…e2.org.uk/index.html GREATOCEANLINERS.NET: http://www.greatoceanliners.net/qe2.html ROB’S QE2 SITE: http://www.roblightbody.com/liners/qe-2/index.htm CUNARDSHIPS.ORG: http://www.cunardships.org Best Community / Message Boards on Cunard Cruise Critic http://boards.cruisecritic.com (Click on the Cunard Message Board – VERY active and very helpful boards) Yahoo Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CunardShipQM2/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qe2 http…
…e comments, I want to stress that we had a glorious and fabulous time. The QE2 is fantastic. Going on the QE2 on a winter transatlantic was amazing. You feel you are taking part in a real travel experience. It was such an amazing and pampered 6 days. Would we go on the QE2 again? Yes! Although we are likely to go on the QM2 first to try that out and compare that first! But we will be back on the QE2 before her final days!!! See all my photos from…
…of famous iconic things, such as Concorde, Titanic, Apollo or in our case, QE2 and QM2. The QE2 Story was released in 2009 while The QM2 Story will be released this October. A third addition, The Cunard Story has just been commissioned and we’ll have this one written by 2011 for release later that year. It is a great challenge to write the Cunard story in 120 pages, but one we’re very keen to tackle! All the books can be seen at: http://www.chrisc…
…taircase in the Queens Grill Lounge. Watch a video tour we made around the QE2 in December 2004: click here The QE2 did have an outside pool with decks for sitting around, unlike her predecessors, to make her more in vogue and appropriate for her secondary role running more regular warm weather cruises. However, the ship was primarily designed as an ocean liner, and was a one-off and unique design. The Queen Mary 2 also stands out from other cruis…
…This is a video we made through the inside of the QE2 while we were on a Transatlantic Crossing to New York in December 2004. A video of the decks and the rough seas to come……
…limited text and some short but interesting sections by William Miller and QE2 Captain Ian McNaught. The thing that I liked about this book is that is does what it says! I like the fact that it covers basically every public room and each of the accommodations in neat sections. with photographs showing what the ship looks like. I would love to have had this book before I did my first (and only!) crossing on the ship back in 2004. It is a simple ide…
…tos and video already. We met our charming butler (Albert) who was off the QE2 and we worked out that Maureen who was our butler on the QE2 is also here, and so we will try and say hello to her. We headed off to lunch in the lovely Queens Grill and the Maitre De recognized us from our Queen Victoria QG trip last year. That is impressive and what the Cunard service is all about. Lunch was fantastic, of course. Had vegetable soup and yummy turkey sc…
…have the same mystery, allure and specialness as its sister ships like the QE2 (had as it heads to retirement) and the Queen Mary 2. It is not the right design to handle a regular trans-Atlantic crossing which hammers a ship and takes some designing for – and also having seen pictures taken from the QE2 on their joint crossing at the start of both their 2008 world cruises where the Queen Victoria struggled more through the Atlantic winter seas, I…
…o in part 2 you will hear from Robert Howie, the hotel manager, who joined QE2 22 years ago, and Nicolas Oldroyd the QM2 executive chef who joined the QE2 15 years ago. • In Part 3, you will find out about 2 unusual roles on-board. That of the Social Host / Hostess and what exactly a “Gentleman Host” is and does. In part 3, I speak to Kevin Usher, who started as a dancer and singer for Cunard 20 years ago, and acted as the social host on board and…
…ness that you get with the “liner” style bow and overall uniqueness of the QE2 or Queen Mary 2. But once inside, Cunard has done a great job at making the ship feel and look distinctively Cunard. I think the ship is beautiful inside, and is so much plush and stylish than ships that I have been on like the Aurora and Arcadia – but does have the feel of the QE2 (though none of the quirkiness) and the Queen Mary 2. There seems to be more public areas…
…have a journey to make and toilets are not always at hand. Always read the label and remember to rehydrate with water and rehydration salts, or sports drinks if you have diarrhoea.” On their site they have this travel hotspot thing: Find out more about Travellers’ Diarrhoea What are your tips? Add a comment on the blog or email and I will add: [email protected] ——————————————————– Sign up now to get updates from Gary Bembridge: Tips for Travell…
