The food on the Quen Mary

There were many times when I thought yes,another wonderful starter or a main dish like this and the food may equal that of Oceana [P&O ship],but then another inedible mess landed on my table that had been given a fancy name but no taste and I thought why,oh why can't they get the desserts right?Yes, as on the Queen Victoria, the cakes and all things sweet let the Cunard down[On the Queen Elizabeth there is nothing right about either food or the hygiene]so in spite of some truly wonderful meals I still have to say - nobody does it better than Oceana.On the first formal evening [all the finery goes on and the ladies truly go to town as on no other ship] there was crabmeat&shrimp gateau with cucumber and sour cream to start,then rostaed red ppper and tomato soup,salmon and wild mushroom Wellington,spinach,baby corn,boiled potatoes,artichoke and tarragon beurre blanc and the meal was concluded with iced grand marnier parfait with orange sauce washed down with cranberry tea,I had some very expensive [$16 a glass]not very good wine,but I am not a wine drinker and cannot tell what is good or bad,just whether I like the taste.Another night cod viennoise was superb,served with turned potatoes and champagne beurre blanc.I asked the waiter which way was it turned,left or right,not getting the gest, he started explaining the origins,German,I think, of this style of cooking,but my look said it all and he realized I was joking and burst out laughing.Tempura prawns with radish slaw ,sweet chilli sauce and garlic mayo were the best of the best and I would have happily had them as a starter every evening.Veal scaloppine permigiano,polenta,griddled courgette,mushroom beurre noisette was divine,then there were provencal frogs legs,I had them fried in breadcrumbs on another ship, they were quite big, like legs of an anaemic chicken and they were truly delicious as were these served on the QM.When one evening crepes suzette were on the menu I though hip,hip hooray,finally a dessert to my simple taste,but it was very unmemorable as was the apple strudle served twice.Once would have been once too often.But I had learnt what chicken quesadilla is [wrapped in tortilla Mexican style] or chimichanga [ a tortilla rolled around a savoury filling and deep fried].The last evening a lime something was brought to me by mistake,should have been cherry something.I took one bite and my heart sank.What have I done to deserve this dessert, I thought.I could not even face my favourite pot of cranberry tea,said good bye to the lovely waiters, shook hands, gave them thank you banknotes and left.