zap99 Posted April 7 #57026 Share Posted April 7 Well that was a surprise. Our Arvia cruise is 3 weeks today. Time for the faff. The photos uploaded OK. Credit cards went on OK. Printed baggage tables. Printer worked, ink hadn't dried up, although I hadn't used it for a few months I remembered how it worked ( new wireless printer). Boarding passes printed 13.30 pm boarding time. That's it till next week when I can book all the restaurants without any issues. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #57027 Share Posted April 7 Good afternoon. We have just got home after 10 nights away including 7 nights on Iona. We boarded at 13.00pm on Saturday March 30th. There was over 6500 people on board including almost 2000 first time cruisers. We had a lovely aft port side balcony deck 11. I pre-booked online all of our speciality dining. 3 nights Epicurean. 3 nights Sindhu. 1 night Beach house. The food and service was amazing. We visited Hamburg. Rotterdam. Zeebrugge. The Easter Sunday church service was well attended and was excellent. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #57028 Share Posted April 7 VID_20240403_114134.mp4 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #57029 Share Posted April 7 On Friday we got the shuttle in Zeebrugge to Blankenburg. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #57030 Share Posted April 7 We dined Epicurean 3 nights. Sindhu 3 nights. Beach house 1 night. The food and service was amazing. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted April 7 #57031 Share Posted April 7 34 minutes ago, grapau27 said: On Friday we got the shuttle in Zeebrugge to Blankenburg. Nice photos Graham. I do believe this is the first ever photo you have posted,without your shorts on.🤣 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 7 #57032 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, zap99 said: I do believe this is the first ever photo you have posted,without your shorts on.🤣 You beat me to it , bet they were on standby 🤣😉 @grapau27 Great to read you and Pauline had a good time and are home safe 🙂 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 7 #57033 Share Posted April 7 Spent most of the day watching aircraft trying to land at Birmingham today Camera angle shows some crazy crabbing angles pilots do to land 😵 https://www.youtube.com/live/pvfymDZrOVs?si=7xt1k5LEziyJny2i 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #57034 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 19 minutes ago, zap99 said: Nice photos Graham. I do believe this is the first ever photo you have posted,without your shorts on.🤣 Thank you John. I brought a couple of pairs of shorts but it was a little cold to wear them. It rained most of the time but we still had an amazing relaxing cruise. I hope you and Gail are well and wish you both an amazing cruise in 3 weeks time. Edited April 7 by grapau27 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted April 7 #57035 Share Posted April 7 Despite the blustery winds and the heavy rain in the night it has been a lovely 2 days in North Wales. It just makes you feel better when the sun appears .. even if it is only for a few hours !! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twotravellersLondon Posted April 7 #57036 Share Posted April 7 How are things where we are? It's been a busy day but... the grass is cut, the heron net over the pond is taut, the old garden lights... chewed to death by our two (almost) resident foxes has been removed, the Robins have done a quick courtship dance and are re-feathering their nest, our first lunch of the year was been served on the patio,🥶 🥶 remains of the turkey leg from last night's dinner is stripped and put aside for a curry next week, menu for St George's day sorted (Ye roaste beef of ye old England... complete for what passes as Yorkshire puds here), steak and kidney made for reheating and making into a pie when we get home on Monday... a couple of rants on CC and something to share... According to the online grocery delivery company we use... we are the number 1 buyer in the whole of London this month (that's including our bit of Surrey)... to repeat... we are the number 1 buyer of... Sharwood's Butter Chicken Sauce in the entire teeming metropolis of almost 10,000,000 people! 🏆 🏆 There are four spare jars in the shed... but! Don't know whether or not to print and frame the email of just make that turkey curry! Hope everyone has had a lovely day... Oh! and a bit ½ price lamb roasting in the oven... but not in butter chicken sauce! 😂 🥵 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 7 #57037 Share Posted April 7 5 minutes ago, twotravellersLondon said: How are things where we are? It's been a busy day but... the grass is cut, the heron net over the pond is taut, the old garden lights... chewed to death by our two (almost) resident foxes has been removed, the Robins have done a quick courtship dance and are re-feathering their nest, our first lunch of the year was been served on the patio,🥶 🥶 remains of the turkey leg from last night's dinner is stripped and put aside for a curry next week, menu for St George's day sorted (Ye roaste beef of ye old England... complete for what passes as Yorkshire puds here), steak and kidney made for reheating and making into a pie when we get home on Monday... a couple of rants on CC and something to share... According to the online grocery delivery company we use... we are the number 1 buyer in the whole of London this month (that's including our bit of Surrey)... to repeat... we are the number 1 buyer of... Sharwood's Butter Chicken Sauce in the entire teeming metropolis of almost 10,000,000 people! 🏆 🏆 There are four spare jars in the shed... but! Don't know whether or not to print and frame the email of just make that turkey curry! Hope everyone has had a lovely day... Oh! and a bit ½ price lamb roasting in the oven... but not in butter chicken sauce! 😂 🥵 I'm a Pataks man myself,lol. