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Congratulations Shiona

 

Many thanks ... looking forward to the new challenge :D

Congratulations. I have seen the topic of appointing a AUS/NZ host here on the boards for a little while now and glad to see someone has been appointed! Forgive me for asking, but what is your role? I have seen hosts mentioned on the Princess site on occasions and always wonders what their role was.

 

Sorry if this is a stupid question.

 

Hi Fletch thanks for the congrats ... no stupid questions here hope i can explain it okay ... still have my L plates on .. ... my role here as a host is basically to oversee in the background what is going on, keep our forum a friendly peaceful place and to be of help wher I can .. As a member of CC I can still post as a contributor bearing in mind any posts made by me will be of my own opinion. Being very new to my position here Laura may be able to explain better for me 😊

Good luck keeping those pesky Kiwis under control.

 

 

Lol ...no probs ... i think... i hope eeeek ... :D

Hey Shiona, Congratulations, I am sure you will do a great job and be a great asset and advisor for all of us.:)

Looking forward to reading all your comments in the future:rolleyes:

Regards,

Bob and Chris

 

 

 

Bob and Chris many thanks for your congrats ... keeping my fingers crossed i can live up to all the expectations ... :)

Hi Shiona - welcome as our host! Your old username rings a bell. Hope you find the host position a bit of fun.

 

While I like to go over to the dark side and visit the RCI and Celebrity boards from time to time (they get very serious and snippy sometimes), the Aussie/NZ is my first port of call most days, and it is a much more relaxed atmosphere here. :) The threads wander around from the original subject every now and then, and that ends up being a good laugh more often than not.

 

It is nice that they finally allocated us a host. I am sure Louise has done more than we realise to keep it nice here, and thanks to her for that also. :)

 

Hi Goodycruising whoops hope it was a good bell the old me rang lol i to love the carefree not too confrontational helpful attitude we Aus/Nz'ers have adopted ...it's what we are all about.

I also say a big thanks to Louise for keeping us all under control :) and i am sure she will agree that at the moment we have a wonderful bunch of CC members here and hopefully many many more will join us.

Nice work Shiona :) Hopefully we will keep you to busy to get into trouble lol :)

 

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Woohoo congratulations Shiona.

 

Experience, Aussie, AND. A female. What is there not to love?

 

Just joking kind gentlemen. Would hate to get a slap for sexist comments.

 

Mummyrose and kaseyoz good to see you both ... keep me on my toes i will love it 😉

So glad to have you as our host, Shiona. It means I can stop stalking these lovely people! :D

 

I'm a local too, so get in touch anytime. Good luck :)

 

Louise Goldsbury

Australia Editor

Cruise Critic

 

 

Hi Louise you may be sorry saying get in touch anytime!!!! ... eek fish out of water time ....thanks for the welcome :D

Congratulations Shiona. It's great to have an experienced local cruiser as our host. :)

 

 

Congratulations Shiona

 

 

Linda

 

 

Thanks OzkiwiJJ and Linda.........

 

with our combined experience on here we are all great assets....:D:D

Shiona you will keep us on the straight and narrow and hope you do well in your new job

 

Lololol Bob.....not sure Sergeant Major Shiona is quite up my alley:eek::eek:... thanks for your kind thoughts cheers :D

I promise I'll be good (well' date=' I'll try anyway).

 

Congratulations Shiona..... a good move by CC to have an Aussie as host on this site. At least you will get our humour! :p:D[/quote']

 

Many thanks Eileen....yes we do have unique sense of humour here... :D:D

 

Congratulations Shiona.

Wishing you all the very best. I also think its a great move .

 

Thanks David, looking forward to giving back a little in thanks for what I have been given.... great advice and many wonderful friends that I would never had met had it not been for CC and the roll calls.

 

Totally agree....time more Australians and New Zealanders came onboard:)

Congratulations Shiona,

 

I'll try and be good.;)

 

Thanks......you stole my line........ :D:D:D

Let me be the first to congratulate you. Don't envy you keeping us on the "straight and narrow" so to say. No cruise booked at the moment as DH is heading for major surgery early next year. But that doesn't stop me reading CC (A & NZ) every day. Keep the information flowing everyone.

 

 

Thanks happysnapper.... don't mind the straight and narrow having a few slight bends here and there....:D .... just before the surgery pick a cruise you both really want to do.... got to have that reward to look forward to after the big surgery...helps mind, body and spirit......;)

 

 

 

And another congratulations from me Shiona

Have to be on my best behaviour:p

 

(hello Happysnapper from a gloomy Port Macquarie today)

 

Chez

 

Thanks Chez..... best behaviour .....:eek::D:D

Me..........:D

Hey everyone Shiona here formerly known for many years as badgerbill, and I am very proud and humbled to announce I have been chosen to be the very first Australian/New Zealand host here on Cruise Critic.. by admission I am not only a cruise addict, having done well over 350 cruise days to many wonderful place's worldwide with various cruise lines, by some counts a newbie!!!, but a cruise critic addict as well...

 

Having been a member here since 2006 I hope that some of what I have learned through both past and current members and have passed on has been of some benefit to others...

 

Our cruise industry here is growing and growing and we all have so much to give to each other and to our new members so lets all work together in making our section of Cruise Critic "the place to go for cruise info" with this in mind I will be co hosting here with Host Sheila watching to make sure we keep our boards as clean, honest and legitimate as humanly possible :D:D

 

I look forward to the continued and increased success of Cruise Critic here in our two beautiful countries and if i can help at all please feel free to contact me ...

