Dobby_The_Ship_Elf

8 hours ago, NSWP said:

P& O UK can be snobby, they strictly enforce dress rules, like Cunard.   They are also fussy about on board entertainment like above.

pffft Muggles!

reading the UK P&O board seems like another case of pi$$ poor journalism

and 6 injured people, 2 charged doesn't exactly  scream "mass brawl"

besides how many people would be at the buffet at 2 am????

On 6/26/2019 at 1:02 PM, GUT2407 said:

Mrs Gut has always found it, but now days just takes her own. (She prefers ginger and hasn’t found it on any ship so far).

I already have 3 boxes of Aldi Lemon & Ginger packed (40 per box) ..... 37 night cruise ....... plus days before and after 

sorted!!   😎

5 hours ago, NSWP said:

Thanks for picture, always great when two ships pass, no doubt the ships horns were sounded.

something like that   😎

link

1 hour ago, IslandThyme said:

Thanks for the recommendation to Fernando!

Cheers .... check him out via YouTube as well ....

what you see is what you get

If you can see if you can swing it that Fernando is the tour guide ....

11 hours ago, Hunter69 said:

Not Fredric; from noumea turtle tours???

 

No, we use Fernando

51 minutes ago, lyndarra said:

Happy to hear it all went well. Many cruisers seem to be ho-hum about Noumea but I've been there about four times now and always find something new or interesting to do.

+1 for always finding something different each time.

We usually book with the same local guy who takes us off the beaten track to different places each time.

Much more to see than just the 'tourist traps'

five ?????  that would be a handful!!

On 7/20/2019 at 4:38 PM, MicCanberra said:

Wouldn't want the sharks to think I am unfashionable.

 Yup, that was my reason for stopping wearing them too

😎

5 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Agreed, the 44lbs (equates to around 20kgs) limit seems to have more to do with the health and well being of the porter than anything else.

oi  who you calling portly?

oh never mind .......

50 minutes ago, banzaii said:

I keep both my tenticles covered at all times! 😀

had to be done 

😎

10 hours ago, Heidi13 said:

Definitely cheaper by bus, but don't see how you can possibly get from Waterloo to Southampton faster by bus than train.

 

National Coach website indicates their fastest service is 1 hr 50 min and it leave from Victoria, not Waterloo.

Oops my error.  I was only stating what the carrier was telling me.

I was using an APP called Trainline.  I believe the carrier is National Express.

We are traveling from Victoria Coach to Southampton Coach.

Coach travel time 2h.15m; cost approx $10 Aussie Dollars (Direct, no stops)

Train travel time is 2h.26m; cost approx $80 Aussie Dollars (Direct, no stops).

Hope that clears it up.

For what it is worth .........  We are catching the bus (coach)   ........ cheaper and faster

the flower pictures are fantstique

22 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Swans play the Carlton tomorrow at 1.45pm in Sydney,  and I am hoping the Swans can still get another couple of wins in. If they cannot beat the blues then their season is definitely over.

thanks for coming ...................

Excellent review ..... another one keenly following ....

We are on Sapphire in November heading to Singapore

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5 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

 

Sure is , a very busy part of the world....

Crazy busy ship not to mention those people engaged in trying to swim the bloody thing!!  

Hasn't they ever heard of cruising?????

The local Vanuatu currency is VATU.

 You can use $AU for the water taxi ($5 each way per person).

You can use $AU cash in Vila for most shopping however you may receive VATU in return as change.

We have used our credit cards there every time with no problem.

Remember Pt Vila has the cheapest duty free alcohol in the known universe.

You pay and hand over your cruise card to the shop keeper, the goods are packaged and delivered to the ship.  The goods are delivered to your room on the last night at sea for you to pack in your luggage.

Even if you are a non-drinker a cheap bottle of booze can be a great Xmas present!!

21 minutes ago, cheznandy said:

We also have a Citibank Debit, so either is good, although at least with the 28 Degrees I wont have to keep checking the balance!

We looked at other Accor accommodation, but I cant go past the price of the Ibis, we ended up paying around $130AUD a night, no pool but will have 15 nights to laze in a pool on the way home haha!!

Whoops, just checked my booking, Ibis booking was more like $120 per night.

37 minutes ago, cheznandy said:

Thanks Carole, our Ezy Link cards run out next year, we have a fair bit of credit on them for our November trip, but the following year will not be able to use, so might try registering and using our 28 Degrees Mastercard.

How good is the Singapore Transport system, gets better every time we visit, with extra MRT stops as well.

We usually stay at the Ibis Bencoolen and we now have Bencoolen, Rochor, Little India and Bugus MRT all within easy walking distance. Green, Blue and Yellow line all taken care of!!

sheesh look at you two with all the credit cards, colours and names .... like talking to crazy rich aussies innit !!!!  ..... 

I know  .... back under the stairs   😎

I had a look through the document above, many thanks for uploading this.

Can anyone advise if Soy Milk coffees are available?

Thanks in advance

There are tour operators at the tender dock.

No beaches near the tender dock or township.

Take a walk into town from the tender dock and check out the Captains Cafe  - good food & drinks

While in town check out the local market for freshest of fruit

On the way back stop at the Decked Out cafe for another cool beer and some food

You can take a short walk to the hot springs form the tender dock

Bring back some bread to feed the tropical fish that live around the pylon at the tender dock while you wait for the tender

19 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

So if that is why they were going so fast, what was the reason for not staying in the canal.

previously undocumented short cut or avoiding a speed camera!!

12 hours ago, cheznandy said:

That looks amazing Sarah,  how many years have we got to wait🙄

I am wondering how many banks do I have to rob!!

Go to the Casino department store across the road from the information centre.

Don't forget to stock up on salted snacks and other such delicacies which are either not available or ridiculously over priced on board.