Why cant Sheila wait to get off the ship?

She is so disenchanted with the fellow travelers,she says she has not seen so many ill-mannered people on a ship before, she thinks the standards are slipping badly.According to her in the past only the well educated, cultured people could afford to cruise on Cunard,nowadays in order to fill the cabins these are often offered at knock down prices to all and sundry.She says there are far too many benefit claimants on the ships. I don't know about that.I think it is wonderful that these days people from all walks of life can cruise.We both agreed the standard of service and the hygiene have gone down considerably on the Queen Elizabeth..She is a diamond traveler,this means she has spent more than 500 nights cruising,yes,almost two years!She knows what she is talking about.She has experienced it all - the best and the worst.I am only a platinum Cunarder,a level below diamond.But I have seen enough to make a fair and informed judgement.This is the very first time I do not dine in the evenings in the main dining room.Therefore this cruise for me lacks certain glamour,magic,glitz.I love dressing up in the evenings,being fussed over by the waiters, then going to the theatre. To date on every single cruise an effort had been made to find me a small table,except here. Tables are often not used, because as on every cruise, people do not realize, how elegantly travelers dress up to dine in a restaurant, many people have no idea what formal evening means,they are too ignorant, according to Sheila.And instead of offering one of those unused tables to me,they are left empty.Yesterday evening in the Garden lounge I sat down to listen to a jazz group.For 45 minutes no waiter had asked me if I wanted a drink.Absolutely unacceptable.And it is not just the poor service on the ship that is so apparent to seasoned Cunarders,the quality of food is not there either.Today at lunch there was mahi mahi fish served with some black beans and rice,polenta and vegetables.All quite awful.Never will I set a foot on the Queen Elizabeth again as long as I live,in this I agree with Sheila.I have 2 admirers, God help me.I knew I was in trouble when at 7 one morning in the gym he came to use the treadmill next to me,even though I was the only one there!The second man flexing his muscles kept giving me side glances last night in the theatre just before and after the performance of a comedian Jeff Stevenson,who by the way,was quite marvelous and I am looking forward to his second show.I pretended not to see the smiles of this middle aged Lothario. They are both quite harmless and I hope they will leave me alone for the rest of the cruise.The man I found quite obnoxious, was the one who was very obviously giving me the common look the second evening in the gym.The first evening he was pursuing a tall blonde who, as it turned out,was travelling with another man,I see them exercising together regularly.So I was his second choice.Thanks, but no thanks.I do not play a second fiddle to any-one. Too much pride, I know.But that's me and I am not going to apologize for it.