The countdown is on!

[3rdGenCunarder]

12 hours ago, LittleFish1976 said:

 

Am I alone in my aversion to the sage and plum colours?

 

It vibes 'aged care facility' to me.

 

 

It's better than the ubiquitous grays. I keep hoping decorators will move on from gray. It sucks all the light out of a room. These colors may have been chosen for how they look in bright daylight as well as low artificial light. 

 

But while we're looking at Carinthia, I have to say those chairs look a lot like my patio furniture. Or maybe that's part of the look of an aged care facility. Or maybe Lido furniture? All that metal is easy to wipe down with disinfectant. 

Edited April 4 by 3rdGenCunarder

[bluemarble]

It might be helpful to post versions of the renderings found on the Cunard website (which @3rdGenCunarder alluded to in the original post). The images found there for the Carinthia Lounge and the Artisans' Foodhall provide a wider perspective compared to what was included in yesterday's email or posted on facebook.

 

The rendering of the Chart Room from the email provides a slightly wider perspective to what's found on facebook or the website so I'll include that here for those who may not have seen it yet.

 

Queen Anne Carinthia Lounge

 

Queen Anne Artisans' Foodhall

 

Queen Anne Chart Room

[Victoria2]

1 hour ago, D&N said:

I suppose I must have been in need of such a facility for over 50 years.

Everything magnolia would suit me fine.

Magnolia? Magnolia??????

 

This is Cunard!

 

I'm thinking Wimbourne White for a delicate cream, Farrow's Cream at the very least or Tallow for a richer shade.   😁

 

 

 

 

[3rdGenCunarder]

Some of the renderings look underfurnished. I don't think we'll know what they really look like until someone on the maiden posts pictures. 

 

There's odd open space in the Games room. (Note more sage, but also some cream--I leave it to @Victoria2 to tell us the name)

 

 

 

 

And the drawing room. Again, odd open space. 

 

[Victoria2]

I will be going round trying the chairs. They don't look particularly comfortable. I do hope it's not style over substance for easy sitting!

[Victoria2]

12 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

Some of the renderings look underfurnished. I don't think we'll know what they really look like until someone on the maiden posts pictures. 

 

There's odd open space in the Games room. (Note more sage, but also some cream--I leave it to @Victoria2 to tell us the name)

 

 

It was said with tongue in cheek with reference to a very 'upmarket' UK paint brand. I think  D&N caught my drift. 

 

Other wise, just call it Fred or George! 🙂

 

[3rdGenCunarder]

28 minutes ago, Victoria2 said:

It was said with tongue in cheek with reference to a very 'upmarket' UK paint brand. I think  D&N caught my drift. 

 

Other wise, just call it Fred or George! 🙂

 

 

Duh! We have Magnolia paint over here, too. I just didn't make the connection.

[tacticalbanjo]

I hear sage green is the new millennial grey so it's bang on trend. It all comes down to the fabrics and finishes as to how it all comes together and we won't be able to tell that until we've been on board and experienced it up close. Or seen how it photos in real life if we get treated to some photos of the finished product closer to launch.

[WantedOnVoyage]

1 hour ago, tacticalbanjo said:

it's bang on trend.

 

Just what we value Cunard for, no?  Munchin size chairs with easy care thin upholstery, metal framed and obviously designed for people with 28" inseams.  But the sage green redeems all.

 

The "Drawing Room" is downright curious, possibly taking its "what are we supposed to do in here" cue from the QM2's "winter garden" that, in the end, was used for the  "art auctions".  

 

Oh dear, still not swept off my feet by any of this.... what can I be thinking? Or indeed, what are they thinking?  Hope those of you booked can tell us what you think and prove the computer generated images dead wrong. 

 

 

[exlondoner]

13 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

 

Just what we value Cunard for, no?  Munchin size chairs with easy care thin upholstery, metal framed and obviously designed for people with 28" inseams.  But the sage green redeems all.

 

The "Drawing Room" is downright curious, possibly taking its "what are we supposed to do in here" cue from the QM2's "winter garden" that, in the end, was used for the  "art auctions".  

