Solent23 Posted March 29, 2022 #101 Share Posted March 29, 2022 So, I haven't seen this one before. Anyone know what an "Olivers Gala Evening" is and what the dress requirements would be? Our itinerary on QM2: May 15th: Smart Attire May 16th: Olivers Gala Evening May 17th: Smart Attire May 18th: Smart Attire May 19th: Smart Attire May 20th: Gala Evening - Roaring Twenties May 21st: Smart Attire May 22nd: Smart Attire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted March 29, 2022 Author #102 Share Posted March 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Solent23 said: So, I haven't seen this one before. Anyone know what an "Olivers Gala Evening" is and what the dress requirements would be? Our itinerary on QM2: May 15th: Smart Attire May 16th: Olivers Gala Evening May 17th: Smart Attire May 18th: Smart Attire May 19th: Smart Attire May 20th: Gala Evening - Roaring Twenties May 21st: Smart Attire May 22nd: Smart Attire That's a new one on me and as it turns out it's a new one for Cunard. I think that's actually "Oliviers Gala Evening" since your crossing is the special event cruise "London Theatre at Sea 2022 with the Olivier Awards". Here's what I found from a recent (March 16, 2022) press release. "For the first time, Cunard will be introducing an "Oliviers Gala Evening," which will feature entertainment from headliners throughout the evening, as well as a never-seen-before show, "Olivier Awards in Concert" that has been created for this voyage by Society of London Theatre's Julian Bird. The concert will take place in the Royal Court Theatre and pay homage to the Olivier Awards' last 45 years in a dazzling one-off production with cast and orchestra." Now this doesn't mention a specific dress requirement, but I imagine black tie (which is appropriate for any gala evening) would be a reasonable suggestion for such an event. I also suspect some guests may not see this and will be planning for the originally scheduled "Red and Gold" theme which ought to be fine in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solent23 Posted March 29, 2022 #103 Share Posted March 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, bluemarble said: That's a new one on me and as it turns out it's a new one for Cunard. I think that's actually "Oliviers Gala Evening" since your crossing is the special event cruise "London Theatre at Sea 2022 with the Olivier Awards". Here's what I found from a recent (March 16, 2022) press release. "For the first time, Cunard will be introducing an "Oliviers Gala Evening," which will feature entertainment from headliners throughout the evening, as well as a never-seen-before show, "Olivier Awards in Concert" that has been created for this voyage by Society of London Theatre's Julian Bird. The concert will take place in the Royal Court Theatre and pay homage to the Olivier Awards' last 45 years in a dazzling one-off production with cast and orchestra." Now this doesn't mention a specific dress requirement, but I imagine black tie (which is appropriate for any gala evening) would be a reasonable suggestion for such an event. I also suspect some guests may not see this and will be planning for the originally scheduled "Red and Gold" theme which ought to be fine in any case. Thanks for this! For some reason they have a typo in the calendar (literally "Olivers"). Standard black tie makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted March 29, 2022 Author #104 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Once again, since we've started a new browser page for this thread, I'll repeat the links to the three Dress Code and Theme Schedule documents for easy access. QM2: QM2 2021-22 Dress Code and Theme Schedule QE: QE 2021-22 Dress Code and Theme Schedule QV: QV 2022 Dress Code and Theme Schedule 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted March 29, 2022 Author #105 Share Posted March 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, Solent23 said: Thanks for this! For some reason they have a typo in the calendar (literally "Olivers"). Standard black tie makes sense. Reminds me of the typo Cunard had for October 31st on one of our QM2 crossings a few years ago. The dress code/theme schedule listed "Holloween Ball" for a while for that evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted April 6, 2022 Author #106 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The "Queen Mary 2 2021-22 Dress Code and Theme Schedule" document is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed the schedules for their voyages to make this possible. The schedule for Queen Elizabeth is about 86% complete and the schedule for Queen Victoria is about 80% complete at this point. Here are updated stats that might be of some interest. QM2: 1.87 Gala Evenings per week QE: 1.68 Gala Evenings per week QV: 1.74 Gala Evenings per week 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook68 Posted April 9, 2022 #107 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) On 4/6/2022 at 11:10 PM, bluemarble said: The "Queen Mary 2 2021-22 Dress Code and Theme Schedule" document is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed the schedules for their voyages to make this possible. The schedule for Queen Elizabeth is about 86% complete and the schedule for Queen Victoria is about 80% complete at this point. Here are updated stats that might be of some interest. QM2: 1.87 Gala Evenings per week QE: 1.68 Gala Evenings per week QV: 1.74 Gala Evenings per week Thank you so much for taking the time to make these files. It really is a big help Edited April 9, 2022 by cook68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Boy Posted April 24, 2022 #108 Share Posted April 24, 2022 A little update Gala nights for Q301 MEL - MEL Depart 22 Dec Christmas Cruise 23 Dec Gala Night Black & White Ball 25 Dec Gala Night Christmas Day 31 Dec Gala Night New Years Eve 3 Jan Gala Night Roaring 20's All other nights Smart casual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted April 24, 2022 Author #109 Share Posted April 24, 2022 45 minutes ago, Poole Boy said: A little update Gala nights for Q301 MEL - MEL Depart 22 Dec Christmas Cruise 23 Dec Gala Night Black & White Ball 25 Dec Gala Night Christmas Day 31 Dec Gala Night New Years Eve 3 Jan Gala Night Roaring 20's All other nights Smart casual Thank you very much for that update, @Poole Boy. Just one follow-up question for you to make sure I get it right. Are "Christmas Day" and "New Year's Eve" actually listed as the themes for 25 Dec and 31 Dec in your My Cunard calendar? Cunard used to schedule "Christmas" and "New Year's Eve" themes, but last Christmas on QE and this Christmas on QM2 they scheduled "Red and Gold" for the theme. And for QE last year and QM2 this year the 31 Dec gala evening had/has no theme. Just wanted to verify QE is going back to more traditional theme names for the 25 Dec and 31 Dec gala evenings this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Boy Posted April 24, 2022 #110 Share Posted April 24, 2022 5 hours ago, bluemarble said: Thank you very much for that update, @Poole Boy. Just one follow-up question for you to make sure I get it right. Are "Christmas Day" and "New Year's Eve" actually listed as the themes for 25 Dec and 31 Dec in your My Cunard calendar? Cunard used to schedule "Christmas" and "New Year's Eve" themes, but last Christmas on QE and this Christmas on QM2 they scheduled "Red and Gold" for the theme. And for QE last year and QM2 this year the 31 Dec gala evening had/has no theme. Just wanted to verify QE is going back to more traditional theme names for the 25 Dec and 31 Dec gala evenings this year. The Cruise calendar just list them as Gala no specific theme noted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WoorimBeachLady Posted April 27, 2022 #111 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Melbourne to Tasmania QE 14 Dec Smart Attire 15 Dec Smart Attire 16 Dec Gala Black and white 17 Dec Smart Attire 18 Dec Smart Attire 19 Dec Smart Attire 20 Dec Gala Roaring 20s 21 Dec Smart attire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nu327 Posted May 1, 2022 #112 Share Posted May 1, 2022 The gala evening for QE May 20th will be Black&White. It appeared in my calendar today, as I'm checking every day (kinda crazy, I know...🤭) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Boy Posted May 19, 2022 #113 Share Posted May 19, 2022 QE SYD - SYD Circumnavigation Nov 22 16th Black & White 23rd Gala no theme noted 30th masquerade Dec 22 3rd Red & Gold 9th Roaring 20's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted May 19, 2022 Author #114 Share Posted May 19, 2022 We are oh so close now to finishing QE's 2022 dress code and theme schedule! After @Poole Boy's contribution today, there's only one day left unaccounted for. That's the sea day between Sydney and Melbourne, 14 December 2022 on voyages Q234 and Q234A In the past they've sometimes scheduled a gala evening for the two-night short break voyages between Sydney and Melbourne so I don't want to make any assumptions. Can anyone help me with the dress code for 14 December 2022 on QE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted June 7, 2022 #115 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Thanks for the update. Question....on a QM T/A, what exactly would "smart attire" be? Same as "Business casual"? Would a sport coat/jacket be required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted June 7, 2022 Author #116 Share Posted June 7, 2022 52 minutes ago, marco said: Thanks for the update. Question....on a QM T/A, what exactly would "smart attire" be? Same as "Business casual"? Would a sport coat/jacket be required? Jackets are no longer required for gentlemen on the smart attire evenings. Here's an excerpt from the "What to pack" page on the Cunard website. "Smart attire simply means a dress shirt and trousers, skirt and a top, or a cocktail dress." Once on board, here's how the daily programmes define the smart attire dress code. "Smart trousers with a collared shirt or gentlemen; jacket and tie is optional. Ladies, blouses and skirts or stylish trousers and dresses are welcome." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Oldpeopleinlove Posted June 25, 2022 #117 Share Posted June 25, 2022 We are on Q229, Barcelona-Barcelona 10/3 to 10/10, and there is still no identification for gala themes. I would love to know in advance, and virtually everything else looks set. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushkicrawford Posted June 27, 2022 #118 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I see on their site that the gala themes are 1)black and white 2)roaring twenties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted June 28, 2022 Author #119 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, mushkicrawford said: I see on their site that the gala themes are 1)black and white 2)roaring twenties Just to make sure I'm clear, is this what you are seeing as the themes for voyage Q229, the October 3-10, 2022 cruise from Barcelona that @2Oldpeopleinlove was asking about? If so, I will update my master document for QE accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Oldpeopleinlove Posted June 28, 2022 #120 Share Posted June 28, 2022 12 hours ago, mushkicrawford said: I see on their site that the gala themes are 1)black and white 2)roaring twenties Thank you. I was looking just at the posted link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted June 28, 2022 Author #121 Share Posted June 28, 2022 56 minutes ago, 2Oldpeopleinlove said: Thank you. I was looking just at the posted link. Thank you and @mushkicrawford. I will update my document at the posted link to reflect this update from Cunard assigning themes for your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushkicrawford Posted June 28, 2022 #122 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, 2Oldpeopleinlove said: Thank you. I was looking just at the posted link. We’re on the same cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted June 28, 2022 #123 Share Posted June 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, bluemarble said: Thank you and @mushkicrawford. I will update my document at the posted link to reflect this update from Cunard assigning themes for your cruise. Bluemarble......BTW.....Is there any word about Insight Speakers for the September 23rd QM2 sailing. The past lists were so helpful when they were posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted June 28, 2022 Author #124 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, BklynBoy8 said: Bluemarble......BTW.....Is there any word about Insight Speakers for the September 23rd QM2 sailing. The past lists were so helpful when they were posted. Sorry, no I haven't found anything about Insights Speakers beyond the meager (and often out-of-date) information found on the "Guest speakers" page on the Cunard website as well as the "Event cruises" page and a few Cunard press releases that mention featured speakers. A very few voyages have "Guest speakers" tabs on their voyage details pages but those are the same very few voyages that have their speakers mentioned on the main "Guest speakers" page. There are no master lists of Insights Speakers from Cunard any more that I am able to locate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted July 4, 2022 #125 Share Posted July 4, 2022 @Jack E Dawson DH is having a custom tuxedo made next month, so decisions need to be made. Do men wear cummerbunds? Waist coats? Pin tuck shirts - soft front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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