Lilydes

18 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

Which experts are those? 

Computer staff, Connextions staff etc,

I'm just off this trip. Cunard really have to pull their socks up.

1.The showtimes have changed, so you either miss your dessert to get there.or arrive late which isn't fair on the artists.

2. The ship was understaffed. I was told by a senior member of the crew they have permantely dispensed with various staff members e,g, sports organiser, social host.

3, All the experts have gone.

4. No satellite, during Wimbledon and a pollical crises.

To be fair, there was a lot of  quarantining , which must have been a nightmare. The Irish duo (Cula) were doing everything,

My son did his bit for Anglo=Mexican relations.

The crew were great. The management are rubbish.

Guy Fawkes...….The only person to enter parliament with good intentions.

Yes they do. There should be a fantastic display of pumpkins and there may be a Halloween party in the Queen's Room as well. I've never used the children's services but I imagine they will do something as well.

1 hour ago, BlueRiband said:

 

 

If I buy an evening dress at full price, than two months later the same dress is now heavily discounted, the store isn't going to refund the difference.   This kind of thing happens all the time in US retailing.   I can choose to buy it now.  Or I can choose to wait for a deal and risk that my size is sold out.  We make choices based on our tolerance for risk and how badly we want something. 

Are you saying that you buy dresses that can be reduced by $1300? You can't really compare everyday shopping with a cruise.

10 hours ago, BlueRiband said:

Just to play Devil's Advocate here, you are asking to have it both ways.  You want Cunard to maintain your advantage of best stateroom selection and priority for dinner seating.  

Yet you want the lower price paid by those who have to take a category guarantee and are way down on the dining priority list. 

 

You are saying they should be happy to pay what could amount to A LOT of money just so they can choose first or second seating! Blimey! At the end of the day Cunard is just a business that you are doing business with, so if you can get something to your advantage, from them,well done.

Well, it happened to me a few years ago. The prices were way down from what I paid, in fact, the grills were cheaper than what I paid in Britannia!! So I rang them up and pointed this out and they put us in Queen's Grill. So there is no harm in asking. As for asking you to pay more....that's one of the reasons they give for paying well in advance, that the price may go up, so basically you have paid more upfront.

When someone says print the tickets out yourself to save paper and ink, it's to save their paper and ink, not yours. And it certainly isn't to save the planet.

No need to do any wrestling at work- just ask your staff for permission to use their photos and details needed.

Oh yes they will, happened to me in January in the QM2 Princess Grill restaurant!!! I didn't say anything as it would have been too rude to the lady put with me.

We prefer a table of 2 because we have had some despicable people at tables .

Ssh!! You are not supposed to say that!

I think the point is that the gap in the market IS the traditionalist market and that, at the moment, Cunard is the only line filling that gap. Carnival have many other brands that cater to the people who want any time dining for all and relaxed dress codes. Why force Cunard to become just another one of those lines.

 

Also, I have rarely seen an itinery that is not covered by several other, more relaxed lines, with the exception of the transatlantic crossings.

Well, over the past year or so we have seen dress codes relaxed and casual clothes can now been worn in the nightclub and somewhere else I can't remember. Under 18s can now go into the nightclub before 11.00pm. Things change and saying that a two sitting dining room is "Tradition" is being a bit silly. The only tradition about it was the previous liners were too small to feed non first class passengers any other way. Breakfast and lunch was also two sittings.

Like the dress-code threads, I am constantly confused/bemused by those who wish to sail with traditional cruise-line Cunard... but who don't actually wish to sail with Cunard and its traditions :confused:

As I said above, you don't book a cruise solely on where you eat your dinner. And as another poster says, the itinerary is more important than where you eat your dinner.

Perhaps we should be really traditional Cunarders and eat our meals on long tables sitting on wooden chairs. Inside room guests can bring their own food with them.

advantages.

 

Why book a line renowned for a traditional cruising experience and then try and make it like the vast majority of other less-traditional cruise lines? The point escapes me.

Because you don't book a cruise solely on where you eat your dinner. Would it be the end of the world as we know it for Cunard to throw in a bit of anytime dining?

We ask for a table of 6 as we enjoy the company of others at dinner. This normally works unless the other 4 are traveling together and don't intend eating in the MDR several evenings. This leaves us as a table for 2.

If you are with friends why not ask for a table of 8 then your companions still have company when you are dining elsewhere ?

Crikey, why should I? There have been times when they has just been two of us on the table but so what? A couple of weeks ago during our Fiords cruise at the height of World Cup fever, there were tables in the MDR with one person on, including my husband.

Darkness (aka the gaffer) or somebody else involved in the production.

 

 

 

Also, you should keep in mind that only the captain has his own secretary. wants to know.

All the heads of departments have secretary. I also have experience of senior officers of being very aloof and buck passing.

When there is an unexpected sea day, or you have to leave a port early, extra activities are put on. One of the Entertainment Directors, whose name I'm afraid I've forgotten, is an astronomer and gave a very interesting talk when we couldn't get into Gib until a lot later then scheduled. Sally Sagoe also has a back up lecture" My Life in EastEnders."

Time to pay the balance of my cruise today and no one is answering the phone!!*

I also have various horror stories of incorrect information and fibs.

* I know I can do it online but I don't trust it.

Knee length cocktail dresses are fine for your wife. I've worn them myself on many occasions on formal nights.

I had the pleasure of meeting Jim Bowen a few years ago when we were involved in the same TV programme. A really lovely and interesting man.

ask.cunard pages are no longer accessible from the US.

 

Add me to the list of people who have seen a "service animal" or "emotional support animal" in the QM2 passenger areas, including an itinerary where dogs weren't transported in the kennels.

I was on this trip until Cape Town. I actually had to put in an official complaint about the Tour Office staff and their attitude, nothing was done.

You cannot just buy a vest and rock up to a ship with your "service dog". You need a lot of paperwork: https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/before-you-sail/PO_CU_assdog

The Lido is not on the QM2.

You are saying people are wandering around the ship with dogs without the crew saying anything?