missson1967 Posted January 12 #1 Share Posted January 12 We are experienced & regular Cunard cruisers. We disembarked QM2 yesterday after the crossing. One afternoon this week, we were shocked & appalled to see a lady with her bare feet up on one of the coffee tables in a packed Chart Room. In our view, this was not fair to the staff or fellow guests. We have, thankfully, never seen this before, and hopefully never will again. We doubt we are alone in finding this conduct unacceptable, but perhaps not, so would welcome the views of others ... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 12 #2 Share Posted January 12 No, but fortunately it's not common. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted January 12 #3 Share Posted January 12 10 minutes ago, missson1967 said: We are experienced & regular Cunard cruisers. We disembarked QM2 yesterday after the crossing. One afternoon this week, we were shocked & appalled to see a lady with her bare feet up on one of the coffee tables in a packed Chart Room. In our view, this was not fair to the staff or fellow guests. We have, thankfully, never seen this before, and hopefully never will again. We doubt we are alone in finding this conduct unacceptable, but perhaps not, so would welcome the views of others ... Totally Unacceptable! Inappropriate in Public View and Location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted January 12 #4 Share Posted January 12 28 minutes ago, missson1967 said: We are experienced & regular Cunard cruisers. We disembarked QM2 yesterday after the crossing. One afternoon this week, we were shocked & appalled to see a lady with her bare feet up on one of the coffee tables in a packed Chart Room. In our view, this was not fair to the staff or fellow guests. We have, thankfully, never seen this before, and hopefully never will again. We doubt we are alone in finding this conduct unacceptable, but perhaps not, so would welcome the views of others ... In short, no. In long, definitely not acceptable. Other than that, did you have a nice time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgans Posted January 12 #5 Share Posted January 12 Did anyone say anything to her ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missson1967 Posted January 12 Author #6 Share Posted January 12 27 minutes ago, exlondoner said: Other than that, did you have a nice time? Yes, we did, thank you. Relaxing & enjoyable - a great way to start the new year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted January 12 #7 Share Posted January 12 I don't think it's acceptable to place feet on any furniture not designed and intended for that purpose, including seats on trains and buses. Unfortunately lots of folk seem to think it is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted January 12 #8 Share Posted January 12 I've seen feet on a tray table on Amtrak. The times I've seen it, the feet were in socks and/or shoes. Not sure if that's any less disgusting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missson1967 Posted January 12 Author #9 Share Posted January 12 5 minutes ago, Morgans said: Did anyone say anything to her ? Not as far as we are aware, however, I now regret not saying something, as I feel that by staying silent we were, in effect, condoning it. At the time, I just didn't want to cause a scene. Having said that, I didn't expect to ever have to ask somebody to remove their bare feet from a table in a cocktail bar. Thankfully, based on the replies so far, it seems we are not alone in our disapproval of such conduct. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted January 12 #10 Share Posted January 12 Acceptable - no Common practice - yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covepointcruiser Posted January 12 #11 Share Posted January 12 Not a common practice on the QM2! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted January 13 #12 Share Posted January 13 Disgusting behavior - never seen anything remotely like that on Board QM2. Wrong ship for the good woman. Not that it is acceptable in any way - anywhere. Out of the Chart room- up to scrubbing down the deck with a handbrush. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenvee Posted January 15 #13 Share Posted January 15 If you didn't want to say anything yourself, you could have asked the waiter or manager to talk to her. I've done that in the past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down-Unders Posted January 15 #14 Share Posted January 15 On 1/13/2024 at 6:55 AM, missson1967 said: We are experienced & regular Cunard cruisers. We disembarked QM2 yesterday after the crossing. One afternoon this week, we were shocked & appalled to see a lady with her bare feet up on one of the coffee tables in a packed Chart Room. In our view, this was not fair to the staff or fellow guests. We have, thankfully, never seen this before, and hopefully never will again. We doubt we are alone in finding this conduct unacceptable, but perhaps not, so would welcome the views of others ... What did you do about it did you approach a crew member? by no means am I accusing you but I do think it is easier for some folks to be reactive instead of proactive. , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missson1967 Posted January 15 Author #15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Down-Unders said: What did you do about it did you approach a crew member? by no means am I accusing you but I do think it is easier for some folks to be reactive instead of proactive. We didn't do anything about it and didn't approach a crew member. As per earlier post #9, we now regret saying nothing, but didn't want to cause a scene at the time. We also weren't sure whether this is now common practice hence the staff just have to accept it. Thankfully, it appears from these replies that many others also find such conduct unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missson1967 Posted January 15 Author #16 Share Posted January 15 5 hours ago, Queenvee said: If you didn't want to say anything yourself, you could have asked the waiter or manager to talk to her. I've done that in the past. At the time, we only considered addressing it directly, but yes, requesting a member of staff to deal with it is also an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austcruiser84 Posted January 15 #17 Share Posted January 15 Reminds me of the time a gentleman (perhaps the wrong term) in first class on a flight was using the edge of the door to his suite to remove dead skin from his bare feet. Toenails were long and yellowed too. I needed a double G&T after that. Frankly, I’m not sure that the crew would do anything even if you reported it. Just off the QE, where one evening a person was permitted to walk through a restaurant and dine barefoot. Their attire suggested this was a casual dining choice on their part as opposed to a medical reason. I never imagined I’d ever see that on any vessel, let alone a Cunard ship! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted January 15 #18 Share Posted January 15 17 minutes ago, Austcruiser84 said: Just off the QE, where one evening a person was permitted to walk through a restaurant and dine barefoot. I was always of the opinion that walking indoors on a ship barefooted was not allowed and especially in food venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austcruiser84 Posted January 15 #19 Share Posted January 15 1 minute ago, david63 said: I was always of the opinion that walking indoors on a ship barefooted was not allowed and especially in food venues. I was already disapproving of seeing numerous individuals wearing flip flops of an evening, but the barefoot individual was a step too far. I think I was too shocked to have been capable of raising a complaint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted January 15 #20 Share Posted January 15 A while back there was a posting which said: the dumbing down of the dress code was a slippery slope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted January 15 #21 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 21 minutes ago, david,Mississauga said: A while back there was a posting which said: the dumbing down of the dress code was a slippery slope. Maybe someone walking barefoot will slip and fall down that slope. Edited January 15 by 3rdGenCunarder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypo63 Posted January 15 #22 Share Posted January 15 Eeeooww,how disgusting,I would expect that from other certain cruise lines but not Cunard , it is difficult to know what to do if you don't like confrontation 🫤 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted January 15 #23 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Austcruiser84 said: a step too far. Literally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down-Unders Posted January 15 #24 Share Posted January 15 8 hours ago, Austcruiser84 said: Reminds me of the time a gentleman (perhaps the wrong term) in first class on a flight was using the edge of the door to his suite to remove dead skin from his bare feet. Toenails were long and yellowed too. I needed a double G&T after that. Frankly, I’m not sure that the crew would do anything even if you reported it. Just off the QE, where one evening a person was permitted to walk through a restaurant and dine barefoot. Their attire suggested this was a casual dining choice on their part as opposed to a medical reason. I never imagined I’d ever see that on any vessel, let alone a Cunard ship! What did you do about it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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