exlondoner

Of course I’m not in the know. I’m just an ordinary female passenger.

That was not the process on QA’s previous voyage. Appointments had to be made by the Purser’s Office. You could not just turn up and hope to be squeezed. 😀

We found a notice up saying that we should book an appointment via the Purser’s Office. We had to overcome a certain amount of (feigned?) puzzlement there, but we’re eventually able to do this.

And there are also some people, who are not necessarily particularly loquacious, but, when they do speak, just cannot modulate their voices, so that they are either silent or addressing half the restaurant.

That sounds awfully like Ico.

Not quite that either. 😀

Yes, that was the other steak dish I couldn’t remember. A much more manageable ingle slice was also on the menu of the day one night.

The only ship I’ve really loved was QE2, and I cried when we got off her for the last time. But I should probably hate her now. So few balconies, no forward observation lounge or any indoor forward view, very strange chairs in the Queens Room, etc, etc.

Lusitania? Sorry.

Well, I don’t know. I’m pretty traditional and I like it, or almost all of it. 😀

It is hard to draw a line between tradition and parody, isn’t it?

Would that be good or bad? And how is her sex relevant?

I believe that as there are only two Q2s and they are much favoured, they often sell out on the first day. Not all cruises of course.

They really can’t do anything right, can they?

But there is not always a shuttle bus to get you back from town.

I think the advantages of the Q3/4s are twofold. 1. Access to the Grills area is much easier as they are closer to the central lifts. 2. There is likely to be much less noise. Those at the back are exposed to noise from the wake, and also greater internal rattling from movement of the ship. This depends on individual sensitivity. I’ve spoken to those who never heard a thing from either source, and those who claimed to be unable to sleep because of one or other noise. Cabins at the side are very quiet.

I was not on the naming cruise, I was on the previous one. I’m sure they are pretty much standard throughout the fleet, however.

From memory, the permanent ones are rack of lamb, flamed duck, chateaubriand, some other sort of steak, lobster Thermidor, Dover sole, and some form of roast chicken. Then there are a few more on rotation. You will not need to become a vegetarian, though some of the veggie dishes are very nice.

Some days there are two meat/poultry mains. And quite a few more on the alc, including lamb, duck, beef, chicken. However, Britannia had Guinea fowl one night, which never appeared on ours.

I think they are on QA, so no pop-ups.

I believe so.

If you order a bottle, 15% is added to the bill for service.

Service charge?

Sir Sam’s I think.

Here are a few. I don’t have the alcs, I’m afraid.