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Laura, has John made up his mind which he prefers? Do the full world cruisers have the final say which route they go for ? Personally I like route one though a few of those stops would have me concerned. How safe is the Straits of Hormuz? Years ago we sailed it on a cruise from Dubai and got buzzed at top deck level by an Iran military jet. I would of thought they would of rerouted from Singapore.

Thanks for keeping us entertained and informed these last few weeks on your Aussie/NZ/Far East adventure. Have you disembarked now? Safe travels home

But according to Nancy's post will have to pay the difference which if option 1 could be high as so unusual. All depends what the new fares are and how many mini segments they create

We've been National Trust members for years but realised we were hardly ever using it and there are loads of properties and beauty spots near us that they own. So we're making a big effort to visit somewhere at least once a week. This time of year we feel happy leaving molly in the car after a good long walk whilst we look at the property, we wouldn't do that if it was warm. She'll have to be left with my son or we just won't visit the properties, just walk in the grounds Some of the properties don't open until the spring. The NT app is a good resource. They also have holiday cottages available on a lot of the estates and you get to enjoy the grounds after the visitors have gone home

I'm getting random adverts. If I click on the x it says ads by google

Is that the one where he has an accident and wakes up in an alternative universe where nobody has ever heard of the Beatles. Love that film, great actor

We saw this on a RC cruise last year. A guy down the corridor was shouting at an attendant that someone had taken their cards from the 'mail slot', entered their room, dumped their hand baggage and taken a shower, used the bathroom. He was demanding that the room get recleaned/made up

Thank you all for your birthday good wishes and Happy Birthday to Lisa for yesterday too! I had a lovely day. Weather was a bit grey and misty but we had a great day out at a National Trust property walking Molly in the 1600 acres of the property, and then while she rested in the car we had a quick look around the gardens and house. Family came over in the afternoon for coffee and cake and then Gary cooked a steak dinner. We'll go out to dinner at the weekend to celebrate properly and then look forward to our Singapore trip You can just spot thec house in the background View from the house. As far as you can see belongs to the property The Gold Room In her will in the '40s she left the house and grounds to the National Trust and her Jewels to her good friend, our old Queen Mother (she had no children). In this cabinet are replica of two tiara that are still being worn by the Royal Family today She was the only child of a brewery owner (McEwan). She inherited a million pounds in the beginning of the 20th century and married into nobility. I love learning about the owners of these big country houses Polesden Lacey, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/polesden-lacey

+1 prayers that it mends quickly 🙏

Thanks Aussie, yes it's great there's been a trip report as often there's not much about Spectrum, sounds totally different. We leave next week for a few days first in Singapore before the four night cruise. I missed a few posts but from quotes I'm sorry to hear your child has broken a bone. I hope it's a clean easily mended break and they are not in pain

Our cabin has finally been confirmed on our Spectrum cruise. It was the one which showed with the bar code hack. So thanks for the assistance with that. But what's annoyed me is that b4 it was 'revealed' the royalup to OV with large balcony started at £35pp. I put in a bid for £45pp. That bid has now been cancelled by RC due to 'a change in your reservation' and now starts at £70pp if I want to bid again. I'm happy enough with the room but a bit concerned it's connecting so there may be noise It's only a four night cruise. I've never done such a short one before. Does anyone know if we can still bring our two bottles of wine and will we get diamond wifi for these short cruises?

+1, good luck Greg 👍

Glad you're OK 👍

Thanks sooo much, love a canapé 😃 Love the lift art too. Gettihg excited now for our turn

It's showing as £29 in the app but looking at the menu there's only a value against the 'premium ' foods, lobster, steak, scallops, frogs legs😋 😄 So a bit confusing. Does that mean the broths, vegetable and lesser protein are included 🤔

Thanks for asking, so no DL/CL for Diamonds. Ah well, will miss the coffee and will miss no Solarium restaurant but the WJ sounds good

Mmmm, interesting. Sounds like there's less included food options. Teppanyaki is expensive 😬 Can you find out if the silver lounge is available to diamonds? So no open to all food options in solarium? Enjoy the cruise

Yeap that's the one Gary has. He loves sitting out in the garden on a sunny day giving a running commentary on who's flying overhead 😁

Did you book the bar in advance or just walk in ?

Gary has an app on his phone which tells which aircraft is flying overhead even if its just a speak in the sky. Though we're 30 miles from Heathrow we're on the flight path for landing so depending which runway is being used they go over every couple of minutes

My first car was a Triumph Herald soft top. I thought I was the bees knees with the top down. I think I was 19. I started work full time as a secretary at 17. My parents had saved some money in an account for me that helped buy it Owen's car is fabulous 👌 And congrats on his ice hockey win 🏆 👏

Great 👍 thanks LB. Was hoping for this. We fly out next week for a short holiday in Singapore before boarding Spectrum Last time I was there was as a child 60 years ago but I'm sure it's changed immensely Sue

We call them snowdrops over here. Apparently this year is a bumper year for them. There were loads of other bulbs coming up which will look beautiful in a few weeks, also a drift of early daffs in bloom

Gary is VERY interested . Do will defo put this on the list . We don't leave for another 10 days

Thank you, did you get a three day card or just tap in and out with debit card ? The nearest MRT is about 500 yards from our hotel