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Not to Americans or any other country. As for Carnival, why did they cut theirs, ask the bean counters. Not large amounts, $100 for cruises of 7 to 13 days and $250 for longer ones. I can see Princess cutting it one day if the bean counters have a say in it, like the choccies at turn down and the Elite complimentary internet. Why would you cruise with HAL anyway, on board spending for drinks, tours, speshul restaurants etc is over the top with the Aussie dollar so low, what is it 62 US cents to the Aussie Oxford Scholar?

Yes, Arcadia was 7 weeks in 2012, Sydney to Southampton via Africa, half worldie at a great price. Aurora in 2016 was 3 and a half weeks from Southampton, transatlantic..east coast of USA/Canada and back. P&O do the long cruises well. And kippers for brekkie if you want, lol..

Will never happen, young Sarah.

Hate the Royal Class mate.

If you want to sail on an older Princess ship, come to Australia, you Americans send many of them down here and many become P&O Australia ships, i.e. Star Princess, Golden Princess. Some remain Princess like Coral and Grand But hang on we have Majestic and Royal Princesses for a while. I am recently off Coral, she is 20 years old and to be truthful in reasonable condition, apart from the squeaks.

P&O UK, Very good, done 5 on them.

Just checked HAL website no indication they give military obc to anyone. Carnival Australia just cut theirs. I won't be writing to HAL, they are too expensive and on board spend is USD, no value for us.

Perhaps they caught a few shonks out who did not really do RATS but printed out a photo from the vast selection internet and the check in staff got tired of seeing the same photo, lol.

Serving and retired defence force, from USA, Canada Australia, NZ and UK. I got $100 on Coral a few weeks ago, got it for years on Princess. I am not sure HAL gives the obc to Aussies, cannot remember if I got it on Noordam in 2019. Perhaps it is a new policy.

Have you considered she has been redeployed? Aaaaagh !!!!

Yes, but in nominated areas on open deck. Cannot remember exactly where but I did pass some smokers on the promenade deck. But no smoking within the ship.

Not in Australia, crew and pax still have to wear masks.

I did not know that, are they Westies like in Parra, NSW?

Just leave your phone at home or turn it off. Why do you need your phone on a cruise? You are supposed to Escape Completly and Come Back New.

Too easy to become a Diamond cruiser like it is too easy to become Princess Elite. So these speshul venues are often crowded.

Why not see the Manager in there on the first evening and make a booking like we did in ye olde days.?

The other week on Coral Princess at Melbourne, HMAS Warrumunga was berthed opposite, that berth would be vacant often I would think, room for another cruise ship like Grand Princess.

Never mind the Thai Chi, The other week on Coral I went to Zumba in the Universe Lounge, I am still recovering, too old for that stuff, lol.🕺

Money talks in PNG, Dollars, Yen, whatever.

Parramatta Road Car salesmen?

With Princess and P and O visiting the Conflicts it is a wonder Carnival Corporation have not put an offer in to purchase. It could be developed into a nice destination. Would keep the Chinese out too.

My dogs hated storms and thunder, Bindi the Lab hated them. Re pizza, i just made and baked a pizza, gf Toscana base, tomato paste, cheese, mixed herbs, chilli flakes, ham, prawns, cheese, onions, mushrooms and pineapple. Lubbly jubbly. Washed down with a couple of glasses of Hardys Shiraz 🍷.

I might have to eat my words, lol.

Here you go Chez, might brighten you up my grand dawgies, one died not so long ago.. my beloved Lab.

Like stuck in Melbourne for 3 days on Coral Princess, recently. Would prefer Mystery Island..