Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 12 #61851 Share Posted September 12 3 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Good afternoon. We have just got home after 14 night's holiday. We had 2 nights pre-cruise and 2 nights post -cruise and 10 nights on Ventura. We were on by 11.45am priority boarding and seated at 12 noon for embarkation lunch which was table service and plenty of wine. We visited. Santander. Vigo. Lisbon 2 nights. Porto. A Corunna ( St Peter port was cancelled due to weather). We had a fantastic time eating in Epicurean 5 nights. Beach house 3 nights. Sindhu 2 nights. The only downside was. NO SHUTTLE service provided at Lisbon and reception later said it is a Short walk and Shuttles have not been provided for months?. Glad you had an enjoyable cruise and good food in Epicurian etc. They didn’t offer a shuttle the last time we were in Lisbon and that was last year. The port is a relatively short walk and to be honest the Lisbon traffic is so bad that it’s probably quicker than any shuttle. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grapau27 Posted September 12 #61853 Share Posted September 12 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Glad you had an enjoyable cruise and good food in Epicurian etc. They didn’t offer a shuttle the last time we were in Lisbon and that was last year. The port is a relatively short walk and to be honest the Lisbon traffic is so bad that it’s probably quicker than any shuttle. We were there in January on Iona and a shuttle was provided. Edited September 12 by grapau27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert2251 Posted September 12 #61854 Share Posted September 12 Well the scammers have been busy today, just got home and checked my emails, 13 I have reported from wining various items like kettles, air fryers, tooth brushes, hammer drills and 3 saying my netflix account has been suspended for non payment can I please update my payment details......err hello I don't have a netflix account!!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 12 #61855 Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: We were there in January on Iona and a shuttle was provided. Curious. Are we talking about the same port, the one right in the city centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 12 #61856 Share Posted September 12 13 minutes ago, Rupert2251 said: Well the scammers have been busy today, just got home and checked my emails, 13 I have reported from wining various items like kettles, air fryers, tooth brushes, hammer drills and 3 saying my netflix account has been suspended for non payment can I please update my payment details......err hello I don't have a netflix account!!!! They are so annoying aren’t they. One of my relative answers the phone with “you have reached the office of the telecom ombudesman”. Works every time. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delgirl Posted September 12 #61857 Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: Good afternoon. We have just got home after 14 night's holiday. We had 2 nights pre-cruise and 2 nights post -cruise and 10 nights on Ventura. We were on by 11.45am priority boarding and seated at 12 noon for embarkation lunch which was table service and plenty of wine. We visited. Santander. Vigo. Lisbon 2 nights. Porto. A Corunna ( St Peter port was cancelled due to weather). We had a fantastic time eating in Epicurean 5 nights. Beach house 3 nights. Sindhu 2 nights. The only downside was. NO SHUTTLE service provided at Lisbon and reception later said it is a Short walk and Shuttles have not been provided for months?. we had shuttle service in march when we were on Iona. Its a short walk if you want to go nr the horse but up the top its quite long, although coaches have to go all the way around so took quite a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert2251 Posted September 12 #61858 Share Posted September 12 10 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: They are so annoying aren’t they. One of my relative answers the phone with “you have reached the office of the telecom ombudesman”. Works every time. Yes they are. I could open a shop with the amount of things I have supposedly won over the last 12 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 12 #61859 Share Posted September 12 1 minute ago, Eglesbrech said: They are so annoying aren’t they. One of my relative answers the phone with “you have reached the office of the telecom ombudesman”. Works every time. I was very impressed with my new Samsung phone the other day, or maybe it was Google security, but I was warned that an incoming call was a Suspected scam, and enabled me to ignore and block the number. I had inadvertently given my phone number to one of those annoying ads that pop up at the foot of a news item. I thought it was a Martin Lewis article about whether to fix my energy or not, but turned out to be for some likely non existent gadget to get subscription TV channels for free, and probably illegal as well. Although I had deleted as much as I could, it probably still had my phone number with some slick seller keen to secure a sale. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bin man Posted September 12 #61860 Share Posted September 12 2 hours ago, grapau27 said: Good afternoon. We have just got home after 14 night's holiday. We had 2 nights pre-cruise and 2 nights post -cruise and 10 nights on Ventura. We were on by 11.45am priority boarding and seated at 12 noon for embarkation lunch which was table service and plenty of wine. We visited. Santander. Vigo. Lisbon 2 nights. Porto. A Corunna ( St Peter port was cancelled due to weather). We had a fantastic time eating in Epicurean 5 nights. Beach house 3 nights. Sindhu 2 nights. The only downside was. NO SHUTTLE service provided at Lisbon and reception later said it is a Short walk and Shuttles have not been provided for months?. Has the Noro virus stayed away on this cruise and has it been undercontrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindyloo22 Posted September 12 #61861 Share Posted September 12 2 hours ago, grapau27 said: We were there in January on Iona and a shuttle was provided. No shuttle buses in June, some of the older people having a moan that it was to far to walk. Couple of cafes to have a rest at before you reach the square. Hope you had a good cruise and a germ 🦠 free one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 12 #61862 Share Posted September 12 32 minutes ago, Bin man said: Has the Noro virus stayed away on this cruise and has it been undercontrol Never heard any mention on our cruise. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 12 #61863 Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, delgirl said: we had shuttle service in march when we were on Iona. Its a short walk if you want to go nr the horse but up the top its quite long, although coaches have to go all the way around so took quite a while We have been to Lisbon many times and this was the first time there was no shuttle bus. There was a small van shuttle for wheelchair users. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 12 #61864 Share Posted September 12 3 hours ago, grapau27 said: Good afternoon. We have just got home after 14 night's holiday. We had 2 nights pre-cruise and 2 nights post -cruise and 10 nights on Ventura. We were on by 11.45am priority boarding and seated at 12 noon for embarkation lunch which was table service and plenty of wine. We visited. Santander. Vigo. Lisbon 2 nights. Porto. A Corunna ( St Peter port was cancelled due to weather). We had a fantastic time eating in Epicurean 5 nights. Beach house 3 nights. Sindhu 2 nights. The only downside was. NO SHUTTLE service provided at Lisbon and reception later said it is a Short walk and Shuttles have not been provided for months?. Been missing the food porn Graham. Don't tell anyone, but we are on Anthem Friday week for 12 nights to the Canaries, so will be in A Coruña and Lisbon. Drinks for use mere Emeralds are expensive ,but we can use our winter fuel allowance.....oh!....Never mind, Diamond when we get back.🤣 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 12 #61865 Share Posted September 12 2 minutes ago, zap99 said: Been missing the food porn Graham. Don't tell anyone, but we are on Anthem Friday week for 12 nights to the Canaries, so will be in A Coruña and Lisbon. Drinks for use mere Emeralds are expensive ,but we can use our winter fuel allowance.....oh!....Never mind, Diamond when we get back.🤣 Never mind Zapp, you can have some Ginjinha in Lisbon to warm you up instead. We always go to the really old shop for a glass of it, one of our traditions in Lisbon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 12 #61866 Share Posted September 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, Eglesbrech said: Curious. Are we talking about the same port, the one right in the city centre? Vigo, Santander and A Corunna were short walking distance to shops. Lisbon centre was a long way for people with disabilities. Edited September 12 by grapau27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 12 #61867 Share Posted September 12 4 minutes ago, zap99 said: Been missing the food porn Graham. Don't tell anyone, but we are on Anthem Friday week for 12 nights to the Canaries, so will be in A Coruña and Lisbon. Drinks for use mere Emeralds are expensive ,but we can use our winter fuel allowance.....oh!....Never mind, Diamond when we get back.🤣 I hope you have a great time John. Great news you will be Diamond loyalty after this cruise and you will get 4 free drinks each daily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted September 12 #61868 Share Posted September 12 Welcome back Graham. I thought you were away because of the brevity of your recent posts. 🙂 I hope Ventura was good - my son is on in 3 weeks, taking over a Canaries cruise I had booked for myself & his Dad. He’s just back from an adventure on a tiny clipper - 12 pax - to Sparvald; polar bears and the like. He swam! Think there may be a difference We had an indulgent lunch out in the sun (just missed the showers). Mackerel Caesar salad. Pretty much zero food miles. It was super 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 12 #61869 Share Posted September 12 8 minutes ago, Eddie99 said: Welcome back Graham. I thought you were away because of the brevity of your recent posts. 🙂 I hope Ventura was good - my son is on in 3 weeks, taking over a Canaries cruise I had booked for myself & his Dad. He’s just back from an adventure on a tiny clipper - 12 pax - to Sparvald; polar bears and the like. He swam! Think there may be a difference We had an indulgent lunch out in the sun (just missed the showers). Mackerel Caesar salad. Pretty much zero food miles. It was super Thank you We had a great time. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted September 12 #61870 Share Posted September 12 I have just got home after 4.5 hours in outpatients department having tests though at least 3 hours was spent in various waiting rooms the consultant is going to look at my test results tomorrow morning and then call me to let me know the results. Thank you NHS. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut006 Posted September 12 #61871 Share Posted September 12 5 hours ago, grapau27 said: Love all the food pictures Graham, looks like you have had a great cruise Michelle 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 12 #61872 Share Posted September 12 4 hours ago, Rupert2251 said: Well the scammers have been busy today, just got home and checked my emails, 13 I have reported from wining various items like kettles, air fryers, tooth brushes, hammer drills and 3 saying my netflix account has been suspended for non payment can I please update my payment details......err hello I don't have a netflix account!!!! I get a good few. One today from Amazon in German. I don't have an Amazon account and as far as I know I'm not German. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 12 #61873 Share Posted September 12 13 minutes ago, Josy1953 said: I have just got home after 4.5 hours in outpatients department having tests though at least 3 hours was spent in various waiting rooms the consultant is going to look at my test results tomorrow morning and then call me to let me know the results. Thank you NHS. Hope all is good Josy with your results 👍 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 12 #61874 Share Posted September 12 19 minutes ago, Josy1953 said: I have just got home after 4.5 hours in outpatients department having tests though at least 3 hours was spent in various waiting rooms the consultant is going to look at my test results tomorrow morning and then call me to let me know the results. Thank you NHS. Hope the results are good ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 12 #61875 Share Posted September 12 13 minutes ago, zap99 said: I get a good few. One today from Amazon in German. I don't have an Amazon account and as far as I know I'm not German. A one time offer ,for just £77 I can show you how to avoid scams .🙃 The worst one I got , I received a text saying I'd won £250 cash or VIP tickets to an Elvis tribute night...... It says, "Press1 for the money or 2 for the show "🤔🤣 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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