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Salacia. I never recalled arriving a day earlier

On the QM2 or any ship, unless there is a problem

With ship.

I also have never heard of an ocean liner

Arriving a day earlier due to favorable winds.

A jet liner maybe

Also Cunard has to pay those port fees

Something's afoot:cool:

Yes. Dreadful. Shame on Denmark and Copenhagen. But nothing to do with Cunard.

 

 

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I didn't imply that Cunard is involved in this

The Qm2 is very humane to wild life and affords

Me the opportunity to travel the world and visit

The national parks and zoos

Slaughter of an African animal, endangered

On loan from Africa to Denmark .:p

Isn't this an international legal issue?

Or giraffe even.

 

Anyway, back to the QM2, the sea-scanner website says arrival in Fremantle will be in 15 hours but the webcam shows her already docked. So has she arrived early or have sea-scanner got it wrong?

 

 

Harbour webcams are here:

 

http://www.fremantleports.com.au/Operations/Harbourcams/Pages/default.aspx

 

 

Yes! Thanks

Looks great. 15 hours is a big difference in time

AS a world traveler on Cunard , along with the Dogs and cats in the kennels.

I am very impressed how Cunard cares for the pets on board. On rough day

at sea ,Commodore Warner made a public statement that he was concerned

that the Pets in the Kennel may get sea sick.

I have visited ports and went on tours to visit national parks and wild life.

In St.Kitts, we played with the cute monkeys. In Barbados , we swam with the Turtles. In London, we visited the Zoo. All warming experiences .

But I am very, very Outraged,Upset,Sickened about the 2 year old male healthy ZEBRA was Slaughtered. Killed. and in public display, dismembered

and thrown to the Lions in Copenhagen ZOO, Denmark.:mad:

WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN:(

But, turquoise ... I am sure you know that QM2 can do 30 knots ...

 

Tomorrow she will arrive at Fremantle (Perth), Australia! :)

Hi Cats. Yes , but there is not need for that speed

As in the Ocean liner days .

Ah , I lost track of where the Qm2 is.

Thanks for the update:)

To be frank, you would have the same social experience whether you dined in QG or Britannia, except that in Britannia you would pay significantly less for it.

Yes. Excellent point and very true.

I think Britannia dinning is a great experience in the tradition of

The transatlantic Ocean lines.

Perfect for singles

They are both well established and tradtion

In the Ocean liner Industry

Hal has a lot more ships than Cunard

And offer very interesting and exotic cruises

Hal also does Transatlantic voyages

Hal is not big on the World cruises as

Cunard

As far as formal wear, Hal is formal

But not as regimented as Cunard

I don't remember ever seeing Al Jazeera news on any Cunard ship? I also find they show a broader range of news stories than the big US and UK networks.

Aljazeera was shown on the Qm2. I would watch it in the am

Although I'm not one to watch TV when sailing.

Last year on a crossing , it was gone.

Fox News is very prominent on the Cunard network

I agree that Aljazeera shows a broader range of news. I remember watching a story about the wild life and global warming in Northern parts of Europe.

Variety is always a good option

I was told that Aljazeera (media) will no longer

Be shown on the QM2 . I know Fox is shown, as BBC

And Mnbc , though mid Atlantic. The signal lost,

I enjoyed watching Aljazeera on board and thought

It made a balance on the media shown

I don't know why it was cut?:confused:

If Only that was true, sadly along way from the truth a long way

I can say from my experience on Cunard

That I have meet respectful , with class,

Interesting.

Also when I sail, I leave my"baggage at home":D

Having cruised many times on Celebrity, Azamara, Princess, and Holland America, my husband and I are now thinking of taking a Transatlantic cruise on the Queen Victoria. I have just read some of the recent threads and have been struck by what I am interpreting as snobbery. My husband has a tux, and before we retired we were at many black tie charity functions. We seem to be beyond that now and, although, we dress smartly--suit and blazer for my husband, and dressy outfits for me, we do not want the hassle of hauling formal evening wear around the globe or renting a tux for my husband. So, will we find Cunard too stiff and snobby or are there less pretentious people on board?

You know when people have "class" , it means they dress well, have manners,

Are respectful , "sure of them selves"

And they are "Cunarders"

Welcome on board

Brigitte, Yup.

 

I believe Princess uses the term "priority reservations" available to passengers booking suites, and it extends not only to the restaurants, but also to other venues/activities on board. See http://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/ships/PrincessSuite_eFlyer.pdf

 

Anyway, my point was that what some people (not you) consider a snobby, pretentious "class system" on Cunard might want to take a closer look at what happens on other cruise lines before they poke sticks at Cunard and its passengers. I'm a rower, not a cheerleader, but facts are facts. -S.

 

P.S. Just to add that I'm not dissing Princess. We booked a suite on Princess Caribbean once, and enjoyed most of our meals served en-suite. The food and the service were excellent. Can't say enough good things about the service we received from very nice, thoughtful people.

Yes Salacia ,your are right about that.There are are other cruise lines have an upper class .

On my last cruise to the Caribbean on NCL, Breakaway

I sailed in the Haven, which is a private suite section.

Private sun deck, private pool and dinning Room.

Very nice , but is it a caste system? Not really, since one pays for this

Type of accommodation , it is NOT Inherited . LOL:)

Thank you, Pepper, and the very same to you.

Paul

 

P.S. I also love that QM2 has two completely independent power plants: the four diesels way low in the hull that can generate 67.2 MW and the two turbines on Deck 12 that can generate 50 MW. She could conceivably lose all power because of a catastrophic failure in the electrical distribution system, but probably never because of engine room problems.

That is comforting to know.

I like the beautiful Britannia Dinning Room.

The aft decks , reminiscent of

Leonardo Da Vinci.

The Commodore

The way the Qm2 sails the seas.