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Offline riskygizmo

Do they still ....?
« on: Sep 01, 2011, 02:54 PM »
Just a wee question to those of you who sail on the new Queens (or, indeed, any current liner) and, perhaps, a whole new thread
comparing what was with what is.

Anyway, in "the olden days" it was customary NOT to dress for dinner on the first and last night of a trip (a convention, I assume, which was left over fom the days when first class passengers travelled with huge steamer trunks and their own valet or maid to
unpack and repack them) So, is this still the case?
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Offline skilly56

Re: Do they still ....?
« Reply #1 on: Sep 01, 2011, 03:02 PM »
Hi Risky,

I came off QE 3 days ago - one still doesn't dress for the first or last night (well, I didn't put a propeller around my neck on those 2 nights, let's put it that way!).

As it was school holidays, all pax cabins were full+, half the crew's F&F got canned, and those that did get on had to eat all meals in the Lido for 28 days, so I never did get into the Brittania. But the food was good anyway, and I probably ate less with the Lido-only dining.

The wardy brat who was camping on our floor didn't pack our bags either!

Cheers

Skilly

Offline QE2 Canuck

Re: Do they still ....?
« Reply #2 on: Sep 01, 2011, 04:12 PM »
Hi all.......it's still the same.... the first night is casual, mainly because you most likely haven't had time to unpack your bags and the last night is casual because all your dressy clothes are packed in your luggage and out in the corridor for pickup.

QE2 Canuck      Linda C

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Re: Do they still ....?
« Reply #3 on: Sep 02, 2011, 01:09 AM »
Am I the only one who checked in ( for QE2 ) wearing a suit with bow tie then?  Oh no, that was because we were straight off the boat train ( Orient Express ) so we had to dress up to be allowed on the train anyway...  So there must have been more people thus at least on those occasions! :)
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Offline riskygizmo

Re: Do they still ....?
« Reply #4 on: Sep 02, 2011, 04:02 AM »
  Don't worry about it Peter. I'm sure it ceased being a flogging offence in the '50's. ;) It is nice to know that the tradition seems to be carrying on though.
  It was just one of those things, like afternoon tea in the Queen's Room or the Joe Loss Orchestra belting it out down the Double Down that seemed to make the QE2 so special. I feel I risk starting to sound like Mrs. Bucket, but there was something wonderful about these rituals that streched back to the old Queens and the Edwardian four stackers and probably back to Sam Cunard and his paddle boats. (Ok, I know Joe Loss probably wasn't playing on the Britannia, and,  sadly, is no longer available for bookings) but my point, I suppose, is that there was, on this spaceship of a liner, in the late 1970's and early1980's, an immutable spirit, a way of doing things that transcended fashion. The fashion was on the walls, it was the furniture, it was the new film they showed twice daily every day. That they showed the films so, however, was another strand of this ethos, this thing they called "Old Cunard". It was a particularly British thing and a particularly "olde worlde"  British thing at the time of Punk music and inner city riots and therein lay it's charm. It was, and I hope still is, what we Brits do so well,we give you an impeccably crafted product tailored to your needs and we do it with an air of friendly reserve, we'll do anything we can for you, we'll do it discretely and we'll call you sir. It's a bit like the Bobby in the pointy helmet armed with a stick, it's what we Brits feel comfortable with and it fascinates the rest of the world, especially the Americans.




 
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Offline Rod

Re: Do they still ....?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 08, 2012, 12:30 AM »
Risky, that is why we are British, there are some things we do well.
We fight well and usually win!
We provide service second to none, with class.
We change guards.



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Offline Bob C.

Re: QM2 Carrying Cars
« Reply #6 on: Mar 14, 2012, 08:30 PM »
So does QM2 carry cars?

Offline Andy F

Re: QM2 Carrying Cars
« Reply #7 on: Mar 14, 2012, 09:16 PM »
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