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Anybody bringing Creme de Menthe should be barred from boarding anyway!😉

I was under the impression that passengers who's luggage shows something illegal at the xray checks are asked/paged to go to a certain location to open their bags and show the alleged item. Opening cases without the owner being present seems rather harsh.

It is interesting by how much the prices of insurance (yes, with the same in/exclusions) fluctuate between insurance companies. By FAR the most expensive I found was a product from that NSW roadside assistance organisation. I shouldn't be surprised. Their quote for a car insurance was also twice as expensive as the nearest competitor.

I'm waiting to hear from Celebrity what their plans for the Jan 2nd Pacific Islands cruise are. There are already plenty of sea days and several stops in Fiji...

That's like saying if you move from economy to business class on a flight, you get the seat, but not the food. "Happy cruising"

You are more likely to catch something from filthy passengers who don't wash their hands after visiting the toilets and/or touch food on the buffet with bare hands.

That should be treated as ONE 55-day trip. Include cruise cover and the relevant countries you will be visiting.

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On a side note: Think twice about taking any food items, apart from bottles of water, off a ship in NZL. Nowhere else in the world have we actually seen quarantine officers by the ports, checking passengers getting off the ships for food items. The officers were unfailingly friendly and polite, but thorough. Especially in Bay of Islands. (There we actually witnessed more than one passenger being fined for taking fruit off the ship. All of those fined were arguing with the quarantine officers)

1. November of what year? 2. Book a one-way cruise ex Sydney if you want to stay in NZL. 3. Any half-decent travel agent will find you a suitable cruise if you aren't comfortable to book yourself. 4. Look at other options as well, rather than only P&O 🙂

Question 1: it depends on the crocodile activity. If they have just caught sight of a tourist in the water, there tends to be a lot of thrashing around. That of course causes choppy waters.

"Crew appreciation charge" 🤐 Calling a spade a manual earth moving tool. And the paper boy a print media distributor

Exactly. What IS "going the extra mile "? Refilling ice and bathroom amenities and keeping the room tidy and the bed made is expected minimum standard. Folding your pajamas and put them under your pillow, hanging up clothes that are lying around, THAT I would consider "extra" (for example). That MAY entice me to tip a little bit above the enforced gratuities.

Now let's see how long this discussion will drag on after the OP has answered his own question 21 hours ago.... 😇

What I find more intriguing is how many people go on about "exceptional " cabin stewards. What makes one exceptional?