RosieCanberra

QM2 usually travels very slowly across the bight as they allow a couple of days. Should be fine!

Thank you Pushka, I feel more confident now. Can't wait!

Cheers

Rosie

Thank you for the photos David, I hope she makes up the time. We board at Fremantle on Thursday.

Cheers

Rosie

Thank you Lauren! I am cruising on Caribbean Princess in August for the first time and your blog is very interesting and informative.

And I love all the pictures 😄

Cheers

Rosie

I love the Mudslide, but they are filling 😄

Yum!

I enjoyed it too, a lovely afternoon. Next time we will have a couple of ring-ins with us. They are cruisers, but not from Canberra.

The more the merrier :)

 

And before the flaming starts I've got Irish blood in there somewhere.

Me too, and I am wearing green today :)

Thank you. I really enjoyed it, especially the horse race.

Congratulations! It is a big achievement.

Windstar has fabulous food. Best deck BBQ that I have ever seen. Celebrity is very good. Food is subjective. Nothing can compare with Celebrity's cheese cake. It is my favorite dessert.

Lol, my husband LOVES the cheesecake too. I would put Celebrity as number one for food.

Thanks for the tips by the way Gae! I am looking forward to my first Cunard cruise.

Cheers

Rosie

We were advised by Cunard that any OBC that we bought would not be refundable in any instance. This did not stop us buying though, as it was in our interest to pre-purchase at a much better exchange rate, than rack up a large account after 16 days at sea.

The following was cut and pasted from a recent Cunard OBC thread, which was taken from FAQs (I couldn't work out how to link to the other thread via the IPad)

When on board credit (either received as part of a promotion or purchased via our Gift Collection is applied to your on board account, you may use this against most purchases on board. This includes:

•Items purchased from any of the shops

•Spa, & salon treatments and services (when booked on board and not prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser)

•Photography services

•Laundry & dry cleaning

•Internet and telephone charges

•Shore excursions (when booked on board and not prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser)

•Beverages from the bar and restaurants (where applicable)

•Restaurant cover charges (when booked on board and not prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser)

•Automatic tips (gratuities).

On board credit may not be used against:

•Purchasing shore excursions prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser

•Purchasing restaurant cover charges prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser

•Purchasing Spa treatments and services prior to embarkation via Voyage Personaliser

•Visas that require payment

•Medical facilities

•Future Cruise Downpayments

•Artwork

•Ad hoc gratuities

•Foreign currency

•Casino chips, credits or any other kind of gambling

•Charitable donations

Love Solstice!

And the Tuscan Grill :)

Thank you Bitter Bulldog for clarifying about Formal Night. Now I can start planning my packing :)

I can do weekend 14/15 Feb or 7/8 Feb is that any good Raina and all?

 

Judy

Yeah! The 14/15 February weekend would be great. Who cares if it is Valentine's Day :-)

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Cheers

Rosie

I will be cruising that weekend, so cannot make it.:(

 

Attending.

Aussievisi2r Raina Canberra

 

 

 

 

Not attending

MicCanberra & RosieCanberra

Bummer! If it becomes a regular thing maybe we can go to the next one.

Cheers

Rosie

In pricing the cruises I have been surprised at the variation in the quotes with different TAs. One was more expensive than Celebrity's website, how weird was that?

I am not keen on waiting too long before I book, the prices seem to be increasing.

Thank you for sharing, I am cruising in ten days and was going to book 2016 sailings on board.......will be reconsidering.

G'day, you should be able to upgrade on board no problems, I think it will be $11.50 per day, per person. Maybe it is $10.50?

Have a great cruise!

I got to watch the show last night just before my "The Walking Dead" viewing. I really liked this episode and would love to do this cruise but, air travel from Eastern Canada to Australia is way to expensive. Didn't realize that the ocean water in the north was so warm ... wow 32.5c.

 

Regards,

Kevin Reid

Flights are expensive. You could always cruise over :)

I have tried the Bistro on Infinity this year and Solstice last year and had great service and the food was ok. I can't recall what we ate exactly, soup and crepes I think, but would go back again.

Many thanks for posting the link, I have managed to watch half of the show, will have to go back and watch the rest. I loved it!

I have seen the shows on Queen Mary 2, Oasis of the Seas, and Crystal Serenity. All shows have inspired me to cruise on these ships, so they must generate a lot of new passengers.

Cheers

Rosie

I love it! Those kids are so cute, I can't wait to get some grandkids :)

WooHoo!! Great to hear this, we board the Century in a month for the Tasmania cruise. So excited now it is close.

cheers

Rosie

Hey Marsha!

You are doing really well. I think the walking is the trick, I have been trying to go for a walk every day. Have a wonderful cruise too!

Cheers

Rosie x

Right, never mind, I have a drinks package anyway.:D

And we have 18 family and friends with us on this cruise Mic, even if we did have access we will be too busy to participate.

Getting close now!

Rosie