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That headline makes it sound as if people actually spat on the drinks dispensers

Some airlines, such as Qantas have the annoying habit of sending you 'your flight to xyz has changed' messages. The new flight times are exactly like the booked ones. So where is the change? It's usually a minor change of aircraft. The only impact that may have is that the seat you chose is now somewhere else....

And you put manure on the strawberries?

I remember a French restaurant in Bangkok where they had FauxScargot. Bits of braised beef instead of the snails. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Goes to show that the garlic butter is the important thing

Oh, I do baby potatoes, boiled, halved, then scoop out some of the potato, put an escargot inside, too with herb and garlic butter and baked under the grill...

Ahh, a man of taste. Take him on Celebrity. Escargot are on the every day menu, as far as I know. A great excuse to mop up garlic butter. (The photos are from our local French bistro)

Thank you. No-bake lemon and coconut with ginger cookies crust....

This subject has been discussed at length yesterday. *why are folks opening new threads before bothering to look first?* Apart from that, OK, New Zealand is a bit behind, but not exactly a "remote island"

So you have seafood soup, you have steak with trees. Now have cheese cake.

That's right. The USA are on list of visa waiver countries.

Read this. It explains it all. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/tools-and-information/your-journey-to-new-zealand/before-you-travel-to-new-zealand

It couldn't have been THAT bad. She just left again. Only about 45 minutes late.

The best is a taxi. The most economical is walking.😉 (Or the train, if your party isn't bigger than 2)

Seriously the Celebrity media team better monitor these conversations and put out some clarifications on the media. These reports are just outrageous

Headlines right now. Channel 9 news: " numerous covid 19 positive cases.. " 2GB redneck radio: "covid riddled ship..." The Australian: "cruise ship arrives in Sydney with close to 300 suspected covid cases" Pick one.

Nah... Just because there are rare occasions that there are more than one of perhaps two ships in port, we do not need to build new facilities. I don't buy a camper van, just because I go camping once a year.

Reply from Dunedin city council, regarding the port Chalmers busses, is that they are short on drivers but are actively looking for volunteers

So, I just emailed the Dunedin city tourist board and asked if they plan to do something quickly about the bus situation between the port and town. Given that most ships will be there during the school holidays, there shouldn't be a shortage of vehicles. And, as others mentioned, the service is needed mostly for a few hours in the morning and again afternoon. I'll let you all know what they say. If anything at all....

Perhaps put that in the Roll Call for your cruise. That should raise some interest. 🙂

Hi. When I last looked, there were a handful of local companies, offering pretty much the same (of course) as the ships. Prices, more or less, matched the ships excursions. Many tours were not available on cruise ship days, which would mean that the cruise lines grab most availability. As for the train: it is fully chartered to the cruise lines as far as we were able to work out. Furthermore the train only goes half way compared to pre-Covid days. That, and it would cost you a minimum of $300p.p. That is the very cheapest option we could find.

Dunedin port better get their act together. In early January there will be two quite large ships in town at the same time. Many passengers will just give their cruise lines the finger for charging $ 20 or 30 for a ride to town. The local buses cost a fraction of this, but will be crowded. So the city better put on a few specials for a few hours

Time for Michael Buble to come out of the cave.

Well, a few days ago two large ships that were (according to the schedule from Sydney ports) to leave at 4 pm, didn't leave until after 9pm. So basically a whole day of cruising gone. And perhaps wasted day of drinks package

Hubby goes "on an excursion", and just doesnt re-board. Have your passport. You stay on board and take the bags home

Thank you for clarifying the train tour. I was THIS close to bite the bullet and fork out $500+ per person for the train ride in January. I am not going to do that now. I refuse to be taken for a ride (pun intended). The price is outrageous and I hope that other cruisers will refuse this extortion as well.