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10 hours ago, pete14 said:

Who is this blogger? Does he have any legal qualifications? Has he held a senior position in the travel industry? How does anybody know that his blogs are accurate and truthful? Does he pay for all his cruises and if so, how does he afford so many? Is he based in UK rather than in a country with a different legal system from ours?
 

A lot of people seem to be putting a lot of their faith in his words and I can’t understand why. Maybe the answers to the questions above, should anybody care to provide them, will help me to understand why his words are held in such high esteem. I am also not sure whether the One Show is particularly authoritative. From looking at the background of some of the presenters, I very much doubt it. 
 

It seems completely obvious that using Maleth turned out badly. We don’t know the ins and outs of the contract which may determine liability. Something needs to be done about ensuring compensation for delays is paid according to the industry scheme in place but I would be astonished if P&Os legal team are not working on a resolution but Maleth cannot or will not pay. Speculation, rumour and guesswork are not helpful. Without the full facts, even friends and colleagues with some legal background are  unlikely to give a definitive answer.
 

I rest my case m’lud.

I think he is a former teacher and has done a number of cruises and seems like a nice guy. 

Have seen a number of his videos but he has no more expertise than I have.....  make of that what you will.

Don't think it is appropriate to quote him like he is a font of all knowledge though to be honest. 

1 hour ago, kalos said:

 

Weird  , the post between your gin poster went AWOL as it went to LL post .

Now that ones back 🤥

Someone been handing you a gin this morning ? 😉

22 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

I remember you worrying your flight might have become a Maleth one though ...

And I still stick by my comment. As a previous senior manager / leader I know that sometimes decisions are made that those at the top are not allowed to explain or share reasons with stake holders with due to folk wanting compensation or what social media says. Not easy for those on the receiving end but this is the world we live in and people and society have made happen ...

Yes I was worried at the time as is natural but seeing it through Spock's eyes of logic without the benefit of hindsight what you have done ?

Ps I am a Tekkie so apologise for the reference to Spock

Reading all of the above it seemed like Catch 22 for PO and hindsight is always a wonderful thing when it comes to which decisions to make. 

4 hours ago, brian1 said:

Phil's very modest,him,Carol and Marilyn were interviewed on German tv.Don't know what they made of a combo of cockney and broad Yorkshire.

Glad to read that you are all home safe and sound after your adventures and Happy Birthday to Mrs YP. Hope you manage to enjoy the celebrations today and that the sun shines ....we can all but dream !!! 

13 hours ago, Rupert2251 said:

I remember it well

 

 

Hello mother, hello father
Here I am at Camp Granada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining

I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Lennard Skinard
He got ptomain poisoning last night after dinner

All the counselors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called 'Ulysses'

No, I don't want this should scare ya
But my bunkmate has malaria
You remember Jeffrey Hardy
They're about to organize a searching party

Take me home, oh mother, father
Take me home, I hate Granada
Don't leave me out in the forest
Where I might get eaten by a bear

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise
Or mess the house with other boys
Oh, please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day

Dearest father, darling mother
How's my precious little brother
Let me come home if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me

Wait a minute, it stopped hailing
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that's better
Mother, father, kindly disregard this letter

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Allan Sherman

Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! lyrics © Curtain Call Productions

 

I even found myself singing to it -- in my head of course

5 hours ago, molecrochip said:

Not a standard on P&O charters.

 

Pre-Covid, Tui used to remove PE from two planes and replace with extra Economy for the summer season as they used the two Dreamliners as crowd busters to Palma, the Canaries and Cyprus.

We have a flight with TUI to Cyprus in September and booked extra legroom seats. We have been allocated row 2A and 2C on a dreamliner so we are more than happy. We have already booked for 2025 and managed to find a Dreamliner Flight and have booked 4A and 4C 🙂

We don't get the premium perks but we get the extra legrooms seats so more than pleased.

Yes they were on Britannia when we were on board. The only reason we didn't do it was because we had done one in 2015 when she was new. We've done them on Oceana, Britannia and Ventura and find them to be excellent value - though the Captain makes a difference to the overall experience. On Oceana and Britannia both Captains were amazing (Willard and Brown) while the one on Ventura couldn't have been bothered with us. (I can't even remember his name ..)

We were told on CC to go to Reception as soon as you board and ask if you can put your name down as sometimes they fill up even before being advertised.

Enjoy

53 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

If there is a crib sheet then I wonder who decided that carrots were a like for like substitute for grapes which happened to us a few years back, the delivery driver did think that pickers were having a competition between themselves for the most off the wall substitution. 

3 orders in a row hubby had his men's deodorant (I probably should know but can't remember the name) had become a large tub of powered baby milk. The poor Asda drivers were as baffled as us! 

12 hours ago, P&O SUE said:

Morning all, dull here no blue skies 😔 Rained lots yesterday! The South East often seems to miss the sun now, it often used to be the best place to be!