Me..........:D

Hey everyone Shiona here formerly known for many years as badgerbill, and I am very proud and humbled to announce I have been chosen to be the very first Australian/New Zealand host here on Cruise Critic.. by admission I am not only a cruise addict, having done well over 350 cruise days to many wonderful place's worldwide with various cruise lines, by some counts a newbie!!!, but a cruise critic addict as well...

 

Having been a member here since 2006 I hope that some of what I have learned through both past and current members and have passed on has been of some benefit to others...

 

Our cruise industry here is growing and growing and we all have so much to give to each other and to our new members so lets all work together in making our section of Cruise Critic "the place to go for cruise info" with this in mind I will be co hosting here with Host Walt watching to make sure we keep our boards as clean, honest and legitimate as humanly possible :D:D

 

I look forward to the continued and increased success of Cruise Critic here in our two beautiful countries and if i can help at all please feel free to contact me ...

Me..........:D

hey everyone Shiona here formerly known for many years as badgerbill, and I am very proud and humbled to announce I have been chosen to be the very first Australian/New Zealand host here on Cruise Critic.. by admission I am not only a cruise addict, having done well over 350 cruise days to many wonderful place's worldwide with various cruise lines, by some counts a newbie!!!, but a cruise critic addict as well...

 

Having been a member here since 2006 I hope that some of what I have learned through both past and current members and have passed on has been of some benefit to others...

 

Our cruise industry here is growing and growing and we all have so much to give to each other and to our new members so lets all work together in making our section of Cruise Critic "the place to go for cruise info" with this in mind I will be watching to make sure we keep our boards as clean, honest and legitimate as humanly possible :D:D

 

I look forward to the continued and increased success of Cruise Critic here in our two beautiful countries and if i can help at all please feel free to contact me ...

Todays the day Stu and family...:D:D....only hours now till you board ...... have the bestest ever time, take care and I look forward to following you along the way ..... hugs :D:D

Thank you Tanya now I know what to use.

 

KiwiKruzer Although I also have a Portunus number for P&O UK so should not the Cunard no be the same as that one? instad

 

I booked an Arcadia cruise last week and my old PO UK loyalty number has been replaced with my Princess one :) Earlier this year i booked a Ventura cruise old number was still active so must be a fairly recent change... in my opinion a good one..

I hadn't heard about the tea! Do you remember which beers they ran out of?

 

 

Pretty sure it was the Australian beers.... didn't bother us we drink Bud Light;):D:D Bob aka rkmw might remember...... :)

Rhapsody of the Seas first Honolulu to Sydney in 2007...full to the rafters with Australians ran out of certain brands of beer and completely out of TEA!!!!.... the crews supply of teabags found it's way into the Windjammer.....obscure brand international if i remember right ....lololol.....

• Shiona, where do we register interest?

I haven't received any emails yet:(

 

Chez

 

 

Chez it was one of those e cruising places.... came in their newsletter....;):D

Yay, I knew the Golden was up to something, Sydney ports has had it returning back to Sydney from Melbourne in April 2017 for sometime......and not leaving. It had a few gaps of long cruise days, one was 75 days;)

Nice to have it confirmed. Great to have a bigger ship for longer cruises from Sydney, bigger cabins, Skywalkers, Anytime dining, whoohoo!!

 

Sure is Chez.... having just gotten off the Sun Princess it's welcome

news ...... more than happy to fly to Sydney :D

I am assuming it is the golden princess for pacific circle

 

:D:D received this last night...........

 

I’ve just returned from lunch with the President of Princess Cruises for the announcement of the 2017 Princess Itineraries. Big news, Golden Princess will be here year round and doing the Circle Pacific. The Circle Pacific returns, bigger than ever, with more destinations and time oneshore. For the first time, cruise on-board Golden Princess to Asia, North America and the South Pacific.

 

A 35-night Hawaii & Tahiti voyage is available onboard Golden Princess for the first time sailing round trip from Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland! 75 night Circle Pacific starting from under $14,000.00! We’ll have all the itineraries and pricing ready for launch date 9am 2 October! Register your interest now for all the itineraries and pricing before the launch date!

[quote name='Kiwi Kruzer'][SIZE="1"]You would have to be very selective with your choice of cruise. Good luck. A massive currency change could wipe out any gain in booking with overseas agents.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Been doing it a long time now David know the pitfalls ;) we aren't overly selective we pick what fits into our travel plans we know how much we want to pay and watch like hawks ... the only thing it costs us in the planning stages is time .... and $1US for a price watch on the cruise ...

Can i ask why is the size of your text sooooooo small...

As far as the USD ships go my money will be better spent back with my US agent where 1. my cruise fare is much cheaper still ahead even with the exchange rate ....2. getting price drops isn't a battle.. 3... cancellation fee's etc if any are fair and 4. where the likes of free prepaid grats , obc and even drinks package's are more readily offered without the cruise fare being jacked up dramatically the way it is done here !!! .... if i play my cards right and bide my time we , like before, might even get all 3 :)

I have 2 big international cruises to book with RCL so Diamond status helps reduce our drinks account just need to hunt down OBC's and/or free grats ..if the exchange rate is fair will pay in full when i book if not will wait and watch that too lol .... getting more for our money is what it is all about for us so the hunt is on:)

So anyhow 3 weeks is still pretty quick for an allocation on a booking for early 2017.

Sure is cruising tomorrow gty booking and still have no advised allocation ... bahahahaha :eek::eek::eek::p