An Email from Trevor

As you may know, I spent a good part of last year and this as a crew member on the venerable QE2, on its last World Cruise and several forays into the Med and the Caribbean. Unlike some of my fellow bandsmen, I had no interest in returning. If I go back to ships it’ll be Princess Cruises for me, where I’ve always felt well-treated.

But, I have to say that I enjoyed the company of several fine musicians, among them Trevor Newby and Stevie Studd (not his real surname--shown above eating Filipino Fish Soup), who have between them measured their time aboard QE2 in decades.

I’ve been watching the webcam from the bridge of the QE2 on its last voyage to the port of Dubai, which you can find on Google Earth. After the ship had passed over into Dubai hands, I wrote Trevor an email asking him how the voyage went and what he was going to do in the future. Here is his reply, unedited:
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Hi Rich'

Great to hear from you.I am home in the UK now,we arrived in Dubai on the  evening of November 26th,and no one was allowed ashore that evening,not even passengers.and that was down to the 'Port Of Dubai'.All crews last days work was pretty much the 26th,and pasengers flew home on the 27th,as did many crew,as they staggered the flights home,some crew also went on the 28th,I was one of the ones who flew home 03:10am (local time),arriving in London Heathrow yesterday morning at 7am GMT.
 
Well what can I say,for a Final cruise it was pretty discusting the way the 'ol girl was treated,there was of course no intention of having any BIG NAMED ENTERTAINER on for the last cruise,however they air head CEO,Carol Marlow,was on-board for the last we of the trip,and of course quite a few Passengers decended on here,in discust,and quite rightly so,after paying 3 TIMES than the standard brochure price for a cruise of the same length!!...So,with that in mind,they....the chain of Contempt,panicked,and we got Des O'Connor out for the night of the 26th...whoop di doo.....All I can say is they must've paid him a shed load of money to come out at a moments notice.
 
Its quite strange at one moment the cruise really seemed to be dragging and everyone was just so  wired for going home,then before you knew it we were on the Plane,it was like the last 48hrs flew by.
Stevie Studd was better than I expected,I mean the guy has spent almost half his life on there!!...So,I guess thats it,I have been offered the Queen Victoria,January 10th,join in New York,at least I get Christmas at home....Hey,great to hear from you Richard,you take care,and please keep in touch,wishing you and your family a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR.
 
 
                               Kindest Regards......Trevor