southwestie

A friend just purchased a Tux from Matalan, I have to say I was surpised by the quality, it really was very good and a crazy price:)

Make sure you get one made with a high percentage of wool, much nicer and cooler as well

Yes -- just great!!! Rub it in a bit more, why don't you !!! :)

 

Barry

Well I did say I would show you steerage lol, so come and join us, I will think of you both as we sail under the bridge in Bergan:):), I know its not QM2 but almost as good

Well we must still Like Cunard they came up with a great offer on Queen Victoria, how could we say no, :) Norway for a relaxing week

Matalan also have a branch in Southampton,and do full tuxs for £75 !!!! My father was wearing a Matalan one on a Princess caribbean trip....an American they made friends with asked for the name of dads tailor so he could get the same tux.......Dad says "Sure, his name is Matt.... Matt Alan..."

A friend just purchased a Tux from Matalan, I have to say I was surpised by the quality, it really was very good and a crazy price:)

I am still trying to figure out how to get down to those third Class passengers in steerage - they seem to have great parties down there,-- and I do like Irish jigs !!!

 

Barry

I will let you come down next time your on A Cunard ship:), we dont have windows though,

Cunard don't set aside reserved seating alongside their swimming pools for certain passengers -- as Royal Caribbean does. -- nor any reserved seating in the main theatre (that I know of ?)

 

Barry

That is true, RCL does have reserved seating in the theatre, however from what I have seen it does not get used that much and if you wait until a few minuites before the show you can sit there.

You are right but it was just a plain comment which was a reply to a cheapest and expensive way of cruising. Cruising [travelling] being the point, dining being secondary.

I didn't expect to get 'grilled' on it. I will watch my language so I don't upset anyone.

If I ever dare post again.

Post again and have fun:) its a forum, your views are as good as anyones else on here

I have seen people in their bathrobes in Kings Court and a man in his bath robe in the Golden Lion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shhhh Dont say it, that would make a whole new thread :eek:

Austcruiser is right, this thread has brought out all the usual suspects with their chants of "snobs, snobs". Oh well, there's no accounting for intelligence.

 

Meanwhile, on board QE, everyone is getting on with enjoying their cruise. In complete opposite to this thread, the dress code is not an issue and no one seems to have any dramas in following it. Coincidentally, no one is walking around the ship calling people "snobs" either, which proves the point that it's very easy to call people names whilst sitting at home behind your computer tucking into a bucket of KFC.

 

The best thing of all is that the people that post on Cruise Critic are a small minority, so the chances of meeting anyone that runs around calling people snobs are slim to none on a Cunard voyage.

 

By the way, we had a formal night tonight and everyone looked great in their formal gear. :D

well said, its very sad how these people are, it was worse a few years ago,

pleased your enjoying the beautiful QE, she is something very special

G'day Rob

 

Haven't seen you around for some time - nice to hear from you again. How's the weather over your way?? :) for me, I'll be glad when this B***** summer is over. I'd love to have a bit of fog, rain and cold for a while :)

 

 

Barry

Hi. I'm around, love. To wAtch and learn, we have rain.fog and cold:)

Thanks to all of you for the great discussion. I loved it! I particularly appreciate the person who pointed out that a minority of people cruising with Cunard post on this site. I am sure the majority of those on board a ship are friendly, down-to-earth (or sea :)) people. And, as another person implied, I also have found that those people with the most have to brag the least.

You will have a great time, want to wind em right up. Go too kings court in your bath robe :eek: lol just enjoy and report back on your cruise, oops voyage

In the eleven years DW and I have been together we've spent approx. 135 days at sea on four different mass market cruiselines; none being Cunard. We've done several Caribbean cruises, the Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, New England and Canada, etc. We've discovered we like sea days the best.

 

Neither of us has ever been to Europe. (You may have guessed we live in the US). For our next extended vacation, DW wanted to visit Europe, particularly Paris, and I wanted to spend several days at sea. To compromise, we agreed to spend one week in Europe and then cruise back to the states, preferably in just 7 days; which lead us to Cunard.

 

This vacation is booked for this coming May. Unbeknownst to us at the time, we booked the QM2 10 year anniversary cruise on May 9.

