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You might get more response by putting this in the roll call for your cruise. Roll Call - Ovation 24/1/23.

That is very generous support from the NZ Government, which has always had a close relationship with Noumea.

Yes love the name. How to make a lager phone - Australia Day Special - You tube

What a beautiful gift for your grandson! Ask him does he know about the Aussie sticks with the bottle tops on top? I don't know the name, but was shown a couple in a private home in Newfoundland, Canada and at the Ozark Folk Centre in Arkansas.

Just love it when captains open up the bow for passengers to better enjoy the experience. I'm surprised you enjoyed smooth weather conditions after all the bad weather publicity in that area. Enjoy Eden on a picture perfect morning.

Has anyone heard whether Luminosa had rough seas from Brisbane to NZ departing 20/11? If so, how did she handle the rough seas?

Thank you

Do you think that cruise may have been more successful if it was a council ferry? I thought it was rather expensive seeing you had to cart your own luggage.

5.6 magnitude over 260 dead 1,000 injured 30,000 have lost their houses DW News

The earthquake in Indonesia was shallow, so caused a lot of damage, It struck in a densely populated area. Majority of dead are children. So sad,

160 people killed in earthquake in Java Indonesia.

There are frequent bus services on the main road. We used to walk from Drummoyne, past turnoff to Whites Bay, then past the small ship terminal (now Barangaroo), along the waterfront to Circular Quay. It was a lovely walk without luggage.

Yes I'll do some research. It is particularly annoying because travel insurance is so expensive here. I learnt that when I used to travel overseas with my daughter who lived in London at the time. The credit cards don't advertise widely that they provide insurance cover. I knew Americans didn't take out insurance for rental car insurance claims, like we do here, because they were covered. Often the insurance was more than the cost of the car rental. More recently, our travel insurance includes an amount for rental car accident claims.

Thanks Great news that you are eligible. Does Commonwealth Bank Mastercard have insurance cover? I let my other bank credit card lapse when they started charging, which was a big mistake. I had no idea you couldn't get a new credit card once you retired.

Before Covid, travel insurance was provided with all my UK small ship cruises. There were two policies - one was if you had a package like a cruise and a flight. From memory, they were Government policies, so I had confidence in them.

Thank you. Very bright and colourful. Glad it is popular. In my experience, piano bars are something cruise lines do well.

You may find closer to the 6th Feb, Carnival may have special upgrade deals for Luminosa. I receive circulars offering me upgrades and I'm sailing on 4/12. Hopefully covid spread will have eased by Feb.

It will be nice to spend extra time in Hobart as there is so much to do there in "bad" weather.

Did you buy direct? If not ask the person you booked through to keep an eye out for you. How long until your cruise? People have to cancel for all sorts of reasons. Good Luck!

I was thinking the age they can share a cabin with a younger sibling in lieu of one parent in each. Drinking?

Oh dear, I hope the ship can avoid the worst of the wild east coast weather. I'm not familiar with following the seas in the Tasman. I've been following the weather up north. Darwin has had above average rainfall. Seems the monsoons are forecast to start early this year, to be followed by cyclones.

Following a Supreme Court decision, NZ Cabinet will draft legislation to lower the voting age to 16. I wonder if this will have flow on ramifications in the future? (Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Malta and Scotland already allow voting at 16.)

Funny you mentioned that. I just put one that perished in the bin today,

Thanks for enquiring. I'm booked on 4/12 departure to GBR. The current cruise 20/11 is 11 days to NZ. I hope they have smooth seas across the ditch.

Agree it is a smart move to book airline through HAL. Nice to have friends in Auckland.