Christmas Day dress code - at home!

[GillD46]

Ohhh I'm all Christmassy now !!!

Not long now, Sue, and we can get all those trees and trimmings out

[qbman1]

SS - you have a lot to answer for. You're getting these Christmas freaks all inflamed a good 5 months early !!

[Silver_Shiney]

Look at it more positively, Cubie, by the time Christmas comes round they'll be bored with it and we'll get some peace and quiet.

Anyway, I went to the home/port page the other day and this thread was listed so I thought I'd take a look, and here we are

[qbman1]

No chance - once you get Spuddy and Gill wound up about Christmas, you'll never hear the last of it !!

[Raybosailor]

Ohhh I'm all Christmassy now !!!

Not long now, Sue, and we can get all those trees and trimmings out

Give us a break girls I'm still looking forward to about 14 weeks of BBQ's and two holidays, come back about the end of November with your Christmas cheer and I will be happy to join you.

Cheryl has a cupboard full of Christmas stuff she bought in the January sales despite the fact that we will be bobbing about in the Atlantic from 21st. December to 4th. January ?????????.

[GillD46]

I only said it to wind up you men, Ray, although this Christmas I shall pull out all the stops because next year we'll be away for a month on QM2 over the festive season.

[Raybosailor]

I think you women were put on this earth to wind us men up Gill, but where Christmas is concerned I'm afraid I have the title Ebeneezer Scrooge among our fiends and family. For the last ten years of my working life although I had Christmas day, Boxing day and New Years day off I was on 24 hour call out so I had to remain sober just in case.

I loved to see the kids enjoy Christmas and now like to spend quality time with the grandkids but I'm always glad to see the decorations go back in the loft.

Humbug

[Dancing Queen]

Ohhh I'm all Christmassy now !!!

Not long now, Sue, and we can get all those trees and trimmings out

Give us a break girls I'm still looking forward to about 14 weeks of BBQ's and two holidays, come back about the end of November with your Christmas cheer and I will be happy to join you.

Cheryl has a cupboard full of Christmas stuff she bought in the January sales despite the fact that we will be bobbing about in the Atlantic from 21st. December to 4th. January ?????????.

Take the Christmas decorations with you Ray .. I do, our cabin usually looks like Santa's Grotto

[GillD46]

Tony was on-call or actually out working for more than half of the Christmases/New Years of the 34 years we were married before he retired, certainly the 28 years he was in General Practice. In fact our children hardly saw him in their early years when alternate weeks he was working 120 hrs+ a week. But there you go, that's the way it goes, or at least that's the way it went, and he's at home plenty now

So we enjoy the festivities to the full.

[GillD46]

Take the Christmas decorations with you Ray .. I do, our cabin usually looks like Santa's Grotto

I plan to do that too, Jo, and take a tree and baubles. Can't let the side down.

[Raybosailor]

Ohhh I'm all Christmassy now !!!

Not long now, Sue, and we can get all those trees and trimmings out

Give us a break girls I'm still looking forward to about 14 weeks of BBQ's and two holidays, come back about the end of November with your Christmas cheer and I will be happy to join you.

Cheryl has a cupboard full of Christmas stuff she bought in the January sales despite the fact that we will be bobbing about in the Atlantic from 21st. December to 4th. January ?????????.

Take the Christmas decorations with you Ray .. I do, our cabin usually looks like Santa's Grotto

Don't start Cheryl off Jo, the ship will be listing to starboard if she takes all her Christmas junk with her.

[Dancing Queen]

Take the Christmas decorations with you Ray .. I do, our cabin usually looks like Santa's Grotto

I plan to do that too, Jo, and take a tree and baubles. Can't let the side down.

Nice one Gill

I have several sets of battery operated lights which I take too, I did suggest a 6ft real Xmas tree for the balcony one year but I won't repeat what the reply was never say never though .. I wonder if I could actually take one on board

Ha Ha I hope Ray's wife is reading all this it would be a shame if she couldn't take Xmas with her.

