Marronnier Posted October 23, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Please forgive me if this has been asked and answered. We will be on our first 'post-covid' (I know it's not over!) crossing on the QM2 next month and I was wondering what if anything has replaced the Cunard World Club cocktail parties. Thanks for any information you can offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted October 23, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2022 There's no cocktail parties at the moment but you might get an extra bottle of Pol Acker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marronnier Posted October 23, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: There's no cocktail parties at the moment but you might get an extra bottle of Pol Acker. Thanks for your speedy reply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted October 23, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2022 No World Club events but we did have a glass of something fizzy, Pol Aker/Prosecco 'ish, given to us as we sat down for dinner on the first Gala night with a sort of 'compliments of the Captain' card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORT ROYAL Posted October 23, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Host Hattie said: There's no cocktail parties at the moment but you might get an extra bottle of Pol Acker. Thereby adding insult to injury……😃😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2542 Posted October 24, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2022 17 hours ago, Host Hattie said: There's no cocktail parties at the moment but you might get an extra bottle of Pol Acker. So when do you think this wil come back then? Given that masks seem to be on the way out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2542 Posted October 24, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 hours ago, PORT ROYAL said: Thereby adding insult to injury……😃😉 Especially if you have the drinks package........ 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted October 24, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, ace2542 said: So when do you think this wil come back then? Given that masks seem to be on the way out? I have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORT ROYAL Posted October 24, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, ace2542 said: Especially if you have the drinks package........ 😡 So true…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted October 24, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On our 10-day Alaska cruise on the QE we had the free bubbles one night, maybe two. On a more recent seven-day voyage on the QM2 there was nothing at all. I find it amusing that Cunard is fine with passengers sitting close together in some restaurants, the Queens Room at afternoon tea, on tenders, etc. but the parties were cancelled due to COVID. Some of the parties were crowded, but the senior officers party, in my experience, was always sparsely populated. Even if the senior officers do not attend - it can be renamed - it seems to me the only reason the receptions for the highest ranking loyal passengers are cancelled is to save money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted October 24, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, david,Mississauga said: On our 10-day Alaska cruise on the QE we had the free bubbles one night, maybe two. On a more recent seven-day voyage on the QM2 there was nothing at all. I find it amusing that Cunard is fine with passengers sitting close together in some restaurants, the Queens Room at afternoon tea, on tenders, etc. but the parties were cancelled due to COVID. Some of the parties were crowded, but the senior officers party, in my experience, was always sparsely populated. Even if the senior officers do not attend - it can be renamed - it seems to me the only reason the receptions for the highest ranking loyal passengers are cancelled is to save money. I fully agree. Cunard should take a leaf out of Celebrity's book where, just two weeks ago, we attended a Captain's Club Party... Okay, it was on 'The Lawn' in open air but there's the challenge for innovation on Cunard ships. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted October 24, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On Seabourn we had both the Captains party and the loyalty party - it's a smaller ship so maybe that's why they are doing the parties again, but it was really nice to attend them again. The glass of fizz at dinner, and the bottle of Pol Acker in your cabin really just doesn't do it for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted October 24, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Silversea are also on the Ball too , with their Captains reception and Loyalty receptions, including ( I witnessed) the occasional officer dining with guests in the evening . Saga have been on the Ball with their receptions for several weeks now . Edited October 24, 2022 by Bell Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 24, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Who cares whether they come back certainly not me. The ones I have been always serve cheap wine and find it hilarious watching some cruisers sucking up to officers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted October 24, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, majortom10 said: Who cares whether they come back certainly not me. The ones I have been always serve cheap wine and find it hilarious watching some cruisers sucking up to officers. I'm not bothered either but in the past we have had great chats with officers if they happen to be in our vicinity. It's far from sucking up to anyone, it's called being sociable. 