terrierjohn Posted January 13 #54451 Share Posted January 13 10 minutes ago, zap99 said: DW said " if that was my kid, I'd leave him in kennels " the P&O one is OK and the Cunard one OK if you like that kind of cruise. Haven was better last year, but I don't really watch them.🤣 TBH I normally only ever see adverts when watching live sports, otherwise I whizz passed them from recordings, but that OTB is just unbelievable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted January 13 #54452 Share Posted January 13 9 minutes ago, zap99 said: . I reeeeealy want to make a spaceship out of the washing up liquid bottle..🚀 I do wonder what the 'boy' thinks when he sees the advert, he could be a father himself now. Isn't it the advert from many years ago... or am I mistaken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted January 13 #54453 Share Posted January 13 14 minutes ago, zap99 said: Apparently the most memorable adverts are also the most annoying. .. I reeeeealy want to make a spaceship out of the washing up liquid bottle..🚀 How to make your moggy really hard ? Shake some cat treats and they come bursting through your living room walls ? Why not have a cat flap like everyone else ? Maybe buying these moggy treats the should give you a discount on polly filler 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaJane Posted January 13 #54454 Share Posted January 13 Just caught up on everything. @Adawn47 so pleased to hear the good news about Frank - I can only imagine how relieved you must both be. Hope you have a lovely relaxing weekend. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashire_cruisers Posted January 13 #54455 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Thank you, but they've doubled up on his Omeprazole. He's had those iron tablets before, but not such a high strength. The only problem it causes him is constipation. Avril Yes that’s not the greatest. I’m supposed to take 3 iron tablets per day but I can’t tolerate it due to constipation which is why I only take one tablet and supplement with Floradix to avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted January 13 #54456 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, zap99 said: Apparently the most memorable adverts are also the most annoying. .. I reeeeealy want to make a spaceship out of the washing up liquid bottle..🚀 Yeah but have you seen the price of Lego. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
July morning Posted January 13 #54457 Share Posted January 13 can someone tell me how to respond to some of the messages example I read a message that i think is funny or agree with but when I click on the heart, laughing face etc nothing happens 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted January 13 #54458 Share Posted January 13 Have you seen the Ryanair advert with well behaved children at the forefront. I reckon they did that on purpose, having seen the awful Love Holidays one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckett Posted January 13 #54459 Share Posted January 13 3 hours ago, indiana123 said: Ooooh word for word what we have said Terrierjohn . I like kids but when that boy runs on I cringe. I wonder if it was done on purpose.. kind of reverse advertising.. after all we are talking about it. (I know what I mean 🙃) When I see that boy running on I just want to punch him! Jane xx 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted January 13 #54460 Share Posted January 13 13 minutes ago, Beckett said: When I see that boy running on I just want to punch him! Jane xx Love it Jane.You and I should be social workers with our PCness. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted January 13 #54461 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Beckett said: When I see that boy running on I just want to punch him! Jane xx 14 minutes ago, brian1 said: Love it Jane.You and I should be social workers with our PCness. Ah kids you can't beat em ,or can you ? 🤔🙃 Edited January 13 by kalos 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted January 13 #54462 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, July morning said: can someone tell me how to respond to some of the messages example I read a message that i think is funny or agree with but when I click on the heart, laughing face etc nothing happens 😬 You have to click twice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted January 13 #54463 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, July morning said: can someone tell me how to respond to some of the messages example I read a message that i think is funny or agree with but when I click on the heart, laughing face etc nothing happens 😬 Try logging out and back in again, or the refresh button if on a computer/ laptop. Avril 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
