nimiq Posted May 15, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hello all, I am so happy and nervous at the same time as we are book for a Med 7 days cruise on Queen Elizabeth. We are 2 couples age ranging from 38 to 50 and have been on other lines a few time but never on such a prestigious line like Cunard. Here are a few inquiries I got for you Cunard fans. 1-I want to plan my days on the ports we visit but have not been able to get the times of arrival or departure of the ship. Why or when will I get to know that ? 2-How is the entertainment and does the ship go dead early ? 3-Is it true men have to wear a jacket at ever dinner or is it ok to have a nice pair of pants and stylish shirt ? 4-How is the dress code on these Med cruise with Cunard as I have done with more mainstream lines and found that people no not dress to fancy. Maybe its because with all this overcharging with the airlines. 5-Any secret you know about Cunard that the line doesn't really tell us ? Thanks in advance Sea Ya Eric Golden Princess & Grand Princess Sep2014 Cunard Queen Elisabeth Jun2014 Golden Princess May2014 Royal Princess Jan 2014 Caribbean Princess Feb 2013 Carnival Liberty Nov2012 Hal Westerdam March2012 Ruby Princess Nov2010 Sapphire Princess Sep2010 Rccl Adventure Of The Seas April 2010 Carnival Miracle Feb2010 Rccl Oassis of the Seas Feb2010 Rccl Majesty of the Seas Nov2009 Rccl Navigator of Seas Sep2009 Hal Westerdam Nov&Dec2008 Caribbean Princess Nov2007 Sea Princess Nov&Dec 2006 Diamond Princess Apr2005 Rccl Navigator Dec2004 NCL SUN Nov2004 Visit of QM2 Oct2004 Carnival Victory Nov2003 Golden Princess Apr2003 Celebrity Mercury Nov2002 Carnival Elation Nov2001 NCL SKY Nov2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted May 15, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Question 1: Click on Queen Elizabeth Voyages on the link below and it will show you the ship's arrival and departure times as well as the dress codes: https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all Question 3: Yes it's true you will need to wear a jacket in the main restaurants each evening no matter what the dress code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennbank Posted May 15, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Hello all, I am so happy and nervous at the same time as we are book for a Med 7 days cruise on Queen Elizabeth. We are 2 couples age ranging from 38 to 50 and have been on other lines a few time but never on such a prestigious line like Cunard. Here are a few inquiries I got for you Cunard fans. 1-I want to plan my days on the ports we visit but have not been able to get the times of arrival or departure of the ship. Why or when will I get to know that ? 2-How is the entertainment and does the ship go dead early ? 3-Is it true men have to wear a jacket at ever dinner or is it ok to have a nice pair of pants and stylish shirt ? 4-How is the dress code on these Med cruise with Cunard as I have done with more mainstream lines and found that people no not dress to fancy. Maybe its because with all this overcharging with the airlines. 5-Any secret you know about Cunard that the line doesn't really tell us ? Thanks in advance Sea Ya Eric Golden Princess & Grand Princess Sep2014 Cunard Queen Elisabeth Jun2014 Golden Princess May2014 Royal Princess Jan 2014 Caribbean Princess Feb 2013 Carnival Liberty Nov2012 Hal Westerdam March2012 Ruby Princess Nov2010 Sapphire Princess Sep2010 Rccl Adventure Of The Seas April 2010 Carnival Miracle Feb2010 Rccl Oassis of the Seas Feb2010 Rccl Majesty of the Seas Nov2009 Rccl Navigator of Seas Sep2009 Hal Westerdam Nov&Dec2008 Caribbean Princess Nov2007 Sea Princess Nov&Dec 2006 Diamond Princess Apr2005 Rccl Navigator Dec2004 NCL SUN Nov2004 Visit of QM2 Oct2004 Carnival Victory Nov2003 Golden Princess Apr2003 Celebrity Mercury Nov2002 Carnival Elation Nov2001 NCL SKY Nov2000 https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all If you select the link above and select QE and scroll down for Q409 I believe your sailing, you should find dress codes and timings, However exact timings will not be known until you visit your Cunard personaliser https://vp.cunard.com/login Cunard have Formal or informal dress codes after 6pm Formal is Dinner Jacket or Dark Suit, Tie or Bow Tie : Informal is smart Trousers or chinos , Jacket, sleeved shirt but no tie required. If you wish to dress less formal/Informal you may eat in The Lido Self Service. You may become addicted to the Cunard experience Edited May 15, 2014 by Pennbank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 15, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks for this information, I too will be cruising Cunard (QM2) for the first time next year.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted May 15, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Cunard have Formal or informal dress codes after 6pm Formal is Dinner Jacket or Dark Suit, Tie or Bow Tie : Informal is smart Trousers or chinos , Jacket, sleeved shirt but no tie required. If you wish to dress less formal/Informal you may eat in The Lido Self Service. I'm not sure where you've the idea of chinos from. I've never seen anyone in the Britannia restaurant dressed that casually in the evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caber Posted May 15, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 15, 2014 If you had a jacket on it wouldn`t really matter if the shirt sleeves were short or long (unless you like to "show a little cuff") What about breakfast and lunch in the dining room, would a polo shirt be acceptable for men or does it have to be a shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlueRiband Posted May 15, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Cunard ships are much more formal than any of the other ships