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N:T.S. Queen Mary
FN:T.S. Queen Mary
TEL;WORK;VOICE:020 7240 9404
ADR;WORK:;;Waterloo Pier, Victoria Embankment;WC2R 2PP
URL:http://www.queenmary.co.uk/
NOTE:This review begins with me standing in the gents at the urinal - swaying. Normally, this is quite an alarming sign after only 1 pint, but on this occasion there is another reason for the rocking motion - I am on a boat moored on the Thames. This particular vessel was built in Scotland in 1933 and was used for pleasure cruises on the Clyde until 1978. Bass bought the ship in the '80s and transformed it into a pub and restaurant. As pubs go, if you were to ignore the fact you are floating on the Thames, it is quite ordinary: the beer is limited to a selection of lagers or the ubiquitous Guinness. However it does have some compensations: 1) the gentle rolling motion which gives an impression of mild drunkenness that is only remedied by the consumption of more alcohol, 2) its weird ability to draw in attractive ladies which has earned it the nickname among certain circles as the "good ship totty". Incidentally the aforementioned totty are particularly evident on Friday or Saturday nights when 3) the nightclub opens or on warm summer's evenings when 4) you can lounge about on the sun deck with a cold beer. A sign at the entrance to the gents toilets advertises that various parts of the boat can be hired out for functions, although the positioning of this sign suggests that the gents toilets themselves could be hired out. I wonder whether George Michael knows about this possibility?
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