 

I am a vacation researcher. I find the anticipation of a major vacation and the research that I put into it provides much pleasure. I'm researching for months. The vacation is only a couple of weeks. (which seems to go by in the wink of an eye).

 

In recent years, my favorite research tool has been here, on Cruise Critic. Insider information, I call it. In abundance. Pictures and menus and dailies and narratives and travel logs. I've mentioned to my wife in recent days that I'm not sure I'd be interested in interacting with many of our fellow passengers on this cruise. (We usually keep pretty much to ourselves anyway).

 

In reading these Cunard boards, I've found what I've perceived as snobbery, plain and simple. My visual is noses in the air and pinkies pointed towards the sky.

 

The most comforting things I've read on this thread are assurances that the snobs are mainly here anonymously on CC and hardly at all on the ship. Thank you all for that. I feel better now.

 

For any condescending looks in our direction from anyone on the ship, for any reason, don't waste your time. We don't care what you think.

 

For any worrying that we might spoil your ambience on the ship, don't. We generally follow the dress code and any other traditions published by Cunard.

 

Happy cruising! See you on board.

 

Harvey

well said.

I would say that you will have a great time on QM2 and she will meet your expectations in every way and then some,

BYW you will never have to lift your pinkie once :) and you will find everyone and everything to be amazing, enjoy

I pop in and have a read of this site every now and then but I don't reply to many posts as I'm a reader, not a doer but I had to come in on this one and say don't worry.

 

Some of the comments I've read on this and another thread make me smile. I can understand why you have a vision of upturned noses and pinkies elegantly held out.

 

Let me reassure you. Your fellow passengers will, in the main be delightful. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful cruise and meet some great people who will level their noses and lower their pinky.

You are so right, there are very , very few, thank goodness they mostly on a forum , Trust me you will have a wonderful time, no one will tell what you should wear and when , I have even heard people on here say you should not walk into the resturant with a drink from the bar, many do.

just have fun

Okey dokie, we'll leave the light on for you :)

 

BTW, I've found the majority of crew members to be hard working, cordial and polite. Considering what crew members have to put up with from some passengers, I think it's amazing that the overwhelming majority of crew members are so even-keeled.

They all work so hard, they do an amazing job

[PARTIAL QUOTE=Ray66;41430283]Thanks for the heads-up for the updated dress codes for all of 2014.

 

Making the night of the 11th June after a port day in Halifax, when people will have been out on excursions, as formal makes no sense to me.

Do you think that it takes longer to dress for a formal evening than it does for an informal?

For man, it must take the same time, shower, dress , jacket, suit or tux, all the same thing, slight longer too tie a bow tie than a tie maybe

I can understand why you are questioning my attitude. Actually, we have only been on one Azamara cruise, and it was very enjoyable; however, we prefer bigger ships especially for transatlantic cruises--we have take four so far on other lines. Cunard is the only line that gets us to the UK quickly. (We prefer sailing to flying.) I think I am more concerned about snobbery than formal dress, though. One can appreciate formal nights without being a snob about them. I would hope, too, that Cunard has a lot more to offer than its formal nights.

There no snobbery, we once spent time in the company of good friends who could buy and sell Cunard, the time spent was in the evening in the buffet, jacket and no tie on a formal night, im still here to tell the tale

In four cruises with Cunard (some pretentious people call them "Voyages" :) ), I have not come across any snobbery at all onboard the ships. HOWEVER - I have encountered it here in great smoldering piles. I believe this is because most people would not dare to assail you face-to-face with their opinion of your dress style or how you carry yourself, but do have the courage to do so here - fairly anonymously. They don't seem to realise just how easy it is to track people on the Internet :)

 

Don't worry - you would have to try very hard to not enjoy a Cunard cruise.

 

 

Barry

Hi Barry, hope your fine.

Your so right, I have never seen snobbery on the ship, only on here and the members on board from a CC roll is around 20 people, the ships hold 2600.

enjoy the wonderful ship

Looking at some of the earlier comments you'd think you'd asked to wear bermuda shorts in the dining room! Lol

 

My parents are avid Cunard fans and my Dad sometimes wears a tux, and sometimes a dark suit. So long as it's smart then it still fits the dress code and nobody has a problem. Looking at photos on google I don't think regular suits on formal nights are that uncommon. I'm certain you'll enjoy it as much as my parents do, they like great style and class and always comment on how friendly fellow passengers are.

