New poll regarding the “Affluent” and cruising

[Cruachan]

Braggard!

 

Here he is. Say hello to Percy the Platypus. He has a friend called Willy the Wombat but he's camera shy.

 

 

J

[glojo]

Here he is. Say hello to Percy the Platypus. He has a friend called Willy the Wombat but he's camera shy.

 

 

J

:D:D Classic

 

okay, okay..

 

I have a bird's nestbox on my tv :p

[Salacia]

Here he is. Say hello to Percy the Platypus. He has a friend called Willy the Wombat but he's camera shy.

 

 

J

 

Crikey! I took that guy to my senior prom!

[Norfolk Brit]

He has a friend called Willy the Wombat but he's camera shy.

J

 

Nothing to do with camera shy - he just wishes to live a little longer:D.

 

Sir Martin

 

NB - anyone who visits Mr Cruachan's little website will note that everything he ever photographs falls victim to an extensive range of random calamities.

[Cruachan]

Nothing to do with camera shy - he just wishes to live a little longer:D.

 

Sir Martin

 

NB - anyone who visits Mr Cruachan's little website will note that everything he ever photographs falls victim to an extensive range of random calamities.

 

I like it! So my WMDs generate an ERRC. Cool :cool:

 

J

[Norfolk Brit]

I like it! So my WMDs generate an ERRC. Cool

J

 

tsk tsk. Double acronym alert (DAE).

 

Sir Martin

[Whitemarsh]

You are reminding me of a lawyer I practice with on occasion. This guy is a frequent Cunard cruiser and quite the character. He refers to himself as the "original ugly American tourist". His Breitling watches are the size of dinner plates and he is a very natty dresser- pocket square matches his socks and both are gingham check. He told me about a shore excursion where he was standing on a boat, black socks and sandals, cigar in mouth, telling the deckhand what to do while his wife and child snorkeled. He's a hilarious guy, really, and definitely affluent, but I would jump overboard if I found out he was on the same sailing as me. I think they only cruise Cunard at this point.

 

Why are you being so rude to Leacothea?

[Leucothea]

Why are you being so rude to Leacothea?

 

Thanks Whitemarsh, but I actually didn't take it that way. I thought Seago2 was referring to the content of my post, not to me, unless I'm wrong. It doesn't really matter anyway. To each his/her own. :)

[Seago2]

I was directly referring to your "money is not about class" statement. 99% of my post was mindless rambling.

[Force10]

Just my personal experience, but the accomodations booked by any passenger is no reflection of their "affluence". Of course, most people who book Grill accomodations have the resourses to do so. But there are also those go into debt to book Grill accomodations, having their charge card limits maxed out for a couple of years. And there are those who have the means to book a Queens Grill stateroom, but prefer an inside cabin on Deck 5.

 

Plenty of space for everyone. Even if it is only "a common Area" :)

 

Well said Salacia - affluence does not = class. Last time I was on QV a gentleman joined us for dinner in the main dining room from PG as there were a number of people on his table who were really rather rude - he stayed with us in the main dining room for the whole voyage!

[mercury51]

After reading the posts you are all nutty as a fruitcake. I was booked to cross the pond on a cargo ship out of Valencia, it went out of service so I needed an alternative and booked Curnard not giving any thought other then that it was a way to get back to the U.S without waiting until the fall. It is a mode of transportation I am happy if you want to fantasize dream play dress up or whatever but cut out your own paper dolls and leave the rest of us alone. I plan to spend the nine days in the casino bar and cabin I won't be playing dress up I have no dress up clothes with me so Bon Voyage I am sure the "liner" will survive my stench

[Thaxted]

After reading the posts you are all nutty as a fruitcake. I was booked to cross the pond on a cargo ship out of Valencia, it went out of service so I needed an alternative and booked Curnard not giving any thought other then that it was a way to get back to the U.S without waiting until the fall. It is a mode of transportation I am happy if you want to fantasize dream play dress up or whatever but cut out your own paper dolls and leave the rest of us alone. I plan to spend the nine days in the casino bar and cabin I won't be playing dress up I have no dress up clothes with me so Bon Voyage I am sure the "liner" will survive my stench

 

Temper temper, Mercury! If you spent more time on this board, you would realize that, for the most part, we're a fun loving crowd. We delight in good food, good conversation, and high spirits (quaffable and otherwise). From the tone of your postings, it's not your clothes that would be most out of place on QM2, but your ill humor. That's the only "stench" (your word, not mine) that would concern me.

