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Well Zero Bar and Grill, ex Donegans. Good but no where as good as Donegans, the oysters Kilpatrick were ordinary compared to Oysters Donegan. Steak was good, 400gm New York Cut but pepper sauce ordinary. Others said the pastas were very good. Service from the two wait staff was very good. Busy as bus trip in, 34 seniors staying at motel. I rate it all at 7/10, whilst Donegans was always a 9 or 10. But worthwhile trying it out. For the information of you cruisers who visit Batemans Bay.

Thanks Linda, 75 today, just come back from a bone density test. Looking forward to dinner, but will it be as good as Donegans? Shea was excellent on the grill.🥩

I would drink the 5 myself Bob if you don't mind, 5 Strongbow Ciders please,

Agree with you when we did QM2 Sydney to HK in 2017, ship did our Cambodian visas, easy.

Re the deck loungers stacked, I wonder if they were like that on the night of the incident? So easy to climb up on top of the stack and over the rails from a great height. As has been said, some crew member may be in strife.

Sunlight soap I heard. 😂

Chili, surely the Cougars got better toiletries? 😂

You got the good weather Linda. Rain on way now, passing through ACT now. You wined and dined well, Sandbar and Corrigans. Yes Colin Fassnidge stirred them up. I am 3/4 of a century on Tuesday, my son is coming down and he and my daughter are dragging me out to Zero Bar and Grill, ye olde Donegans. I will let you know what it is like. I have good and bad days, chemo knocking me around. Stay safe it is a jungle out there. Apologies to all re Dame Edna thread hijack, but whats new, 😝.

He is from Brisbane.

They are both ex HAL Vista Class ships. In 2012 we sailed on P&O UK Arcadia, Sydney to Southampton, via Africa with a load of stops. 83,000 tonner, just a nice size for a Worldie.

Anyway after all this, who stole the clothes on the last night?

DFAT would not be knocking on next of kin's door, believe me. That task would be flicked onto the nearest State Police by the pen pushers at DFAT.

As we say Geoff, AWS ….Automatic Wage Subsidy.

Well I have been out since 2003, but generally the girls handled the task as well as most of the blokes. They have to.

Batemans Bay is 'Gods Waiting Room.'

The boys/men were sometimes called wallflowers, hence the females having to dance with each other.

Hey Gut, me and Barry Bazzaw have not left the building yet, lol.

From all reports...he/she liked the ladies too. My mouth is sealed.🤐

And General McCarthur said..'I shall return' as he departed the Phillipines in WW2.

2025 Julie. Not being a smart alec.

I would suggest the Senior Security Officer or Staff Captain would contact Police in the area where the passenger(s) reside and police would deliver the death message(s.) Done that a few times not from ships but from Crashes, suicides, etc. Not a pleasant task.👮‍♂️

You are most welcome, most of us on this board are friendly, good to hear you enjoyed the Aussie company and got the bonza bacon.

Some would say that the HAL Vista Class ships, of which they have several, are medium size ships these days.

Tragic if the two incidents are linked.

Several of the older Rydges hotels are in a bad state including the one at the Rocks and the one at North Sydney. Stayed in both. The newer ones are ok like at Mt Panorama, Bathurst, one at Campbelltown and the one at Sydney Airport, the latter is a cracker.