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Eric
First Class Passenger
Member # 2724

posted 04-19-2004 02:41 PM

Just watched BBC hol programme (7pm mondays BBC1) & Craig Doyle the presenter announced at end of prog that next week he will be presenting prog from QM2 maiden voyage to NY.
Never know we might see Pam interviewed !! unfortunately wil not be able to see it as will be on Westerdam by then.
Eric

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 04-19-2004 11:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Eric:
....Craig Doyle the presenter announced at end of prog that next week he will be presenting prog from QM2 maiden voyage to NY.
Eric

That should be interesting - it is after all QM2's first real 'Crossing'

Too bad we'll probably not see it in Canada.

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 04-20-2004 01:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Green:

Too bad we'll probably not see it in Canada.

It'll probably be shown on PBS (Pledge Break System)

Brian

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 04-20-2004 04:47 AM

Aren't the BBC Holiday programs not broadcast on BBC World Service ?
An interview would be nice.

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RobHolland
First Class Passenger
Member # 3779

posted 04-20-2004 06:11 AM

Glad I can receive BBC1 here, thanks for the tip.
From BBC's website:

7:00 pm
Holiday 2004
Craig Doyle reports on the QM2's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, Riz Lateef is in Croatia, the Tecce family look for property in France's Ardeche region, and the Flemings visit Bangkok.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 04-20-2004 07:47 AM

Yes, Auntie is aboard.. have been in a few shots.. namely buying books in the library.. if you see someone on left of shot signing a receipt in library with black jacket on, hair blown by wind

could be me.
WHAT A SHIP! Like Malcolm said, Britiannia is great, not even thought about going elsewhere. Food is great & service swift... out within an hour if wanted. Cannot praise hgihly enough, though there are few things that go wrong.
F10, very rough seas, high winds, decks out of bounds unless you're like me and many others

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Lots of crockery gone flying, and some of the large plants up ended and cracked pots. plates slid off tables etc.. all good fun. Even slide down my bed the other night

More on retunr... very hard to take photos, probably all blurred I suspect...\
no swimming.. good job kids got a chance before sailaway in Soton.
Maxtone0graham doing a great series of lectures. Simon schama and others in superb Oxford Discovery programme.. could stay here forever me thinks listening to this lot.
Shows OK, cancelled last night due to weather. Planetarium is fun to watch.. no doubt Malcolm has informed you all.
Off now for another lecture..
Pam

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 04-20-2004 08:17 AM

Good to hear you are having a great time, hope you left some books for the other passengers.

Onno

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 04-20-2004 09:26 AM

Hi, good to see you are enjoying yrself, a real ship "experience" with everything flying around...

Lectures sound fascinating.
Enjoy !!
Johan

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 04-20-2004 09:59 AM

Pam:

Glad to see you're having a great time. Hopefully not all of the plates will be broken, since I board this Sunday.

Have you had any experience with the in-cabin e-mail? Earlier people weren't able to hit reply to respond to e-mails from the ship. I'm wondering if they have fixed that problem yet, since it's so cumbersome to type in the long e-mail address Cunard has sent.

Enjoy the rest of your crossing.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 04-20-2004 12:06 PM

No only used the cyber centre nathan. She's having a roughish time, some glass panels on the wind breaks broken. fire hydrant leaking outside pavilion pool door and therefore solarium area is awash with water at prsent. Shrouded in mist, awaiting the ice berg

-p just been out to take a photo of half the funnel visible in mist, but way too windy and had to hang on for my life, can't see much out there. Loving it

I will ask if anyone has tried the cabin email.. maybe I will later
Pam

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Eric
First Class Passenger
Member # 2724

posted 04-20-2004 12:26 PM

Be very interesting to see just how much of the bad weather & it's consequences the BBC show in the holiday programme !! They always seem to show good weather & sunshine in most of their reports!!
Thanks for posting that Pam, glad you are having a "trip to remember" sounds just like the roaring forties!
Eric

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 04-20-2004 12:44 PM

Pam, I've got 'goose bumps' reading your posts - reminds me of a couple of crossings I did 'way back when on much smaller ships.......such fun!

You'll 'feel' the icebergs before you see them - temp. really falls quickly.

