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We have booked Arvia for April. Most of the things people moan about are things that don't bother us. We eat about a third of the time in the MDR. If the wait is a bit long, there are plenty of alternatives. If the lifts are similar to Iona, that will do .If it's rubbish, we won't book it again.

Lots of walls. Fingers crossed.🤣

In about the last year of validity we check when we have a window of a month ,or so with no foreign travel planed. That's when the passport goes off for renewal. Preferably about 6 months, ish.

I liked the stones. My old mum stopped buying the news of the world after they wrote a snidey article about Mike Jagger.

Poor old Red Bull.🤣

Litter and flowers for Ladies isn't woke.

How about the photographer at Southampton. A family who have just spent 8 hours on a coach from oop North and are hot and sweaty carrying bags with all the illicit booze. Are we nearly there yet ?...........would you like a photo infront of the fake backdrop and plastic ships wheel ?. Only 25 quid......No .🤐

You win the 50,000 badge🥳

Di d Anybody watch the qualifying. Sweet.🤣

As are the folk who remember the programme. Sorry Brian.🤣

They could always work in the office. In SWAT the police chief is about 97.

I did put a laughing smiley on my post. Of course the cost doesn't offset the stress. I changed mine 6 months early as I had a few months added last time and DW will change hers a bit early. Mine took 10 days last time. The main problem for us is finding a space in our schedule to be passportless.

If a 10 year passport is £90, changing it 3 month early costs £2.25. As pensioners we don't have money to burn.🤣

The 50,000 post race is on. At 49,988 I won't won as I'm watching the qualifying.

MB. Top tip... if you want more than 5 cocktails..order twice.🤣

When we first thought about a cruise a long time ago a friend told us all this stuff was normal....so we didn't bother. Quite enjoyable now that some of these don't happen.

You may find that the extra 2 months are not allowed in the Euro zone and that the validity is only to Feb 2024, not April 2024. Some companies require the passport to remain valid for 6 months after your return.

We booked Arvia. 2 weeks in the med. Select balcony with £560 OBC £3200. I think an inside saver was a little less.🤣

We ate in a nice restaurant in Carcassone. Yum, yum, but I did it again. Photo after the meal, but a pic of the City as compensation. Sirloin with a peppercorn sauce served upside down.🤣

So plan A worked well. TBH I have no axe to grind about Saga. What gets to me is that the Saga board in deserted, so folk post on the P&O threads with stories about how superior Saga are and how downmarket P&O are. We sail on RC, Celebrity, NCL as well as P&O. I rarely see any reference to Saga, or Fred on those threads. I will refrain from any further reference to Saga and take your suggestion to scroll on...bye.

Poor Teddy. We were in the bar on a ship waiting to be called to dinner. Beep, beep, beep We got up to go just as a scooter reversed over my foot. Didn't you hear my bleeper grunted this pleasant old gentleman.....🤣

Don't, I spilt my coffee on the bingo card.🤣

I enjoyed the 710 on Iona. The change to pulse on P&O caters for good range of tastes and ages. I guess they have the music offerings about right judging by the fullness of the venues. Don't know about Saga, but hootmemoney has a good variety. He even had Andy Fairweather Low this year.

Perhaps I should go to the Saga thread for my enlightenment, but that is a bit quiet.🤣

That is very true, but most of the points folk make about Saga are well aired so I get a bit tired.🤣