exlondoner

And, honestly, the only person I have ever seen climbing over the chain to get up the steps to the Grills Terrace is me, with some difficulty. And I was entitled to be there.

Sounds deeply interrogatory to me. At what point to you remove the burning matches from the finger nails? Nonetheless, if I were an interloper I’d have the answers ready, as below. I didn’t find checkin, I was directed. Much like the ones on the old ship. That would be telling. Food’s pretty much up to the usual standards. Not yet. Pretty good, isn’t it? If I were entitled to be there, I think I might move swiftly away, especially if the subject of money came up, which I’ve never heard anyone raise in the QG.

She might not know. She might have the good sense not to do it.

Well, that’s the important thing. Personally I’ve never understood how clothes can influence one’s feelings in that way, providing, of course, they aren’t actively uncomfortable, which I imagine creases might be.

Only on Cunard - where I don’t think I’ve ever seen any sort of decoration on anybody’s door, except perhaps a few inches of tinsel at Christmas. 🙂

BTW did you notice the pineapple upside down cake?

Do you think people notice the fruits of your labours?

Or at any other time. 🙂

I would find that rather an intrusive question, and would evade it. On the other hand, if I were an interloper, I would have my reply ready. As I say, I’ve never been aware of any though.

Aren’t you going to have to use your key card to open the end barriers? I must say I have never been aware of interlopers, but how would you tell anyway?

Me cheeky? I’m shocked, shocked, I say… (and for those who’ve missed out, that is a reference to the greatest film ever made, where a character feigns ignorance of something he knows all too well.🙂)

Doesn’t look nearly as nice as those cakes that are going to appear not so far ahead. Will you have room?

Indeed, they do, according to what you pay, not according to some random process. I was trying to use irony to convey this, and obviously failing. 🙂

I have never known there be room service breakfast on disembarkation day. It is just possible it might be a privilege for those in Q1+2s.

I am trying to think of possible circumstances in which I would spend even five minutes of a cruise ironing.🙂

Or ships as calmly serene?

Save it for next time.

Goodness, I wonder what you have to do to get an invitation. It certainly sounds more separatist than Cunard.

What a shame. I was beginning to get excited.

Is this a special area for special people or what?

I’ve only really encountered the seriously sweaty once. Obviously, most people come back and have a soothing shower, after which they may as well put on compliant clothes.

I assume you mean immigration. Customs is goods, passports are people, not the same thing at all.

Why do they take your passports? Is it only for non-EU citizens? I thought we were told never to let them out of our sight.

Those cakes do look very impressive.

No salt and pepper at all??? Well, at least you can’t be upset by them not matching.