[mercury51]

Not ill humor just speechless 4750 pounds to fly upper class on Virgin Atlantic that is around 7200 USdollars and that is for a six hour flight London /New York so what we are paying for nine days is a bargain and you guys go on and on about the prestige and obligation to hold up the "front"If you double that many would be in the Grills getting Grilled I get it the ocean liner is special, a privilege to be on it but get real your on it to get to New York

[Jim Avery]

Not ill humor just speechless 4750 pounds to fly upper class on Virgin Atlantic that is around 7200 USdollars and that is for a six hour flight London /New York so what we are paying for nine days is a bargain and you guys go on and on about the prestige and obligation to hold up the "front"If you double that many would be in the Grills getting Grilled I get it the ocean liner is special, a privilege to be on it but get real your on it to get to New York

 

Have to agree with you. Would do the same, but did you not see Titanic? Plenty of options for "lower classes" to have fun on board. :eek::D

[Salacia]

After reading the posts you are all nutty as a fruitcake. I was booked to cross the pond on a cargo ship out of Valencia, it went out of service so I needed an alternative and booked Curnard not giving any thought other then that it was a way to get back to the U.S without waiting until the fall. It is a mode of transportation I am happy if you want to fantasize dream play dress up or whatever but cut out your own paper dolls and leave the rest of us alone. I plan to spend the nine days in the casino bar and cabin I won't be playing dress up I have no dress up clothes with me so Bon Voyage I am sure the "liner" will survive my stench

 

 

Hot dam, that must be one hell of a big fruitcake!

 

Sorry your cargo ship booking didn't work out. I've been reading about cargo ship voyages for passenges, and it certainly seems very interesting.

 

I hope you aren't too terribly disappointed by your TransAtlantic Crossing on Cunard.

 

Regarding your concerns reagarding your possible "stench": every booking category has a fully equipped 'bathroom', which includes: sink, toilet and shower -equipped with soap, shampoo, tissues, toilet paper, all free of charge. The laundy area is self-service, and the detergent is also free of charge. Please avail yourself of these resources.

 

Paper dolls...gees whatta hoot

[Cruachan]

...Regarding your concerns reagarding your possible "stench": every booking category has a fully equipped 'bathroom', which includes: sink, toilet and shower -equipped with soap, shampoo, tissues, toilet paper, all free of charge...

 

Salacia forgot to mention that this does not apply to steerage passengers. They are taken on deck at 0430hrs every second day and hosed down with seawater. Toilet paper is provided for steerage passengers but the standard issue is only three sheets and, in the interests of economy, these must be cleaned and reused.

 

J

[Salacia]

Salacia forgot to mention that this does not apply to steerage passengers. They are taken on deck at 0430hrs every second day and hosed down with seawater. Toilet paper is provided for steerage passengers but the standard issue is only three sheets and, in the interests of economy, these must be cleaned and reused.

 

J

 

Oh, that explains the retractable clothes line in the shower! All this time, I've been hanging those itty bitty sheets on my balcony to dry.

[Louise D]

Oh, that explains the retractable clothes line in the shower! All this time, I've been hanging those itty bitty sheets on my balcony to dry.

 

Don't do it Salacia - imagine if the sheets blew over onto an adjoining balcony.

 

A true story: I know that some here might think Silverseas is more upmarket than Cunard, but the most icky thing that ever happened to me on board a ship was on the Silver Whisper when I went out on my balcony and found a pair of some man's underpants had miraculously appeared on my lounge chair. I decided I had better telephone to reception to report the wayward underpants and so I did so. The conversation went something like this:-

 

Me: There are a pair of underpants on my balcony and I don't know how they got there. Please send someone to take them away.

 

Reception: What are underpant?

 

Me: Men's undergarments.

 

Reception: What are undergarment?

 

Me: Clothing. Just get someone in to take them away.

 

Reception: You want your clothing removed?

 

Me: Just the underpants.

 

Reception: We send someone to remove clothing.

 

15 minutes later a steward appears with a stick.

 

Steward says: "You need your clothing removed".

 

I said "just remove these men's underpants lying on the balcony".

 

Steward says: "why you have men's underpants on your balcony?"

 

I said "they must have flown there from another balcony."

 

Steward looks at me with strange look. He goes out to balcony and closely observes the underpants, and prods them with the stick.

 

He says "You sure they are not yours?"

 

I say "No they are not mine - they are men's underpants. Just remove them."

 

He says, (with further strange look) "I suppose I take them away" - then carefully places the stick under the underpants and drapes them over the stick.

