P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[terrierjohn]

18 minutes ago, DamianG said:

 

Can you have a word with someone to get the team to take it easy in the matches building up to the final please? Asking for a friend...😉

I hope Leeds encounter the real West Ham today, the one that made last season one of their best ever. As an HTFC fan I want to be playing against Leeds next season.

[brian1]

1 hour ago, DamianG said:

 

Can you have a word with someone to get the team to take it easy in the matches building up to the final please? Asking for a friend...😉

Yeah,I thought about you.We're safe now so good luck.We might field a weak team anyway cos of the Euro final looming,Brian.

[DamianG]

1 hour ago, terrierjohn said:

I hope Leeds encounter the real West Ham today, the one that made last season one of their best ever. As an HTFC fan I want to be playing against Leeds next season.

 

Who would you prefer between Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday? That was some comeback by Wednesday in the play-offs!

[Yorkypete]

1 hour ago, terrierjohn said:

I hope Leeds encounter the real West Ham today, the one that made last season one of their best ever. As an HTFC fan I want to be playing against Leeds next season.

Being contraversial (again) football is played by kids who complain if anyone touches them and fall over when anyone is near them. I would call it a little girls game.

[bobstheboy]

47 minutes ago, DamianG said:

 

Who would you prefer between Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday? That was some comeback by Wednesday in the play-offs!

My wife is ai big Owls fan, born and breed in Hillsborough. A South Yorkshire derby, will be a sellout and a good atmosphere. 

[SarahHben]

33 minutes ago, Yorkypete said:

Being contraversial (again) football is played by kids who complain if anyone touches them and fall over when anyone is near them. I would call it a little girls game.

As one of 2 sisters and as a mother of 2 girls and as someone who volunteers in a primary school, I would just like to say that 'little girls' are equally as likely to play hard and play to win as boys are.

[zap99]

1 minute ago, SarahHben said:

As one of 2 sisters and as a mother of 2 girls and as someone who volunteers in a primary school, I would just like to say that 'little girls' are equally as likely to play hard and play to win as boys are.

Most folk know that. The use of such a phrase is a bit 1960's.

[Angel57]

15 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

As one of 2 sisters and as a mother of 2 girls and as someone who volunteers in a primary school, I would just like to say that 'little girls' are equally as likely to play hard and play to win as boys are.

And let’s face it the English girls / Lionesses won the Euros…..

[SarahHben]

20 minutes ago, zap99 said:

Most folk know that. The use of such a phrase is a bit 1960's.

Yes, just a bit 😏 Fortunately it's one of the phrases my 80 year old Dad knows not to say, in front of us ladies anyway!

[grapau27]

46 minutes ago, Angel57 said:

And let’s face it the English girls / Lionesses won the Euros…..

And Jill Scott the Sunderland lady Lioness won the last I'm a celebrity in Australia.

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

18°C and sunny here.

We had a lovely church service this morning.

I hope everyone is well and having a good day.

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, SarahHben said:

As one of 2 sisters and as a mother of 2 girls and as someone who volunteers in a primary school, I would just like to say that 'little girls' are equally as likely to play hard and play to win as boys are.

The Lionesses played quality football which was good to watch.

[kalos]

2 hours ago, bobstheboy said:

My wife is ai big Owls fan, born and breed in Hillsborough. A South Yorkshire derby, will be a sellout and a good atmosphere. 

 The funny thing is the sports pundit on Yorkshire TV (Calendar) said ..

" You are more likely to see Lord Lucan riding Shergar past your house than Weds making a come back"   Funny old game innit ? 😉

[pete14]

4 hours ago, Josy1953 said:

I woke up this morning with aching back and arms after playing twice in yesterday's bowling match because we were 3 players short due to people taking holidays.  I have just had a phone call to see if I can play again tomorrow because that team is also short of players, they are obviously desperate because the captain said that he would pick me up so that I don't have to drive to the other side of the city.

Warning for @pete14, we are playing in your area at Goldenhill  😇

May the best team win. Only sorry I won’t be able to be a spectator as the Welsh sunshine is detaining us at our static caravan. 🌞☀️

[pete14]

3 hours ago, brian1 said:

We might field a weak team anyway

No change there then 🤭😎

[Dermotsgirl]

4 hours ago, Yorkypete said:

Being contraversial (again) football is played by kids who complain if anyone touches them and fall over when anyone is near them. I would call it a little girls game.

You have clearly never been a little girl 

[Dermotsgirl]

I said a few days ago that I’d let @Adawn47 know my impressions of Warner’s Bembridge ( and anyone else who is interested).

 

We arrived last Monday, so our week is nearly over. A standard Warner break is either a 4 night Monday to Friday, or a 3 night Friday to Monday weekend.  We noticed a difference between the two types of break. The midweek break was a lot quieter with mainly older retirees. The weekend is more lively with a younger crowd (well, relatively younger, ages mostly about 40s to 60s).

 

Our room has been nice and comfortable and spacious compared to the average cruise ship cabin. The furniture is quite dated - I noticed that in another area of the hotel they are refurbishing rooms, so I hope this is something that they will do throughout the hotel, it would be a definite enhancement. The shower is more of a dribble, which has been disappointing.

 

We’ve  enjoyed the food. The dining room operates on a sort of hybrid buffet/waiter service. There is a themed buffet (Tex-Mex, Asian, Italian or Indian) a carvery, a salad bar and a couple of specials which are brought to the table. Starters and desserts are also waiter service.  You prebook your dining times for both breakfast and dinner before the holiday. This regulates the flow of people into the restaurant, so that the buffet is never crowded. As the norm is short breaks, menus are now repeating themselves. We knew this would be an issue as we are doing a longer holiday, but there is enough choice to have something different 2nd time around.
 

