yorkshirephil

Probably not by phone though😁

Maybe a few Michelin men

Practice makes perfect.

I don't know

I find it a great excuse for sitting around doing nowt. No point if it is going to be wrong, I mean how do you hang out a towel the wrong way up? Here are a few more things to ponder; Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard when he lives in the jungle without a razor? Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat? Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough? Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'? What is the speed of darkness? Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up every two hours? If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be? Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? Did you ever stop and wonder....... Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?' Who was the first person to say, 'See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum.' Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat? Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is? Why does your Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway? Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs ! If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? Stop singing and read on...... Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster? Do you ever wonder why you added me on facebook

Some of these puns are falling a bit flat, can't beat a bit of satyre.

It is a good year for most acid lovers, our Azaleas, Rhodies and Camellias are having a great year. More likely to be the lack of frost and dryer conditions.

Lovely hot sunny day here, just the job for sitting in the garden with a beer and a good book.

Unless you get on really well with some of your table companions and agree to meet up and share a table on other evenings, as we have done in the past. Sometimes you just click with people and sometimes not, all part of the joy of cruising, under normal circumstances of course.

That is correct, but as things have now changed maybe a new/temporary plan needs to be formulated and likely is. We can only speculate as to whether the current recession will get worse and by how much and for how long. A companies ability to weather the storm will likely be determined by their planning. There is little doubt that some big names will fall by the wayside over the coming months. Carnival has a significant dept and global interest rates are heading upwards as is energy two of the things that tend to imact the travel industry.

I think you have hit the nail on the head there, this is also my experience with P&O. I cancelled a cruise in Jan this year after twice trying to get information from P&O. As an experienced cruiser I know when I am talking to someone who doesn't have much idea as most of us do. I accepted being fobbed off once and called back the next day hoping to get a more experienced person to help, no such luck. I asked to speak to a team leader/manager, told there was no one available and to ring back another time. After spending over an hour on the phone that was enough, cruise cancelled.

By actually having covid you will have some natural protection which should have a longevity of a booster, of course there is no guarantee that you won't get covid again especially if a new strain prevails. Studies are ongoing as to whether it can be determined that vaccination gives equal to or better protection than natural immunity.

Someone who just got on Ventura posted that masks only had to be worn in the medical centre, so maybe rules differ each ship?

I think you are right Bob, but we could help to fill Arcadia and Aurora, I don't have any issues with the big ships but their itineraries are same old so apart from an odd cheapy to the Fjords or winter Caribbean/Canaries it would likely be the older ships for us. One advantage P&O have now is that they have become a budget cruise line (IMHO) so some may desert the expensive lines until things pick up, in the same way they do with supermarkets. Then on the other hand?

We fall into that group as probably quite a few here do too. With that in mind it may be wise for P&O to consider this when deciding whether to concentrate on the bigger family ships or to ensure Aurora and Arcadia are kept for us oldies. Maybe that applies to the whole of the Carnival group for the next few years.

Agree with what has been said, for us the ship is quite a way down the pecking order when we book.

There are plenty of accounts around with, albeit most fixed that are above 2% and they will rise. I am expecting 3% by year end. We are in an ideal situation to take advantage of higher rates as our travel budget is much higher than our day to day living costs so unless cruise prices rise massively we will be OK. We have every intention of spending it reasonably quickly.

What financial crisis? interest rate increase = More holidays. I am sure that philosophy won't suit everyone but you have to do what you have to do.

You have strange laws in the Midlands, the only green things to be eaten with fish and chips are mushy peas.