Underwatr Posted December 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Wondering what brands of watches are on-board? Price of duty-free liquor? Post your questions and I'll answer the easy ones. ;) Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC retired Posted December 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Any refurbishment going on , either overnight or during the day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted December 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Wondering what brands of watches are on-board? Price of duty-free liquor? Post your questions and I'll answer the easy ones. ;) Merry Christmas! So nice to ask. Just one thing: ENJOY. Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul NH Posted December 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 24, 2014 How are the seas the first couple of days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly3399 Posted December 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I will be on for next Christmas. Please let us know what they do special for the holiday. Have a wonderful trip! Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted December 25, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Hi Underwatr. Has Santa landed on the ship??? Merry Christmas to QM2! Salacia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 25, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Any refurbishment going on , either overnight or during the day ? I haven't roamed the ship much during the wee hours but so far I haven't noticed any signs of major ongoing refurbishment aside from the normal maintenance you seem like maintaining the lifeboats and painting the ship. How are the seas the first couple of days? Very calm to my eye/feel. I did overhear one corridor conversation between passengers who thought there was more movement the first day than they liked but DW hasn’t even out on her sea bands. I will be on for next Christmas. Please let us know what they do special for the holiday. Have a wonderful trip! Kelly Hi Underwatr. Has Santa landed on the ship??? Merry Christmas to QM2! Salacia Well, the ship is decorated, of course. On Christmas Eve there were activities throughout the day, including carols in the grand lobby (with ‘snowfall’!), gingerbread and cookie decorating for the kids, a reading of a Visit from St. Nicholas with Capt. Oprey, Catholic, Protestant and ecumenical services on Christmas Eve and Day. The in-room movies and those shown in Illuminations have a Christmas theme, such as Polar Express, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Holiday Inn. Santa will arrive at 11 AM on Christmas Day with presents for the young passengers and the Queen’s Christmas broadcast will be shown in the Golden Lion and on the British channels of the TV. The evening shows tend to include some holiday element – last night’s headline singer included some holiday standards in her repertoire and tonight’s show is a special Christmas show by The Singers & Dancers and the Theatre Orchestra When you return to your room after Christmas Eve dinner each guest receives a Cunard-themed gift. This year is a Wedgwood coffee mug in a holiday theme; this is more of an informal design than last year’s gift which was similar. There was also a Christmas card signed by Capt. Oprey and other senior officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turquoise 6 Posted December 27, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hi. Hope you are enjoying the cruise and the lovely warm Caribbean! I have a question or 2, Who is the cruise director on your cruise? Who are the Cruise specialist ? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted December 27, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hi Underwatr. Thanks for taking questions... Are you finding any differences between this cruise and last year's Holiday cruise? -S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 27, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted December 27, 2014 The Entertainment Director is Joanna Haley. She's an acquired taste -- I personally find her public speaking voice grating. Kind of like a little 2-stroke scooter - higher in pitch and inflection at the beginning of every sentence in rapid syllables and then decreasing to a lower pitch and volume. I guess you have to be there. As an American I have to strain to understand her. But she organized a very entertaining Christmas night show in the Royal Court Theatre Cruise specialists onboard are Hinano Yeo and Petra Staffen. I might have read about it here but one surprise from previous cruises is the disappearance of the trays from Kings Court. They've also set the plate warmers to 450 degrees so what they might save in cost of retrieving and cleaning the trays the might be losing in paper napkins to make it possible to hold the plates. A hint: there are room-temperature plates over by the dessert / smoked fish section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turquoise 6 Posted December 27, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 27, 2014 The Entertainment Director is Joanna Haley. She's an acquired taste -- I personally find her public speaking voice grating. Kind of like a little 2-stroke scooter - higher in pitch and inflection at the beginning of every sentence in rapid syllables and then decreasing to a lower pitch and volume. I guess you have to be there. As an American I have to strain to understand her. But she organized a very entertaining Christmas night show in the Royal Court Theatre Cruise specialists onboard are Hinano Yeo and Petra Staffen. I might have read about it here but one surprise from previous cruises is the disappearance of the trays from Kings Court. They've also set the plate warmers to 450 degrees so what they might save in cost of retrieving and cleaning