[GillD46]

Oh I'm not sure I could persuade Tony to cart a real tree on board, but I do have a 2' artificial tree that would look nice. If I only plug them in while we are in the cabin, is there any reason why I can't take a set of plug in lights? If not I'll have to look for battery operated sets.

[Dancing Queen]

No reason at all that you can't take plug in lights as far as I know, my tree is a mains fibre optic tree and I usually ask the steward if it is ok to leave it plugged in, they've never said no.

I only take the battery operated lights because it means I'm not restricted as to where I can put them ( they look very effective around the bar area with the mirror reflection ) I don't know about QM2 but certainly on QE and QV the only place I can plug the tree in is in the 'dressing table' area ..

Tesco usually have several choices of battery lights and they are quite reasonable.

[suespud]

Get a pop up tree....it will lie flat in the bottom of a suitcase....lolol

[GillD46]

No reason at all that you can't take plug in lights as far as I know, my tree is a mains fibre optic tree and I usually ask the steward if it is ok to leave it plugged in, they've never said no.

I only take the battery operated lights because it means I'm not restricted as to where I can put them ( they look very effective around the bar area with the mirror reflection ) I don't know about QM2 but certainly on QE and QV the only place I can plug the tree in is in the 'dressing table' area ..

Tesco usually have several choices of battery lights and they are quite reasonable.

Sadly, because we booked QV first, and prices have risen, we are now in a P1 so won't have as much room - unless, the upgrade fairy finds an unlikely upgrade! But being Christmas I am not at all optimistic!

But we'll enjoy decorating the space we do have anyway - might look out for a pop-up tree Sue. Shame you won't be on there, Jo.

Just 17 months to wait now.

[Dancing Queen]

Get a pop up tree....it will lie flat in the bottom of a suitcase....lolol

One of our friends takes a pop up tree Sue which is about 5 ft high but I still prefer my 2.5 ft high fibre optic as I don't have to think about decorating it but a good point that one would lie flat in a suitcase.

[Dancing Queen]

No reason at all that you can't take plug in lights as far as I know, my tree is a mains fibre optic tree and I usually ask the steward if it is ok to leave it plugged in, they've never said no.

I only take the battery operated lights because it means I'm not restricted as to where I can put them ( they look very effective around the bar area with the mirror reflection ) I don't know about QM2 but certainly on QE and QV the only place I can plug the tree in is in the 'dressing table' area ..

Tesco usually have several choices of battery lights and they are quite reasonable.

Sadly, because we booked QV first, and prices have risen, we are now in a P1 so won't have as much room - unless, the upgrade fairy finds an unlikely upgrade! But being Christmas I am not at all optimistic!

But we'll enjoy decorating the space we do have anyway - might look out for a pop-up tree Sue. Shame you won't be on there, Jo.

Just 17 months to wait now.

Indeed Gill it is a shame we won't be there, I love the Caribbean we spent 22 Christmas's there but sadly it is no longer an option ( due to restrictions/cost of our insurance )

[Raybosailor]

Take the Christmas decorations with you Ray .. I do, our cabin usually looks like Santa's Grotto

I plan to do that too, Jo, and take a tree and baubles. Can't let the side down.

Nice one Gill

I have several sets of battery operated lights which I take too, I did suggest a 6ft real Xmas tree for the balcony one year but I won't repeat what the reply was never say never though .. I wonder if I could actually take one on board

Ha Ha I hope Ray's wife is reading all this it would be a shame if she couldn't take Xmas with her.

Ladies please !!, if Cheryl does see your posts I can see me turning up at Southampton with a huge Crimble tree sticking out of the tailgate.

[qbman1]

What are you lot on - it's JULY !!!

[qbman1]

SS - I told you there would be repercussions !

[Silver_Shiney]

always happy to put the pigeon amongst the cats, Cubie

[qbman1]

Well, I'd rather you stuffed Santa back up the chimney for another 5 months !

[Silver_Shiney]

Hey, it's not my fault if this thread came up on my screen! And I wasn't the one telling porkies about why the bed was wet

[qbman1]

As penance, you get to spend the next 5 months on the damp patch !!