London-Calling Posted October 4, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 4, 2020 P&O and Cunard cruise ships have been seen of various UK coastal location, over the past few months. These are often places that you do NOT normally see cruise ship! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted October 4, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Crazy world, isn’t it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 4, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Is Arcadia currently using Dover for replenishing stores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted October 4, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 hours ago, terrierjohn said: Is Arcadia currently using Dover for replenishing stores? No, returns to Southampton once a month to refuel and take on stores. Due to minimal manning, it can all last that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted October 4, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Love Southwold. Love Arcadia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted October 5, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 5, 2020 never heard of Southwold, had to look it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted October 5, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: never heard of Southwold, had to look it up! Jean you need to visit, it is a lovely place. My husband persuaded me to go there many years ago because it was his favourite holiday destination when he was a child, until I went there my favourite place was South Devon because we always went to visit my grandfather's family there when I was a child. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury7289 Posted October 5, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Josy1953 said: Jean you need to visit, it is a lovely place. My husband persuaded me to go there many years ago because it was his favourite holiday destination when he was a child, until I went there my favourite place was South Devon because we always went to visit my grandfather's family there when I was a child. Can confirm that, my other place, to which we have escaped to, overlooks Southwold, can clearly see the lighthouse. But don,t tell everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieC Posted October 5, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, jeanlyon said: never heard of Southwold, had to look it up! You've missed a treat; lovely little town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 5, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 5, 2020 More importantly, it's the home of Adnams Brewery. One of the most famous coastal towns in the country, along with Aldbrough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted October 5, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 5, 2020 We live 20 minutes away 😀😀😀😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 5, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, ohnonotmeagain said: We live 20 minutes away 😀😀😀😀 Lucky you. You could probably do without the Chelsea Tractors every summer though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted October 5, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, wowzz said: Lucky you. You could probably do without the Chelsea Tractors every summer though! Either those or real tractors that are particularly slow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tring Posted October 7, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Fred called there about three years back. I think it was on an around UK cruise from Liverpool and I greatly regretted we did not book it. We went on a Fred "maiden ports mystery cruise" a couple of months before that cruise and I was convinced Southwold was our first port. I got quite put off when we sailed right past and headed for the Baltic the next day. I had guessed a fair number of ports on that mystery cruise, but not the first one. Great cruise though with so many unusual ports. Would love to go to Southwold - maybe next year, or even over the winter if we are let out. Very high COVID numbers here so just waiting to be totally grounded, though Boris maybe more bothered about the economy. Edited October 7, 2020 by tring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 8, 2020 #15 Share Posted October 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, AnnieC said: Thank you wowzz. There is only so much that can be said about Arcadia being seen off Southwold but I'm sure we'd all welcome dorsetlad's contribution to the debate. I see the P&O page as a bit like being in a pub. Someone will mention Arcadia and Suffolk, someone mentions they live near there, and so the conversation starts, and ebbs and flows, to use a nautical term! To me, that is the appeal - yes there are forums that stick strictly to the subject in hand, but where's the fun in that?Thanks to this forum I have seen the glory of Kalos's caravan, laughed at Andy's jokes, got fat looking at Graham's meals, and had a vicarious holiday in Italy thanks to Brian. Plus made online friends, so I make no apology for posting off topic, as and when the situation arises. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieC Posted October 8, 2020 #16 Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, wowzz said: I see the P&O page as a bit like being in a pub. Someone will mention Arcadia and Suffolk, someone mentions they live near there, and so the conversation starts, and ebbs and flows, to use a nautical term! To me, that is the appeal - yes there are forums that stick strictly to the subject in hand, but where's the fun in that?Thanks to this forum I have seen the glory of Kalos's caravan, laughed at Andy's jokes, got fat looking at Graham's meals, and had a vicarious holiday in Italy thanks to Brian. Plus made online friends, so I make no apology for posting off topic, as and when the situation arises. Exactly, particularly in the current difficult circumstances. It has certainly kept me going during some ups and downs, and the evidence is there that it has done the same for others. To keep the purist(s) happy, I live about an hour from Southwold, but haven't been down there to have a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 8, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, AnnieC said: Exactly, particularly in the current difficult circumstances. It has certainly kept me going during some ups and downs, and the evidence is there that it has done the same for others. To keep the purist(s) happy, I live about an hour from Southwold, but haven't been down there to have a look. You must go, especially now that the Londoners will have returned home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 8, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, wowzz said: Well, she has shown no evidence to prove her case. It could just as well be (and probably more likely) that the restart of the academic year is far more responsible. But shutting universities is less politically correct. If you look at all the hot spots in the North, not too many have universities, and most of the English ones only started returning well after the start of the spikes in infections. I agree that many of the students probably brought it with them, but it's more than likely that final summer parties before they went back to Uni were the main cause of their infections. As to showing evidence, I am not certain that anyone knows why these sudden spikes started, other than the general loosening of controls that started in mid July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 8, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: If you look at all the hot spots in the North, not too many have universities, and most of the English ones only started returning well after the start of the spikes in infections. I agree that many of the students probably brought it with them, but it's more than likely that final summer parties before they went back to Uni were the main cause of their infections. As to showing evidence, I am not certain that anyone knows why these sudden spikes started, other than the general loosening of controls that started in mid July. Not quite sure if you are right about universities and hotspots. Universities are so ubiquitous these days that just about every town has one.Virtually every lockdown area has one university,and places like Liverpool, Manchester etc have numerous universities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted October 8, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, AnnieC said: Exactly, particularly in the current difficult circumstances. It has certainly kept me going during some ups and downs, and the evidence is there that it has done the same for others. To keep the purist(s) happy, I live about an hour from Southwold, but haven't been down there to have a look. I totally agree, that is why I started contributing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 8, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, wowzz said: Not quite sure if you are right about universities and hotspots. Universities are so ubiquitous these days that just about every town has one.Virtually every lockdown area has one university,and places like Liverpool, Manchester etc have numerous universities. The start time of all these Universities was far later than the spikes, the first of the lockdowns were introduced on July 31st, and the tightening of these was in early September, none of the Uni's returned until about mid Sept. so the return was definitely not the cause of higher infection levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 8, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: The start time of all these Universities was far later than the spikes, the first of the lockdowns were introduced on July 31st, and the tightening of these was in early September, none of the Uni's returned until about mid Sept. so the return was definitely not the cause of higher infection levels. In that case, we can at least stop blaming the students for the rise in cases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted October 8, 2020 #23 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, wowzz said: I see the P&O page as a bit like being in a pub. Someone will mention Arcadia and Suffolk, someone mentions they live near there, and so the conversation starts, and ebbs and flows, to use a nautical term! To me, that is the appeal - yes there are forums that stick strictly to the subject in hand, but where's the fun in that?Thanks to this forum I have seen the glory of Kalos's caravan, laughed at Andy's jokes, got fat looking at Graham's meals, and had a vicarious holiday in Italy thanks to Brian. Plus made online friends, so I make no apology for posting off topic, as and when the situation arises. It reminds me of working in an open plan office. Various conversations happen throughout the day. Sometimes I participate, sometimes I just listen without joining in, and other times I turn out if I’m not interested 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted October 8, 2020 #24 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dermotsgirl said: It reminds me of working in an open plan office. Various conversations happen throughout the day. Sometimes I participate, sometimes I just listen without joining in, and other times I turn out if I’m not interested Good analogy. Mind you, I worked in an open plan office for a while, and hated it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted October 8, 2020 #25 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, wowzz said: Good analogy. Mind you, I worked in an open plan office for a while, and hated it! I got used to it, but I was good at tuning out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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