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quote:Originally posted by Cunard Fan:I have read on another website the QV has developed a very large crack. Has anyone heard anything about this?
According Patsy the crack in the superstructure going from A crew deck above the waterline to deck 7. Not much is know about this problem.
Greetings Ben.
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:It's basically a non-story at the moment. I was told last night about it, posted it in a couple of places as a rumour (including my blog) and am waiting for more info and photos. It's possible it's just crew exaggeration. The passengers have been told nothing. The crew have been saying the 20th April cruise will be cancelled and she'll go to refit. So it could be slight damage easily rectified onboard, something really serious or nothing at all. We just don't know and can only speculate until we hear anything definite or they do cancel that cruise.
Patsy! You posted on here! Wow!
I figured I would ask about it on here to see if anyone else has heard about it. The whole things seems weird to me. Shes still pretty new so it seems like she shouldn't have these problems. Also shes a "Ocean Liner" and they never have these kind of problems becasue they are built so much stronger..
I really hope to have more info later today or tomorrow (I hate time differences!!!). My many questions should be answered - or better be. Hell hath no fury like a ship nut peeved.
Yeah an 'Ocean Liner' with a ding when the 'Superliner' Arcadia never got one.
I tell you, if this IS true I'm going to be worrying about my crew friends until they get back safely, hoping that ship doesn't fall apart. Mind you, I'm sure they'll be glad to be away from the brown and beige even in the mess. Fincantieri must have ordered too much paint!
quote:Originally posted by Patsy: Mind you, I'm sure they'll be glad to be away from the brown and beige even in the mess. Fincantieri must have ordered too much paint!
LOL But all that brown.... its so..so British!
Former QE2 crew don't particularly like her. Stevie told me recently he'll never work on QV again. He's been really down since joining in New York. And Bea Muller HATED the ship.
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:Former QE2 crew don't particularly like her. Stevie told me recently he'll never work on QV again. He's been really down since joining in New York. And Bea Muller HATED the ship.
Hi Patsy, do they like the QM2 better?
Bea isn't at sea. She stayed with Allen in New Jersey and possibly may never go to sea again. She's suggested twice I go as her carer (she needs someone permanently) but I know she has ulterior motives. However, I couldn't do it all year round and a certain person refuses to go on a ship where she is, so he's doing me out of the few free cruises I could do!!!!!
Many of them have never been on QM2 but those that have prefer her. Those on QE2 last year who had done QV didn't want to go back. You had a bad crossing last year. They had one this year even though the sea wasn't as rough. It was noticably different to the sturdiness of the QE2. Also the slowness has been noted and all these sea days frankly drives them mad. The crew cabins are okay apart from the cruise director's staff who have single cabins. Everyone else had bunks. Poor Stevie has a tiny cabin, he's under 5 foot tall and is sharing with a huge 18 stone trumpet player! Everything done the way they knew on QE2 is different on QV, which is one thing Bea didn't like either.
quote:Originally posted by NAL:Patsy....the ones who told me that were former QE2 fans, like her size and ease of getting around. Many feel QM2 is too big with so many long walks. Coziness was another word I heard which many liked. Perhaps working on her is another thing entirely. As for Bea Muller, it's hard to know what she'll like or hate.
Question is though, would they go on Arcadia or a HAL? Or are they Cunard loyalists? QM2 is too big, which I one reason we thought Bea wouldn't like her. She's not the best on her legs so that would be a major problem. She has said she would go on QV IF a certain man of mine were there and put aside her hatred of the ship. I think she's just lonely, despite being a grumpy old cow. I've been corresponding with her a few months and she really does want to know everything and be part of things. I kind of feel sorry for her in a way.
QV creaked, groaned and slapped her way across the Atlanic in Jan 2008. At times she sounded like a timber sailing ship.
How long was your crossing again last year? This year was 8 days. By the time they reached LA they'd had 5 ports and the Panama Canal in 25 days.
Seems the curse of Camila might have struck again !
This ship is getting a very good reputation with the reported crack in her forward superstructure and a patched hole in her bum where she hit the quay in Malta !
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:Everything done the way they knew on QE2 is different on QV, which is one thing Bea didn't like either.
I think QE2 got "grandfathered in" on a lot of things. For example the menus are basically the same on QM2 and QV, whereas on QE2 they were different (more courses, more choice, more traditional/less "frilly" food).
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:Doug, I have already said some have worked on QM2 and liked it.
I think the crew feels there a special atmosphere on QM2 just like there was on QE2. Everyone knows QM2 is a unique, one of a kind ocean liner and that QV, well, is ... not.
Ernie
quote:Originally posted by Patsy:How long was your crossing again last year?
Yes, eight days in Jan 2008 as well.
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