TouchstoneFeste Posted September 21, 2023 #426 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Host Hattie said: Wow, she's a big girl ! I believe "ship of size" is the acceptable term, although "zaftig" or "big boned" may be used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 21, 2023 Author #427 Share Posted September 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Host Hattie said: Wow, she's a big girl ! 2 hours ago, TouchstoneFeste said: I believe "ship of size" is the acceptable term, although "zaftig" or "big boned" may be used. Indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted September 21, 2023 #428 Share Posted September 21, 2023 My DW went on one of those RCI mega ships earlier this year with her friends and couldn’t wait to get off. The ship was heaving with 800 unruly kids, heavy smoking in the casino, buffet chaos, and sub-par food in MDR. Luckily just a four nighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted September 21, 2023 #429 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I was on Quantum of Seas in August, which dwarfs Symphony. Almost 5,000 people, tons of kids, one of which was mine. It had great venues for a 10 year old. I ate in the MDR every night. The food was FAR better than Celebrity and really not too bad. I can’t compare it to QM2 MDR as I haven’t eaten there. The Kings Court equivalent was a mass of confusion. I won’t do it again unless I have to for grandson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted September 21, 2023 #430 Share Posted September 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, techteach said: I was on Quantum of Seas in August, which dwarfs Symphony. Almost 5,000 people, tons of kids, one of which was mine. It had great venues for a 10 year old. I ate in the MDR every night. The food was FAR better than Celebrity and really not too bad. I can’t compare it to QM2 MDR as I haven’t eaten there. The Kings Court equivalent was a mass of confusion. I won’t do it again unless I have to for grandson. She was on Spectrum of the Seas out of Singapore, full capacity at 5k pax. No concept of the idea of British queuing onboard. My DW is a self-admitting food snob so the dining wasn’t for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 22, 2023 Author #431 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) QE is in Ajaccio Corsica France today 22 September. No sunrise this morning. A rather dark wet day ahead... Edited September 22, 2023 by sfred 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 22, 2023 Author #432 Share Posted September 22, 2023 The Ajaccio skies opened with a thoroughly drenching downpour, lightning and thunder at midday. Thankfully, at the time we were under cover at a local restaurant with a tasty lunch, and several carafes of red wine until conditions eased. I hope other QE passengers weren't caught in the open and had as enjoyable day in Ajaccio as we had. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #433 Share Posted September 24, 2023 QE is in Palma de Mallorca Spain today Sunday 24 September. A bright sunny morning start to the last full day of our voyage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 24, 2023 #434 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I’m sure you are both dreading leaving the ship and longing to get home again. But which feeling prevails? For me, it has been an enchantment to follow your voyage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #435 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, exlondoner said: I’m sure you are both dreading leaving the ship and longing to get home again. But which feeling prevails? For me, it has been an enchantment to follow your voyage. It is the "dreading" one, by far. We've had a wonderful voyage! Thanks for your kind words. Palma today has been amazing. A deep blue sky, and a pleasant 25c. We've walked every street and placa, and are now having a well deserved sangria and beer. Edited September 24, 2023 by sfred 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 24, 2023 #436 Share Posted September 24, 2023 And do you have another cruise booked? That always makes me feel better about disembarking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #437 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Fueled by sangria and beer, we had a pleasant walk back to the ship along the waterfront. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #438 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Upon arriving in our cabin I expected to see a letter from Cunard saying that due to our custom, loyalty, style, and general good looks, they would be providing us with complementary QE passage all the way home to Australia in our current PG cabin, and there would be no need to disembark tomorrow. Instead we encountered the dreaded bed protector, along with luggage tags and a note saying, in effect, to pack up all our things and go away. So sad... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #439 Share Posted September 24, 2023 2 hours ago, exlondoner said: And do you have another cruise booked? That always makes me feel better about disembarking. Me too! It is the only consolation on disembarking day. Yes we are back on QE in February for a Sydney return to several South Pacific islands. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 24, 2023 #440 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Incomprehensible. 🙂🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted September 24, 2023 #441 Share Posted September 24, 2023 @sfred That room must feel like home you’ve been in it for so long. It has been great fun to tag along with you. Thanks for your wonderful posts. What was your favorite part? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted September 24, 2023 #442 Share Posted September 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, sfred said: Upon arriving in our cabin I expected to see a letter from Cunard saying that due to our custom, loyalty, style, and general good looks, they would be providing us with complementary QE passage all the way home to Australia in our current PG cabin, and there would be no need to disembark tomorrow. Instead we encountered the dreaded bed protector, along with luggage tags and a note saying, in effect, to pack up all our things and go away. So sad... How terrible, I hope you complained.🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 24, 2023 Author #443 Share Posted September 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, techteach said: @sfred That room must feel like home you’ve been in it for so long. It has been great fun to tag along with you. Thanks for your wonderful posts. What was your favorite part? 36 nights! It has been our longest journey but it went so fast. There were so many highlights. The Canal transit. Bermuda. The Med ports. QE seadays with the amazingly excellent weather we had. The PG service from Maître d' Sanjay and waiters Sanjoy, Rene, and Jayson. The list is a long one... Can't wait to be back in February. Best wishes to @alibabacruisers, @BeachTunes, and all others for their upcoming voyages. QE is a great ship. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted September 24, 2023 #444 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I couldn't last 36 nights. When we lived in Scotland and came to our studio here for all our holidays it was hard to go home. The only thing I looked forward to was getting back to our cats. Living here, I just don't want to leave. Two weeks is about all I can cope with. It feels like I'm on permanent holiday and if I go elsewhere it's to experience the few things we don't have here or to visit friends or relatives. It would be better if they all came to visit us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion B Posted September 24, 2023 #445 Share Posted September 24, 2023 sfred, Lucky you - 36 nights on this ship in the PG with Sanjoy and Rene (and others). Only got to experience twelve nights, but could easily go the distance. Marion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted September 28, 2023 #446 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Queen Elizabeth is in Livorno today 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 28, 2023 Author #447 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Beautiful sight - thanks @Host Hattie. Wish we were still aboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted September 28, 2023 #448 Share Posted September 28, 2023 My pleasure, the photo was taken by a friend onboard an MSC ship in Livorno today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 28, 2023 #449 Share Posted September 28, 2023 2 hours ago, sfred said: Beautiful sight - thanks @Host Hattie. Wish we were still aboard. How’s the jet lag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted September 28, 2023 Author #450 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, exlondoner said: How’s the jet lag? Easy so far - we're still in Spain. 🙂 After getting off QE in Barcelona we took the train to Madrid. There are some work contacts I wanted to see this week. We start the long trip home on Saturday, connecting in London and Singapore. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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