 

Oh dear, still not swept off my feet by any of this.... what can I be thinking? Or indeed, what are they thinking?  Hope those of you booked can tell us what you think and prove the computer generated images dead wrong. 

 

 

What would sweep you off your feet?

[WantedOnVoyage]

Oh something that was 100 per cent British design for starters rather like QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 c. 1969, all Dennis Lennon and Britsh Design Council.  Now she was special and distinctive.... contemporary to the point she's considered a true classic today.  The Grill Room, Queen's Room, Library were instant icons of liner decor and the quality was... exceptional. She had Axminister carpet that was so thick it was sinful just to walk on. 

 

P&O's AURORA, when original, was exceptionally attractive inside and quite distinctive with a sense of "Britishness".  

 

Sorry, QUEEN ANNE looks precisely like all the Holland America Line Pinnacles inside... harsh, cold, hard surfaced and with relentlessly uncomfortable looking chairs.  Indeed, the computer renderings probably capture the feeling being clinical in themselves.  

[Victoria2]

I think it looks a bit clinical at initial glance and to be fair, I'm not totally impressed, but these photos are all renderings and as I couldn't think of anything worse than a C21st ship with a late '60s look, I will eagerly be looking forward to the real deal and will be totally honest with my thoughts.

 

[D&N]

21 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

Also highlighted is "Artisans' Foodhall."   Pretentious much? It's the buffet. Or do I have to have some cred as an artist to be allowed to eat there????

Perhaps you need to be a handyman or female equivalent.

 

One definition in France/French of artisan is a craftsman. The partner of the lady that we sold our holiday studio to described himself as an artisan, and would do any work needed himself before letting it out. I assumed an artisan specialised in something but when I asked he said he did everything. In France you seem to need a certificate to do any sort of work and there are courses to train as a handyman

 

[tacticalbanjo]

1 hour ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

Oh something that was 100 per cent British design for starters rather like QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 c. 1969, all Dennis Lennon and Britsh Design Council.  Now she was special and distinctive.... contemporary to the point she's considered a true classic today.  The Grill Room, Queen's Room, Library were instant icons of liner decor and the quality was... exceptional. She had Axminister carpet that was so thick it was sinful just to walk on. 

So classic and iconic that they started ripping out the interiors and replacing them after just three years of service. Cunard passengers and whining about a new ship’s interior, a classic pair. 

[WantedOnVoyage]

That is.... not correct. I sailed in QE2 in 1977 and almost all of her interiors were original. And exceptional.  So what you state is wrong. 

[3rdGenCunarder]

2 hours ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

 

Just what we value Cunard for, no?  Munchin size chairs with easy care thin upholstery, metal framed and obviously designed for people with 28" inseams.  But the sage green redeems all.

 

The "Drawing Room" is downright curious, possibly taking its "what are we supposed to do in here" cue from the QM2's "winter garden" that, in the end, was used for the  "art auctions".  

 

Oh dear, still not swept off my feet by any of this.... what can I be thinking? Or indeed, what are they thinking?  Hope those of you booked can tell us what you think and prove the computer generated images dead wrong. 

 

 

 

Funny, that's how the Drawing Room struck me, too. I hope that it will be a quiet space to sit. Or that some of the public spaces will be quiet. On QM2, I like to sit in the Champagne bar in the morning and read. The bar isn't open, so it's peaceful and the windows are big for gazing at the sea. 

[3rdGenCunarder]

2 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

That is.... not correct. I sailed in QE2 in 1977 and almost all of her interiors were original. And exceptional.  So what you state is wrong. 

 

They may not have been ripped out that soon, but they were not well received by many of Cunard's long-time passengers who disliked the change in decor from the original queens. All that plastic and chrome!!!! Shocking!!

[exlondoner]

5 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

 

They may not have been ripped out that soon, but they were not well received by many of Cunard's long-time passengers who disliked the change in decor from the original queens. All that plastic and chrome!!!! Shocking!!

And some of the cabin interiors were really rather basic. The Library was moved at some point, wasn’t it?

