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No that was for any table regardless of size. We would have shared happily. We went to the buffet when informed the queue was too long for the MDR. The buffet also had queues and cool food on offer.

Yes you have to queue and take a buzzer (even for breakfast). It seems to change radically from cruise to cruise as some people have reported a really great experience with few issues and no waiting and others not. Our most recent cruise (April 24) was dreadful with long waits to the point that we requested a move to fixed dining as that was better than the constant and endless waiting with a pager.

All packed and off on our travels tomorrow. Catch up with you all in 2 weeks. Will pop in as WiFi allows. Stay well all.

What a rotten end to your holiday. I hope the trains go according to plan and you get home. As you say they should pay for everything as you would not be in this situation if the flight had gone last night. BA have a bad habit of pulling Scottish flights on a regular basis if they need staff or planes for just about any other route. It happens frequently then they wonder why we get annoyed. Some of my lot are stuck abroad in Budapest and they are struggling to get a way home. I hope you enjoyed the visit at least before all this annoyance.

@Megabear2 I hope you get home soon. Some of my family are stuck abroad as well with long flight delays. It’s not fun or a nice end to your break.

My husband is about the same English as his lot came from the Lake District originally. Actually some people do serve it with cheese scones.

I love smokies heated up with garlic butter. First had it in a restaurant in Carnoustie, just down the road from Arbroath. I make Cullen Skink with them too, have you tried that?

I can understand that, lorne (Scottish square) sausage is tasty and much more convenient for putting on a roll than links. I like white pudding too. My personal favourite with breakfast if I’m having a cooked one is potato scones. I’m hungry now!

Try some Stornaway Black Pudding. Delicious (and no internal sludge)

Josy, I got the audible version and it’s Dr Van Tulleken who reads it. Wait until you get to the chapters on big business and what they do to get people hooked on surgery, fatty foods. Like you we are by no means perfect and occasionally enjoy the “bad” things. My personal bete noir is bacon which I love but I go on the basis of all things in moderation.

I was not aware of that re the Dambusters etc, you are correct that is just as bad. I wonder at what goes through some people minds or perhaps they simply don’t think.

There is no reciprocity between them for the loyalty scheme (there was in the past with P&O points counting on Princess but that stopped in 2017) so unfortunately no, your Princess Platinum doesn’t get you anything on P&O. Sorry I don’t know about the military service benefits, perhaps someone else will be able to answer that.

Well as you can see from the time stamp I am having a sleepless night. I don’t stress over it any more, just get on and do something, the something in the last hour has been making a curry for dinner tomorrow night so the house now smells of garlic, ginger and spices. I was reading an newspaper article about the diet of many children now being two thirds ultra processed food, which is a worry.I was brought up on homemade food and the only UPF we probably ever had was the very odd Vesta curry (if anyone remembers them) but you were lucky if that was twice a year! We eat virtually no processed food even now with meals prepared from scratch, homemade bread etc. . It is much easier time wise since retirement so I can be more adventuress in my cooking but while I worked I still cooked fresh. If I hadn’t already been a fresh food fan a book I read recently would have pushed me in that direction. Ultra Processed People by Dr Chris Van Tulleken gives an insight into just how bad all the processed food in an average modern diet is and how many hidden additives, sugars etc there are even in “fresh” pre prepared meals. The book is well worth reading. Anyway I hope everyone else is in the land of nod having a good nights rest.

I have no idea, you may be right. I don’t see any equivalent with Gibraltar though? I just found the Spanish chanting about something which has nothing whatsoever to do with sport or even winning inappropriate.

I see the Spanish Euro winning team have been totally inappropriate during their celebration in Madrid, according to reports. Less than gracious in victory.

At least they have acknowledged that there were issues. Might be worth using if you have ever wanted to do a longer cruise at a quieter time, good discount.

@Adawn47 how is the BP now? Better I hope.

Tha cumhachd aig focail, cleachd iad gu ciallach. Or mae gan eiriau rym. defnyddiwch nhw'n ddoeth (With apologies for the translation).

You are correct John. I am Scottish and proud of that but I am also British. We have indeed more in common than divides us.

Great review, looks like you all had fun. It’s funny seeing the girls grow up, tell them I love their very pretty frocks.

Been in the same toilets. I went into the “family” toilet in the ladies by mistake. They have an adult toilet and a mini one for toddlers to use along with mum. The mini toilet had a daisy shaped toilet seat, very cute. I don’t mind paying 50 cents for a clean loo (and you got it back if you purchased anything in the mall).

Did you take out the Queen Elizabeth carrier? We watched that.

Lovely sunny day here today. Yesterday was nice as well, I’m just hoping that the good weather extended south to Edinburgh so @Megabear2 could enjoy her adventures. Forecast for a drenching tomorrow unfortunately. If it moved it got washed today to take advantage of the good drying weather.

@gsmt47471015 there are so many of us in Scotland and North England who get fed up with the long journey South. You would think that one of the big cruise lines would look at that market and try to capture it, as the South is now saturated. The only northern choices there seem to be are Fred and Ambassador, both small lines with older ships. I hope you enjoy your first cruise with Fred. There are things you perhaps won’t like as much depending on who you have cruised with before but there will also be lots that you will hopefully really enjoy. An open mind is a good start.

It used to be busier but there are now apparently several chat groups on other platforms and I think people tend to go there. Fred ships as smaller to start with so fewer people anyway.