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But my problem with Total Wine is their many wines which are bottled just for them. There often is a rating from some heretofore unknown reviewer (Not Wine Spectator/Enthusiast/Advocate, Robert Parker etc). I suspect itβs like the bogus βNational Sleep Foundationβ which used to give an endorsement to the βMy Pillowβ. Supermarkets in the UK used to use a ploy claiming a wine had won a Gold Award at a wine fair. They forgot to mention that sometimes there were only one or two wines in the award class! So there was no option but to get either a gold or silver award.
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I presume (stupid I know) that pre-order will be via the Source App ( as it was) in which case nothing shown as yet ... as far as I can see?
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Group of Passengers on world cruise robbed at gun point in Africa
MBP&O2/O replied to MomC's topic in Seabourn Cruise Line
Never had a problem in PE .... Durban could be a bit iffy at timesπ΅βπ« The WC thread states SA requires you carry your passport? Is this new thing? We never had to. -
Similar thing happened to me with Air France. I rang them and told them the new flights were unacceptable and gave them alternatives. All hail google flights π There was no quibble and they accepted my new flights which were with a codeshare partner. Any better flights the next day? Point out you have children and it is detrimental to their health. Ask ... they can only say no. Be cheeky and ask them to stump up for an overnight hotel.
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Assault and battery and crime against child
MBP&O2/O replied to charisma_48423's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
It is unclear to me as to whether the OP has actually witnessed this incident or is it 'hearsay'? This would make a difference as to how the matter is initially dealt with. -
14 day Caribbean cruise in November and hurricane season.
MBP&O2/O replied to lefty duck's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Technically you are still 'in season' as your research will have told you In practical terms and IMHO you will be unlucky to get a genuine TRS so late on. Could be a couple of blows but hey ho that is life at sea. Look at the repositioning threads on CC .. question has been asked numerous times. -
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You think you have a problem π I always wear a tie with a jacket, and again like you I wear a jacket after 6pm.
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I'll have local currency ... I'm from the UK and I suspect the GBP would be 'frowned upon' π΅βπ«
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Subtle π
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Crystal (Old Variety) once published an itinerary that was from Norway to Dover UK .... via the Florida Straits ...all in 24 hrs! π
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Favourite place ever visited whilst cruising?
MBP&O2/O replied to DarrenM's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
..... and having them collect bread crusts to feed the mules at Panama π -
Favourite place ever visited whilst cruising?
MBP&O2/O replied to DarrenM's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Did you do the old 'fry an egg' trick on the hot deck? That was always one for the newbies π 50 degrees was par for the course wasn't it? Salt tablets for breakfast lunch and dinner .... or tea if you were uncouth and sailed on oil tankersπ -
Mentioned Puerto Bolivar on another thread ... it it moves it is open to theft ... can't comment on my one visit to Jeddah ... it was public execution day and we were confined to the ship, to the point of an armed escorted on the jetty when I went to read the draft before we sailed.
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Favourite place ever visited whilst cruising?
MBP&O2/O replied to DarrenM's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
A lot of my time was spent around the Arabian Gulf area. We used to frequent a place up the Shatt Al Arab river. The river was described as the @@@@hole of the world .... and the port was 40 miles up it π΅βπ« Humorous anecdote ... Waiting time for a berth at some of those ports was extreme ... sometimes ships were waiting weeks, sometimes months. One story doing the rounds - and I can believe this - was set on board a ship that again had been at anchor for several months. Someone had managed to obtain a full size, replica, human skeleton. One day when the Port Authority boat was doing its 'rounds', of the anchorage, all personnel were moved out of sight and the skeleton was draped over the open bridge wing wearing nothing but a cap - and that was the only sign off occupancy that were seen by the staff on the boat. Rumour was they were not amused! π -
Atlantides, plural.... is defined in various place as a feminine noun referring to Atlantis but elsewhere is a name given to the Pleiades, which were fabled to be the seven daughters of Atlas who were translated to heaven, viewed as the nearest star cluster to earth . They were the inhabitants of the legendary island of Atlantis. Perhaps it refers to just one of the sisters ... π
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Favourite place ever visited whilst cruising?
MBP&O2/O replied to DarrenM's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Can't comment on the favourite ... too many have been good. However the worst was Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador. If it was movable it walked! Ships have been known to lose full mooring lines! -
Agree 100% ππ€ͺπ΅βπ«
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I think you might struggle to get Panama and Suez on the same trip πor at least on the same ship. Even then you might struggle. I managed it once ... but have been through both canals many many times. I am of course talking cargo ships not world cruises π
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My peeve as an OOW was any lights that shone forward .. they were to be rectified. Lights astern of the bridge wing that were causing any issue with reflection from moisture in the air needed to be dealt with. One source of light pollution that couldn't be sorted was ' cats paws ' from the forward white navigation light. Passenger ships were a pain as there was so much light pollution that spotting the actual navigation lights could be difficult.
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Mmmmmmm ..... Barrow in Furness = British Ambassador = metal fatigue = ooops! Same problem found on all her sister ships that were built there. Quite scarey when you think they buIld nuclear subs there now !