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Re the smell in the Winter Gardens. We were on board in mid-October and to be honest if we had to pass through we held our breath it was that bad. Do we know what the cause is?

I truly hate the phrase that we're going to have to learn to live with it, but to some extent this is the truth. Masks alone don't work. We had a hotel based holiday in March/April where protocols dictated a supervised test 3 days before boarding the plane and again on arrival. Masks were worn just about everywhere and the vast majority of people did wear them. BUT 2 days on returning home hubby, daughter and myself came down with Covid!! Goodness only knows where we'd picked it up. So what's the answer on a cruise ship? Your guess is as good as mine!!

The next cruise for the vintage dancing group will be on the 18th May. See my post #45 for more details. Sound like an 'ugly' lot.

The group's website is not difficult to find and is showing a crossing departing from Southampton on May 18th. What stands out is a comment which states that unless you have booked with them you will be turned away from any of the venues. There will be 5+ private parties and 1 cocktail party. Apparently regular passengers will be jealous of how they are dressed and envious of the fun they will be experiencing !!! How patronising. I do understand that Cunard is a business and in these troubled times they don't want to turn custom away, but I'm glad I won't be on board.

I've just had a toasted teacake for supper and it suddenly occurred to me that I don't think I've ever seen any on any of the Cunard ships! Am I right or are there teacakes lurking somewhere just waiting to be toasted? For the benefit of those who don't know what a teacake is: A teacake in England is generally a light yeast-based sweet bun containing dried fruit, typically served toasted and buttered.

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We were on the Queen Victoria's cruise in October and were extremely lucky to see the Lights clearly on 2 nights and very hazy a further night. We were advised by the Captain to leave the tv on the bridge cam channel which has no sound and if he thought that there was a good chance of seeing the Lights he would broadcast into all the cabins. So at 2.30am the call came!! I honestly thought that not many would turn out, but when we opened the door the corridor was heaving with people rushing on deck 😁. I'm posting a couple of photos which were taken from the deck of the ship. And I simply used my Samsung phone.

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Following with interest as we're on the Victoria to the Canaries over Xmas.

You are right. Took the ferry to Vancouver Island but decided to fly back. Never been in a seaplane before, no door into the flight deck and as we are sitting right at the front we could see exactly what the pilot could see. Fantastic experience.

A clue . Photo which was taken nearly 20 years ago and was taken from a SEAplane travelling at low(ish) altitude from an island to the mainland which is very close at around 30 minutes.

Yay, I'm making you work !! A clue is that it's not a recent photo so what you can see will not necessarily be what you would see now. However what I will say is it is a popular seasonal port.

Don't know for certain about Cunard, but if it was with P&O and you tick yes you will be denied boarding, even if you've ticked in error. I suspect it will be the same for Cunard. The problem question seems to be the one referring to a cough. Many people have a non-Covid related cough but if you tick yes that's the end! There really should be a further drop down box where you can state that it is non-Covid.

Trying really hard to find a photo that will stump people for at least a few hours! Having a go with this photo. Like most people, my photos are of the recognisable tourist spots.

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Very impressive. You are indeed correct. It is Mrs M's point! Taken in 2009. It's only taken us 13 years to actually sail on her.

Where am I?

We've done a transit through the old locks and marvelled at how tight it is. Would we get anything similar going through the new locks? I'm looking at a partial transit on the Ruby Princess and it states the ship will be using the new ones. As our daughter will be joining us I really would have liked her to experience the old locks.

That's right but I'm pretty certain that there was a board hanging on the wall which listed the pizzas and available toppings, plus a list of the different types of pastas and sauces. Maybe it's something very new which is why there are no photos?

When we were on the Victoria last month there was a menu on the wall. I thought I'd taken a photo of it but can't find it!

Does anyone have a photo of the menu for pizzas and pasta dishes served in the Lido on the Queen Victoria please?

It is San Francisco. Going to have a search through my photos and see if I can find one that makes people have to think a bit longer!

Possibly an easier one for those who are well travelled.

Well done North West Newbie you are indeed correct. It's quite a while since we were there but I seem to remember that very close to this ship was a wine and cheese shop which did tastings. Proved very popular !!

How about this one?