Tothesunset

Happy birthday, dear lady. 70? Nearly out of adolescence.

We are actually doing an exped on the Wind in 2024. After some time apart and trying different partners maybe we'll get back together again. Unless, of course, this silly D2D at the expense of P2P persists. Some differences are irreconcilable. All relationships are give and take but with D2D the 'take' outweighs the 'give' .

Bye bye, Silversea. We had some good times but are growing apart. Maybe it's time we each went our own way.

Don't know. Upbringing?

And? That's not a point that adds greatly to the argument. It seems he is annoying many people currently on the Wind. More importantly, it would seem that other passengers are having their enjoyment of the shop spoiled by an ignorant slob. How can that be defended?

So how long is it reasonable to annoy other passengers?

So only the very most offensive thing should be worthy of note with less offensive things being ignored?

It is if done without consideration to those around - as with Mr Sense-of-Entitlement on the Wind.

Here's something that annoys me: Silly plates. What I mean is the trend for pretentiously described food to be served on something other than proper crockery. You know, pieces of slate, wood, other unlikely platters. Why? Just why?

Non-alcoholic beer? Carbohydrate-free potatoes? Protein-free steak? Don't know about spirits but they had a very drinkable low-alcohol lager on our last SS cruise.

Naughty boy.

If you really want to kick the ass out of the system, take all your dirty laundry with you when you board.

If anyone were looking for the definitive first world problem...

On the other hand, you haven't met me yet.

Dealing with trick or treaters is easy enough. They don't realise the shotgun isn't loaded.

Seconded

We need a scratch n sniff app.

If only their prices were similar.

It is worrying to read people's recent experiences of post-plague SS. I think we all understand that there are some things that have changed, largely due to staffing and supply problems but I feel this is compounded by a strange new pricing policy, a heart-stoppingly high increase in per diem rates but mostly I think SS has over-reached with its fairly rapid increase in fleet size. Normally we have 2 or 3 future bookings but now have just the one (with SS) and only because we got an offer we couldn't refuse. We do have future bookings on another line. I really hope SS is just going through post-Covid teething troubles but just get the sense that corners are being cut and that the admin support is trailing behind the line's ambitions. Hope I'm wrong.

Looks like the price guarantee really doesn't apply to P2P. From the Ts & Cs on the UK site:

No!!! Don't go giving away SS's best kept secret.

I must admit to an outsize hypocrisy over P2P/D2D. I deplore the D2D concept, not for itself (even though the included elements carry a huge mark-up), but for its promotion at the expense of those of us who prefer to make our own arrangements. And now I've only gone and booked an expedition cruise on the Wind which is only offered in D2D. In my defence, it was an offer from a UK agent that was hard to refuse. But I can't help but feel slightly soiled by being a traitor to the Provisional P2P Army.

What? D2D only? Or P2P on equal terms like in the before times?

Ooof! That's a kick in the gut. So the price guarantee now, presumably, is only on D2D fares? They really don't like independent travellers any more. Another customer lost?

Another shot of the 3 musketeers: