Bellarion Posted July 17 #1 Share Posted July 17 Having booked an interior room on the QM2, we are concerned about off limit venues to us, and we would like to know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Recently on this site, a passenger said she was admonished by staff for being in an off limits area, which I believe she said was outside. Can anyone please list the places we cannot visit? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 17 #2 Share Posted July 17 2 minutes ago, Bellarion said: Having booked an interior room on the QM2, we are concerned about off limit venues to us, and we would like to know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Recently on this site, a passenger said she was admonished by staff for being in an off limits area, which I believe she said was outside. Can anyone please list the places we cannot visit? Thank you! QG and PG restaurants, Grills Lounge, Concierge Lounge on Deck 9, and the Grills Terrace. That’s it, I think. None of these areas is particularly desirable, other than the restaurants, and architecturally they are much less impressive than the Britannia. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeBeetle24 Posted July 17 #3 Share Posted July 17 I believe it'll only be The Grills Lounge, Princess & Queens Grill Restaurants, and The Grills Terrace - everything else should be available to all passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_P Posted July 17 #4 Share Posted July 17 You dont have to be concerned or plan, about the only "off limits" areas you'll stumble across are the two Grills restaurants, which are easy to stay out of, and a small terrace at the back of the ship that is out of the way and signposted that its for Grills passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 17 #5 Share Posted July 17 Just now, Jim_P said: You dont have to be concerned or plan, about the only "off limits" areas you'll stumble across are the two Grills restaurants, which are easy to stay out of, and a small terrace at the back of the ship that is out of the way and signposted that its for Grills passengers. And is deeply unimpressive anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted July 17 #6 Share Posted July 17 You’ll see more Grills guests in public rooms (other than the Grills restaurants) than in the very limited venues accessible only to Grill guests. The main benefit of going Grills is a bigger stateroom/suite and expanded dining experience, not the Grills only venues. To be fair, we enjoyed the Afternoon Tea in the Grills Lounge on QM2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Pushpit Posted July 17 #7 Share Posted July 17 (edited) I struggle to believe that anyone would be admonished for straying accidentally into the wrong area, but there again I read of all sorts of unattributed, non-specific events on t'interweb. The two Grills restaurants both have reception areas in the front of them with clear signs to indicate they are for Grills guests only. Even if you had left your glasses behind then during meal times you could hardly wander past them without someone at the front desk asking whether you would need any help. Very early in the morning, very late at night the place is unattended and you could pop your head in there if you didn't want to look in via the promenade desk outside. Now the grills terrace, on the other hand, because it's in the middle of a set of terracing at the stern of the ship, it would be possible to be walking down through that area unaware. For example, if you were at the kennels and you want to go down to the smoking area. There is a small sign by the stairs saying it's for Grill passengers. Unless you are on a slow passage through the Med on a hot day, in the middle part of the day, it's unlikely there would be many passengers on the Grills terrace and staff presence would be minimal or below. In any case a quick skip across the terrace to get up or down to safety would not raise an eyebrow. Edited July 17 by Pushpit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldBear Posted July 17 #8 Share Posted July 17 If your Britannia stateroom is by the 'D' staircase, you may see the Grills dining room or lounge - your muster station will likely be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted July 17 #9 Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Bellarion said: Having booked an interior room on the QM2, we are concerned about off limit venues to us, and we would like to know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Recently on this site, a passenger said she was admonished by staff for being in an off limits area, which I believe she said was outside. Can anyone please list the places we cannot visit? Thank you! Don't be watching 'far too much Titanic', once you embark QM2 it'll be nothing like that. You'll have far more public venues to freely move around and enjoy than those upstairs - they will be coming down to join you 😉 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted July 17 #10 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Question answered. As for the merits of the spaces reserved for Grill passengers... that is neither the issue or the question. The Grills Terrace on QM2 is small enough without interlopers and yes if you don't belong there, you don't and that's it. Odd that people fly in airplanes with four completely segregated cabins... good old fashioned "classes" too... without concern or complaint. But no, modern Cunarders are pretty classless (!). Edited July 17 by WantedOnVoyage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Oldpeopleinlove Posted July 17 #11 Share Posted July 17 35 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said: Question answered. As for the merits of the spaces reserved for Grill passengers... that is neither the issue or the question. The Grills Terrace on QM2 is small enough without interlopers and yes if you don't belong there, you don't and that's it. Odd that people fly in airplanes with four completely segregated cabins... good old fashioned "classes" too... without concern or complaint. But no, modern Cunarders are pretty classless (!). Wow. Word choices matter, and « interlopers » and « classless » are surprisingly ugly for this board, particularly given the question asked by the OP. Or am I missing the joke? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted July 17 #12 Share Posted July 17 2 minutes ago, 2Oldpeopleinlove said: Wow. Word choices matter, and « interlopers » and « classless » are surprisingly ugly for this board, particularly given the question asked by the OP. Or am I missing the joke? Some humor is dry, especially in written form. I believe Cunard is less class-oriented than other lines with their suite offerings so Cunard is indeed more “classless” vs others. And if the sign signs “Grills Passengers Only” then that request should be respected. Anyway, a walk through the QM2 Grills terrace and lounge may underwhelm most pax anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 17 #13 Share Posted July 17 7 minutes ago, NE John said: Some humor is dry, especially in written form. I believe Cunard is less class-oriented than other lines with their suite offerings so Cunard is indeed more “classless” vs others. And if the sign signs “Grills Passengers Only” then that request should be respected. Anyway, a walk through the QM2 Grills terrace and lounge may underwhelm most pax anyway. Even more so the Concierge Lounge. Now I think about it, the QM2 Concierge Lounge was probably the inspiration for the Grills Lounge on QA, although that does have a little natural light, while the QM2 one has none whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted July 17 #14 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, exlondoner said: Even more so the Concierge Lounge. Now I think about it, the QM2 Concierge Lounge was probably the inspiration for the Grills Lounge on QA, although that does have a little natural light, while the QM2 one has none whatsoever. Maybe one day I’ll check out the Grills on QA, as an interloper or paying guest… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millieloulou Posted July 17 #15 Share Posted July 17 Responding to 2 Oldpeople in love, I am still shocked that someone wrote asking” Was the grills terrace on Queen Anne being “ policed”, because interlopers were “ getting in”.I appreciate that with the ship being new, some things were not quite as they should be, but “ policed”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted July 17 #16 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Millieloulou said: Responding to 2 Oldpeople in love, I am still shocked that someone wrote asking” Was the grills terrace on Queen Anne being “ policed”, because interlopers were “ getting in”.I appreciate that with the ship being new, some things were not quite as they should be, but “ policed”. To be fair, there was some unpleasantness on QA in May from a couple of passengers who were not QG or PG and were unpleasant to deck staff. They apparently 'were informed ' their presence wasn’t wanted on deck eleven and their attitude to staff would not be tolerated.. I’m sure no slight as such was meant with the term 'policed' and just maybe that incident was where the term was generated. Edit Words can often offend when no offence was meant and it’s quite easy to take offence when no offence was meant. Edited July 17 by Victoria2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted July 17 #17 Share Posted July 17 I am not sure how classless as a word is offensive when it is used in the context of Cunarders not having classes since... QUEEN ELIZABETH 2. They do not. Cunarders are classless. And yes, unlike an airliner. Exceptfor the examples cited in terms of deck areas. And "interlopers" is quite fitting, too... what would you call people who are where they have no business to be. And signs telling them that? Trespassers? That works, too. If the English language offends, perhaps some other one might be used. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudhen Posted July 17 #18 Share Posted July 17 Not to worry… The Grills cocktail lounge is the most boring bar on the QM2….bar none. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 18 #19 Share Posted July 18 8 hours ago, Mudhen said: Not to worry… The Grills cocktail lounge is the most boring bar on the QM2….bar none. Except on the few occasions when they have live music, if they still do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted July 18 #20 Share Posted July 18 26 minutes ago, exlondoner said: Except on the few occasions when they have live music, if they still do that. Live music stopped during COVID. The piano has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 18 #21 Share Posted July 18 18 minutes ago, BigMac1953 said: Live music stopped during COVID. The piano has been removed. Oh well, that’s that then. 🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 18 #22 Share Posted July 18 16 hours ago, WantedOnVoyage said: I am not sure how classless as a word is offensive when it is used in the context of Cunarders not having classes since... QUEEN ELIZABETH 2. They do not. Cunarders are classless. And yes, unlike an airliner. Exceptfor the examples cited in terms of deck areas. And "interlopers" is quite fitting, too... what would you call people who are where they have no business to be. And signs telling them that? Trespassers? That works, too. If the English language offends, perhaps some other one might be used. The thing with classless is it is ambiguous, which could be a reason for choosing it. Didn’t they used to describe QE2 as a one class ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieux_carre Posted July 18 #23 Share Posted July 18 10 hours ago, BigMac1953 said: The piano has been removed. It was there last week, albeit in the corner and untouched... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted July 18 #24 Share Posted July 18 9 minutes ago, vieux_carre said: It was there last week, albeit in the corner and untouched... Strange. I even discussed it with a barman when we did a back to back TA last year, and it wasn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Se1lad Posted July 18 #25 Share Posted July 18 23 hours ago, Mudhen said: Not to worry… The Grills cocktail lounge is the most boring bar on the QM2….bar none. It’s great if you fancy somewhere quietish straight after dinner for your coffee, petit fours and digestif before moving on somewhere a bit more lively! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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