Enjoy!

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 04-20-2004 12:55 PM

The cabion E-mail worked well last week and was really easy to use. The cost $1,50 to read or send an E-mail - no per minute charge.

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joe at travelpage
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Member # 622

posted 04-20-2004 12:56 PM

Here's the current forecast for the North Atlantic from NOAA:

quote:

...STORM WARNING...
AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, SEAS 25 TO 35 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 44N TO 50N E OF 38W.
ALSO WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, SEAS 15 TO 25 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 38N TO 54N E OF 44W.
ELSEWHERE WIND LESS THAN 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT FROM 40N TO 55N BETWEEN 44W AND 47W.

Here's a 48 hour forecast showing the AVERAGE wave height in meters. Note the 7 meter reading (circled)...

Larger Version

Joe at TravelPage.com

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 04-20-2004 01:32 PM

Thanks Pam and Malcolm. My mother wants to send me an e-mail next week, and she's not the most computer-literate (but she tries

). It would be much easier for her if she could just hit "reply," but I read on earlier voyages they were having trouble with people hitting reply.

I'm so glad that you're having a wonderful time Pam.

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seabourndt
First Class Passenger
Member # 2154

posted 04-20-2004 03:08 PM

hi pam, good to get reports from you. sounds very rough does she handle it well. i did not notice we were moving only when we changed course you felt it. i wish i was there. will see program on tv if its on monday as black prince leaves tuesday. when do you get back? glad the service in rest has got better. it was slow on the 2nd daybreakfast took 90mins. good view from the library i bet. there were lots of places o never got around to the library was one of them. wento churchiols in evening so did not realise it was at the front. the souvenirs were great, the best i've seen on a ship. all the bestr
david templlar

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 04-20-2004 03:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by seabourndt:
....will see program on tv if its on monday as black prince leaves tuesday.

I would just love to read your comparison between Black Prince and QM2!

Did I hear your name announced on the QM2 on the final morning? Did you forget to pay your account or something?

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 04-20-2004 04:09 PM

Just a thought...If the Beeb is onboard with Pam, doesn't the cabin get a wee bit crowded?

Brian

P.S. tp Pam: You have email at "home".

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annnthony
First Class Passenger
Member # 3733

posted 04-21-2004 09:00 AM

Local NY City news, NBC, reported this morning, she'll be two hours late for tomorrow's arrival.

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Cassandra
First Class Passenger
Member # 4505

posted 04-23-2004 02:12 PM

Hi Pam! I'm in Connecticut & they even announced on the news you guys had 30 foot waves & like 60mph winds? Heard it was rough for you guys for like 2 days!

Did anyone get any photo's of the rough weather? Ya know, its one thing people just don't take photo's of!!

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RobHolland
First Class Passenger
Member # 3779

posted 04-23-2004 05:01 PM

Hi Cassandra, I'm pretty confident Pam will bring us some spectacular photos!

Does anyone know when she will be back home?

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 04-23-2004 08:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RobHolland:
Does anyone know when she will be back home?

I think her kids need to be at School on Monday 26th April, so she probably gets home Sunday (today) at the latest?

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 04-23-2004 09:54 PM

Welcome Home! We're all, understandably, impatient Pam - I'm sure that whatever comes, when it come, will be more than worth the wait.

[ 04-23-2004: Message edited by: Green ]

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 04-25-2004 04:25 PM

I have loaded a few .avi files for those who can watch:-

Waves through windows on deck 3 - 5.9mb

More waves through windows on Deck 2 - 2.2mb

Going down in the port 'scenic lift' in the mist and heavy seas - 2.1mb

Solarium Pool sloshing about - 2.2mb

Yes, it was rough, F10 storm & the sea state went up to 7 [high], not sure what that is in ft/m? & gusts of up to 70kts across the bridge. It was actually the roughest the 2nd night out, many people didn't sleep and I awoke at one point finding myself sliding down the bed

Couple of pics from the windows by Illuminations on deck 3

The 2 photos were taken seconds apart, so you can see the difference in the height of the waves.

Pam

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Landlocked Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4297

posted 04-25-2004 07:36 PM

Thanks Pam! The vids almost make you feel like you are there. I love the one taken from the lift.

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