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Holy 💩

How would that even end up being a "air crew" visa?

The SOH. One of the few instantly recognised buildings in the world. And it has the same birthday as I. (Minus a few years).

My though as well

Cunard's proposed withdrawal may be due to the fact that the local customer base is limited and those of us who have "done" the forever same loop Sydney/Melbourne to NZL and the limited stops there and back, are tired of the destination options. Looking at the 2024/25 summer schedules for a number of cruise lines. they all offer the same ish SYD-NZL runs. There are VERY limited options of anything else on premium lines.

Yeah yeah. I don't want to dress for dinner. Boohoohoo. There is always Carnival.

Booked for Sydney! Should be interesting. Must remember to wear something red. Sorry, "scarlet".

A tip would definately be welcome. Not expected, but a nice surprise. However, for a WEEK of tour guiding and two people, anything under $50 (AUD) would be somewhat stingy. Then better nothing. As for the USD vs AUD argument, I find it mildly patronising that Americans still think their USD is universally loved. Perhaps 50 years ago and/or in "3rd world countries "...

Nuff said

I hope one cruiseline will have the balls to drop "Christchurch " from the schedule. If they aren't wanted, they go somewhere else.

And she's off again..

Aaaaand the proper cruise season is opened. Celebrity Solstice in SYD today.

P&O leaving Sydney just now..

Yeah the old "onboard credit". Spend thousands on a cruise and get $300 OBC. Per CABIN, mind you. Pfffff!

What does that title of the post have to do with the content of the post itself

Ahh, even if Premier Palace-Chook wants to be queen of her own country, still no Duty Free when crossing the borders of her realm.

www.hobbitontours.com may shed some light on this.

Best film this year so far!

Aha! Thanks

What is VRBO? 🤔

The Caribbean with their itsy-bitsy island nations isn't a place where you'd want to miss the boat. If you were to "do" that, a cruise up and down the coast of Italy would be the place. It would be annoying, but not a huge drama. The ports are SO close together that it would be easy to catch up. I guess even by bicycle you'd be in the next port earlier than the ship. (😉)

People don't miss the boat anymore, it seems. I haven't seen any NEW pier running incidents in a long, long time. 🙃

I'm in two minds about that ship. A one-week loop US-Carribbean would hardly give you the chance to fully experience the thing. Imagine the time it takes to get everyone on and off at every port... Not worth flying all the way to Florida for that. Then it would be definitely outside school holidays. And I would want a top-of-the-range cabin. It looks like a pass from me.

It won't hurt to try, mate. If I "win" a few tix, you can have 2 of mine. 🙂