It is the perfect metaphor since the ship is a nautical Hyacinth Bucket.
All pretensions, lower class lineage, in your face classism, and caters to snobbery.

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Originally posted by van gogh:
what a brilliant idea, im sure there was a keeping up appearances special when she went on the qe2!

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Great Lady fore a good ship.

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Originally posted by desirod7:
It is the perfect metaphor since the ship is a nautical Hyacinth Bucket.
All pretensions, lower class lineage, in your face classicm, and caters to snobbery.
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ROFLMAO!!!

Is it true that you are often asked by fellow Cunard passengers wishing to acertain your social standing the restaurant you eat in?

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Her guest list will include:
The Victor and his wife
Elizabeth and Emment
Her sisiter Violet (The one with the big house and room for a pony)

Unfortunely her son Sheridain cant make it.

Also Onslow ,Daisy and Rose have not been told.

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Is it true that you are often asked by fellow Cunard passengers wishing to acertain your social standing the restaurant you eat in?

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Very!

I recall being on board the QM2 on a Trans to New York. For most of the day they kept announcing over the PA that Grill passengers should visit the immigration officers on board with their passports 'at leisure'.

I was sitting in the Cinema at about 4.00pm when the announcement came "Britannia Dining Passengers mush go to immigration with their passports, now!".

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Originally posted by Brian_O:
Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

I think (hope) that desirod7 is joking!

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I hope so too. I thought that Maureen Ryan was an excellent choice. Certainly a better choice than Ms. Routledge. Put simply, Maureen deserves the honour.

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Now, I'm confused. What's the difference between Godmother and Madrina? Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

Brian

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I believe that Madrina and Godmother are one in the same, however, the Free Dictionary gives this definition.

Ma`dri´na
n. 1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

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Now, I'm confused. What's the difference between Godmother and Madrina? Maureen Ryan was named Madrina of the QV at the float out and was Guest of Honour at that occasion.

Brian

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It appears to be an Italian tradition to have a Madrina - who is pointedly not referred to as the "godmother" - for the float-out ceremony.

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Originally posted by Cambodge:
Just outa curiosity. Are there any Yanks following this dialogue and know whomthehell they are alll talking about?

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Sure there are lots of us here! But unless you're familiar with "Brit-coms" popularly shown on Public Television, or BBC America, you could be lost in reference to Patricia Routledge.

And Maureen Ryan could be considered the "First Lady" of Cunard. She has worked aboard their vessels for over 40 years as ship's hostess, and is charming and gracious, very knowledgeable and quite an asset to Cunard. I've met her on several crossings both QE2 and QM2.

Rich

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Sure there are lots of us here! But unless you're familiar with "Brit-coms" popularly shown on Public Television, or BBC America, you could be lost in reference to Patricia Routledge.

And Maureen Ryan could be considered the "First Lady" of Cunard. She has worked aboard their vessels for over 40 years as ship's hostess, and is charming and gracious, very knowledgeable and quite an asset to Cunard. I've met her on several crossings both QE2 and QM2.

Rich

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Just outa curiosity. Are there any Yanks following this dialogue and know whomthehell they are alll talking about?

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Cambodge, Here we go

Patricia Routledge is so much more than her role as 'Hyacinth Bucket' - if you want to take the time to check out her career (including a TONY) then check out the link below before you mock.

http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/unsungheroines/patriciaroutledge.html

Perhaps we should start a thread about Paris Hilton being the new godmother of RMS Dubai Hilton (opening in 2009)

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Originally posted by KenC:
This is a somewhat ungracious taking of an excellent actress's name in vane.

Patricia Routledge is so much more than her role as 'Hyacinth Bucket' - if you want to take the time to check out her career (including a TONY) then check out the link below before you mock.

http://www.musical-theatre.net/html/unsungheroines/patriciaroutledge.html

Perhaps we should start a thread about Paris Hilton being the new godmother of RMS Dubai Hilton (opening in 2009)

Ken

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Agree with you Ken. Let's turn things around. Is the Queen Victoria a suitable ship fore this Grand Dame to be Godmother of.

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Climb every mountain from the movie The sound of muisc was sung by her.....

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