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10 hours ago, kalos said:

 

Remember the early 1970's ? They were the best I would get off in Alicante and try 

to show the passport guy my passport .."OK ,GO,GO "  He made it clear he did not 

want anything to do with any of us .You could have had a rocket launcher strapped

to your back ,he just wanted you gone.

A few months back in Madeira and how things have changed . I got a guy looking 

at my new UK passport, pretending to read the blank pages . Then he looks up 

at me and says " Why you come here ?"  To show you my passport I replied. 

" No,no ,why you come to Madeira ? "   .. "Cos I like the place for holiday "

Next my wife's old red EU passport , quick glance ,stamped both and said "Go"

 

I'm sure they will think of something to delay you Zapp, even if it's just gazing 

at your passport photo, they do say if we looked like those photos , then one 

has to think "are they really fit to travel ".🙃

Have a goodtime when you go .

We are on a RC cruise to the Canaries in a few weeks. I'll tell them in Funchal, Kalos said that statue of Ronaldo looks like Alfred E Newman from Mad magazine. That should speed up your entry on your next visit to Madeira. 🤣

17 minutes ago, kalos said:

Hopefully not a problem as you fly out before all of this kicks off ? 🤔

Maybe they will delay our return home.🤣

On 8/27/2024 at 8:30 AM, kalos said:

 

Thanks for the very detailed explanation,yes I was getting confused with various things

the press and others had written but I think it's clearer now -Thanks .

The way I see it now is ,the ETIAS is a visa waiver system ,that does exactly what it

says on the tin .

The EES (entry exit system )  is just a tracker that is put onto my bio metric passport

that holds info ,finger prints etc, once taken for the first time at an air/port . After 

that for the next few years I can go anywhere within Europe and just show my 

passport at border control , no need for stamps/visa's just like when we were in the EU.

The possible problem is getting it all set up onto folks passports 10 Nov onwards ? 

 

Thanks for your help in this matter .

We fly to the Canaries on 2nd November and fly back on 13th. Could be interesting.🤔

3 hours ago, brian1 said:

Bet you thought it was Sid knocking for his lunch.

No seagulls in Guildford  but I pressed the button and...hey pesto.

16 minutes ago, kalos said:

 

So that's how you lure the ships into the port of Tyne, the smell of a steak bake😉

We were out for our Sunday dinner again , no photo as it's the same as last weeks .

Now back to a lazy Sunday afternoon for us .

Hope your all having a good day .🙂.

In Cornwall in the old days the wreckers used lights to lure the ships. Perhaps pasties or steak bakes may have worked better.🤣

19 minutes ago, kalos said:

 

So that's how you lure the ships into the port of Tyne, the smell of a steak bake😉

We were out for our Sunday dinner again , no photo as it's the same as last weeks .

Now back to a lazy Sunday afternoon for us .

Hope your all having a good day .🙂.

Off to Zizzi for dinner. I may take a picture of the meal.....I may also take a picture of the sign outside the Mclaren factory. They turn the lights on the sign to red when they win🏎

18 hours ago, brian1 said:

Let's go for a 3rd whinge,lewis only managed bloody P12.Cheers,Victor Meldrew.

And a three place penalty for impeding speedy Gonzalez.

19 hours ago, kalos said:

 

Not all idiots are on two wheels. Only yesterday we were traveling on a 40mph road and 

a driver in front wanted to turn left . To his left is a deacceleration lane about 70 yds long,

he did not want to use that and stayed on the main road until he was about 3 ft off his 

turning with his left indicator on for about 80 yds, slowing all the traffic behind him down

to around 5mph . Not the first time either ,question is ,what the hell do they think these 

lanes are for ?

I do feel for the safety of cyclists and electric scooterists . Dangerous place those roads. I guess that's why they go flying down the pavements and through the pedestrian area. Get out me way granny. Also if they stay on the roads it's much harder to sneak up behind people and nick their phones and bags. Poor old cyclists.

1 hour ago, lincslady said:

Hello everyone.   I have been where the weather is usually pretty wet, and it lived up to its promise, in Cumbria for 5 nights with son and DIL.  Lovely to be looked after and cooked for, and have a couple of lunches out, but did it rain, and it was pretty dry back here in Lincs.  Travel back took 5 instead of just over 3 hours, thanks to roadworks and Leeds festival  - too many people and vehicles in England now; we are full.  Tomtom helps a lot, with diversions - good job my son understands it all, because I don't and now never need to.

 

Haven't had time to catch up with all the news on here, so I hope all is well and no disasters for anyone.

TBH, I find folk saying their car journey took too long as there are too many cars on the road a bit...confusing 🤔

3 hours ago, david63 said:

That might get embarrassing if they are higher than you across all cruise lines😫

DW is a higher grade than me on some hotel chains. I don't know why.🤔

On 8/22/2024 at 10:55 AM, Norwayfan1 said:

I know. She can't wait!!!

 

To me, it sounds like good business sense for a company to allow the partner of a 'loyal' passenger to share a few perks. Creates a good impression. But then, what do I know?

 

Maybe if my son goes off to enjoy his perks and leaves his partner to enjoy the self-service laundry, that might be the end of the relationship anyway. 🤪 

 

 

Perhaps folk should ask their prospective new partner what grade they are on various cruise lines. 🤣

14 hours ago, Eglesbrech said:

I was so pleased when Avril checked in, great to know that she is well.

 

I think we need an annual check in for those have simply vanished either by choice or for other reasons.

 

I miss Harry, its been a long time since he posted and also folks like Andrew (Britboys).

 

Wowz disappeared, though it’s been reported that he posts elsewhere.

 

There are many more I have known for years who just fade away.

 

@jeanlyon  and @daiB you will remember some of the old faithful's  like the monocled mutineer (Derek). 
 