[WantedOnVoyage]

The First Class Library stayed the same until she was re-engined... same location and doubled in size, taking the former card room.

 

QE2 was certainly changed a lot inside but no British liner before or since was more critically acclaimed... "Ships Have Been Boring Long Enough"... when she came out in 1969 she was indeed unlike any Cunard and all the better for it. I remember someone in school bringing in the first brochure and we 12 year olds though she was "groovy"!  And she was, too. 

 

I am not suggesting duplicating QE2's interiors in a new ship but the spirit of originality, boldness and native design genius she represented.  I don't see any of that in QUEEN ANNE.  Do you?  She's just a typical Tihany Group design inside. 

[exlondoner]

2 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

The First Class Library stayed the same until she was re-engined... same location and doubled in size, taking the former card room.

 

QE2 was certainly changed a lot inside but no British liner before or since was more critically acclaimed... "Ships Have Been Boring Long Enough"... when she came out in 1969 she was indeed unlike any Cunard and all the better for it. I remember someone in school bringing in the first brochure and we 12 year olds though she was "groovy"!  And she was, too. 

 

I am not suggesting duplicating QE2's interiors in a new ship but the spirit of originality, boldness and native design genius she represented.  I don't see any of that in QUEEN ANNE.  Do you?  She's just a typical Tihany Group design inside. 

Do you really think she was more critically acclaimed than the Queen Mary? I thought the boring quotation was Cunard’s own advertising, hardly an unbiased source. I never went on QE2 until she was altered to what people expected of an ocean liner, but didn’t particularly like much of what went before, though some of it was wonderful, like the rising series of sun decks. But I’m afraid I like cool and neutral and full of light. I’m not sure it is easy in a transglobal world to ascribe distinct nationalities to designs. Did the QE2 really seem Scottish?

[D&N]

13 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

Did the QE2 really seem Scottish?

I can't answer that question, but in my youth there were stories going around Glasgow that many homes in areas around John Brown's sported similar decoration and fittings.🙂

I've no idea if there was any truth in that.

[NE John]

It seems that “Resort Gray” is the default coloring scheme for cruise ships these days; Celebrity and Princess come to mind. Many cruise lines seem to be afraid to be different (except Virgin, and that’s not my cup of tea). 

[Germancruiser]

I know that may not go down well with fans of the old QE2. I sailed her once- because I absoulley needed to sail on board the Legend once- well before QM2 was on the horizon.

What a gasthly ship- strange layout, confusing staircases. They tried very hard to convert the ugly, plastic, horendous interior of the 60´s  to change into something more " liner like"!

Alone that Queens Room- in the first livery- puh... then the midships lounge in it´s first appreance...! The location of the Queens Room- long curtains at the side to shield it from the inside promenade. I could go on and on..! This one week was quite enough. So yes- I rather like what I saw of QA so far- and I have not yet forgiven Cunard for taking away the promenade deck- lol.

Edited April 5 by Germancruiser

[exlondoner]

10 hours ago, D&N said:

I can't answer that question, but in my youth there were stories going around Glasgow that many homes in areas around John Brown's sported similar decoration and fittings.🙂

I've no idea if there was any truth in that.

I have heard much the same and heard of evidence in the way the carpets were cut. But again, I don’t know it there is any truth in it. 😀

[exlondoner]

6 hours ago, Germancruiser said:

I know that may not go down well with fans of the old QE2. I sailed her once- because I absoulley needed to sail on board the Legend once- well before QM2 was on the horizon.

What a gasthly ship- strange layout, confusing staircases. They tried very hard to convert the ugly, plastic, horendous interior of the 60´s  to change into something more " liner like"!

Alone that Queens Room- in the first livery- puh... then the midships lounge in it´s first appreance...! The location of the Queens Room- long curtains at the side to shield it from the inside promenade. I could go on and on..! This one week was quite enough. So yes- I rather like what I saw of QA so far- and I have not yet forgiven Cunard for taking away the promenade deck- lol.

Not that QE2 had a real all the way round Prom Deck. It was rare during crossing to be able to get up the stairs to get across the front. I did love much of her though, in her latest incarnation.