IE 2014 and some really useful information "4" and a bit of drivel

[ekco]

You have my sympathy and hope you're feeling better soon. I was up all night last week sneezing and still haven't got back into a sleep routine. Every night I wake up thinking it's nearly morning and the clock says 1.45am. Doh! Hate it, there's nothing worse than being awake in the middle of the night. Do they still have those caravan sites near Antibes and Nice? I remember years ago that people would go on the coach.:)

 

Jan

[jenny wren]

Ooh yes that's another avenue to explore!! I remember looking years ago when the kids were small...thanks for that Jan! :)

 

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[ekco]

Ooh yes that's another avenue to explore!! I remember looking years ago when the kids were small...thanks for that Jan! :)

 

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I remember years ago some friends of ours, who's 2 children were quite young then, went to Antibe on the coach from Lancashire. 30 hours later they arrived, nightmare, a whole coachload of screaming kids. Not for me, lol, but the caravan idea isn't a bad one.:):)

 

Jan

[jenny wren]

Easy jet flight to Nice...hire car for a week....caravan to rent...sounds good to me!!!:)

Just got to convince John...who doesn't 'do' caravans!

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[ekco]

Easy jet flight to Nice...hire car for a week....caravan to rent...sounds good to me!!!:)

Just got to convince John...who doesn't 'do' caravans!

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Lol, well! it's not too different from a cabin on a ship.:D:D

 

Jan

[Stevio]

Ahh... Caravan holidays at Clacton on sea. The talk of caravan holidays brings it all back... Come to think of it, I also remember those communal site concrete WC & shower blocks... Nah, I'm with John on this one, Cruise beats caravan every time. Even if the room is bigger. :D

[ekco]

Ahh... Caravan holidays at Clacton on sea. The talk of caravan holidays brings it all back... Come to think of it, I also remember those communal site concrete WC & shower blocks... Nah, I'm with John on this one, Cruise beats caravan every time. Even if the room is bigger. :D

 

Ah! you're just going soft in your old age, lol.;)

 

Jan

[Stevio]

Ah! you're just going soft in your old age, lol.;)

 

Jan

 

I am not going soft in my old age. I will have you know that I have always been soft... I just like my caravans to have restaurants, bars & a casino within walking distance. :D Oh and room service is nice as well. :D:D

[Rebel Rouser]

Good afternoon everyone, been reading the last 2 days with interest?

 

What is it about having a holiday in caravans? do they float (no) :D

 

Signed a Wandering Gypsy

 

 

RR

[ekco]

Good afternoon everyone, been reading the last 2 days with interest?

 

What is it about having a holiday in caravans? do they float (no) :D

 

Signed a Wandering Gypsy

 

 

RR

 

They might float, I'm sure I've seen one going downstream in a flood.:D:D

 

Jan

[Rebel Rouser]

This is the harbour @ Roma :D

 

[barnowl1950]

They might float, I'm sure I've seen one going downstream in a flood.:D:D

 

Jan

 

 

 

Hi all, haven't been on here for a while but look in occasionally, have enjoyed many caravan holidays... they have lovely large picture windows, you don't usually complain that the food was rubbish when you get home, and ekco, they won't sail without you :D

Edited May 17, 2014 by barnowl1950

[ekco]

This is the harbour @ Roma :D

 

 

There you go. Put a lifeboat on top and that's our cheap cruise for next year.;)

 

Jan

[jenny wren]

:d:d:d:d

[Stevio]

Hurrah... Just checked in online & printed our boarding passes. Seems a bit weird doing it two weeks in advance, but I like the new system. :)

[ekco]

Hurrah... Just checked in online & printed our boarding passes. Seems a bit weird doing it two weeks in advance, but I like the new system. :)

 

Wouldn't it be nice to choose a particular cabin the same way.:):)

 

Jan

[Stevio]

Wouldn't it be nice to choose a particular cabin the same way.:):)

 

Jan

 

You mean choose the cabin number online when you first book so you know what you're getting at the time of paying. :eek: Just like they do at Norwegian Cruise Lines... Very un-British ways of doing things, just like their free safes & room service. :D

Edited May 21, 2014 by Stevio

[ekco]

You mean choose the cabin number online when you first book so you know what you're getting at the time of paying. :eek: Just like they do at Norwegian Cruise Lines... Very un-British ways of doing things, just like their free safes & room service. :D

 

That's all a bit new fangled for Thomson.:D

 

Jan

[Stevio]

That's all a bit new fangled for Thomson.:D

 

Jan

 

Yes it is something we look forward to each Thomson cruise. First booking your cruise online like the rest of the industry, then calling their whatever pence per min phone line for the honour of spending another £42 to pick a room... Is it just us or do others have a list of favoured cabins in their category, & go through them one at a time with the nice Thomson's lady while she repeats "no" & "that ones gone as well" resulting with one over the bow thruster, & end up thinking after the call "why did I just pay £42 for that ?" ..... Ahh well, I must enjoy it as I do the same every year.

[ekco]

Yes it is something we look forward to each Thomson cruise. First booking your cruise online like the rest of the industry, then calling their whatever pence per min phone line for the honour of spending another £42 to pick a room... Is it just us or do others have a list of favoured cabins in their category, & go through them one at a time with the nice Thomson's lady while she repeats "no" & "that ones gone as well" resulting with one over the bow thruster, & end up thinking after the call "why did I just pay £42 for that ?" ..... Ahh well, I must enjoy it as I do the same every year.

 

lol, That's exactly what we did so this last time as we booked late, and for some reason you can't book a cabin within 4 weeks, we took pot luck and got quite a good one midships without having to pay extra.:):)

 

Jan

[Sailaway487]

Hello RR.

 

What was your gossip? :rolleyes: :D

[ekco]

Hello RR.

 

What was your gossip? :rolleyes: :D

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He's gone walkabout again.:rolleyes:

 

Jan

[M & J]

24/6 can't wait! I am sure I have printed something off ages ago, but can't find it? Done the flight tickets though ! :-)

 

 

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[Rebel Rouser]

Sailaway, use this email re the gossip?

 

leistonfc29@gmail.com and send me your addy and I will send you the info.

[Stevio]

OK, only just back from a very good I.E. cruise & have been unfaithful already.

A look at my countdown clock will reveal I have booked a couple of weeks on the NCL Star for the following frivolous reasons :o... I got a good price, it was the only two week cruise to fit in with my leave, & the I.E. is unlikely any time soon to be calling at Copenhagen, Bergen, Alesund, Lerwick, Thorshavn, Reykjavik, Glasgow, and Dublin.

However I will be returning to the IE shortly... Probably very shortly after this one to warm up after visiting Iceland at the end of September :eek:

Edited June 18, 2014 by Stevio