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Probably because lots of people are like me and go from phone to Ipad often and are too lazy to log off and log on. No excuses from me just pure laziness.

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The Ascent was fabulous. I play a fair bit in the casino but I wouldn't describe myself as a high roller. On the last night I was advised by the casino hostess that I had been awarded a free cruise through the Blue Chip Club. It is not the greatest deal for those in the UK as the cruise has to be taken within 6 months and as we are doing a 13 night cruise around Japan in May, we couldn't really do another cruise before August so I opted for one from Athens. If you are in the USA it is a brilliant deal because so many of the cruises on the list that you can get online from the blue chip club go from US ports. Also a number of the cruises were for inside or oceanview cabins and I will only sail in a balcony cabin. Anyway it is not the cruise that I would have taken but even with flights it still works out a cheap holiday and I cancelled a holiday (non cruise) that I had booked for September so it works for us. I will be interested to see if I get another one offered after my Japan cruise.

I was recently on the Ascent and I got a Blue chip free cruise certificate. Being in the UK for us to go to the USA costs a lot so we looked at the list and there were a few cruises in Europe which are a lot easier for us to get to. So we have booked a week of Greek Islands for August.

We did our first Seabourn cruise last month for my 70th on the Encore. It lived up to or exceeded our expectations in all respects. After our first bath/shower we asked our cabin attendant whether they had larger towels and for therest of the cruise we had 4 larger fluffy towels in our bathroom every day.

I booked TK last September, the day after booking my cruise on the Encore, which I went on last month.

Last week on the Encore an officer came in with champagne for everyone in the launderette.

I joined the Encore yesterday for 14 days. My 24th cruise but first on Seabourn I must say I am very impressed with everything so far and it is my 70th birthday today and the gifts in my cabin and decorations are fantastic. BTW I am in 935 two cabins away from the pool apart from going to and from the tender today I haven’t had to move more than about 100 feet 😁

There is quite a big difference in tipping between the UK and USA. In restaurants in the UK 10-12.5% is usually added to the bill whereas I find when in the USA they recommend 18-22%. I have always tended to give taxi drivers around 10% of the fare rounding it upto the nearest. I would have thought a similar percentage on a tour.

Can someone please confirm for the Encore please.

Flamin_June I just wondered whether you are a novelist, I have never seen such descriptive writing as yours other than in books. I can picture everything through your words and I have not yet taken my first Seabourn cruise - 35 days to go and counting 😀

I have no idea as I am going on my first Seabourn cruise in May. Years ago I always took a small torch with me but nowdays everyone has a mobile phone which has a light on it so I wouldn't worry.

I plan all our holidays and details, of course I discuss with my wife before I book. Its probably because I am an Accountant so stuck behind a screen most of the time, whereas my wife is a hairdresser so not able to look at screens or hold on to phone calls during the day.

Shark B8 just call Beetroot what I call it - The Devils Food.

I am on the Encore for two weeks with a stop every day 7th to 21st May. We also may not get off every day or get off for a stroll for an hour and come back to the ship. We only ever have a snack for lunch so it won't affect me if the restaurant is closed.