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Before police were able to investigate the "crime scene", the cabin had been cleaned, I believe in breach of maritime law. Keystone cops, yes, but who knows what they would have identified if they locked everyone out of the cabin.

That does require common-sense to be applied to something that doesn't quite fit with the wording of their policies. The initial bottle is only charged corkage if taken to a dining venue, where the waiters would be expected to keep it and serve as required. So there are two policies to hurdle, which both have different ideas as to what corkage is. Thank heavens Princess doesn't charge to bring it on, then charge again to take it to dinner (oops, did I say that out loud). Bringing on any more than your one bottle onto the ship, corkage is not about serving or glasses. Bringing any bottle to the dining room, including your one bottle, corkage is all about service and glasses. From the policy, which is listed under Bringing Alcohol Onboard On the day of embarkation, guests are permitted to bring one 750ml (no larger) bottle of wine or champagne onboard per voyage, which will not be subject to a corkage fee if consumed in Your stateroom. Additional wine or champagne bottles are welcome, but will incur an AU$30 or US$20 corkage fee each, irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed. So it isn't alcohol and shouldn't apply, and you should be able to take as much as you like aboard to your cabin without corkage being payable if they can look past the wine label. But, it says wine on the bottle, and corkage (server) charges would apply: Corkage charges apply to wines and/or champagne brought onboard and consumed in the dining room or alternative restaurants, including additional bottles irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed, as outlined in the Bringing Alcohol Onboard section. Unfortunately, there is a lot of effort to get the wine aboard intact, still not knowing if you will be charged corkage. The issue though isn't about being denied the opportunity of taking it aboard, as would be the case on P&O, but whether you would be charged corkage for doing so.

Just a note: Carcross, Yukon is close to Alaska, but Yukon is a Canadian territory.

Not everything right. They couldn't have prevented what happened to Ms. B, but they did everything they could to downplay it afterwards.

Last time prior to covid for us, they had changed to writing a P or a number on your boarding pass. I know others that used a pen to quickly change their 1 to a P. Interesting to see how that goes now, as there is no requirement for a printed boarding pass. A good chance they will go back to cards. OPT has the priority line at the top of the escalator for check-in, but not always at the door to enter the terminal. I would be curious to know how things went at OPT today.

The above is from 1903, this is from 1935

Cheers!

Prior to the Opera House, the area was a tram terminus - and wharves. I am a fan of the Opera House, but it was only built there because they felt the wharves were redundant. Short-sighted I would say, as port land is finite and opera singers don't need the water.

Yes, it could become the most magnificent departure hall in the world, and your cruise will never be over till the fat lady sings.

Ahh, yes. protests. I hope they can stay peaceful here. We will be staying down for a night in a couple of weeks, and will come over to watch Ovation back out. I can see you both waving while the ship is pushing off.

I have my opinions, but they were aired 15 to 20 years ago. Different rules, and RSA was unheard of at sea. Heck, they used to promote schoolies cruises back in those days, only keeping a loose eye on underaged drinking. But a valid reason for not cruising P&O was made. It was also one of the reasons our early cruises were not on P&O. Looking back, what happened to Ms B. could have happened on any ship, and drink spiking still happens on land and at sea. Thankfully, there is much more security these days and more importantly, we no longer condone predatory behaviour.

Have a great boarding day tomorrow Chez, and a cruise with lots of Brilliance.

The other angle this morning:

Welcome back for your day in Sydney. I wonder how long the lines were at CQ today? Anyway, it looks like she is about to depart near enough to on-time (tug at the ready at her bow).

Big turnaround day as their first of the season. 5am pilot is pretty normal, but it is only 40 minutes from pilot to CQ.

The issue is that non-alcoholic wine is still labelled as wine, and the corkage charges apply to bottles of wine. If the right people are judging this, you would hope common-sense applies. Might be worth asking their call centre .... on 2nd thoughts, scrap that idea. If it isn't written in a document, they won't know.

I think most of this has been tied up in the perceived requirement of a statement. All that is needed is evidence of you holding 100+ CCL shares (You, the date, an entry of CCL shares). Rather than the screen shot, there is also a download button on the right edge of that page (PC) to DL a pdf of current holdings. For me, it is just as easy to edit and attach to an email as a screenshot is. I haven't DL'd the app, but figure a phone screenshot would trump it all.

Easy fix for our new cruise terminal. OPT = Opera Passenger Terminal

We usually go ashore, but have started doing that for any stops in Brisbane.😜

For those that suggested CMC Australia (ANZ), I have been impressed so far with the ease of it all.

Safety in numbers. As long as you stick together, it is normally OK for boarding. If you are checked in before boarding starts, first call will be for elites & suites and platinum will be in the 2nd call.

Wangi Wangi in winter? I have no idea, but it looks nice.

As Julie says, there are no boarding times. Priority isn't via an earlier check-in time, but a priority line in the terminal for check-in. After check-in opens, there is usually a short delay till boarding starts, and they will call those with priority boarding ahead of those with no priority.

Exactly. Those short term numbers only matter if you are buying or selling. Currently no dividends, but as long as we are cruising, there is a decent dividend (in more ways than one). It is worth looking in $AU dollar terms. Early in the week when I started looking, 100 shares was going to set me back around $1950. As it took a day for my account to setup and another day for my EFT to clear, I was lucky enough to see the cost come down to below $1800. Back at the start of the thread 2.5 years, 100 shares was around $2500. There are plenty around here that will have received that $700 difference and more in OBC