jeanlyon

Just read on FB that Arcadia is delaying departure from Southampton for 24 hours due to weather forecast. This is the picture on Wed/Thurs https://www.windy.com/?2023110212,50.283,-3.790,4

We had an awful time on Azura near the south of France. Never known movement like it. Only a Force 9.

Definitely not. The new big ones have far more height, therefore far more windage. Also, the ships like Aurora are built a bit like liners, so more likely to be stable.

Oh dear, it's raining and blowing a gale here in South Devon. More horrible weather to come, but you should be out of it by then.

And on that weird menu, I had the left hand side lobster claw and 3 prawns. Very tiny, although nice flavour. Why do they have 2 beef dishes on together.

Interesting to note the creaking. We have had cabins like that before, but in our Force 10 on Aurora, Inside cabin deck 8, we didn't hear a thing. I also had the steak one night, mainly because there was nothing else for me on the menu and it was just about OK, but tough. Hope you will be out of this low tomorrow.

Looks from the pressure charts that you should be out of it soon. You are in the bottom bit of the nasty low that's been affecting us.

If you had roast lamb and roast pork, that's the identical menu that was on Aurora the first night. OK if you like roasts!!! Not surprised it's bumpy, there's another storm coming on Thursday.

Many moons ago, 1967 to be precise, I emigrated to Canada with 2 other girls on the Cunard Sylvania. We had a Force 11 for 5 days. I was sick for 3 of them. We finally managed to make it to the bar on the 3rd evening and the waiter gave us all brandy & port. I don't like either, but it certainly worked. Ship was only 15000 tons. We passed the Queen Elizabeth on her last journey and she kept disappearing behind the swells.

There seemed to be quite a few starters that were panna cotta. The one I had for dessert was supposed to be lemongrass and something else. tasted of nothing.

I don't think I'll bother. Will stick to Wifi ashore. Can do without the internet for 2 days.

Still is!!

It wasn't great for Mystical Mother on our recent Aurora cruise. Don't think it was Starlink.

Just checked the price for my Fred Olsen cruise in April and it's much cheaper than PO

I've decided I'm either fussy or not British!! When we go to the Xmas party from the office I never have the turkey, always the fish dish. I cook turkey and the trimmings for Xmas Day, but that's enough!

I was on watch today at Prawle Point (National Coastwatch). Never seen rain like it and Plymouth was Gale Force 8 tonight and tomorrow.

Same thing on Aurora. Almost every time we were near or leaving a port. Lost the signal

Yep identical to Aurora. I remember it well. Nothing on there for me. I had the pan fried chicken and it was not good. You see what I mean though. Roast Lamb on the right and Roast pork on the left. If you don't do roasts, there is hardly any choice. No matter. My husband had the lamb. I don't mind veggie dishes, but those are hardly exciting are they? Sweetcorn risotto?

Cabin looks lovely. Do put a dinner menu on when you get a minute. Would like to compare to Aurora.

All the daily authorisations on my cc disappeared and were replaced by the amount on the paper bill delivered to my cabin.

When you take the basic package at the 15% discount, do you also get your Peninsular discount on top

I did the sAme thing, and there was a £100 amount in my pending transactions as well as the full amount on my card.

We were on Deck 8. No problem getting a lift at 0745. One case each.

That's right. They don't do it on Freedom any more. we were Club and they put your name on the bottle and the table number. Agree with Jennie Wren above, food very average, slightly better on formal nights, but the continuous roasts drive me nuts. I also struggled some evenings to choose the least worst.

Interestingly for the first time ever I had holding authorisations on my Credit Card. First of all there was the £1 when I registered it That's fine, then every day the amounts we spent on board appeared in the "pending" part of my cc. After the first week, the early ones disappeared and by the end of the cruise (19 nights), only the last 10 days were showing as pending. Two days after we got back, the total bill went straight on to the card (not in pending) and the other amounts disappeared.