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Is Smart Attire what in the US we call Business Casual?
exlondoner replied to LB_NJ's topic in Cunard Line
I have almost no personal interest in clothes, and dress appropriately on formal nights because it is what people should do. Nonetheless I often enjoy seeing those who like dressing up looking glamorous on formal nights. So in that sense what others wear does affect me -
I missed the Wellness Café first time round. Did you get that? And I suppose Al Fresco Dining is a restaurant, though I hope it will have a more enticing name.
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Yes, that’s one I missed. The trouble is the print is so small it is very hard to decipher, even with a magnifying glass.
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I can find about 12 eating places, depending what you count.
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The theatre is in the bow on Decks 2 and 3.
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Well, isn’t Carnival at least quoted on the UK stock market, with the two companies head offices in Southampton, and the ships registered in Bermuda. So not entirely US. Though I admit that anyone who talks about tuxedoes and charges in dollars doesn’t exactly seem British.
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And are you pleased with the cabin?
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And I e never seen anyone have their wine removed at the gangway. What a to-do that would cause. They have their time cut out reminding men to remove the coins from their trousers.
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Infuriating. And if Dragana couldn’t sort it, it is probably incorrigible.
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Not fancy dress, but evening dress is fine, as are suits. I’m sure I wouldn’t have a dress for a white ice theme. Perhaps if you have a diamond engagement ring that might do.
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Such a shame it wasn’t port from Oporto for the sake of symmetry. 😀
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Thank you.
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More questions. How do they decide a hull needs a scrape? Is it where the ship has come from? Or how long since it was last done? Or do they have a system of visual inspection or what?
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No probs with that either. Just try not to clank.
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And in my new paper brochure which arrived yesterday, it no longer mentions amounts, just says for special occasions, which on a cruise is just about every minute, wouldn’t you think?
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Fascinating. Thank you.
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Thank you. How physically is the cleaning done? Is there a giant machine, and do they have to catch the matter scrubbed off?
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The latest brochure doesn’t mention length of sleeve, so that seems fine.
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Jacket no longer required except on formal nights, though many wear them.
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I think without exception the children I have encountered on Cunard have behaved beautifully. On the other hand I still recall encountering a batch of about twenty pirates with cutlasses swarming down the stairs outside the Commodore Club on QV one afternoon. 😀
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At present there are a number of abysmal reviews of QV, most of which seem to be people looking for things to complain about and not worrying about complete accuracy. Do ignore these. You will probably have a lovely time, at least as nice as on P & O.
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Should Cunard allow large 'Private Group' bookings
exlondoner replied to Solent Richard's topic in Cunard Line
But wanting people to be envious seems pretty nasty. -
There is clearly a great deal of work to do to make cruising - and all shipping - as harmeless as possible. And I certainly applaud this. Two things about the mussels. Firstly, was this deliberate or did I imagine it? Secondly, and slightly frivolously, are they good to eat?
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No windows on the side in a Q3. Yes, I think my max is three ships on a crossing, though one of them was Norway, which was worth a hundred.
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Should Cunard allow large 'Private Group' bookings
exlondoner replied to Solent Richard's topic in Cunard Line
My goodness, that is even nastier than I thought. It is not enough to be enjoying themselves, but as important that others shouldn’t.
