buchanan101 Posted June 23 #1 Share Posted June 23 Just boarded QA.. in PG… and have a window seat in the restaurant… Mary is in town, together with two monstrosities Recommend Hilton at the cricket ground. Nice hotel. Very interesting. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 23 #2 Share Posted June 23 You've heard of the Tooth Fairy and her band of fellow fairies [we have her best friend, Fridge Fairy], well you've just come across Window Fairy! 😁 Enjoy and can I suggest once you get to the Fjords, have a camera or phone with you at all times, including meals [although I can forgo any food photos, thx] because guaranteed, when you don't have it with you is when you want to photograph something. That's how I caught a water spout on camera last year when in the Baltic! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted June 23 #3 Share Posted June 23 (edited) Congrautlations on the good table! The window tables are lovely. I don't take my camera to meals, but I do take my phone if I have a table with a view. (And go ahead and take food porn pix if you want to) Friends who cruise with us say that their son-in-law is the "window whisperer" because they always get a table by the window in Britannia when he sails with them--and he's the newest addition to the group, so he hadn't "earned" it. Service in PG on QA was very good. Our table tried just about every flambe option. It isn't on the menu, but you can request crepes suzette. Edited June 23 by 3rdGenCunarder 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 23 Author #4 Share Posted June 23 15 minutes ago, Victoria2 said: You've heard of the Tooth Fairy and her band of fellow fairies [we have her best friend, Fridge Fairy], well you've just come across Window Fairy! 😁 Enjoy and can I suggest once you get to the Fjords, have a camera or phone with you at all times, including meals [although I can forgo any food photos, thx] because guaranteed, when you don't have it with you is when you want to photograph something. That's how I caught a water spout on camera last year when in the Baltic! Always have camera as have phone… which is rarely used as a phone. PG restaurant very well staffed (by the way no money changed hands…maybe a combination of being silver - many red presumably, Cunard fare, P1 not P2 and OH being a Dr… and pure luck) PG Prosecco is very nice. Going down well… Off for a tour soon. Shame QM2 is leaving before us from a downstream berth so we won’t pass her. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted June 23 #5 Share Posted June 23 Congratulations and Bon Voyage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 23 Author #6 Share Posted June 23 Just notIced… QA Captain is David Hudson. What happened to Inger Thorhauge? I guess they have holidays! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 23 #7 Share Posted June 23 1 hour ago, buchanan101 said: Just notIced… QA Captain is David Hudson. What happened to Inger Thorhauge? I guess they have holidays! I have been told just because the Captain isn't on the ship doesn't mean they are on holiday. Bear in mind Captain Thorhauge will have been 'at the helm' for more than the previous three cruises. They share the Captaincy of Queen Anne. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 23 Author #8 Share Posted June 23 Following QM2 out. Shame we didn’t get to pass her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 23 Author #9 Share Posted June 23 34 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: Following QM2 out. Shame we didn’t get to pass her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winifred 22 Posted June 23 #10 Share Posted June 23 2 hours ago, buchanan101 said: Just notIced… QA Captain is David Hudson. What happened to Inger Thorhauge? I guess they have holidays! They usually do 3 months on 3 months off but she will have started her contract whilst QA was still in the ship yard. I think several other senior personnel have also swopped with their opposite number now too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 24 Author #11 Share Posted June 24 Overheard some of our “cousins” at the next window table at dinner thinking the Solent was the English Channel (forgivable) which meant they thought the Isle of Wight was France… Such efficient service in PG. Almost too efficient. Never seen so many staff… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winifred 22 Posted June 24 #12 Share Posted June 24 (edited) I remember being on the Isle of Wight ferry once crossing back to Southampton as several ships were leaving. Couple next to me were talking to another couple next to them and telling them the nearest ship was Britannia and were giving it large. Given my son in law and daughter were onboard Britannia in the Caribbean at the time it did make me laugh to myself. Edited June 24 by Winifred 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 24 Author #13 Share Posted June 