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Thank you for the review - I enjoyed reading it and I’m glad your group had a great time @AndyMichelle - we were apprehensive about Iona but loved our time on her. So many facilities! Somehow she does a Tardis and is huge, yet accessible at the same time. Embarkation, disembarkation, and getting off & back again in ports was smooth. My only gripe concerning her size and payload is that she can easily “fill up” some of the smaller ports
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Lovely! Glad you’re posting Have a lovely cruise on the lovely Ventura. Hopefully you’ve chilled out from the journey to Southampton and are enjoying good weather
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
It’s a dull day here, with added spells of mizzle. Such a shame after a rare sunny day yesterday. It was nice for the balloon festival, but a shame (afaiac) that they had to conclude with a window-shaking firework extravaganza at 10.15 last night. I expect I’m just a miserable old fart 🙄 My best bit of today was coming across a little field vole on our walk today. He was very bold (or perhaps unconcerned?). Crossed the path in front of me and then sat chomping on a seed case from a tree, as OH, I and the dog walked past Not my pic, but this is what he looked like -
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Thank you Jane - you look lovely. Your brows are gorgeous. i have sparse eyebrows but somehow can’t stand myself with pencilled-in etc. it just doesn’t look right to me. I feel I have a look of permanent surprise Yes, Pauline is lovely. I recognised her on Iona - was more confident that it was her than that the gentleman of the couple was Graham -
There is a number in a pinned post at the top of this sub-forum However, it was unobtainable when I tried it recently
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Morning all For the first time this year (I think) I’ve done the early dog walk without a coat. Light hoodie yes, but no actual coat. That must indicate progress. Hurrah! We seem to have missed out on recent decent weather/nice temperatures, so I really hope this is the start of some decent weather Sarah - hope your Mum had a decent night and makes good progress today Graham - your meal looks lovely. We didn’t go out but we did splash out on some lovely brill from the fishmonger. Plus the first of the Jersey royals. Even if I say it myself - doesn’t that look good? It certainly tasted good Have a lovely Star Wars Day everyone. May the Fourth be with you. -
Agree about the Chef’s Table The only advantage is that you get the guaranteed time
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Morning all Best wishes for all with hospital appointments today We’ve been to vote, so I thought I’d do a *Dogs at Polling Stations* picture. Excuse the state of her - the polling station is the cricket club so she had a good run around the (wet) cricket field before we went in. -
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Morning all Happy May Day - it’s dull and drizzly, with thunderstorms forecast for this evening 🙄 -
Has anyone mentioned propulsion system, stability, storm-worthiness, etc? They’re probably important Outside my area of expertise though. Anyone? 🚢
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That makes 3 folk complaining about the weather in the SW 🙄 We still have that cold wind. It’s 11° apparently, rising to 13, but still not pleasant -
Cafe Jardin from Oceana
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Happy Birthday Avril 🎂 🎈 🎉 Remember the song Things Can Only Get Better 🎶 🤞 We have weak sunshine but that nagging wind is still around 😠 -
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Graham! (And Pauline) - Wow! Yum yum! The artisanal market was mostly *stuff* (nice stuff) but some edibles. We got orange chocolate brownies, which were very nice with vodka soaked poached cherries and crème fraîche Preceded by steak & chips with asparagus. Might be time for just a few 💤 now, in front of the footie/cricket on the telly -
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Morning all Chilly here too, at 5°, but pretty much dry. We had rain overnight, if it was real rain I heard and not just part of a dream. We have an *artisanal market* around the place today. Handy if you need to buy an artisanal, I guess? They were setting up their stalls and gazebos as Hattie & I were walking an hour ago. Looked like nice stuff, but seriously, it’s all *stuff* and we’re trying very hard not to fill our place with more and more stuff. We’ll have a look round after our proper dog walk - maybe there will be tasty treats, which is a much more attractive proposition Have a lovely day all. Bon voyage @zap99 and @IlovemygardenHope you have smooth seas and sunshine ☀️ -
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Afternoon all Yes, I’ve had IT issues today. Couldn’t access CC at all via the iPad. iPhone appeared OK but I don’t/can’t/won’t use that teeny screen and keypad for recreational browsing etc. I’m glad whatever the glitch was, it’s been resolved … and after all that, I really have nothing to say! I’ll enjoy reading the threads though, and maybe I’ll find something to comment Have a good rest-of-the-day everyone -
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Lucky you Graham. The north seems to be enjoying better weather than the south at present. It’s really cold (for the time of year) here and we have a very wet forecast for tomorrow My son is in Sunderland visiting a friend at the moment, so it’s nice that he has a bit of sun -
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Michael Palin seems an all round good egg You may be interested in a 3 part retrospective on BBC Radio 4 Extra, recently broadcast but available anytime on BBC Sounds Called (iirc) Michal Palin - The Radio Years - he is in discussion with John McCarthy and there are pieces from old works He has had a long (and distinguished, and continuing) broadcast career. Sort of silver medal to David Attenborough’s gold 🙂) -
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Have a lovely cruise anyway zap 🚢 -
Have a wonderful time, both of you - and the rest of your party. What a shame someone is missing 😕. I think there should be much raising of glasses on your exclusive dinner table, “To absent friends” I hope you have a lovely waiting team Enjoy the carpets! (I had an email from P&O wrt my booking from the 2026 schedule … “We can’t wait to welcome you onboard - just 126 weeks” 😳🤣)
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
That all sounds good Brian - a real change from your Italian second home and very enjoyable I’ve put a deposit on a 5 night trip on Britannia in 2026, using the FCC which somehow remained on my account 🤷♀️. If anyone else has FCC (somehow I doubt it - this forum is full of very active cruisers), I noted that it needs to be committed by July 2027. Talk about Plan Ahead! We did the annual bluebell walk yesterday. Very enjoyable but we would have liked a little more sun, particularly for the pictures Have a lovely day everyone -
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Eddie99 replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )