QM2 Queens Grill Seating Question

[Sweetpea711423]

Could someone tell me whether there is a seating chart for the Queens Grill on QM2 available anywhere on-line?

 

Many thanks in advance for your help.

[Bigmike911]

There is no actual seating chart online, as they can change the configuration to meet changing needs. the Charts that exist are not to scale either. They are vastly undersized.

 

There are essentially two sections, one to the windows and the other to the center of the ship. The are divided by the formal entry There are a number of table for six, four, but most are for two.

 

Even the tables for two are realtively close together and if you choose, you can meet and talk to your neighbors, or else wish them a polite good afternoon or evening. We have been fortunate to meet a number of lovely people who shared tables near us.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Best Mike

[BigMac1953]

There isn't one because it's fluid and can change in accordance with what is required.

[Sweetpea711423]

Many thanks to the responders. A follow-up question if I might. Are there tables or sections that are considered better than others. We will be requesting a table for two.

 

Thanks again for any help.

[Bigmike911]

I usually ask for a table for 2 near the windows, that is in a row of parallel twos. That way I can chat with neighbors, should we strike up an acquantance. Some feel the windows are two public, as they look out on the promenade deck and there are walkers or runners outside at every meal it seems.

 

People with mobility problems, generally like to be closer to the entrance which is forward to minimize discomfort.

 

So here are you choices, near the windows, for or aft, inside near the walls which the niches with glass art objects. or in the middle some where.

 

Go to the Cunard web site, click our ships, qm2, introduction, virtual tour, dining, queens grill for a really good look.

 

Best Mike

[Sweetpea711423]

I usually ask for a table for 2 near the windows, that is in a row of parallel twos. That way I can chat with neighbors, should we strike up an acquantance. Some feel the windows are two public, as they look out on the promenade deck and there are walkers or runners outside at every meal it seems.

 

People with mobility problems, generally like to be closer to the entrance which is forward to minimize discomfort.

 

So here are you choices, near the windows, for or aft, inside near the walls which the niches with glass art objects. or in the middle some where.

 

Go to the Cunard web site, click our ships, qm2, introduction, virtual tour, dining, queens grill for a really good look.

 

Best Mike

 

 

Thanks, Bigmike, 911. Your answer is really helpful.

[mike14c]

Purely subjective of course, but I lime the tables near the rear of the QG. I ask for a table for two in the low 20's as far as table number go. It a nice small areaback there and for me it feels just a tad more intimate.

[LaComtesse75017]

Each to their own!!

 

I like the tables for two next to the serving stations......you have the chit chat with the crew, and they are more private than other tables for two.

 

The twos on the inside half of the restaurant are very close together.

 

Marie-Alice

[Sweetpea711423]

Many thanks for all the helpful answers here. A follow-up question if I might. If one is seated at a table for 2 at the windows, can you see the water at all, or really only see the Promenade Deck.

 

Thanks again!

[Bigmike911]

You can see the ocean from the side or aft windows of the QG beyond the Promanade.

 

Cheers Mike

[Sweetpea711423]

You can see the ocean from the side or aft windows of the QG beyond the Promanade.

 

Cheers Mike

 

 

Thanks, Mike!

[Whitemarsh]

Does anyone have any opinions on the larger tables in the Grills dinning rooms?

 

Considering that your table-mates can turn up anytime they like (as in they're arriving for dinner when you're finishing your dessert) do the bigger tables really work socially?

 

And speaking of seating plans, if you pick a larger table are you then more likely to be someplace undesirable (such as near the kitchen) or does the set up change with every voyage depending on the number of passengers etc?

[Bigmike911]

The large tables can be a bit lonely, On several voyages I have observed a couple arrive, and finish their meal, before their table mates arrived. On one crossing a particularly obnoxious individual was placed at a table with other well mannered persons. I am sure they were not happy.

 

On one crossing, a table for six was commanded by a striking older lady. I later found out that all of the people at the table were traveling with her, including a female companion and her two lawyers and their spouses. I met her later in the QG lounge and she was a particularly nice person.

 

I think it pretty much is the challenge of the draw, but the open dining, does seem to magnify issues.

 

I opt for a table for two or four (when there are three of us traveling together) and it works out well. In fact, we have made the acquaintance of several nice people at near by tables, and stay in contact. There are other times, where a polite "evening" has been the sum of the exchange.

 

Good Luck, Mike

[QM2 fan]

On our last TA,in PG,once we had got to know our table mates we all arranged a time to eat the following evening so we didn't come across the problem..simples!

[carlmm]

Does anyone have any opinions on the larger tables in the Grills dinning rooms?

 

Considering that your table-mates can turn up anytime they like (as in they're arriving for dinner when you're finishing your dessert) do the bigger tables really work socially?

 

A similiar question was discussed a short time ago. You might like to have a look at

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1155598

 

My input there was

 

"While there is indeed no obligation to coordinate your dining time, many people do, and I am glad they do. Afterall the social aspect is for many the main reason to choose a large table.

Fortunately at every single table I have been seated, we arranged somehow to dine together may it be by explicit agreement ("Would [eg.] 7.30 be a good time for you?"),

most often by adjusting a little bit without need to talk about (like finding everybody tends to arrive between for example 7.30 and 8.00, the first just wait a little bit. If the difference in arrival time is longer, the waiters are often very good in adjusting the speed of service, such that at latest the second or third course is served together.),

or by using the aforementioned "trick" of meeting for drinks before dinner. On some nights guests will be invited to cocktail parties anway."

[Whitemarsh]

Thanks for advice. I guess I'll stick with the table for six now and if it doesn't turn out well I suppose we'll ask to move to a table for two. And if that doesn't work (because the ship is full or something) then we will independently co-ordinate our dinning times to avoid the others. ;)