 

However, went to see Mum yesterday and it was lovely to see her sitting in her usual spot in the lounge and able to speak more clearly, she was virtually impossible to understand  when she was in hospital. She’s still struggling with eating but the home are being very careful with what she has and watches her carefully when she eats.

 

This was on her room door, I felt quite tearful.

 

 

 

That really touched me - what a lovely, lovely gesture. Brought back some memories of my elderly parents in a caring care home. Take care xx

We stayed until 1.30pm with 2 laptops and a phone working on it. Was just about to give up and we logged in!

We got 4A and 4C so we'll.worth it. Think row 7 has no window seats. Good luck

On 5/29/2024 at 6:32 PM, CCFC said:

Booked Premium Economy today £509 each.

You won't regret it. It is well worth it if you can afford it. All you need to do now is to sit up until midnight when they become available to book the one you want ....even more money I'm.afraid

Have to admit I do think that close up seagulls really are beautiful birds when they aren't trying to rip your food from your hands or circling ready to attack some unsuspecting picnicer. Some people don't help themselves though and just sit on Llandudno front with all their packed lunches on show ... of you excuse the expression .. and wonder why the prom looks like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock The Birds. Must admit saw that film as a child and it has to be one of the scariest things I've ever seen ever ...Still makes me cringe now.

Re feeding seagulls .... has to be a no on the coast as they are quite frightening 

 In land they love to live with the ducks near us and have their food !!

7 hours ago, waddle said:

 agree with this from a cruise on Azura

 

Everything rattling and shaking when coming into port - not ideal at 6am some mornings 

Nerrrr you just wake up, glad you have arrived and then go back to.sleep 

Like you say personal choice but as the OP asked about lack of motion I thought best to go lower where there you feel the ship move less. Then again we were D deck on Ventura once and it was terrible ..... 

We always go aft so probably not the best people to comment on lack of motion in a ship 😉

6 minutes ago, alallallan said:

For example, on Mediterranean cruise, could anyone recommended best postion on ship to choose a cabin for views at port & least motion at sea 

Many moons ago we were on a Med. cruise and she almost always docked starboard side facing the port for some reason ... and got the sun most of the time.

Mid ships if you don't want it too boppy and low down. The higher up you are the more you will feel the ship move .. well that's what were told.  

2 hours ago, kalos said:

I love these cartoons .. they are brilliant

6 hours ago, david63 said:

Not sure that is always true. I have seen items in the onboard duty free shop cheaper than at some of the ports' duty free shops.

We paid £26 for 2 litres of Bicardi last week on a tui flight from Cyprus.

Sorry have come to this thread late. Been away and tbh have only just registered the title! 

I haven't read the 26 pages of posts so apologies if I repeat anything but we find this disappointing. Another perk for PO gone ...

OK you can buy spirits on board but though they may be supermarket prices they won't be anywhere  near duty free prices. Am I right in thinking that duty free is much cheaper now we are not in the EU?

I just feel like all of the things that led us to PO are being eroded and this is yet another one to increase profits.

14 hours ago, CCFC said:

Was that (hopefully) both ways?

From Manchester we had to pay £1200 extra for the Premium seats.for a special cruise. Well worth it for such a long flight if you can afford it, especially if you are tall ...so hubby tells me. 

2 hours ago, snaefell said:

Thanks for the replies guys,pretty much as expected.

Our last time on Britannia we had an aft corner suite,wonderful balcony but a waste as we hardly used the living area(never mind the butler!),we did consider going for a suite again but there is a big price difference,more thinking required methinks!😁😁

We have had aft cabins on Britannia a number of times on F deck and E deck. No need to book a suite as they are classed as a GD cabin ...think it was .. and certainly not the most expensive standard balcony cabin. If you need space for more than a couple think the balcony dividers open so you can have an even bigger space. 

We've had F729, F728 and one of the E deck cabins above F729 to be further away from the Live Lounge 

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

 

Pyjama day for us.

 

Decorating day for us --- groan. No escaping it in this weather. I hate stripping the walls ...... oh well, better get back to it. 😞

We are with TUI, but for those worrying about airlines after last year's issues this can only be good news with Virgin and this new company - who look really good, with great aircraft. 🙂

1 hour ago, Peanut006 said:

It was gloss, Richard currently on the floor trying to get it off, new floor as well!! Only had it put down in January 

 

Michelle

Oh no that's even worse. Makes my black carpet seem a minor problem !!!

2 hours ago, Peanut006 said:

We are back from the eye Hosp with our Cavalier, her eyesight is nearly perfect, next check up in 6 months. So relieved as she nearly lost her eye in January. 
 

Disaster struck though as we were going out… hubby had left a tin of paint covered over in cling film on the floor in the hall, our other dog jumped on it - you can imagine the result, dogs paws and our floor, bedding, sofa decking outside all covered in paint as she started running around the house in a panic. D-I -S-A-S-T-E-R!!!!

 

Michelle

Oh no .... hope it wasn't gloss ....