to dress any more than how to clean my teeth. I would think most passengers know. It is nice that people generally dress smartly, and I have never seen men in anything approaching swimwear in the Commodore Club, and can only assume it is a very rare phenomenon. And indeed what were officers, inert or otherwise, doing there? Generally speaking, people who don’t want to dress for formal night go to the buffet, and the best of luck to them. Nonetheless, on my last cruise, on poor QA which seems deemed by many to be halfway to the end of civilisation, on formal nights, my restaurant was very full, and I only saw one person (slightly but not conspicuously) inappropriately dressed. Why all this gloom?

Which Cunard ship was it taken from? Perhaps it is simply that there is more space to aim at when backing out?

I assume disembarkation was not too traumatic in the end?

And what are the costs of doing it all electronically? And the chances of it all suddenly vanishing?

Personally I love all the paper copies which I keep and look at over the years. My husband was vaguely peeved that they no longer deliver Britain Today unless asked for. But obviously they should give the choice. It is just that everything is so much easier to read if it is on paper. We found the menus arrived after breakfast not the night before, though having them then is useful for people who need to make adjustments, like a low salt version.

None of those would make the ship actually arrive late.

And the seasonal berries never quite last until the final morning.

That’s really rather pathetic - the Purser’s, I mean. Still you should have a nice day in Soton tomorrow.

Replenishing in NY means there is fresh milk both ways and no UHT, which a lot of people don’t like, though I can’t tell the different.

Are those lines identical? Surely not. So how can Cunard become four things? Anyway, I have much enjoyed my recent voyages, but I fear I am either easily pleased or not a connoisseur.

So far, so good, I imagine.

The Vistas dock in Manhattan sometimes.

I know what you say about averages, but I think, partly because of her war time experiences, A. Hepburn was thing by any standards. Compare her with other 50s female stars like Hayworth, Grable, Monroe, Bacall, Loren, etc. I actually find it discomforting to look at her, and I grew up with a mother with a 22 inch waist.

That’s what I do with it, and also put some in my water bottle when leaving the ship on a hot day.

I’m sure you can request it. The point is whether you should have to, I think.

Just to clarify, in case anyone is wondering: it wasn’t me, for all the reasons stated above. 😀

Doesn’t she look horrendously thin? I would have thought those were just trousers. I think I prefer the salad named after the same island.

The thing is what with increasing age, poor eyesight, and general wine drinking, few would be able to remember whether you were in repeating outfits or not. 😀

What is a capri? I thought it was an Italian island, beloved by the wealthy.

It is, fortunately, extremely loose fitting. Oddly, it does seem to have shrunk slightly length wise. Presumably the sea air.

I agree it is hard to account for such negative reviews. I’m sure things have improved since the first few voyages in terms of slickness and general organisation, but those of us who went on the first few voyages can’t realistically have expected everything to be perfect. I also agree about the wonderful amount of deck space, both shaded and not. It is making me look forward to our Med. cruise next year.

Curiously enough, the black dress I was speaking of was from Wallis.

I thought they had said to arrive two hours later.