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4 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

I'm sure she is at the current prices if cabins are available.,,no price protection or a gty of getting the same cabin they had booked.

The European sectors are now almost fully booked and very expensive 

7 hours ago, CSHS1979 said:

Someone on FB made a chart comparison of the change between original itinerary and option 1 and 2

Laura, has John made up his mind which he prefers?

Do the full world cruisers have the final say which route they go for ? 

Personally I like route one though a few of those stops would have me concerned. 

How safe is the Straits of Hormuz?  Years ago we sailed it on a cruise from Dubai and got buzzed at top deck level by an Iran military jet.

I would of thought they would of rerouted from Singapore. 

Thanks for keeping us entertained and informed these last few weeks on your Aussie/NZ/Far East adventure.

Have you disembarked now? Safe travels home 

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Won't they be making some new mini cruises so you could still board in Dubai?

But according to Nancy's post will have to pay the difference which if option 1 could be high as so unusual.  All depends what the new fares are and how many mini segments they create 

3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Thanks for posting this.  Micheline loves visiting estates, and this looks like a great place to visit.  Margaret Greville must have been a very interesting person.  Adding this to the list for our next visit to London.

We've been National Trust members for years but realised we were hardly ever using it and there are loads of properties and beauty spots near us that they own. So we're making a big effort to visit somewhere at least once a week. This time of year we feel happy leaving molly in the car after a good long walk whilst we look at the property, we wouldn't do that if it was warm. She'll have to be left with my son or we just won't visit the properties, just walk in the grounds

Some of the properties don't open until the spring. The NT app is a good resource.   They also have holiday cottages available on a lot of the estates and you get to enjoy the grounds after the visitors have gone home

6 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

I am now getting the advertisements that folks were talking about yesterday.

I'm getting random adverts. If I click on the x it says ads by google

13 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

I just saw a British film from 2019 called Yesterday.I highly recommend it especially if you are a fan of the Beatles .

 

It is on Prime .

Is that the one where he has an accident and wakes up in an alternative universe where nobody has ever heard of the Beatles.  Love that film, great actor

46 minutes ago, roupa said:

With the SeaPass cards now available at your cabin, it is very possible to pick one up, not check for your name, walk in and unpack!

So be SURE you’re in the correct stateroom by finding your name on the SeaPass card before settling in! 😲😴

We saw this on a RC cruise last year. A guy down the corridor was shouting at an attendant that someone had taken their cards from the 'mail slot',  entered their room, dumped their hand baggage and taken a shower, used the bathroom.  

He was demanding that the room get recleaned/made up

Thank you all for your birthday good wishes and Happy Birthday to Lisa for yesterday too!

I had a lovely day. Weather was a bit grey and misty but we had a great day out at a National Trust property walking Molly in the 1600 acres of the property, and then while she rested in the car we had a quick look around the gardens and house.  Family came over in the afternoon for coffee and cake and then Gary cooked a steak dinner.   We'll go out to dinner at the weekend to celebrate properly and then look forward to our Singapore trip

You can just spot thec house in the background 

View from the house. As far as you can see belongs to the property 

The Gold Room

In her will in the '40s she left the house and grounds to the National Trust and her Jewels to her good friend, our old Queen Mother (she had no children). In this cabinet are replica of two tiara that are still being worn by the Royal Family today 

She was the only child of a brewery owner (McEwan). She inherited a million pounds in the beginning of the 20th century and married into nobility.  I love learning about the owners of these big country houses 

Polesden Lacey, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/polesden-lacey

3 hours ago, Luckynana said:

@aussielozzie18  Your poor daughter!  Poor mama, too, this has to be so scary for the both of you.  Prayers that all go well with your daughter's surgery.  I'm sure it will.🙏

+1 prayers that it mends quickly 🙏 

On 2/14/2024 at 12:22 PM, aussielozzie18 said:

@sgmn have a lovely time in Singapore and enjoy Spectrum.  From the current cc live that we are both following it looks like a lovely ship.

Thanks Aussie, yes it's great there's been a trip report as often there's not much about Spectrum,  sounds totally different.  We leave next week for a few days first in Singapore before the four night cruise. 

I missed a few posts but from quotes I'm sorry to hear your child has broken a bone. I hope it's a clean easily mended break and they are not in pain 

Our cabin has finally been confirmed on our Spectrum cruise. It was the one which showed with the bar code hack. So thanks for the assistance with that. But what's annoyed me is that b4 it was 'revealed' the royalup to OV with large balcony started at £35pp. I put in a bid for £45pp. That bid has now been cancelled by RC due to 'a change in your reservation' and now starts at £70pp if I want to bid again. 

