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Totally agree about the prices. I quite like Captain Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0, hubby has it with coke and I like it with ginger ale, but its very close to the normal price for a bottle of rum in the supermarket. BTW Tescos own NA gin and tonic mini cans are IMO better than Gordon's version

We've had a few sunny spring days and yesterday we went for a walk along the Thames at Henley. The river is still very fast and code red as it has been for months now, so no boats allowed out. Here's a picture of the weir and lock at Henley Today is back to cloud and rain with high winds

Which ship? Vision and Radiance class of ship don't have pre bookable shows. No reservations required. Though there will be some onboard activities such as cupcake decorating or ships tour that you can book in advance.

Oooh are you doing the Brilliance cruise? I'm looking at either that one or Independance MIA to SOU Both good ports for a transatlantic and prices are good too. I've never known RC to end in Portsmouth before

There are some great NA beers around including Guinness 0.0 which apparently is very good, but I've yet to taste a good NA wine. NA liquors (Gin, Rum lookalikes etc) are widely available in supermarkets and pubs now and great with tonic water or coke, so I really don't understand why Royal Caribbean is so slow to include more NA choice.

Oh no , sorry you've got aviation delays. Are you at the airport all this time ?

There's now a big choice in the shops and pubs of non alcoholic drinks, beers and wines. Unfortunately I haven't noticed much from Royal Caribbean apart from one or two choice of beer and the non alcoholic cocktails (which are usually too sweet for me). Hoping in the future more will be offered

Reading about what happened when I woke this morning. What a sad day for Israel and the world. Thankfull that the defenses worked well Dear Dani @dani negreanu my thoughts and prayers are with you and Aaron and your family. And with Bonnie's in laws @BonTexasNY I pray for peace in the region and for our poor world

Very Happy belated birthday wishes from me too 😊 @ReneeFLL

Oh my goodness, what a shock She was the sweetest little pup. How awful for John and Laura. 😔 RIP little Bella

Bonnie Tyler was on the radio this morning. In her 70s now, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' just came back into the charts

Well they're more expensive than my local pub, though agree similar to a city centre restaurant or sporting arena. The difference being you may only spend a couple of hours at that football or musical event, or occasionally visit a city centre bar. On board you're a captive audience for maybe several weeks with no other choice apart from port stops. Personally if I didn't have my diamond drinks I would pay per drink. No way could I bring myself to pay so much hard earned money on an alcohol package, especially on the longer cruises with long port days that I prefer. Oh for the days pre covid when a) prices were more reasonable B) they had wine and beer packages C) they had the 10 drink cards which were shareable and at a discount

So cool, thanks guys for your personal experiences. Still watching on TV. One guy said he's seen 7 total eclipse since 1972

Following the rolling TV coverage as the eclipse slowly makes it way across the States and Canada

Fascinating, this is so truly a world cruise in every sense. Great photos and sounds a great day