MarkBearSF Posted October 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Hurrah! According to a passenger on the last Westbound crossing, Cunard pens have returned to the QM2! She had one in her cabin. - Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope Posted October 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2018 The best pens are found in the grill rooms. I'm sure it was a plot if those went missing too! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted October 26, 2018 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Do you mean the black and gold ones that are on your cabin desk along with a small notepad? When did they go missing on the QM2? They've always been available on the QE and QV recently. I sometimes bring them home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC retired Posted October 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I have a couple of Cunard Pens but they have “odd” refills that I have not found anywhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBearSF Posted October 27, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted October 27, 2018 34 minutes ago, Ray66 said: Do you mean the black and gold ones that are on your cabin desk along with a small notepad? When did they go missing on the QM2? They've always been available on the QE and QV recently. I sometimes bring them home. They started disappearing on the Fashion Crossing (I believe) - When we were on the following Eastbound, they were not in the cabins and were going fast and they were basicaly gone (except for the ones missing the pocket clip) on the return to NY. There were 21 days cruising Canada and a return Westbound after this with no deliveries expected in NY. Reports from a month ago were that they were missing from all the ships in the fleet around that time - and the usual worries that this was another Cunard touch that was going away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted October 27, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I love my Cunard Pens and take home as many as I can without crossing the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymal Posted October 27, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 27, 2018 You get one per cabin, I would think they are not given just for passengers to collect and taken home?🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 28, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Currently onboard QM2 and there are pens in your cabins but only cheap plastic ones that aint worth "nicking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgarner1 Posted October 28, 2018 #9 Share Posted October 28, 2018 This is the pen currently deployed in the lower deck cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted October 28, 2018 #10 Share Posted October 28, 2018 If I don't get a fake Montblanc, I'm not going! 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted October 28, 2018 #11 Share Posted October 28, 2018 OMG, cheap plastic pens! NOT luxury cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgarner1 Posted October 28, 2018 #12 Share Posted October 28, 2018 They write quite fine. Perhaps more important than the quality of the pen is the skill of its user. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted October 29, 2018 #13 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I think they should be quill pens ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant1151 Posted October 30, 2018 #14 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I have a few black and gold ones in my bag, no doubt they will make there way back in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 30, 2018 #15 Share Posted October 30, 2018 14 hours ago, Elephant1151 said: I have a few black and gold ones in my bag, no doubt they will make there way back in a few weeks. I think the black/gold pens are a thing of the past and the plastic ones will become the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Virox Bucket Posted November 3, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 3, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 8:29 PM, tv24 said: OMG, cheap plastic pens! NOT luxury cruising! About 500 a day get nicked from the Maitre D' so don't expect Mont Blancs and a skillful purser to coexist on the same ship. Also, the old ones were as cheap as the new ones and tended to disassemble themselves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricki Posted November 4, 2018 #17 Share Posted November 4, 2018 The best pen situation on Cunard was on the 2018 QE World Voyage. The shop was selling Azamara pens on the sale table outside. They lingered for a few weeks until they were removed or sold. Ricki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted November 4, 2018 #18 Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 2:40 AM, Yellow Virox Bucket said: About 500 a day get nicked from the Maitre D' so don't expect Mont Blancs and a skillful purser to coexist on the same ship. Also, the old ones were as cheap as the new ones and tended to disassemble themselves.... Hotels and other places love to give away their pens as a form of advertising. Mont Blancs cannot be expected on any cruise line, even the fancy pants ones. I would guess that Cunard is happy that their pens travel around the world as a form of advertising. Don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted November 19, 2018 #19 Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 2:45 PM, ddgarner1 said: This is the pen currently deployed in the lower deck cabins. we just had one of these pens on the QV (Britannia balcony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted November 19, 2018 #20 Share Posted November 19, 2018 They did run out of pens on QM2, as they were waiting for the delivery of the new ones. Incidentally, the new ones are completely biodegradable. No change to the Grill's pens. Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summergee Posted November 19, 2018 #21 Share Posted November 19, 2018 We had the same pen in Princess Grill this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageCCG Posted November 19, 2018 #22 Share Posted November 19, 2018 11 hours ago, BigMac1953 said: Incidentally, the new ones are completely biodegradable. So ... not plastic then?? Unless they have a cardboard barrel and a refill cartridge that's fashioned out of a hollow blade of grass, I'm pretty sure that pens made of plastic and metal are not biodegradable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted November 19, 2018 #23 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I've seen rolled paper pen barrels. I think the actual ink cartridge is plastic. The ball its retainer are metal, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBearSF Posted November 20, 2018 Author #24 Share Posted November 20, 2018 10 hours ago, VintageCCG said: I'm pretty sure that pens made of plastic and metal are not biodegradable. I haven't seen the pens, but there are now a wide variety of compostable/biodegradable plastics. The opaque pen barrels would be a likely candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kynance Posted November 20, 2018 #25 Share Posted November 20, 2018 We were on QV over the weekend - interestingly most of the pens accompanying the chits for the bar bills were generic biros. Not sure if that was because they were running short of the new pens - or just wanted to ensure the pens didn't disembark with the guests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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