 

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well said

Having cruised many times on Celebrity, Azamara, Princess, and Holland America, my husband and I are now thinking of taking a Transatlantic cruise on the Queen Victoria. I have just read some of the recent threads and have been struck by what I am interpreting as snobbery. My husband has a tux, and before we retired we were at many black tie charity functions. We seem to be beyond that now and, although, we dress smartly--suit and blazer for my husband, and dressy outfits for me, we do not want the hassle of hauling formal evening wear around the globe or renting a tux for my husband. So, will we find Cunard too stiff and snobby or are there less pretentious people on board?

I have been on amny Cunard QM2 TAs and let me assure you that you do NOT have wear a tux or even dress up if you want too, snobbery is rife as you know.

Now, book, board the ship and have a wonder time, for dinner your chose is wear for mena jacket with out a tie on informal, a jacket/suit on semiformal nights, a suit or tux formal.

If your husband does not want to wear anything other than a T shirt and short use the buffet, in formal night he wants to wear a jacket and no tie you have the alternative resturants, you dont even need a jacket in those.

so you have the choice to wear what ever you want and MANY do,

on my last TA we all went up to the chocolate buffer that never was, in was on deck 7, so anyone on deck 7 can attend and wear whatever they want.

please dont allow the fashion police to tell you what to wear and what not to wear, its your vaccation, you paid.

on the wonderful wofram nights in the rest of the ship then you do need wear the right items, tux or suit, life is way too short about worring go and have a great time.

also, you dont have to dress to go to the show, cinimas, buffet and any corridor, your balcony or a stoll on the decks outside

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Cheers.

Yes.

I dont see why they cant be flown if people want to do it, I also dont think they should be flown and I have seen them flown many times :rolleyes:

I laughed when you wrote that. My then 84 year old mother (and QM 2 travel companion) does have macular degeneration and that was the reason I used a ribbon on our door. :p

 

I understand your concerns about the demographic. But maybe they are the ones with the money to fund their trips.

They are indeed the one buying tickets, many on here might sail once a year or so and make it seem like they know every nut and bolt, so maybe the demographic is chamging.

I saw nothing wrong with something on the door, helped me to turn left and not right.

and lets not forget that the majority of Cunard passengers and a huge majority at that dont writie on the forum, CC members on sailing are 20 people out of 2600, and really while banners should not be flown, there is nothing at all rong with something small on a cabin door

Cunard has evolved over the centuries. There were critics of the original Mary's art deco style and felt it was too American (which therefore lowered traditional English standards). When tails gave way to the dinner suit there were those who argued that the dining experience was being harmed.

 

I really don't see how Cunard is in "great decline" - I feel this is an overreaction. But I'd be interested to hear why you think this so.

 

Yes, they discount more sailings, but economic times are uncertain and without discounting Cunard - like other luxury lines - wouldn't be able to stay afloat.

 

I'd rather go through a period of no clotted cream on my scones than to forego them altogether because the line went bankrupt.

I agree in many ways, but standards have slipped over theays, still a great ship though

I'm unhappy to learn that door signs are beginning to appear on Cunard ships. I've never liked the practice for the reasons stated above. (They cannot all be traveling with 84 year old mothers who suffer from macular degeneration.)

 

The decline in evening formal dress and the emergence of home made decorations suggest a shift in the passenger demographic.

May well be true, they bring the price down so low, there was a lot of of balloons hanging off doors, Christmas decorations as well, but to me Cunrad is at moment in great decline, if it wants to keep it image of being better than other lines and I say better not the best, they are way short of being the best, they must bring back higher standards

I fly national nautical flags from my balcony and flag of the country we sail into.

I have historical linen flags that I fly

When I sailed into Rotterdam on QM2

There were so many orange flags greeting

Us. Great!

They love this in Rotterdam, I have friends who live just as you sail out, they like to wave back as well, huge towels normally:)

I did put a red ribbon on my door as we were next to the elevators and never knew whether our stateroom was left or right. It was surprising the number of people we heard who also used our ribbon as a marker.

On deck 5 this last crossing january 3rd, so many doors had markers, it made it easy for us to find our cabin as well