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Grand Princess Gastro And Covid Outbreak
buchhalm replied to Zanny's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Holy 💩 -
How would that even end up being a "air crew" visa?
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Sydney Opera House: BBC Background, History
buchhalm replied to TLCOhio's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
The SOH. One of the few instantly recognised buildings in the world. And it has the same birthday as I. (Minus a few years). -
Sydney Opera House: BBC Background, History
buchhalm replied to TLCOhio's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
My though as well -
Cunard Stops Homeporting in Oz 2026
buchhalm replied to springaussie's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Cunard's proposed withdrawal may be due to the fact that the local customer base is limited and those of us who have "done" the forever same loop Sydney/Melbourne to NZL and the limited stops there and back, are tired of the destination options. Looking at the 2024/25 summer schedules for a number of cruise lines. they all offer the same ish SYD-NZL runs. There are VERY limited options of anything else on premium lines. -
Cunard Stops Homeporting in Oz 2026
buchhalm replied to springaussie's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Yeah yeah. I don't want to dress for dinner. Boohoohoo. There is always Carnival. -
Virgin Voyages Open Ship night
buchhalm replied to Zanny's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Booked for Sydney! Should be interesting. Must remember to wear something red. Sorry, "scarlet". -
Tipping tour guides
buchhalm replied to Worldtraveler 4727's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
A tip would definately be welcome. Not expected, but a nice surprise. However, for a WEEK of tour guiding and two people, anything under $50 (AUD) would be somewhat stingy. Then better nothing. As for the USD vs AUD argument, I find it mildly patronising that Americans still think their USD is universally loved. Perhaps 50 years ago and/or in "3rd world countries "... -
Your opinion on gratuities, please
buchhalm replied to lovedecruise's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Nuff said -
Your opinion on gratuities, please
buchhalm replied to lovedecruise's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
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Free Shuttles for Lyttelton
buchhalm replied to arxcards's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I hope one cruiseline will have the balls to drop "Christchurch " from the schedule. If they aren't wanted, they go somewhere else. -
New ships coming to Australian Waters
buchhalm replied to MMDown Under's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
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New ships coming to Australian Waters
buchhalm replied to MMDown Under's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
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Hmm - last time with P&O for us.
buchhalm replied to bazzaw's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
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Yeah the old "onboard credit". Spend thousands on a cruise and get $300 OBC. Per CABIN, mind you. Pfffff!
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Panic over 75+ X-Ray and Dr checkups
buchhalm replied to floridababa's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
What does that title of the post have to do with the content of the post itself -
Duty free on Brisbane to Sydney return cruise
buchhalm replied to Kaylacool's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Ahh, even if Premier Palace-Chook wants to be queen of her own country, still no Duty Free when crossing the borders of her realm. -
Hobbiton tours being cancelled from Tauranga.
buchhalm replied to Daveywavey70's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
www.hobbitontours.com may shed some light on this. -
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Aha! Thanks
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What is VRBO? 🤔
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Pier Runners - Any near misses?
buchhalm replied to arxcards's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
The Caribbean with their itsy-bitsy island nations isn't a place where you'd want to miss the boat. If you were to "do" that, a cruise up and down the coast of Italy would be the place. It would be annoying, but not a huge drama. The ports are SO close together that it would be easy to catch up. I guess even by bicycle you'd be in the next port earlier than the ship. (😉) -
Pier Runners - Any near misses?
buchhalm replied to arxcards's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
People don't miss the boat anymore, it seems. I haven't seen any NEW pier running incidents in a long, long time. 🙃 -
I'm in two minds about that ship. A one-week loop US-Carribbean would hardly give you the chance to fully experience the thing. Imagine the time it takes to get everyone on and off at every port... Not worth flying all the way to Florida for that. Then it would be definitely outside school holidays. And I would want a top-of-the-range cabin. It looks like a pass from me.
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It won't hurt to try, mate. If I "win" a few tix, you can have 2 of mine. 🙂