you have sailed. What is acceptable for informal dinner on board there would be inappropriately casual here. So you cannot use your past sailing experience as a guideline. The only way to avoid wearing a jacket at dinner is to bypass the dining room and go to the Lido or use room service. Many Cunard regulars take the dress codes seriously as they do indeed set the tone and atmosphere of the ship. For breakfast or lunch however, a polo is fine. As for time in ports, your voyage itinerary should have ship arrival and departure times. The "all aboard" time is also posted at the exits when you leave to go ashore. This is the closest search result found regarding time in port: https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/search?nlpq=how+long+is+the+ship+in+port&kb=on-shore&x=0&y=0 Edited May 15, 2014 by BlueRiband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 15, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Cunard ships are much more formal than any of the other ships you have sailed. What is acceptable for informal dinner on board there would be inappropriately casual here. So you cannot use your past sailing experience as a guideline. The only way to avoid wearing a jacket at dinner is to bypass the dining room and go to the Lido or use room service. Many Cunard regulars take the dress codes seriously as they do indeed set the tone and atmosphere of the ship. For breakfast or lunch however, a polo is fine. As for time in ports, your voyage itinerary should have ship arrival and departure times. The "all aboard" time is also posted at the exits when you leave to go ashore. This is the closest search result found regarding time in port: https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/search?nlpq=how+long+is+the+ship+in+port&kb=on-shore&x=0&y=0 Thank you for calrification on the dress code. Much appreciated.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennbank Posted May 16, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) I'm not sure where you've the idea of chinos from. I've never seen anyone in the Britannia restaurant dressed that casually in the evenings. I have many Times, Chinos, Jacket and Tie/ no tie with smart shoes, No problem in the evenings Tailored shorts with belt also acceptable for Breakfast and Lunch in the Britannia Restaurant on warm summer days. Edited May 16, 2014 by Pennbank added photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennbank Posted May 16, 2014 #10 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) a11a Edited May 16, 2014 by Pennbank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 16, 2014 #11 Share Posted May 16, 2014 [ATTACH]312847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]312849[/ATTACH][ATTACH]312847[/ATTACH] I have many Times, Chinos, Jacket and Tie/ no tie with smart shoes, No problem in the evenings Tailored shorts with belt also acceptable for Breakfast and Lunch in the Britannia Restaurant on warm summer days. Casual yet still looks smart .:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhkennerly Posted May 16, 2014 #12 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Did qe med last fall. We were off the boat by 0730 every morning. Aboard the qm2 now waiting to disembark. Too much is made of the men's dress code. I wore a dark suit, as did about half the men at early seating. I just slipped into kakhi dockers & wore my suit jacket on in formal nights. One guy wore searsucker. Just from casual observation, the mania for formal wear seem to be wearing off, even at late seating. Airline weight penalties has something to do with this, i think. On the med cruise, if you're doing it right, you'll be running hard most days. People are too tired to worry much about dress code. We saw a lot of people napping over dinner. I made do with a blue blazer & dockers, as did most men. In the med, touring wear is the order of the day aboard ship before evening. Shorts & t-shirts mostly. Dockers in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlueRiband Posted May 16, 2014 #13 Share Posted May 16, 2014 ....Aboard the qm2 now waiting to disembark. Too much is made of the men's dress code. I wore a dark suit, as did about half the men at early seating. I just slipped into kakhi dockers & wore my suit jacket on in formal nights. One guy wore searsucker. Just from casual observation, the mania for formal wear seem to be wearing off, even at late seating. Airline weight penalties has something to do with this, i think... If that's what your observed on the WB crossing I don't know what is really happening on formal nights anymore. Some posters have said it's observed with just a few miscreants here and there but your observation seems to suggest only half the passengers are observing formal dress on formal nights. Sic transit gloria mundi.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted May 16, 2014 #14 Share Posted May 16, 2014 A dark suit on formal night isn't really flouting the dress code, is it? It's not like we're discussing a houndstooth jacket and khaki trousers... Or an NRA T-Shirt (observed on another line)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangy26 Posted May 16, 2014 #15 Share Posted May 16, 2014 We are taking 14 day Med cruise on QE in about a month and am frustrated with Cunard not posting the schedule of arriving and departure time for the port day on their website. This schedule is important for planning purpose. So I called Cunard yesterday and ask them about it. The woman just gave me the schedule over the phone and explained that they don't want to post exact time on the website because it may change. I just think it is nonsense. So if you want to know the schedule for the port day you need to call them to get it. I hope enough people call them will make them to post it on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted May 16, 2014 #16 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's on the FAQ part of Cunard's website. https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all Click on the link for the QE and all the times are there along with the dress codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangy26 Posted May 16, 2014 #17 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Thanks very much for the info. I am really puzzled why they can't put that info in my personalized cruise itinerary on the website. Even the rep I talked to won't direct me to that webpage. They can definitely do a better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 16, 2014 #18 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's on the FAQ part of Cunard's website. https://ask.cunard.com/help/cunard/life-on-board/dress_code_all Click on the link for the QE and all the times are there along with the dress codes. Thanks, it will come in handy.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhkennerly Posted May 17, 2014 #19 Share Posted May 17, 2014 If that's what your observed on the WB crossing I don't know what is really happening on formal nights anymore. Some posters have said it's observed with just a few miscreants here and there but your observation seems to suggest only half the passengers are observing formal dress on formal nights. Sic transit gloria mundi.:( I think the Titanic Re-enactment crowd (they're like civil war re-enactors, but they eat better) tends to eats at 830 and seem to travel only for the crossing. However, as a practical matter, airline fees means that a tux and shoes squeezes out an outfit or two for the wife. Whoever cracks the nut for ship and hold baggage at a reasonable price might bring back more formalwear. Right now it's just too hard to travel "Rick Steves" light on the continent, hopping on and off the trains with minimal baggage, AND have full regalia for shipboard travel. Frankly, dragging all the extra baggage around Europe for a week was a pain anyway. I've got lots of pix and video that I'll post later. You can count compare the tux/suit ratio yourself. An interesting take on the dark suit was a dressy bowtie, saw that some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 18, 2014 #20 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I think the Titanic Re-enactment crowd (they're like civil war re-enactors, but they eat better) tends to eats at 830 and seem to travel only for the crossing. However, as a practical matter, airline fees means that a tux and shoes squeezes out an outfit or two for the wife. Whoever cracks the nut for ship and hold baggage at a reasonable price might bring back more formalwear. Right now it's just too hard to travel "Rick Steves" light on the continent, hopping on and off the trains with minimal baggage, AND have full regalia for shipboard travel. Frankly, dragging all the extra baggage around Europe for a week was a pain anyway. I've got lots of pix and video that I'll post later. You can count compare the tux/suit ratio yourself. An interesting take on the dark suit was a dressy bowtie, saw that some. My wife already takes 3/4 of the wardrobe at home and now you are suggesting she gets more than 50% of the luggage as well. That is taking it too far.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted May 18, 2014 #21 Share Posted May 18, 2014 If you had a jacket on it wouldn`t really matter if the shirt sleeves were short or long (unless you like to "show a little cuff") What about breakfast and lunch in the dining room, would a polo shirt be acceptable for men or does it have to be a shirt? Yes & yes. Breakfast & lunch are usually pretty casual. I've often worn nice shorts at breakfast & lunch, but proper dress always at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhkennerly Posted May 18, 2014 #22 Share Posted May 18, 2014 My wife already takes 3/4 of the wardrobe at home and now you are suggesting she gets more than 50% of the luggage as well. That is taking it too far.:eek: As near as I can tell, it's all about women dressing up. Men are expected to be like a potted palm, something for the women to stand next to and pour an occasional drink into. Our job is to not distract from the woman's outfit and to nod agreeably, like a palm frond near an air vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlueRiband Posted May 18, 2014 #23 Share Posted May 18, 2014 As near as I can tell, it's all about women dressing up. Men are expected to be like a potted palm, something for the women to stand next to and pour an occasional drink into. Our job is to not distract from the woman's outfit and to nod agreeably, like a palm frond near an air vent. It's unfortunate you see it that way. Black tie is the most ingenious ensemble ever designed for men. All men, regardless of age or physical build, look great when wearing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted May 18, 2014 #24 Share Posted May 18, 2014 As near as I can tell, it's all about women dressing up. Men are expected to be like a potted palm, something for the women to stand next to and pour an occasional drink into. Our job is to not distract from the woman's outfit and to nod agreeably, like a palm frond near an air vent. Wow! Someone really "knows" his place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhkennerly Posted May 18, 2014 #25 Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's unfortunate you see it that way. Black tie is the most ingenious ensemble ever designed for men. All men, regardless of age or physical build, look great when wearing it. And, in the scheme of touring before or after the cruise, the most useless dead weight in a suitcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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