Some day I will simply vanish too.

Wowzz still looks in on us and posts on an aviation forum.

4 hours ago, Harryjacobs said:

My smartwatch that I forgot to take off set the bells ringing.

So not smart after all. Didn't tell you ' take me off, take me off'.🤣

1 hour ago, Norwayfan1 said:

I know. She can't wait!!!

 

To me, it sounds like good business sense for a company to allow the partner of a 'loyal' passenger to share a few perks. Creates a good impression. But then, what do I know?

 

Maybe if my son goes off to enjoy his perks and leaves his partner to enjoy the self-service laundry, that might be the end of the relationship anyway. 🤪 

 

 

He could leave her waiting outside and take a doggy bag out. She would love that.🤣

15 hours ago, Norwayfan1 said:

Thanks for that.

Yes, the fifth person is sharing a cabin with my son, who is her partner.

It would be nice if she could share a couple of the perks. Here's hoping.

Just think. When she spends another £25k, or so She will qualify for a sit down lunch and a few glasses of wine.

Happy Anniversary Pauline and Graham. We will raise a glass at lunch🥂🍾

3 hours ago, bbtablet said:

... and gents need to remove their belt if, like mine, it contains a metal buckle, so undignified shuffle past the scanner trying not to let my trousers fall to around my knees!

I'll go through in Speedo's and flip-flops. All ready for formal night.

On 8/14/2024 at 6:25 PM, Josy1953 said:

Ladies with heels sometimes have to take them off and put them through the x-ray machine because a lot of high heeled shoes have metal strips to help to support the heel.  I usually wear flat shoes for travelling because I have had to walk through the security gate at airports and ports in the past.  My husband puts his loose change, phone, keys and watch in my handbag to go through security so that nothing is lost.

In the summer I noticed that quite a lot of American men had man bags or numbers that they were emptying their pockets into before security.

Some of us Brits have man bags.🤣

10 hours ago, Funboy said:

If you have not been before then I would say go as it is always an experience visiting another country. My views are only  personal ones and others may have different ones.

 

Next June we join Britannia for our third Fjords cruise. There are a range of things to do.

53 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Good morning.

It is 13°C and partly sunny here.

Dune and Ted Baker bags are Paulines favourites.

Our Sarah is calling at ours tonight and Pauline has set the summer house table ready.

Tomorrow is our 43rd wedding anniversary.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Happy anniversary for tomorrow from Gail and Me. It's our 49th in November....I haven't got a clue....next year ,even more inspiration needed🥳

32 minutes ago, tommo1411 said:

We are booked on a Norse Atlantic flight in March to Barbados.

Is there anyone else a little apprehensive about flying this airline. 

I messaged P&O on Facebook and the responds I received looked like a copy and paste.

"Norse Atlantic Airways (hereby ‘Norse Atlantic’), founded in March 2021, is an airline specialising in long-haul, direct flights to exciting destinations, as well as exceptional service on board modern and more fuel-efficient Dreamliners, catering to both business and leisure travellers. No matter which of our three airline partners you fly to the Caribbean with, you can expect the following services during your flight experience: In-flight entertainment A range of cabins Drink service Meal service Luggage allowance from 23kg (based on cabin class) Bonded baggage. I hope this helps."

We flew Norse to the Canaries. Everything wad fine..free WiFi.

10 minutes ago, FamilyCruiserUK said:

We were on Azura a few weeks ago and it clearly states on the pool signs that swim nappies are not permitted in the main pool. Now how its enforced is another question. The pool attendants we had on Azura were stealing a wage. Didnt do much. Would tell off a child for bombing into the pool. 5 mins later child does it again and they just watched them. 

Reviews in the Internet suggest that swin nappies hold solid waste for a short period, but are not good at holding liquid waste. I don't fancy swimming in a pool with contaminated water.

15 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said:

So do you never fill in the questionnaires they send Zapp? Fair enough if you don’t, it can sometimes feel like a complete waste of time and ink for many companies.

I don't fill in many post purchase questionnaires.  They are there to fulfil their iso 9001 obligations.

3 hours ago, janny444 said:

We watched it....

.as you say very impressive ...in a totally different league than P& O for families but would imagine the price will be in a different league too 🤔 

We are on Anthem of the seas in a month. A little bit more than P&O, but not much. They get you on the drinks bill though. Our Loyalty status goes up after this one, so we will get 4 free drinks a day. That evens things up a bit.

Just saw Avrils post. We are thinking of you Avril. Stay strong, we know you are.

3 hours ago, Camberley said:

I am sure you will find so much to enjoy if you do cruise with P&O. It’s very different to Cunard in tone, atmosphere & a chunk of the demographic but for any potential issues some of us have with P& O (mostly subjective!) it is undeniably really good value.
 

Now like your initial post re:P&O, we were toying loosely with cancelling our first Cunard cruise, but for us it was because of our perception of the snobbishness and the like that really dominates the Cunard online forums and FB pages etc (but they’re great to take with a pinch of salt: like most opinions on the forums). BUT we found none of that snobbishness when we sailed with Cunard and found it wonderful: nicely elevated but still very down to earth etc…a refreshingly different experience than the one the online forum world seems to perpetuate! So I think you will find any of your initial misgivings over P&O, too, not to be an issue when you board your P& O cruise.

Our friends encouraged us to Cruise for years..Gin and IT before dinner, eat with the Captain if you're lucky, or an officer will visit your table for a chat, a chance to dress up every night....not for us. Our first couple of cruises was with Ocean Cruises, then Ocean Village and NCL..Celebrity, P&O and RC are OK as you can skip the formal nights. We still dress formally when we cruise with the in-laws.. Cunard and Saga have no interest for us.