Cunard Cruisers - How are things where you are ?

[Lanky Lad]

Section where champagne bar was is closed off and all lights off. Big fans blowing as well. Issue seems to have been a leak which hit electrics hence the smell. Outside Dorset on deck 3 have been left open but you can still smell it. 

 

I went on the cable car this morning to the botanical gardens. As we were coning down so did the cloud. Can't see top station now so glad I went early. 

[neeuqdrazil]

I fly to London tomorrow evening, arriving at o'gods o'clock Sunday morning, for a week in London prior to boarding QM2 to come back to this side of the pond. 

 

It's lovely and sunny in Toronto today, although we've had multiple days of very odd fog, including fog in the mid-afternoon, which almost never happens. 

 

Today is work, then running a couple of final errands, and packing. 

 

Soon!

[Host Hattie]

Have a great trip 

[Colin_Cameron]

It’s that time of year again. The first Christmas cakes are in the oven.

[Lanky Lad]

15 minutes ago, Colin_Cameron said:

It’s that time of year again. The first Christmas cakes are in the oven.

I look forward to seeing the final article. 

[ronpes]

Our view today

[Lanky Lad]

It's a lovely morning here on board Queen Victoria.  I'm sat in the Golden Lion waiting for morning trivia to start. Part of the Chart Room is still closed off and a strong smell of burning. 

[Lanky Lad]

A nice surprise we won the trivia quiz on a tiebreaker.

[Host Hattie]

Congratulations, I hope whatever happened in the Chart Room is repaired soon. 

It's a very wet morning in Pembrokeshire but it's supposed to clear up later and I'm hoping we'll get a distant view of the Milford Haven fireworks display this evening.

[Lanky Lad]

They are still working in chart room but it hasn't affected anywhere else. 

[ronpes]

Impressive feature in Sing airport as we make our way home.

[ronpes]

Am writing this from the BA lounge in Singapore with a large drink, to round off a truly awesome bucket list / retirement trip. Visiting Alaska, Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. 
Highlight: was Papeete, New Zealand and meeting our friends in Melbourne after 4 long years. 
Lowlight: was catching Covid and being isolated and completely missing Hawaii. However, we were released (after 5 days and -ve test) and allowed to continue. 
Although this was with a different line, we look forward to our sailing on the QM2 next year and we are also looking at the QV for 2024. 

Back to reality with a bang next week mucking out smelly stuff from stables and paying bills. 

[Host Hattie]

That sounds like an amazing trip, have a good journey home.

[Bigmike911]

On 10/16/2022 at 1:16 PM, frankp01 said:

To a much better team, sorry!

Frank, you team played well, but the Astros won the Series. I wonder who you might consider the better team, now. 

[frankp01]

Yeah, yesterday was disappointing.

[alc13]

On 11/4/2022 at 6:27 PM, Colin_Cameron said:

It’s that time of year again. The first Christmas cakes are in the oven.

The starting bell has sounded!

[Liverpoolgirl175]

The dried fruit has been soaked in brandy ready to be mixed with the rest of the cake ingredients tomorrow and baked!

The mince pies will be started next week.

[Camgirl]

I have all my cake ingredients ready to bake my cake later this week too.

 

Thanks, Liverpoolgirl for the reminder that I need the fruit soaking beforehand! I always end up baking the cake a day later than intended because I have forgotten to soak the dried fruit first!

[Lanky Lad]

Hello from QV in Lisbon. I'm still having a great time. We had dinner in the verandah on Sunday evening.  I had lobster cocktail fillet steak and rum baba. All very good. Some very heavy showers today. 

 

The chart room is still not completely repaired but it looks like they are putting everything back so it shouldn't be much longer. 

[Lanky Lad]

Hello from QV. The chart room is still not fully open yet but it looks like most of the work is done. 

 

Just come back to the cabin after breakfast and the leatherette luggage cover is on the bed. I guess that's a hint that it's packing day. 

[Host Hattie]

Enjoy your last day, have you had a good trip?

[Lanky Lad]

17 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

Enjoy your last day, have you had a good trip?

It's been a great trip thanks. A few nice warm sunny days to top up the vitamin D ready for winter. 

[exlondoner]

55 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

Hello from QV. The chart room is still not fully open yet but it looks like most of the work is done. 

 

Just come back to the cabin after breakfast and the leatherette luggage cover is on the bed. I guess that's a hint that it's packing day. 

When I was at boarding school, my stomach used to lurch when we drove through the village of Doughton, the last before the school. Coming back and finding that mat on the bed evinces a similar reaction. 😀

[buchanan101]

2 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

When I was at boarding school, my stomach used to lurch when we drove through the village of Doughton, the last before the school. Coming back and finding that mat on the bed evinces a similar reaction. 😀

Got back from breakfast on disembarkation day on QM2 and they already converted the double to two singles

 

Two singles don't really work even in a QG cabin

[Lanky Lad]

A quick update from QV. The Chart Room is now fully open again. Apart from a slight smell of burning you would never know there had been a problem.