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It's a bit like Holden and Mercedes, good vs excellent.
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Leaving a cruise before the final port
Russell21 replied to Cruisers47's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
RC Australia phone number is 1800 754 500 give them a call. It's free. -
No Green lane in Australia
Russell21 replied to Normanville's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
So do we but ours are all black. -
Now for something completely different
Russell21 replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I pay with my phone, but I still carry my card and some cash. -
Distilled Water on Board?
Russell21 replied to Russell21's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Thanks folks. -
I use a CPAP machine for Sleep Apnea, and need distilled water for the machine. Does P&O provide distilled water the same as Princess and Carnival do?
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That's why Bondi is a western suburb of Auckland. 😄
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Now for something completely different
Russell21 replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
My SWMBO also appreciates "No Reason" flowers. -
Your Best Seasickness Cure/Preventative
Russell21 replied to Galesa's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
A couple of Cougars? Mate I'm at the stinking old mangey Lion stage of life, one would kill me. -
The only problem is you have to lodge your claim within 30 days. It took me 7 weeks to get a missed port confirmation from Princess. The bloody call centre insisted on putting my request via feedback. Does anyone have a direct line to the North Sydney office? You used to be able to dial a number and on answering they asked if you wanted Princess or Carnival.
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Lowering minimum voting age to 16
Russell21 replied to MMDown Under's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Careful! -
Warning for New Caledonia bound cruisers
Russell21 replied to cruisermsoon's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Yes it started in the pre covid days. -
With those photos of Cradle Mountain, as usual the shots would have been taken with a wide angle lens to get it all in. This makes things look further away than they actually are. We were pleasantly surprised when we were there to find that the Cradle is a great deal closer than what the photo suggests.
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Princess Cruises Medallion Wearables
Russell21 replied to BuzzBuzzen's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
If you buy from Princess you pick them up on embarkation day. -
Formal night attire on Carnival and Princess
Russell21 replied to korky1's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Last time we were on carnival they were quite relaxed about things even though it was supposed to be smart casual on normal nights, can't remember the formal nights. -
Why is it when you try to phone Princess in Sydney that you get shuffled around the world to an operator from anywhere. Now I'm not in any way racially biased but unfortunately some of these people have a slightly less than perfect grasp of our language. This current dummy spit concerns trying to get a confirmation email regarding a missed port, so that I can forward it to my insurance company for a claim. Monday of last week I made the request, to a heavily accented operator who gave every indication that they didn't have a clue what I was talking about, and was assured that I would have it within 72 hours. I have in the past usually received these emails within 24 hours. Well here we are now and I've just completed a repeat of last week's call with a similar operator, assured email within 24Hrs, fingers crossed. To the Princess person who scans these pages, please give us a number to the Sydney office like it used to be. Rant over!
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In small ways the three have small differences, but if you are happy with P&O and Princess you will be happy with Carnival, we are happy with the three of them.
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Current Princess Plus and Premium Wine Lists
Russell21 replied to OzKiwiJJ's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
OK my supplier is Vinomofo. https://www.vinomofo.com/ and the Black Market items are usually good quality wines too. -
Current Princess Plus and Premium Wine Lists
Russell21 replied to OzKiwiJJ's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
We refuse to buy wine on a cruise because of the price/quality situation. I see no valid reason for the situation other than sheer laziness on someone's part. We take onboard the quality wines we drink at home, and happily pay the $15 charge. As a wine drinker 78 years old, from a family of wine drinkers, I have many years ago learned the most expensive part of buying wine................the shop. We buy for between $10 - $15 wines with a cellar door price ranging from $25 - $65. OK knock $5 - $15 off for a liquor store price and you can see the savings. Most of the high end stuff in reds are already 5 to 6 years old and are good for another 10 years minimum, fat chance of them lasting that long at our place. The downside is having to buy in case lots, and paying freight for less than a 3 case order, fortunately we get freight free 3 cases at a time. Over the years our suppliers have changed, usually because the un named bigger retailers have offered them an unrefusable price for their business. Am I allowed to name our current supplier here? I would like others to benefit too. -
Worth it? - or not - for upgraded cabins?
Russell21 replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Balcony, once you have had a balcony there's no going back. -
Live from Majestic Princess - 20th October 2022
Russell21 replied to arxcards's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Not sure how they are on that ship but on our recent cruise on the Coral Princess one of our group had one every night of the 13 nights. -
Hello from the Majestic Princess!
Russell21 replied to Kiwi_cruiser's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Take the time to do the walkway along the Tauranga waterfront, see the bronze monument to Hairy Maclary.