The bar/lounge area is very spacious with lots of seating and there’s a very pleasant outside seating area. There is table service, or you can go up to the bar. All waiters and bar staff are very nice, and service has been good.

 

There is a singer in the bar in the evening, or there is the main show lounge. We’ve had two production shows from the resident entertainment staff, which were excellent and we both enjoyed these shows. The visiting acts have been a little disappointing, and not quite to my personal taste. I normally can sit a show out to the end, but on Friday we left after a few songs, and we weren’t the only ones. But this is the nature of entertainment, can’t win them all.  Having said that, we have a Showaddywaddy tribute act this evening and I have high hopes for them, as that really is my era! 
 

We’ve had a lovely week, aided by the beautiful weather, and it’s a thumbs up from me!
 

We are not done with Warners yet , as we are on a Warners road trip. Tomorrow we go to Cricket St Thomas in Somerset for a few days. We had originally booked to go to Cricket in 2021 but we cancelled due to ‘reasons’, so we thought it’d be nice to tag on another break.

 

PS.  For anyone coming to the IofW this summer, be warned that there lots of road works as fibre optic cables are being laid. Be prepared for road closures and diversions 

 

[Fionboard]

44 minutes ago, Dermotsgirl said:

You have clearly never been a little girl 

Or played hockey. Brutal!

[zap99]

4 minutes ago, Dermotsgirl said:

I said a few days ago that I’d let @Adawn47 know my impressions of Warner’s Bembridge ( and anyone else who is interested).

 

We arrived last Monday, so our week is nearly over. A standard Warner break is either a 4 night Monday to Friday, or a 3 night Friday to Monday weekend.  We noticed a difference between the two types of break. The midweek break was a lot quieter with mainly older retirees. The weekend is more lively with a younger crowd (well, relatively younger, ages mostly about 40s to 60s).

 

Our room has been nice and comfortable and spacious compared to the average cruise ship cabin. The furniture is quite dated - I noticed that in another area of the hotel they are refurbishing rooms, so I hope this is something that they will do throughout the hotel, it would be a definite enhancement. The shower is more of a dribble, which has been disappointing.

 

We’ve  enjoyed the food. The dining room operates on a sort of hybrid buffet/waiter service. There is a themed buffet (Tex-Mex, Asian, Italian or Indian) a carvery, a salad bar and a couple of specials which are brought to the table. Starters and desserts are also waiter service.  You prebook your dining times for both breakfast and dinner before the holiday. This regulates the flow of people into the restaurant, so that the buffet is never crowded. As the norm is short breaks, menus are now repeating themselves. We knew this would be an issue as we are doing a longer holiday, but there is enough choice to have something different 2nd time around.
 

The bar/lounge area is very spacious with lots of seating and there’s a very pleasant outside seating area. There is table service, or you can go up to the bar. All waiters and bar staff are very nice, and service has been good.

 

There is a singer in the bar in the evening, or there is the main show lounge. We’ve had two production shows from the resident entertainment staff, which were excellent and we both enjoyed these shows. The visiting acts have been a little disappointing, and not quite to my personal taste. I normally can sit a show out to the end, but on Friday we left after a few songs, and we weren’t the only ones. But this is the nature of entertainment, can’t win them all.  Having said that, we have a Showaddywaddy tribute act this evening and I have high hopes for them, as that really is my era! 
 

We’ve had a lovely week, aided by the beautiful weather, and it’s a thumbs up from me!
 

We are not done with Warners yet , as we are on a Warners road trip. Tomorrow we go to Cricket St Thomas in Somerset for a few days. We had originally booked to go to Cricket in 2021 but we cancelled due to ‘reasons’, so we thought it’d be nice to tag on another break.

 

PS.  For anyone coming to the IofW this summer, be warned that there lots of road works as fibre optic cables are being laid. Be prepared for road closures and diversions 

 

The standard house entertainment can be a bit naff, but generally fairly entertaining, not always for the reason intended. We tend to go only go on the breaks with ' named entertainment . We saw Tony Hadley and a few acts that have been on P&O. Cricket is my favourite Warners, but DW prefers Bembridge. Enjoy part 2 of your road trip. You may still be lucky with the weather.

[Dermotsgirl]

1 minute ago, Fionboard said:

Or played hockey. Brutal!

I was thinking of the hockey. It was sheer violence ! 

[zap99]

2 minutes ago, Fionboard said:

Or played hockey. Brutal!

Bingo can get a bit feisty as well.🤣

[Dermotsgirl]

Just now, zap99 said:

The standard house entertainment can be a bit naff, but generally fairly entertaining, not always for the reason intended. We tend to go only go on the breaks with ' named entertainment . We saw Tony Hadley and a few acts that have been on P&O. Cricket is my favourite Warners, but DW prefers Bembridge. Enjoy part 2 of your road trip. You may still be lucky with the weather.

Thank you, fingers crossed! 

[Fionboard]

1 minute ago, Dermotsgirl said:

I was thinking of the hockey. It was sheer violence ! 

🏑 Ouch!

[brian1]

1 hour ago, pete14 said:

No change there then 🤭😎

Yeah,you wont laugh when we bring back the trophy from the 20000 seater Prague Superbowl.

[Josy1953]

57 minutes ago, Dermotsgirl said:

I was thinking of the hockey. It was sheer violence ! 

I hated hockey at school, far too rough for me I used to pray for really bad weather so that we would have to go into the gym instead.  My main memory of hockey was during a PE lesson when one girl was accidentally hit in the face and had to be taken to the accident unit at the hospital for stitches. I much preferred summer when we switched from hockey to tennis.