🙂 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 24, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Victoria2 said: I'm not bothered either but in the past we have had great chats with officers if they happen to be in our vicinity. It's far from sucking up to anyone, it's called being sociable. 🙂 That is fair enough I certainly wouldnt be ignorant with polite chat but it is laughable those that race to dance floor and push their way into standing by senior officers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted October 24, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, majortom10 said: That is fair enough I certainly wouldnt be ignorant with polite chat but it is laughable those that race to dance floor and push their way into standing by senior officers. To be honest, we've given up the main events and just occasionally attend the much smaller do's. As we know quite a few of the regulars, they come to us so saves a dance floor race. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted October 24, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, majortom10 said: Who cares whether they come back certainly not me. The ones I have been always serve cheap wine and find it hilarious watching some cruisers sucking up to officers. You don’t have to drink cheap wine. I’ve had some very nice gins and tonics, and my only rum punch ever, which I much enjoyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted October 24, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I really don’t enjoy these events, but on this last cruise I made a point of sitting down with two ladies with walkers. I had a wonderful time visiting with them and hearing their stories. I’ll share a very sad story now - my parents had two close friends who lived next door and cruised with them. My dad died several years ago, the wife died last spring. The husband has just fallen in love and scheduled an Alaska cruise for next summer. But last night he had a stroke. My mom cried as she told me this morning, “I’m the only one left, I’m so glad we cruised when we were able.” All four of them loved the social events with the officers. Let’s all cruise while we can! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Se1lad Posted October 24, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 hours ago, majortom10 said: That is fair enough I certainly wouldnt be ignorant with polite chat but it is laughable those that race to dance floor and push their way into standing by senior officers. I felt sorry for the medical officer/doctor at the last party I attended pre Covid. Three elderly ladies surrounded him and started bombarding him with questions about their various ailments. They appeared to be trying to outdo each other with who had the most wrong with them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExArkie Posted October 25, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 25, 2022 We quite enjoy talking to the officers at these events. We have had informative and entertaining discussions with the ship’s engineer (who later invited us to his hosted table in Britannia), the environmental officer (my wife and I both worked in the environmental field), customer relations, and even an accountant…who knew accounting could be that interesting? The parties are a great way to learn more about the ship’s operations without getting it through a canned presentation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigrlewis Posted October 25, 2022 #22 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) My partner and I said “hello” to an officer from Medical Team one welcome on board party. We chit chatted about this and that and he confided to us he didn’t like the parties as he didn’t feel socially talented to make small talk. Cue the WC party that followed a few nights later he made a beeline for us when we arrived and said he would talk to us again as we made him feel very relaxed and found us easy to chat to. He added they are under “surveillance” to mix and mingle. He also said his worse nightmare were passengers that thought once they instigated a conversation with him that he was theirs for the duration of the party ! Edited October 25, 2022 by Craigrlewis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted October 25, 2022 #23 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I remember the Senior Officer Party in the Ward Room on the QE2. We met the Chief Engineer that later offered us a tour of the Engine Room. The Staff Captain also offered us a tour of the Bridge which we kindly accepted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted October 25, 2022 #24 Share Posted October 25, 2022 23 hours ago, safarigal said: On Seabourn we had both the Captains party and the loyalty party - it's a smaller ship so maybe that's why they are doing the parties again, but it was really nice to attend them again. The glass of fizz at dinner, and the bottle of Pol Acker in your cabin really just doesn't do it for me. And God alone knows why they chose to serve Pol Acker in the Grills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted October 28, 2022 #25 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 3:12 PM, BklynBoy8 said: I remember the Senior Officer Party in the Ward Room on the QE2. We met the Chief Engineer that later offered us a tour of the Engine Room. The Staff Captain also offered us a tour of the Bridge which we kindly accepted. We had a similar experience except it was with the Head of Housekeeping. Being retired hotel owners my wife expressed an interest in all things 'housekeeping' and in particular 'Laundry'. Lo and behold the next day we had a message inviting us to a private visit to said 'Laundry' which actually proved fascinating - especially the 'Norovirus' section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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