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Now your giving me flashbacks 😮 My mother used to be obsessed with the blighters when I was a young kid. Every Sunday night she would scrap the hell out of my head with a metal tooth comb. " But mam I aint got nits " I would complain but it made no odds, every Sunday, the same. What made it worse she was mates with the district nurse who supplied her with loads of Derbac shampoo which stunk awful. "Can't I use Vosene like you and Dad ? " Not a chance ,no kid of hers was having nits ! God help you if she saw you even go near your head with anything that looked like you were scratching your head ! Out came the tooth comb like it or not 😢

We used to take our allowed booze in our hand luggage as well . We also used to take our allowed booze in our suitcase as well . Once getting back onboard we declared two bottles of coke which they checked very carefully even though I showed them the receipt. As you say not much of a queue at the table but no need as 99.9% are so honest .

I have had dealings working with battery powered in the past . Battery powered train locomotives and more recent was the FLT loading lorries . It is amazing the power within these vehicles but they were never far from a re charging point . Non of these ran on sealed units and it was very time consuming topping up at least the equivalent of 20 odd car batteries .A load more for the loco. Charging could be a nightmare as they all had their own charge connections,if different models and I note that not all cars use a universal type to suit all cars either . So when it came to ships docking and having the right charger in the right place is not going to be easy as well as keeping the ship powered lights heating etc for people onboard use . Never say never but I think the day we see a cruise ship toddle off on a worldie on battery power is not going to be for a long while yet but that's just me .

If it was down to wrong doing, hopefully the cameras around the point of sale till/point could be matched to time of transaction that should be recorded .

Very sad to read .😟 Makes you realise your getting old when over half the artistes in your record collection are no longer with us . R I P Jeff

Each guest aged 18 years (21 years in United States of America ports) and older may bring up to 1 litre of wine, Champagne, beer, spirit, or liqueur on board as they embark the ship for the first time only. Alcohol over the 1 litre limit will be stored and returned to the guest prior to the end of the cruise. If this alcohol is consumed in the dining rooms, bars, restaurants or lounge areas, it will be subject to a corkage fee of £20* per bottle, per occasion which will be charged to the guest’s on-board account.

Same here . My dentist once asked me do I floss between meals ? I said "No just between my teeth " Those water pick gadgets look very handy for anyone who owns dirty corn cobs or for tormenting the cat with .😉 Must try this flossing in the shower . Do I set the showerhead to monsoon or invigorating 🤣

Can you imagine the size of the sails needed on Iona 😮 and when the wind dropped I suppose we could give anyone on saver fares a set of oars ? Well it worked for the Viking long ships 🤔

I don't mind the dentist but since they have gone all modern they give you a tablet to sign the forms on . Have you ever tried doing your signature on one ? "Just scroll down ,sign bottom of each page " said the receptionist. As I signed the first one, I joked with her . . . "Does this mean that even if you pull my head completely off, I can't sue you?" "No, that's the next page . This one says you still have to pay us."😮

We had a go on the Red bus tour and that bus seemed to go up hill forever, brilliant views . We also tried the yellow route but preferred the red route. Nice way to kill about 90 minutes .

Morning everyone 😊 A very crappy 4.c and wet around here . Hope you all manage to keep dry ,talking of which . . . .

Paul should try it ,may help him come clean 😉

I agree and I don't think P&O or Brit cruisers have the monopoly on the problem . A simple search on Google or YouTube will show that Carnival Princess and others have had their moments . The people fighting were not British in a lot of the scraps but had a fair few to drink . A small percentage causing a big problem for others onboard . Any cruise ship has got to get a grip and find a balance between high spirits and a zero tolerance to unacceptable behaviour that endangers others .

After your good news with your test ( as your friends say ) I hope you have an amazing time on the Azura and your visit to Madeira . Once at the top with the cable car is a pretty little church. Our memory on one of our trips was a guy who crawled on his hands and knees up the church steps . Not exactly sure if it was a religious thing or a bit too much Madeira wine but he made it.😉 You take care and enjoy 🙂

With the Azura hiding behind it .

If they are strapped to the shower wall , would the cabin steward lend you a screwdriver or better sill give you a hand getting it off the wall whilst you pack your hot chocolates away ?

What a great idea and once the bottles are emptied on the cruise ,you can simply refill them using the big containers that are now supplied by P&O

The same to you Damien 🙂 That's got me thinking ? On what day should we stop saying Happy New Year ? 🤔 There must be a cut off point where we can say " you're too late or too early " I like your new avatar , either you are in need of a shave or it's a cute mug shot of your dog 😉 For your dog owners who's dogs bark .....

I also enjoyed the 6pm updates by Robert Camby . My favourite part was the "Thought For The Day " . . . . . . If you are asleep in bed and dream about a toilet . . Don't use it

Two sides to every story and the actual experiences are there for everyone to read but not everyone will post ,so it shows that figure by the president to be ..well ? Sure they will be plenty who have loved the cruise, no doubt about that . The ship will hopefully improve ,lets hope so for those who will sail on her . As for the ships presidents ,believe what you will. We have one saying 99.9% loved it whilst another president, sits his ship in a dry dock and tries telling people, who payed for a Christmas cruise they should be grateful for sat in a dry dock a few days . They get it wrong but should we dam a cruise line for ever ? I say sit back keep calm as they will be plenty more future reviews , hopefully good ones .

The two times we flew out of Manchester to do the T A cruises ,the coach left the port around 10am . We had a comfort break 1/2 hour midway back to the airport and were back at the airport for around 2.30 /3pm . The driver offered to drop a couple off near the train station and the rest of us near the T2 arrivals .

In your trade it would be the bye products like the odd £1 note left in pockets . I've lost money that way before 😢

Morning hope your all doing well,.🙂 It's a bit windy out there this morning and lashing it down but the good news is the temperature is into double figures . A curry can be nice but not always if you get it wrong Relationships are like Indian food They start out hot and spicy but end up with someone sat on the toilet crying and saying why me.😟 The worst one I ever had was a homemade one ,made by the loving caring Mrs K. I came home from work one night and she had made me a nice chicken one but every mouthful was like eating a lit welding torch . It tasted nice but , not wanting to hurt Mrs K's feeling I fought on with it . "You seem to be enjoying that but you are sweating a lot " ,said Mrs K. I just gave an approving smile , by now I could barely speak anyway ! After eating 3/4 of the meal I gave up ! What did you put in it I croaked ? .. "Nothing I just used one of them jars and a bit of water" she replied and went off into the kitchen returning with said jar . Upon inspection I realised she had bought a curry concentrate , one of those where you add one or two spoons of it and not the entire jar as she had just served me . Happy days !😊 Take care

Just shows that old children's game "Knock Down Ginger " is alive and well 😉

Maybe set up a sound system belting out a few festive tunes and maybe carboard cut outs of yourselves ! Now that would get the neighbours chatting 🤗