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Please let us know what the crew had to say later this month. I'd be interested to know.

Typing in bed? In cruise mode already, Marion?🤭

I have a day where I'm too busy to log onto CC and look what happens?! Go Mic!!!!!!!!!!!😄

I don't know what cabin number you have booked, but here is a video of 9105 suite on deck 9 which may give you some idea. Pop onto cruise deck plans site to view your specific cabin and perhaps there will be photos/video attached. https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/ships/slideshow-cabin-members.php?ship=Pacific-Encounter&cabin=9105

I haven't been on Cunard (on wish list) but a friend has several times. For her last cruise she borrowed one of my blingy evening dresses which went down a treat apparently. Bit sad that my clothes put on the Ritz whilst I stayed at home in a jeans and t shirt.🤣

Will be interesting to see what happens on our P&O December cruise. I can't see us getting to New Caledonia. Current itinerary includes Noumea and Lifou. Frankly, we'd be quite happy with 'good will' OBC but I'm not holding my breath.

We've done excursions in Noumea, still not a favourite. Our only plan this trip was to do the little tchou tchou train/trolly only because that's one thing we haven't done. I can live without it.

Our P&O cruise in December is still showing New Caledonia, but we're not banking on it being open. Fortunately, if we get extra sea days it won't worry us in the slightest. Noumea is not a great loss for us. Been there several times and didn't buy the t-shirt!😄 Our itinerary has 3 Vanuatu ports, Vila, Santo and Mystery. Incidentally, MyCruise, Mystery Island is still a Mystery to us. Maybe third time lucky.

Absolutely not! I'd be angling for a role in their next movie! My agent would be delighted.

Caveat Emptor anyone? If the 'experts' won't do their research I guess we have to.🙄 Does the term 'having a dog and barking yourself' spring to mind.

Yeah, but I don't think Chris Hemsworth or Benedict Cumberbatch would be next to me in economy. ☹️

Don't forget to share your thoughts after the event, Daz

Or as my journalist late father in law always said 'Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story'.🤭

Sigh...... Aren't we all? I still miss Pacific Dawn. She was a bit creaky around the joints, but she was a grand old lady. I know she is still tootling around as Ambience, but I'm sure she wouldn't have the same appeal/ambience (pun definitely intended!🤣).

Great advice. I was brought up on the Northern Beaches and Manly is definitely worth seeing.

Ye gods and little fishes!! It's a bit of a worry when the customer is better informed than the so called 'experts'. To my knowledge P&O have NEVER had brand new ships!! New to the fleet, yes, but definitely not newly minted straight from the ship building yard. The world and his wife knows that P&O always had Princess cast offs. The mind boggles.

Geoff, you're always welcome to give us your thoughts after your February cruise 🙂 I, for one, am interested in people's last hurrahs!😂

It's absolutely amazing what they don't know at the P&O call centre. Half the time I'm telling them!🤣 I remember the first time we booked a Byron Mini suite, I asked if it had a Nespresso machine (at that stage the info on Byron minis on the website didn't mention it). Was told that only suites had them. Wrong! Surely to goodness staff should be issued with 'cheat sheets' with this sort of basic information, along with cabin information regarding retrofitted cabins, etc. I guess it is now or soon will be a moot point given the changeover next March. However, one wonders if the Carnival staff will be any better informed.

Anything below 20 degrees is considered cold in Cairns. Well I did when I lived there.

You're officially invited to the notes comparison! 😂We'll have to make a diary note for the end of December when everyone should have returned from (I would assume) their last hurrah on P&O.

Did I mention SE Qld is cold.....................?🥶😮 Today's Daily Mail: Temperatures plummeted across Queensland as the minimum temperature in Brisbane Airport overnight on Monday reached 6.3C. Tropical areas were also hit by the cold blast with Townsville in the north reaching 8.6C, while Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast reached just 3.7C.

I'll pass on that thanks.🤭

Same, although we are on Encounter. We three should compare notes when we get back.🤔😂

Happy Anniversary Lyle and Lynn. Congratulations.

Yes, it was definitely a 'perfect storm' scenario. I really feel for people who missed the departure. So stressful and disappointing. We generally cruise out of Brisbane and I still worry that we will be caught in traffic on the highway. I'm perfectly happy to get to the terminal at least an hour before our embarkation time and wait, if necessary, to board.