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted April 7 #57038 Share Posted April 7 2 minutes ago, twotravellersLondon said: How are things where we are? It's been a busy day but... the grass is cut, the heron net over the pond is taut, the old garden lights... chewed to death by our two (almost) resident foxes has been removed, the Robins have done a quick courtship dance and are re-feathering their nest, our first lunch of the year was been served on the patio,🥶 🥶 remains of the turkey leg from last night's dinner is stripped and put aside for a curry next week, menu for St George's day sorted (Ye roaste beef of ye old England... complete for what passes as Yorkshire puds here), steak and kidney made for reheating and making into a pie when we get home on Monday... a couple of rants on CC and something to share... According to the online grocery delivery company we use... we are the number 1 buyer in the whole of London this month (that's including our bit of Surrey)... to repeat... we are the number 1 buyer of... Sharwood's Butter Chicken Sauce in the entire teeming metropolis of almost 10,000,000 people! 🏆 🏆 There are four spare jars in the shed... but! Don't know whether or not to print and frame the email of just make that turkey curry! Hope everyone has had a lovely day... Oh! and a bit ½ price lamb roasting in the oven... but not in butter chicken sauce! 😂 🥵 Such an entertaining email 👍. I've also enjoyed your CC 'rants' but now wish to congratulate you on your magnificent achievement with the butter chicken sauce. I feel I must now seek it out ..... see what you've done? 😉 For my part, I've just had my own 'rant' to Travel Which? about an issue with Cunard, which I choose not to share .... so there!! 😁 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted April 7 #57039 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, brian1 said: I'm a Pataks man myself,lol. Same here Brian, although th'asda does a fair butter chicken. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 7 #57040 Share Posted April 7 12 hours ago, grapau27 said: Good morning. Another quiet morning on here. It is 8°C partly sunny but breezy here. Hoping to have a lazy day. I hope you all have a lovely day. 12.30 today,everyone has taken a leaf out your book Graham. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 7 #57041 Share Posted April 7 35 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said: Same here Brian, although th'asda does a fair butter chicken. Cheers Phil,mainly cos Pataks do the concentrated pastes to take to Italy.Having said that they are the most original Ruby IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 7 #57042 Share Posted April 7 Whilst I've got all you curry fans here ,Is it acceptable to dip bread into a curry? Asking for my naan.🙃😉 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 7 #57043 Share Posted April 7 25 minutes ago, kalos said: Whilst I've got all you curry fans here ,Is it acceptable to dip bread into a curry? Asking for my naan.🙃😉 Aunt Bessie wouldn't approve though. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted April 7 #57044 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, brian1 said: I'm a Pataks man myself,lol. Sharwoods......Thai green curry😋 Sis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted April 7 #57045 Share Posted April 7 44 minutes ago, kalos said: Whilst I've got all you curry fans here ,Is it acceptable to dip bread into a curry? Asking for my naan.🙃😉 Actually the best thing to dip in curry is Naan. If she doesn't object that is😁 Avril 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 7 #57046 Share Posted April 7 34 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Actually the best thing to dip in curry is Naan. If she doesn't object that is😁 Avril I put ginger in our curry ,when Mrs K found out she went mental . She really loved that cat 😉 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted April 7 #57047 Share Posted April 7 4 hours ago, twotravellersLondon said: How are things where we are? It's been a busy day but... the grass is cut, the heron net over the pond is taut, the old garden lights... chewed to death by our two (almost) resident foxes has been removed, the Robins have done a quick courtship dance and are re-feathering their nest, our first lunch of the year was been served on the patio,🥶 🥶 remains of the turkey leg from last night's dinner is stripped and put aside for a curry next week, menu for St George's day sorted (Ye roaste beef of ye old England... complete for what passes as Yorkshire puds here), steak and kidney made for reheating and making into a pie when we get home on Monday... a couple of rants on CC and something to share... According to the online grocery delivery company we use... we are the number 1 buyer in the whole of London this month (that's including our bit of Surrey)... to repeat... we are the number 1 buyer of... Sharwood's Butter Chicken Sauce in the entire teeming metropolis of almost 10,000,000 people! 🏆 🏆 There are four spare jars in the shed... but! Don't know whether or not to print and frame the email of just make that turkey curry! Hope everyone has had a lovely day... Oh! and a bit ½ price lamb roasting in the oven... but not in butter chicken sauce! 😂 🥵 We had spatchcock chicken, or as its known in the Zap household......roadkill chicken. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut006 Posted April 8 #57048 Share Posted April 8 Lovely photos from you cruise Graham, glad you had a nice relaxing time Michelle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 8 #57049 Share Posted April 8 Morning ,hope everyone's ok🙂 We have 10.c and dry so that's a good start. Have a good day-Take care ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted April 8 #57050 Share Posted April 8 Morning all,I wish they'd make their mind up with these weather forecasts.Taking our granddaughter to "Old Macdonalds Farm" tomorrow.Last week it was going to be a washout,today fine.I hope the latter.Cheers,Brian. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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