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Selbourne āLiveā from Auroraās 2024 Grand Tour
Eddie99 replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery, Prestos (and Selbourne, whatever it is that ails thee) -
Live from 35 nights on Ventura, what have I done?
Eddie99 replied to mrsgoggins's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Wishing you smooth seas to Southampton (forecast), trouble-free disembarkation (sorry - that was poor for us on the corresponding journey. The excuse? Pax had bought too much stuff, so the luggage took longer to unload), and an easy journey home Thank you for your blog. I enjoyed it very much -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Well done Graham I donāt weigh myself but, judging by my waistband, any cruise-related gain in bulk has now gone Back to normal eating, no drinking (dry February, as an antidote to the free drinks package!) and lots of healthy walking with this one F106AADF-CD78-4CE0-B66D-87DCAC6154FD.MOV -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Azura? Hope you had a super time -
Selbourne āLiveā from Auroraās 2024 Grand Tour
Eddie99 replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Itās beginning to sound a bit like the Ancient Mariner, or African Queen, with the broken air conditioning. Joking aside - that is poor; it reduces your options to sit in comfort My memories of Martinique are favourable. The area near the dock is conspicuously affluent, with high rise waterfront apartments. When we were there āyachtsā had been arriving from a transAtlantic race. Lovely looking vessels. There was a huge marquee with *smooth jazz* emerging, which seemed to be ārace controlā. We briefly contemplated blagging our way in, then came down to earth and realised that there was no way our French was up to that. We could only have managed the Gallic shrug š¤·āāļø Itās easy to get out of the terminal; Iām sorry I canāt remember how the roads/kerbs/pavements were. I do remember a pleasant French vibe Hope your day is good, and that the air-con gets sorted -
Selbourne āLiveā from Auroraās 2024 Grand Tour
Eddie99 replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I hope youāve woken up having seen off that cold Selbourne - you donāt want to feel iffy in this exciting sector of your trip -
But youād only fly outward and then youād have your days in the Caribbean and the return sail home to relax! The *coach back to the airport* operation is very smooth
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Ah, thank you I must be particularly dense today š«¤ In that case itās pretty much swings and roundabouts - no blanket surcharge for 70+ but if you want extra cruise cover you need to purchase trip by trip, etc etc
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The document I linked to sets out the differences between UK Insurance and Aviva It has ātraffic lightā indicators of whether the change is bad for journalists (red), better for you (green) or neutral (grey)
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Iāve read this through twice and the only (old) age reference I can see is that the automatic supplement for 70+ is removed It says nothing about an upper age limit for cover? (Double click to open)
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Really? (Iām not doubting you - just saying Really?). Do you know if it affects everyone, including existing policy-holders, or just new accounts? Can you give me a link or a hint where to find this in black and white, so I can accept the new situation & make alternative plans? Thanks in advance
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P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
True! My husband likes the fish/fruit thing in Madeira, and always has it when we visit Funchal Lovely spring-like weather here. Weak sun all day yesterday (plus the Sahara enhanced sunrise and sunset) and the birds were singing like crazy. Loads of snowdrops and catkins We had a long walk and a pub lunch. Liver & bacon isnāt everyoneās favourite but this hearty plateful certainly hit the spot -
Selbourne āLiveā from Auroraās 2024 Grand Tour
Eddie99 replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Thanks Selbourne. What a great day you had! The pics show it as a very authentic location - but plenty of sunshine I donāt know if you have plans for St Vincent but I donāt think you and Lady S will find life easy outside the terminal. High kerbs, deep gutters and stalls which narrow the roads and pavements Enjoy the sun -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
So pleased for you Sue! -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Watch out for that octopus Phil! š± š -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Yes I think itās much more our problem than theirs -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Poor boy Could you think about a muzzle for walkies? We know two dog-friends now who wear muzzles - a lab and a spaniel. We were surprised when we first met them and said Surely youāre not fierce? Their mums said Not at all, theyāre big softies but they are terrible scavengers and both of them had ended up on a drip because they got so sick and dehydrated. So, it didnāt take very long at all for them to get used to being muzzled, and now everyone can relax and enjoy their walk -
Review of our first Caribbean Cruise on Britannia January 13th 2024
Eddie99 replied to Presto2's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
That was a nice read. So glad you enjoyed it. Shame about the iffy weather. Thereās always the likelihood of a tropical shower (liquid sunshine!) but feeling cold? š³š± You still have some āmust-doāsā for next time, but you can also be a bit more relaxed in some of the ports; do your own thing or brave a local bus tour or taxi Welcome back! -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Thatās lovely -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Morning Wednesday walk with the group today, so I shall have a very happy doggy Hope that Ted will be fine, once heās had his sleep and his bath. A little bit of natural yoghurt or Yakult would probably help him build up his good gut bacteria again - though I know you should starve a sick/squitty pet for 24 hours Have a good day everyone -
Live from 35 nights on Ventura, what have I done?
Eddie99 replied to mrsgoggins's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
It is, indeed, Selbourneās buggers muddle š¤£ (I wonder why the software is happy with what is, indisputably, a *rude* word? Probably because itās not commonly used in the US. Itās everywhere, and multi-use, where I come from in Somerset. Bit like in Alice in Wonderland it can mean whatever you want it to mean Bad Good Bad person Good person Good thing Bad thing Bad situation āIāve hit my thumb with a hammerā and many more, including the legal one, which only lawyers use) ā -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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Selbourne āLiveā from Auroraās 2024 Grand Tour
Eddie99 replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I suddenly feel the urge to sing from West Side Story š¶ I think I'll go back to San Juan I know a boat you can get on š¶ -
The drinks packages come with a *buy for an adult, get a kidsā package for free*, which would make it a much more attractive proposition for a 2 adult/2 children group I could never justify the expense - for which my liver probably thanks me
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This is an impossibility, as we would have behaved quite differently had we not unexpectedly received that wet windfall. Ā£1540 worth! 130% the cost of one of us for the cruise itself š³ Without it we would have used our fairly generous OBC for more modest alcohol and been much more restrained over paid-for dining. The Glass House would not have become our go-to. We would not have purchased any Costa beverages. I think we might have ended up with a nett bill, once weād used OBC, of between zero and Ā£150 - thatās what I had budgeted in my head OH and I tried to work something out as we walked the dog just now. His reckoning is that, between coffee, water, soft drinks and alcohol, we each averaged 5/6 drinks/day, factoring port v sea days. He averaged them at Ā£10, seeing as some were ginger beer/coffee and much less expensive, and some were large glasses of wine, or large G&Ts at Ā£16 or so š±. So, looks like we fit the P&O bean counters identikit exactly. 5.5 drinks/day @ Ā£10 ā¦ oh look, thatās the cost of the deluxe package, Ā£55/day. Heavy drinkers ought to be quids in As I said somewhere in the account, whilst not complaining, the gift has left us perplexed about our cruise/holiday future. We donāt have the 2024 base line we were thinking we would have, and 2020, pre-C, is too much of āanother worldā to base any planning on P&O drink prices have certainly risen since 2020