Ozwoody

Oh I've got no intentions of going back, it's amazing how much more energy I have now. Funny thing was when I was up around the 120kg, I never thought I was over weight, until one day I looked at a photo with me lined up with three others, that's when I had the "Oh My God" moment. No never again, now do lots and lots of walking, when we cruise we walk tour most places, walking some 20,000 or more odd steps a port.

You could fix that.....😃

Don't be you've given me some ideas, the lot of you..... Thanks, I think, I've just spent several years getting my weight down from 120kg to mid 83's. This could blow it.

God shut up, your making me droolllll.🤤

Me too, my wife's the coffee drinker, and I'm her barista, making her coffees in the morning, and hot chocolates in the tea break at around 10:30 each day. However depending how many hot chocolates she has, still may be worth while getting a card.🤔

I've used those hot chocolate sachets, both at home and on ship, you need at least two to make a cup, three for a mug. And the most important thing about making your own, is...... There is NO Yummy cappuccino machine frothy....🤬 It's just not hot chocolate without the froth. now is it???

Definitely...... I'm exhausted just thinking about all those stairs, especially carrying a full cup...😨

It's good to check, I could be wrong. But you will note that, That complimentary, is linked to the coffee & soda wording. ie: Free if you pay..... buy a drink package. LOL 😁

No unfortunately, that "complimentary" is free IF you get the coffee card. It was the same for the Soda Package, but it seems they have changed it, or are in the proceeds of changing it.😞

Good idea, but when sitting in the Crooners Lounge and deciding it'd be nice to have a mug of hot chocolate, its a long way to go get your cocoa from the cabin, then up to Horizon for hot water & milk, & sugar, and then back down to the Crooners Lounge to enjoy it.🤣 But then again; by the time I did all that, I'd probably sit the and think, dam I needed & enjoyed that after all that exercise.🙄

Funny thing is I have lived there for nearly five years in the Wellington area, a place called Paraparaumu. And yes it can be very cold, but on each of my four cruises to NZ we had great weather, warm and dry. So there you go, be prepared, but relax, cold or warm, there's some wonderful scenes and warm friendly people to discover. Enjoy your trip.

Yeah that's sounds right, probably was them. Thanks.

In case something good comes up, except for the packing/unpacking, the crew relocate everything for you. So some of the fuss is removed. but if you happy and its no great advantage, as MMdown Under, don't be embarrass to say no. But if someone offers to up grade me from inside to a balcony, well you can guess my happy little feet, would not be still.... 😆

Definitely a raincoat/windbreak especially in Wellington, bit like Melbourne there, never sure what you will get. Lived there for five years, loved it but they don't call it windy Wellington for no reason.😃

Yes slightly larger by tonnage but about same size 2000 Passengers. Thinking about when I first started cruising, if you were in the know, as the ships quite often weren't sailing at full compacity. You could go up to the service desk, and see if you could score an upgrade if available. Unfortunately I was not one of the ones in the know, as the ones in the know kept it quite, for obvious reasons. When I found out, that little sign you probably remember seeing at the service desk saying, "Ship currently full compacity, No Upgrade Available", popped up. Bugger. But hopefully with more ships, the sign may disappear again. So shhh, don't let it out, just keep it in, and be one of the ones in the Know. 😆

We also had one of the princess sun class ships, (Dawn,Sun,Sea) home porting out of Brisbane, and another cruise company, I can't remember which one was, and a number of others offering cruises ad hoc out off Brisbane as well. We weren't totally treated as second cousins to Sydney. But close.😁 From my point of view, the more the merrier. Hopefully that manifests more competitive prices.

Hi Does anyone have copies of current 2022 Princess drink menu's? Be interested what the current prices of bottles of wine, coffee cards, coffee menus, mocktails, beers, etc. Helps plan for costs on board.