MadScientist_01

You can never be overdressed... at worst it marks you out as 'eccentric' ;) Very different to being underdressed...

On that note though, people's views of over/underdressed appear to vary widely - I'd far rather see a woman on a formal night in a stylish cocktail dress than a gaudy ballgown. Similarly, on an informal night I'll wear a tie myself but I'd rather see someone with a shirt/jacket and no tie than have to suffer another 'comedy' tie (let's put paid to the lie here - you may think you're showing the world how jovial and lighthearted you are, other people are thinking very different things.

And yes, my ties are very stylish! :D

My husband and I have done multiple sailings in Queens Grill on both the QE2 and QM2. However, if there are "unpublished QG flourishes" I am unaware of them. I would also be quite upset to have sailed in QG (and paid for that level) and not have been told about any additional benefits. In fact, it makes no sense to me that there would be "unpublished" benefits to QG. Why would they be unpublished? Wouldn't it make more sense to Cunard to publish them and thereby give people more incentive to book QG?

I wouldn't say there are 'unpublished' extras - just extras that are available but that many don't use. For example, I think a lot of these lie with the butler - I rarely ask the butler to do a lot when I travel QG but could do a lot more... yet when you look at the published literature you just see 'you will have a butler'.

Ask your butler what they will do for you and you are likely to get different answers depending upon who you ask - and that to me is a bit too hazy, there can be too much leeway - I've known some people who have made a request of their butler to be told 'No problem' whilst an identical request to another butler is met with a 'No way' - is this the first being overly helpful or the second being unhelpful? I don't know the answer to that.

FWIW the original question was about what you get for the extra money compared to PG and for me I'd say about 80% is about the cabin - I'm a cabin person so it is important to me. If you're not concerned about what sort of cabin you have then I don't think QG would be worth it - yes, there are some nice touches that go with QG (as have been pointed out) but not enough to justify the price difference

Have always found the generic coffee and tea on board to be fine - especially nice to have it as room service and take it on the balcony, and room service is extremely efficient.

Never had bottled water on board so don't know aout that one - and that has just struck me as very odd! Can't believe I've never had bottled water on board!