the trays the might be losing in paper napkins to make it possible to hold the plates. A hint: there are room-temperature plates over by the dessert / smoked fish section. Hi U. Very interesting about the cruise director . Paul is my favorite. Hinano If I am right is nicknamed Yo Yo. Has been on board for a while. I booked through her on board . No trays in the buffet seems to be the new way of serving. Difficult way to carry food. They can be dangerous in Kings Court!! Thanks for your accurate report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDouglass Posted December 27, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I'm afraid that Jo Haley gave us a good case of the giggles whenever we saw her - she seems to have taken public speaking from the Disney School of Automatons, as she speaks moves almost exactly like the mannequins in the Hall of the Presidents with a hand...gesture...at the...end...of...every...phrase. Trying hard, though, I suppose, in what is after all a rather odd job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 27, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I miss Ray Rouse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby1119 Posted December 27, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Doing away with trays also seems to be an industry means of cutting back on food served and wasted - a way of discouraging people from overloading multiple plates on a tray and then leaving alot uneaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannp Posted December 27, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Regarding Jo Haley, I thought it was just me but I found her speaking voice poor and had trouble hearing her even when she was using a microphone. I too much prefer Paul or Leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikwemu Posted December 27, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 27, 2014 It was the first time we'd encountered her in November and couldn't place her voice but then it came to us....how about Trolley Dolly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 27, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Power's out. Just lost ship's power during dinner. The Captain's starting the turbines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 27, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted December 27, 2014 After about 15 minutes the power is back and the engines are running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted December 28, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Power's out. Just lost ship's power during dinner. The Captain's starting the turbines. Underwatr, please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I've never been on board when the power went out (thankfully) - do the passengers remain seated while service continues? Or do passengers head back to their cabin? How dark was the MDR? Anyway, glad to read that power was restored within 15 minutes! Regards, Salacia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted December 28, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Just looked at the ships' webcam. It appears to be down again. The ships' time is reported correctly as 00:37, but it also states that QM2 is currently docked at St. Lucia. Wouldn't that mean the ship docked more than 8 hours ahead of schedule??? Not that http://www.cunard.com/cruise-ships/queen-mary-2/ is known for accuracy. Edited December 28, 2014 by Salacia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fg_hb Posted December 28, 2014 #21 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Marinetraffic Shows QM2 on way to Castries with a speed of 11.8 knots. Edited December 28, 2014 by fg_hb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted December 28, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks. I always follow her with another program as well. What a pity that I can't be on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underwatr Posted December 28, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Underwatr, please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I've never been on board when the power went out (thankfully) - do the passengers remain seated while service continues? Or do passengers head back to their cabin?How dark was the MDR? Anyway, glad to read that power was restored within 15 minutes! Regards, Salacia About a quarter of the small lights in the ceiling were emergency lights that stayed on, as did the WiFi and satellite :) (at least after a couple of minutes). Dinner service continued. A tablemate and I happened to have our phones so we used the flashlight mode to help read the dessert menus. It was never darker than a dim restaurant. A couple of minutes before power was lost you could suddenly see all the lights oscillating in brightness for a few seconds. We had time to joke about it - "Oh, that can't be good... Something's up -- they need me." and after we decided that all was fine the second generator dropped off and (most of) the lights went out. I noticed that the liquor POS terminals never skipped a beat... ;) Edited December 28, 2014 by Underwatr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted December 28, 2014 #24 Share Posted December 28, 2014 We were enjoying pre dinner drinks in the Chart Room while listening to the string quartet and when the lights went out they played on! It was Very calm but a certain movie came to mind!!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted December 28, 2014 #25 Share Posted December 28, 2014 We were enjoying pre dinner drinks in the chart room while listening to the string quartet and when the lights went out they just played on not missing a beat. It was very calm but it reminded me of a certain movie!,,, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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