 

He then leaves the cabin with the underpants balancing from the stick.

 

(I have said before that Silverseas is a weird cruise line).

[pepperrn]

Don't do it Salacia - imagine if the sheets blew over onto an adjoining balcony.

They'd have six sheets :D .

[Norfolk Brit]

Don't do it Salacia - imagine if the sheets blew over onto an adjoining balcony.

 

A true story: I know that some here might think Silverseas is more upmarket than Cunard, but the most icky thing that ever happened to me on board a ship was on the Silver Whisper when I went out on my balcony and found a pair of some man's underpants had miraculously appeared on my lounge chair. I decided I had better telephone to reception to report the wayward underpants and so I did so. The conversation went something like this:-

 

Me: There are a pair of underpants on my balcony and I don't know how they got there. Please send someone to take them away.

 

Reception: What are underpant?

 

Me: Men's undergarments.

 

Reception: What are undergarment?

 

Me: Clothing. Just get someone in to take them away.

 

Reception: You want your clothing removed?

 

Me: Just the underpants.

 

Reception: We send someone to remove clothing.

 

15 minutes later a steward appears with a stick.

 

Steward says: "You need your clothing removed".

 

I said "just remove these men's underpants lying on the balcony".

 

Steward says: "why you have men's underpants on your balcony?"

 

I said "they must have flown there from another balcony."

 

Steward looks at me with strange look. He goes out to balcony and closely observes the underpants, and prods them with the stick.

 

He says "You sure they are not yours?"

 

I say "No they are not mine - they are men's underpants. Just remove them."

 

He says, (with further strange look) "I suppose I take them away" - then carefully places the stick under the underpants and drapes them over the stick.

 

He then leaves the cabin with the underpants balancing from the stick.

 

(I have said before that Silverseas is a weird cruise line).

 

Thanks, Louise. Brilliant!

 

Mary:D

[pepperrn]

Thanks, Louise. Brilliant! Mary:D

I agree :) Great story, thank you Louise :) :) .

[Cruachan]

Don't do it Salacia - imagine if the sheets blew over onto an adjoining balcony.

 

A true story: I know that some here might think Silverseas is more upmarket than Cunard, but the most icky thing that ever happened to me on board a ship was on the Silver Whisper when I went out on my balcony and found a pair of some man's underpants had miraculously appeared on my lounge chair. I decided I had better telephone to reception to report the wayward underpants and so I did so. The conversation went something like this:-

 

Me: There are a pair of underpants on my balcony and I don't know how they got there. Please send someone to take them away.

 

Reception: What are underpant?

 

Me: Men's undergarments.

 

Reception: What are undergarment?

 

Me: Clothing. Just get someone in to take them away.

 

Reception: You want your clothing removed?

 

Me: Just the underpants.

 

Reception: We send someone to remove clothing.

 

15 minutes later a steward appears with a stick.

 

Steward says: "You need your clothing removed".

 

I said "just remove these men's underpants lying on the balcony".

 

Steward says: "why you have men's underpants on your balcony?"

 

I said "they must have flown there from another balcony."

 

Steward looks at me with strange look. He goes out to balcony and closely observes the underpants, and prods them with the stick.

 

He says "You sure they are not yours?"

 

I say "No they are not mine - they are men's underpants. Just remove them."

 

He says, (with further strange look) "I suppose I take them away" - then carefully places the stick under the underpants and drapes them over the stick.

 

He then leaves the cabin with the underpants balancing from the stick.

 

(I have said before that Silverseas is a weird cruise line).

 

Nothing weird about it! I regularly handle my own underpants in similar fashion. Although, as well as a long stick, I will also don a full biohazzard suit.

 

J

[Louise D]

Nothing weird about it! I regularly handle my own underpants in similar fashion. Although, as well as a long stick, I will also don a full biohazzard suit.

 

J

 

Are you looking for a new job? You would be well suited for a position with Silverseas.

 

Louise

[pepperrn]

I will also don a full biohazzard suit. J

Is this the same suit you wear to remove the Pol Acker from your cabin when embarking?

[Wordzz]

If that took place in a U.S. port, the fault would have been that of the overzealous Department of Homeland Security, and not Cunard. I have memories of exactly the same thing happening on QE2 in Los Angeles on a regular basis.

 

Happened to us too, when boarding in Vancouver. As the ship (a Princess vessel) was travelling to Alaska, we had to go through US immigration before boarding. It took over 3.5 hours to board. That was nothing to do with Princess, everything to do with US immigration.