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    Now for something completely different

    in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers

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    My son arrived home today from his SP cruise on RCI Ovation/

    Enjoyed himself however there was COVID on board. He is ok ATM however the couple he went with have come down with it. He was to supposed to come home with them in their car but opted to take the train  instead. I picked him up from Cardiff station.

    While driving to the station there was a news flash on the radio that an aircraft had crashed into Lake Macquarie. Tonight I learned it was a gyrocopter and it crashed right where I usually go winsurfing. It was, coincidently, the same one I saw on Saturday landing and taking off at Warners Bay.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-03/gyrocopter-crash-lake-macquarie-marmong-point/103662286

     

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    Can I bring this In? If not, suggestions to get some?

    in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers

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    On 3/22/2024 at 1:37 PM, Yehootu said:

    I really like my Turkish Pistachio nuts and get them from a company online, Nuts on the net. However I hate customs issues more than anything. I planned on bringing a 5lb bag ( 40 day cruise) of roasted, salted in the shell nuts, sealed from the dealer. I've read different views and trying to make up my mind. If I decide to not pack them, I would declare them, any good recommendations on where I might buy some in the Sydney CBD.

     Mahalo

    A few of days ago when shopping at a couple of local supermarkets for pistacchio nuts I started checking their origin. I found some were Australian (a surprise to me), one bag had no origin and a third was from USA but none from Turkiye. While there I bought some Turkish dried apricots.

     

     

    Interested in a comparison between HAL and a Scenic River cruise?

    in Holland America Line

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    My late wife and I cruised Budapest/Amsterdam in 2018. Our final choice of operator was between Avalon and Scenic. We chose Avalon because we summised there would be a broader demographic of nationalities compared to Scenic which, as an Australian brand, would possibly have had a greater proportion of Aussies and Kiwis. Since then I believe Scenic now attracts a more diverse range of nationalities and is popular with N. American cruisers.

    As for Avalon, we loved it, it was perfect. I particularly liked the beds being across ship rather than parallel. We could lie in/on our bed looking straight out, through the large sliding windows, at the world passing by.

    Avalon had included tours in each city and special busses for pax with mobility issues with tours adapted to suit.

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