Commodore Club QM2 Curtains open or closed? What do you think.

I think they should be open to show a view of the ocean at night like on the Queen Elizabeth. However they seem to like them closed don't they or they did when we were onboard last year.

The curtains have to be closed because on the QM2 the Commodore Club is below the bridge rather than above it as on her smaller sisters.

Cool Cruiser, On QM2 this has always been standard practice, as Hattie has said, the QM2 Commodore Bar & the Bridge area is a completely different build than the vista class ships. It is the same with the four Fwd QG suites deck 10 ( above the Commodore bar) those blinds have to be closed too during late/dark evening hours. There is signage on the window ledge to this effect.

Cool Cruiser, On QM2 this has always been standard practice, as Hattie has said, the QM2 Commodore Bar & the Bridge area is a completely different build than the vista class ships. It is the same with the four Fwd QG suites deck 10 ( above the Commodore bar) those blinds have to be closed too during late/dark evening hours. There is signage on the window ledge to this effect.

Fair enough. I didn't know that I just thought it was done to create a mood. Thanks for that.

Yes, the light from the Commodore Club windows creates interference with the night vision of those on watch on the bridge. I don't like the closed feeling with the blinds shut but certainly understand the reason. I just order another martini and forget all about the window treatment.....:cool:

Yes, the light from the Commodore Club windows creates interference with the night vision of those on watch on the bridge. I don't like the closed feeling with the blinds shut but certainly understand the reason. I just order another martini and forget all about the window treatment.....:cool:

Fair play thanks for the answers that clears that up.

I much prefer the blinds closed in the Commodore Club on QM2, than "open" as on QE and QV (where the blinds are fake I believe and can never be "closed").

The reason is that I think the highly reflective wrap-around wall of black makes the room seem cold and produces some very odd reflections when out at sea with nothing to see.

Add the poor acoustic (until the place fills up, it can have an odd echo in my experience) with the hard walls on three sides...

When arriving or leaving port in the evening or at night it can be a different matter I realise, with something to enjoy beyond the glass.

But usually there is nothing but a wall of black, I know of very few lounges, or indeed none (in hotels for example) where the designer has said "And I want three walls of shiny black to almost surround the people relaxing with a drinkie".

The blinds on QM2 help create the cosy, sophisticated atmosphere, and help with the acoustics.

I must say, I agree with Pepperrn , It's a sort of 'maritime' ritual on the QM during cocktail hour at dusk, when the bar waiters take time out to go around and close the blinds. On more than occasion I've been sitting at the bar top when the telephone rings with a gentle reminder from the bridge to the busy bar crew members . It certainly helps to create that cosy atmosphere and it gives a sort of feeling that one is really on an Ocean going Transatlantic Liner.

I am sure I have seen the blinds on QE and QV closed to keep the sun out, but never at night. I prefer the Commodore Club on QE and QV, but that will not stop me going in on QM2 almost every night when I am on board next year.

I much prefer the blinds closed in the Commodore Club on QM2, than "open" as on QE and QV (where the blinds are fake I believe and can never be "closed").

 

 

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funny, i remember the curtains on QV being closed at night, they certainly are not fake though as Ive got pics of them down in the background of certain photo shots.

funny, i remember the curtains on QV being closed at night, they certainly are not fake though as Ive got pics of them down in the background of certain photo shots.

I am on QE in February and will make a point of correcting myself by lowering a blind!

Best wishes.

My apologies. It would seem my memory has let me down yet again.

I am on QE in February and will make a point of correcting myself by lowering a blind!

 

Best wishes.

lol...i thought i was going mad...much pleased that its actually you who's mad...lol...

have a great trip, pepperrn

roscoe

lol...i thought i was going mad...much pleased that its actually you who's mad...lol...

have a great trip, pepperrn

roscoe

As for "mad"... I've never claimed to be sane ;) :D .

Happy Sailing, Pepper!

Happy Sailing, Pepper!