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, Winifred 22 said: I remember being on the Isle of Wight ferry once crossing back to Southampton as several ships were leaving. Couple next to me were talking to another couple next to them and telling them the nearest ship was Britannia and were giving it large. Given my son in law and daughter were onboard Britannia in the Caribbean at the time it did make me laugh to myself. That’s an easier mistake to make (given the Union flags on their bows) than thinking the IoW is France. We do the ferry often for OH’s parents so are a little more familiar with the area than many. Not sure half the couple agreed with the France statement but (unfortunately?) kept quiet to avoid an argument. It’s a bit rough in the North Sea today. Edited June 24 by buchanan101 Grammar… 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 24 Author #14 Share Posted June 24 On QA Grills Terrace. So much room. Given that the footprint is the same as Grills restaurants and lounge there must be a chair or lounger for every Grills passenger. Don’t miss out on cream teas either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Amo Posted June 24 #15 Share Posted June 24 Stackable mugs are lowering the tone though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 24 #16 Share Posted June 24 8 minutes ago, King Amo said: Stackable mugs are lowering the tone though! Not at all.Very practical. These mugs have been a QG deck staple for donkey's years. Drop one and they don't shatter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Amo Posted June 24 #17 Share Posted June 24 I don't dispute their practicality, just their appearance. I used them for years in my student dining rooms for that very reason, and even they used to refer to them as 'prison mugs', so seeing them on the QG terrace made me chuckle😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 24 #18 Share Posted June 24 10 minutes ago, King Amo said: I don't dispute their practicality, just their appearance. I used them for years in my student dining rooms for that very reason, and even they used to refer to them as 'prison mugs', so seeing them on the QG terrace made me chuckle😁 I can picture Mrs Bouquet, drinking her Earl Grey from a QG china cup and balancing the saucer very carefully, little finger in the air and looking down on us plebs who love a stoneware mug of breakfast tea around 3pm on deck 10 or 11, depending on the ship! 😄 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 24 Author #19 Share Posted June 24 1 minute ago, Victoria2 said: I can picture Mrs Bouquet, drinking her Earl Grey from a QG china cup and balancing the saucer very carefully, little finger in the air and looking down on us plebs who love a stoneware mug of breakfast tea around 3pm on deck 10 or 11, depending on the ship! 😄 Except it was spelt Hyacinth Bucket … They went on the QE2 in one episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted June 24 #20 Share Posted June 24 11 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: Except it was spelt Hyacinth Bucket … They went on the QE2 in one episode. I am aware of both but some of our non UK friends might not be although PBS does a great job with UK comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted June 25 #21 Share Posted June 25 8 hours ago, Victoria2 said: I am aware of both but some of our non UK friends might not be although PBS does a great job with UK comedy. LOL --- I think many of us know Keeping up Appearances and Hyacinth Bucke's "Royal Doulton with the hand painted periwinkles"? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted June 25 #22 Share Posted June 25 5 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: LOL --- I think many of us know Keeping up Appearances and Hyacinth Bucke's "Royal Doulton with the hand painted periwinkles"? I’m a big fan of slapstick and British cheeky humo(u)r… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted June 25 #23 Share Posted June 25 On 6/24/2024 at 10:23 AM, buchanan101 said: On QA Grills Terrace. So much room. Given that the footprint is the same as Grills restaurants and lounge there must be a chair or lounger for every Grills passenger. Don’t miss out on cream teas either. Does that button actually work??????? Didn't have that on the Around Britain cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted June 25 Author #24 Share Posted June 25 34 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: Does that button actually work??????? Didn't have that on the Around Britain cruise. Didn’t try. The carts came round.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted June 25 #25 Share Posted June 25 @buchanan101 What do you mean you don’t know if the button works!!!! You HAVE to press it and find out. We’re all holding our breath. (Wait a minute, did you just bring that along and put it there to fool us?) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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