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Re Cyclone Gabrielle, NZ weather forecasters are predicting it will hit North Island of NZ, Sunday/Monday. Probably a few more ships in that area might try and miss it. Pacfic Explorer and Arcadia are in the region early next week.

Probably frozen from Alaska.

A decent offering.

Yes cat 3 cyclone, big rain, winds and high seas, my grandaughter the Vet in Townsville told me this morning that people are already making preparations.

Re the 109 bus, it is handy when they start and return right into the covered part of the terminal. As they did in Sept when I was on Coral Princess. Excellent service.🚍

Bad news Gut, hope it all gets fixed, main thing everybody is fine.

Do not EGG Chili on.😜For the lad is a bit SCRAMBLED.😆

What an eggcellent and eggciting story. 🥚

With your reaction to the lurgy, If I were you I would put my cruise lanyard in the bin and say goodbye to cruising forever.

Gaol, omg.

Jack Daniels and Coke, is one of my favourite tipples.

😂 Cor Blimey, did not not know about the secret signal to attract the RCI Cougars, lol.

Thanks Linda, pity about the cruise not being 100%, sad for the Brits. I am battling along.

Sorry for the loss of your mother in law. My sincere condolences to your family. Take care.

You were lucky on Luminosa. Carnival Splendor and Queen Elizabeth are listed as tier 1 today by NSW Health.

Perhaps most Cabin Stewards' have Stewart as a christian name? 🤣

Agree, $50 for the convenience or Taxi/Uber would not even get you a bottle of overpriced plonk on board the ship, lol.

These days with Covid in various numbers on just about every cruise ship, it is a personal decision whether to go and risk the consequences or not go at all. This scenario might be with us for some years yet. Certainly, some cruise lines treat their impacted pax better than others. I would have thought Cunard would have looked after their pax better than Barry Bazzaw described. Barry, you and your wife get better soon.

A lanyard is part of the cruise uniform, lol. Yes, many Brits and North Americans do not wear them. Pocket or handbag job. Princess gives you a free lanyard.

In hindsight concert should have been cancelled in the morning to avoid the transport nightmare. Poor planning, did they not have a contingency plan, I wonder?

Auckland Airport closed too, couple of international flights from Dubai and USA turned around halfway through flight.

State of Emergency. Sounds crook, Elton John gig was cancelled.

Correct, I have been to De Bortoli at Griffith a couple of times, seen the bottling, the commercial wine Willowglen comes from the same source as the Sacred Hill range, 4 or 5 dollars a bottle in Uncle Dan's. So Princess can buy it at the same price thus making $50 profit on a $4 bottle of wine when they sell it for $53 or so on board. Outrageous.!!!!

Washed down with copius quantities of your favourite brew, Nel.