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Ditto. I also purchased one after @Adawn47 recommended and much better than the arm cuff.

That sort of harks back to the old days when the Peninsula Club was the POSH club! Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve always have.

Please continue to post your photos Graham. I love to see and hear what you and everyone else is up to. Gill

Have a fabulous time!!

I must admit, that part of My Holiday is extremely useful.

I think that for males or females that have a reasonable figure then tailored shorts can look really nice - and I so envy those people….. But, if I wore shorts I would look ghastly and very untidy (being a tad rotund). Lines have to be drawn and I think P&O have probably got it about right, altho the same rules should apply for both men and women.

I do agree, altho it wasn’t so much of an issue when the ships were only the size of Aurora/Arcadia as there was plenty of room in the Mayflower terminal for all to sit and wait……

To be fair, it was well organised - just a shame no information and no tenders!

To me that is for a tennis court….🎾🤣🤣🤣🤣 (only joking).

Ha ha. Yes, I agree about cases under the bed and did the same thing!

Sadly, I agree.

I have no idea about the Chefs Table, but wanted to say how lovely it is to hear that your 6 year old is looking forward to putting on his formal wear and is wanting to try the different food. I think this should be encouraged and I hope he is allowed to go.

I think it depends what ship you are on and where you are (Caribbean and fly cruises are often a little more relaxed). To be honest with the air conditioning in certain venues, your husband may well need long trousers! 🤣

Hi Tring, The request was those going ashore independently in Guernsey either went before 0830 (and the tours) or after 1000 (after the tours). So, we duly collected our tender tickets around 1020 from Anderson’s and waited. They appeared to be only using two tenders so the process was slow. Because we thought there may be a similar wait to return we abandoned our trip at 1200. We noted our tickets were called at 1210. However, since posting I have since learnt that the ferry from St Peter Port was quite possibly taken out of service at that time due to a medical situation. Now that is entirely understandable and if P&O had bothered to give any sort of update rather than just calling 80 ticket numbers every 25 mins, then we would have been more inclined to not give up. People returning said the waiting time was reasonably short due to the ferry transporting once passengers again. No issue with sea conditions.

You will love her Sue. She is a bit old and certainly more traditional which makes her rather special in my opinion.

No we were going ashore independently. I think the morning tours got away ok, but there were a few anxious afternoon tour people pacing up and down!

Wow, that’s a good deal. I’m surprised that cruise isn’t near to full.

Is that a specific ship and is it for this year or next? I looked at the possibility of a September cruise and was shocked how expensive it was as opposed to similar for next year! (I thought it was because solo occupancy was already high).

What a lovely post Harry about your 7 yr old Grandson and what a kind young chap he sounds. I bet the carer could have wept watching the young boy go off with his new friend……

I’m on deck 12 in a balcony towards the forward end. Should be able to keep fit with walking from one end of the ship to the other!

I shall be interested to hear about how you find Iona as I have booked a fjord cruise on her next June. X

Sorry to hear of everyone’s storm woes. We had thunder and heavy rain but avoided the worst of it. I have amazed myself (and is something I never thought I would do) aand have booked a 7 day cruise to Norway on Iona for early June next year. I’m an huge Aurora fan, but she just isn’t offering what I wanted for 2024 or 2025. So, I thought I’d give Iona a go. The price for a balcony was reasonable in comparison to other cruise lines. I am sure I will enjoy the new experience - and if I don’t, it’s only for 7/days.

I eat all that garlic……. Keeps all sorts of nasties away!! 🤣🤣

Carbon copy of my meal in Aurora’s glasshouse a few weeks ago! And very nice it was too!

I agree with what you say Graham, but leaving a tip shouldn’t influence food quality or service given - but it looks like it does! btw - your steak meals looked delicious!