exlondoner

That is much more impressive than I was expecting. And a Christmas cracker would be unworthy of it. Do you have a whole row of them on your mantelpiece?

I shall await with breathless anticipation. Do you have Christmas crackers in Florida? It sounds as if it might belong in one. Unless too long.

Why is a ship on a stick a good thing. How tall is it? Isn’t it difficult to pack? Baffled as ever…

And people quite often seem to lose their phones or they run out of power. I know they lose cards too, but they are comparatively simple to replace.

When did anyone last carry a wad of cash around on a ship? Certainly before my first cruise in the 1990s. All that would mean you have to carry your phone around, assuming you have one with you, much more trouble than just carrying a little card in your pocket.

It is slightly warmer today. I so agree about access to the Grills via the lifts. The relief I feel when I enter to find someone has already activated the button is ridiculous. I disagree about accessing cabins though. I don’t want my door opening unless I (or my spouse, I suppose 🙂) has taken some positive action. The idea of it opening when it senses my (or his) approach is horrendous. Hope the packing doesn’t ruin your last day.

And I’m sure we are all very glad that is no longer the approach.

So, again, we see varied ideas of what is compliant. And that is fine.

And there are recent accounts, which I naturally can’t find, of people being refused service for inappropriate dress, in, I think, the Chart Room, in fact may be on this very thread. In any case, inappropriate as the garb is, one out of a ship load is hardly the decline of civilisation. Do you know if they were allowed in to the restaurant?

If I were a 13 year boy, I’m not sure I should consider fresh fruit salad a dessert as much as an act of desperation.

A kind thought, but not necessary. 😀

Only some of us. 😀

You wait in your cabin until your time. At least that is what we did in August. Worked very well.

You took your dinner jacket on this one?

Cunard sometimes have a surprising degree of insight. They have been wise enough not to send me the email.

Yes, if you’ve got a photo that is acceptable, it is clearly a good idea to cherish it.

In any event, it is inevitable that one only sees what people are wearing on their bottom halves as they walk to the table, so mainly it isn’t noticed. The top halves however are visible throughout dinner, so it is unlikely a T- shirt on formal night would go unremarked upon.

And then a drink, sipped slowly, perhaps.

This is true. I believe it happens in Singapore too, but not many other places.

Count to ten and chiiiiiiiiill. You are on a ship which you like and having a holiday, perhaps not as restful on Carnival as it would be on Cunard, but nonetheless agreeable. So a bit of deep breathing and you’ll be fine. 😃 Relax and chill.

Isn’t it immigration? Whatever, it is one of the most annoying features of arriving in the US. In UK/Europe, it doesn’t matter whether it is sold as one cruise or several, the authorities don’t make you get off.

I would love to say that none of these hassles would happen on a B2B on Cunard, but, if I’m honest, they’d would probably be worse. 😀

That sounds very grim. Poor you. I’m very glad you managed to gain enjoyment despite that.

I honestly don’t think Cunard drinks are that expensive compared with, say, a London bar or restaurant. And remember, you get served at your table, provided with hot canapés, if you are lucky, and, from the Commodore Club at least, have the best view in the world. In fact the wine prices compare very well with the traditional hotel we sometimes stay at in Devon.

Sad or happy? Both, I should imagine.