I'm happy enough with the room but a bit concerned it's connecting so there may be noise 

It's only a four night cruise. I've never done such a short one before.  Does anyone know if we can still bring our two bottles of wine and will we get diamond wifi for these short cruises?

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

@Sea Dog

 

Greg, I'll be thinking about your tomorrow.

 

Sending positive thoughts across the pond for a successful and painless surgery 🤞

+1, good luck Greg 👍 

14 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

My whole left side is sore from trying to brace myself but I am okay otherwise.

Glad you're OK 👍 

3 hours ago, little britain said:

I found it! It’s in the usual place on d4. But it has a big Golden Lounge sign and perhaps they only convert it into a Crown Lounge when there are enough numbers? 
 

 

coffee machine and canapés ✔️ 

Thanks sooo much, love a canapé 😃

Love the lift art too. Gettihg excited now for our turn 

22 minutes ago, little britain said:

Someone told me Hotpot was only pay if you have the up charge lobster/steak. I’ll check. Or perhaps you’re a lobster/steak kinda gal!! 

It's showing as £29 in the app but looking at the menu there's only a value against the 'premium ' foods, lobster, steak, scallops, frogs legs😋 😄  So a bit confusing. Does that mean the broths, vegetable and lesser protein are included 🤔 

1 hour ago, little britain said:

Sorry, diamonds aren’t able to dine in Silver.  D+ can only dine there on a sail by sail basis depending upon numbers. The cut off is around 20 D+ will be allowed in.

 

Thanks for asking, so no DL/CL for Diamonds. Ah well, will miss the coffee and will miss no Solarium restaurant but the WJ sounds good

Mmmm, interesting.  Sounds like there's less included food options. Teppanyaki is expensive 😬

Can you find out if the silver lounge is available to diamonds? So no open to all food options in solarium?

Enjoy the cruise 

13 hours ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

Flightradar24 is a good app to see what is over your house now.  You can click on the plane or helicopter and see what it is and its flight path.  We have a lot of med flights that go over our house on the way to a major trauma center near us.

Yeap that's the one Gary has. He loves sitting out in the garden on a sunny day giving a running commentary on who's flying overhead 😁

8 hours ago, little britain said:

 

A view from the Lavo bar at the top of MBS on 57th floor. The Fullerton is the low hotel in the middle opposite 

Did you book the bar in advance or just walk in ?

14 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

but I had sudden thought yesterday as I watched another plane pass over us - DH could take up plane spotting as a hobby (or maybe I will….).

Gary has an app on his phone which tells which aircraft is flying overhead even if its just a speak in the sky.

Though we're 30 miles from Heathrow we're on the flight path for landing so depending which runway is being used they go over every couple of minutes 

16 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

WOW!    Very nice.  Doesn't look anything like the first car I bought a couple months before I turned 16.      I'm sure all his friends will love his new wheels.    I wish him the best.

  

Mom and Dad will feel better knowing he has a new car with minimal chance of breaking down. 

My first car was a Triumph Herald soft top. I thought I was the bees knees with the top down.

I think I was 19.  I started work full time as a secretary at 17. My parents had saved some money in an account for me that helped buy it

Owen's car is fabulous 👌 

And congrats on his ice hockey win 🏆 👏 

Great 👍  thanks LB. Was hoping for this. We fly out next week for a short holiday in Singapore before boarding Spectrum

 Last time I was there was as a child 60 years ago but I'm sure it's changed immensely 

Sue

19 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

Tha National Trust is doing a great job maintaining the winter garden.  The Snow Bells look great.

 

Mine not so much although they are a couple weeks early. The spring like weather (high 50s F) has tricked then into an early bloom. Plus I do absolutely nothing to care for them.

 

We call them snowdrops over here. Apparently this year is a bumper year for them. 

There were loads of other bulbs coming up which will look beautiful in a few weeks,  also a drift of early daffs in bloom 

22 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

If you and Gary are interested in WWII history, “battlebox” at Fort Canning Hill is an underground bunker where the decision to surrender to the Japanese was made.  We had a small guided tour and it was fascinating.  Soon after we visited they closed the site for renovations.  I just checked the website - they currently have a soft opening - so there are reviews online.  Official opening next week.

Gary is VERY interested . Do will defo put this on the list . We don't leave for another 10 days