Sparky74

Some people just like to have everything prepaid and not have a bill at the end of the cruise. Some people use prepaid OBC as a way of saving for their holidays. I guess you can’t be tempted to spend your holiday savings on something else if you’ve used it to buy OBC.

I wonder if using it to boost gratuities is an option. I’d be more inclined to make a donation to the crew than to consolidated revenue.

And buy things you don’t need. 🤣

Took me a moment to realise that WC means World Cruise rather than Water Closet. 🤣

What are you plans for the port days?

I wonder if it’s treated as a cruise with an extra embarkation port or two cruises B2B. 🤔

Following with interest. This morning I paid for our August PNG cruise. But we have a three nighter before that one, in 5 weeks!

Maybe check Uber also.

Yes. I always say “included” rather than “free” be it pizza, dining options, icecream, lemonade, a show, (limited) room service…

Aw, come on. 11pm is early for party animals like you and me! 🤣 I’m sure I’d be snoring before sail away. 🥱🛌😴💤

Have a great trip, Jean. And maybe pack some sandwiches and a thermos for while you’re waiting for your 10:30pm boarding time. 🤣

That’s better than being told it will take one week and it not arriving for six! 😱

I was having trouble sending emails to bigpond from work a few months ago. IT reckoned it was a Microsoft issue and it was eventually resolved. 🤷‍♂️

Well we DID get a night in a hotel courtesy of QANTAS. I tell the story in my review of our “Are We Mad?” trip.

I’d take quality of life over quantity of years given the choice. In spite of living with a heart condition for many years Nanna was able to enjoy quite an active life (including many domestic and overseas trips through the years) up until her last 6 months. She slipped away the day after her 95th birthday. But that’s over 10 years ago now! Anyway, that really doesn’t have anything to do with the price of passports. 🤷‍♂️

QANTAS decided to change the DAY of our domestic flight! 😱 We had to cancel and rebook with JetStar. 🤷‍♂️

What’s the difference between a Suite (SA) and a Penthouse Suite (PT) on the Pacific Explorer?

Well, my Nanna was still taking cruises and flying internationally in her 90s. 😱 We can all live in hope.

This is of paramount importance. Many international visitors fail to grasp the size of Australia. Our population is relatively small and mostly distributed near the coast but the land mass is huge. Here’s a map of the USA overlain with a map of Australia.

It irks me that you need 6 month’s validity on your passport to travel. In effect a passport lasts 9.5 years not 10 years.

We’ve had some great port days at Noumea but it’s somewhere that you need to go with a plan. Do your research and have a plan. I believe that one of the reasons cruise ships have continued to call there is because they are able to take on good quality water.

This thread prompted me to watch some YouTube videos on the subject and doing that made me itchy! 😱

I have thought of several humorous responses but fortunately my filter is working today. 😇🤐

Yes. I was going to comment on the size of UK seagulls. Maybe it’s the Aussie one that are small! 🤷‍♂️ My wife tells a story from her first trip to the UK. On a day visit to St Ives, a seagull swooped down and stole her ice cream, leaving her with an empty cone in her hand!

I liked the Pork Belly with Watermelon in the Dragon Lady. Personally I found all the P&O desserts fairly lack lustre except for the New Zealand Ice Cream which was an addition charge. JMHO