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Just received notification from Princess that Mystery Is now off our itinerary for Majestic Princess 10Feb '23 replaced by Vila due to "Cruise Ship Congestion". Was looking forward to Mystery Is again, but now the opportunity for duty free from Vila π 3 ports in Fiji and the 'Paris of the Sth Pacific' are the other stops.
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received email from a TA, and then 30mins later direct from Princess π
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Yes, see you then.
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mr walker replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
we all seem to suffer the echo, echo... effect at times π -
Our Brilliance cruise (Cruisin' Country charter) 1st Dec is from CQ of course, so no opportunity for a White Bay sausage roll that day π I'll keep an eye out for you when boarding mate to say G'day. I'll be the one with a cowboy hat and Panthers shirt!!!
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Got home late morning on Saturday from our 15N cruise. We had run down our 'fresh' food supplies prior to leaving, so limited options for a quick lunch. Queue the Four & Twenty beef pies in the freezer, quick zap in the micro & a liberal lash of tomato sauce - beautiful!!!!! Life is good π
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Virgin Voyages Open Ship night
mr walker replied to Zanny's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Hope it all goes well for you mate. Hope to catch up again in new year. Stay safe. Cheers, Neil & Tracey -
we had a lovely day in Noumea last week on Pacific Adventure cruise. It was P/H there so some shops were closed but all tourist venues were open. It was truly beautiful weather. Took the HOHO bus (A$15), did a full loop & got off at Lemon Bay, walked along beach & then adjourned to La Barca for coffee & then a few local brews with lunch & then back to terminal where the ladies did some shopping. It was great to visit there once again
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Hmm - last time with P&O for us.
mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
No Les, not too many dressed like that. There were some well-dressed folk for the Gatsby night, and many went to a deal of effort for the Back to School, Bianco & Halloween nights. -
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mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I think our experience would be "hmm-FIRST & last time with P&O for us". Just back from Pacific Adventure Bounty Cruise on Sat & guess that P&O and us are not a good match. We chose the cruise purely for the itinerary (Norfolk Is, Tonga, Fiji and Noumea) & we enjoyed them all. Good weather and spending times with friends and family was good & we met some nice people. Not all bad, & we did enjoy our time, but RC, Princess & Carnival are clearly a better match for us for sure. Food was just OK, food variety was poor, entertainment so-so & lack of communication & organisation was terrible. Staff did their best but the whole ship is just a bit off in terms of delivering a memorable experience. We didnt mind the ship itself and our 14th deck balcony cabin was really good. Anyway, we went with doubts that it would be what we would want, and we pretty well got that πStill, we got 15N of no cooking and cleaning and the beer was cold and freely available π so not all bad.- 206 replies
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To me, P&O are giving options, & you can choose what best suits your needs. Based on your numbers for the extra fare less the OBC (Go vs Value), I would be happy to pay an extra $12.50 pp pn to choose our cabin & have flexible cancellation options. We depart on this year's version of Bounty Adventure next Fri (20th) - we booked a year ago on a special promotion, which was only available on Value & Value Plus fares, which was a 'free' upgrade to balcony. Our deposits were $49pp - total fare $2674pp (Value) - zero OBC. 8 days to go!!!
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Don't know where this was taken, or who the 'old' guy on the right is, but Rosie is looking very well π
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mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
duplicate post - the button must have been stuck π -
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mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
And when we are all gone who will be left to carry the country? -
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mr walker replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Many good folk live in Canberra. Problem is that we voters mostly have only a choice of which idiot to vote for & get fined if we donβt vote for one idiot or another idiot. -
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mr walker replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I worked with a guy for many years who always used the expression βdressed up like a pox doctors clerkβ. I never understood the significance of the pox doctors clerk reference but it seemed the meaning was of being very well dressed. Thanks for bringing back an old memory - Iβll try and dress up appropriately for our next cruise π -
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mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Not saying it applies in this case, but some organisations apparently act to refine email lists from time to time by sending email blasts out and then deleting off addresses that come back as inactive or similar. Others send 'offers' to test out that you are still 'alive' by responding to them eg stores offering boosts or deals when the email responds. Or maybe Princess were just not interested in my answers π -
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mr walker replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Perhaps they don't want to hear from me - survey email arrived on Wed & yesterday the link opened with Survey Closed π -
New ships coming to Australian Waters
mr walker replied to MMDown Under's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
And even then, the Naval 'brass' had declared squatters rights on Garden Island, preventing any future cruise ship terminal development. π -
Brillance of the seas 14th February 2023
mr walker replied to Cruisers47's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I think your concern is well founded. Good that you have alerted others -
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mr walker replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Thanks Les, it was a great day for the Panthers!!!! Lucky I didn't drink Crownies at the game, just a few mid-strengths before kick-off. On the way home from the ground, between leaving the carpark & getting onto the M4 for the run back to Penrith, pulled over at RBT testing set-up - passed OK π Had a few celebration drinks & a hotdog around midnight at home π Still celebrating today. Cheers -
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mr walker replied to Blackduck59's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Panthers won NRL Grand Final v the infidels from north of the Tweed!!!! B2B2B or 3-peat as itβs being termed. We are still celebrating here at foot of the mountains π Do we dare to dream of 4 in a row?? -
choosing roundtrip to NZ
mr walker replied to voyager1964's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Agree 100% with that. Given a choice, dawn entry into Milford Sound is just special.