July morning Posted January 13 #54464 Share Posted January 13 Thanks Avril it worked 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splice the mainbrace Posted January 13 #54465 Share Posted January 13 7 hours ago, Interestedcruisefan said: The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Complex is incredible. 100 eateries to choose from. Some real high quality options at a fraction of the price of UK food and drink We didn't know where to start or stop!!! Lol I can see why so many people say Cape Town is their favourite holiday destination I think I want to live here!! We fly out in 2 weeks time to stay overnight in the V&A area and then embark QM2 the next day🤞 Did you get a taxi from the airport to the hotel? Do they take credit cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad John Posted January 13 #54466 Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, kalos said: How to make your moggy really hard ? Shake some cat treats and they come bursting through your living room walls ? Why not have a cat flap like everyone else ? Maybe buying these moggy treats the should give you a discount on polly filler 🤔 Don’t bring the parrot in to this😂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Interestedcruisefan Posted January 13 #54467 Share Posted January 13 4 hours ago, Splice the mainbrace said: We fly out in 2 weeks time to stay overnight in the V&A area and then embark QM2 the next day🤞 Did you get a taxi from the airport to the hotel? Do they take credit cards? I had pre booked a transfer with our Airbnb provider and we paid cash as it's cheap But the same taxi company does take payment by card as I've just pre-paid them for a longer trip we are doing tomorrow To enjoy a wine tram experience which looks to much fun By the way entry into Cape Town for us was the quickest immigration queue I've ever seen anywhere and the cases were already on the machine as well. There are some amazing places to choose for a meal/and or cocktails at the waterfront You will be spoilt for choice Tonight after the rugby I just bought 4 sharing platters of food for 6 people and three rounds of drinks for 6 people Came to 79 pounds approx 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted January 14 #54468 Share Posted January 14 On 1/12/2024 at 2:34 PM, Ardennais said: We arrived home last night after a very enjoyable four night cruise on Queen Victoria - to Hamburg and back. Embarkation at Mayflower was a breeze - so different to Selbourne’s experience the previous weekend. We had a time of 2.30 so that might have made a difference. CPS staff were waiting for cars to arrive! We had only sailed once before with Cunard, on QM in 2013. A few quick observations. Queen Victoria is very elegant but quite dark. The size suited us as my mother was with us. No waiting for lifts, plenty of room to sit around the ship apart from the Chart Room (coffee bar) before lunch. We were on Freedom dining, and were immediately seated on the 4 nights without having to share. Food was excellent - fewer mains in the MDR than P&O but really tasty. The portions are quite moderate. Service was amazing. Had a great pub lunch in the Golden Lion with several mains to choose from - I seem to recall that there was only the fish chips there on QM but I might be mistaken. Lido buffet had lovely salads and fruit juices were available all day which is good as the drinks were quite expensive. Dress code - no tie or jacket required. The two Gala nights were labelled as being ‘optional’. Quite a high proportion had dressed up but there were also many in very casual attire and trainers which didn’t bother us one bit. It felt very relaxed. Entertainment was great and there were speakers onboard as part of the Insights programme. Great atmosphere in the Queen Room with a live band for the dancing. Disembarkation was very easy, probably helped by the fact that over 500 had joined in Hamburg for the beginning of the world cruise. We had a brilliant time - no apps required! We probably wouldn’t choose to do a longer cruise on the Queens as they’re getting on a bit and we do like the lighter modern ships and a more relaxed atmosphere at night. Having said that, everything seemed far more stuffy back in 2013 so things are changing. We might try Queen Anne next! Forgot to add - cabins were serviced twice a day and it was great to have fresh towels after the evening shower. Grats are added of course and as I said, the drinks are expensive. Definitely a higher standard overall than P&O in terms of quality of food and service, but of course, the overall cost is much higher. Glad to hear this as I’ve been tempted to do the four night Hamburg one. I didn’t think Cunard had freedom dining so it’s interesting to hear as we don’t like sharing tables. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted January 14 #54469 Share Posted January 14 On 1/12/2024 at 5:45 PM, Eddie99 said: We’re doing a fairly bog-standard Canaries cruise OllySmith is onboard It’s sold out - I think a lot of P&O cruisers want a no-fly winter cruise and, apart from N European 1-weekers at February half-term, this is the only one. Crazy! Enjoy! We did a wine tasting tour in Vigo with Olly Smith, he’s really engaging and not snobbish about wine at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted January 14 #54470 Share Posted January 14 @Adawn47 what fabulous news about Frank. So pleased for you and lovely to hear from Frank too. 😘 I’m not afraid to say my eyes are quite moist! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted January 14 #54471 Share Posted January 14 22 hours ago, SarahHben said: Morning. It’s been an interesting week here. Mum’s not been good, it took both my sister and I to get her out of bed, bathed and dressed on Tuesday morning. She then had a call from her physio, told her how everything was getting worse and the physio told her to go straight to A&E. We spent several hours there with her going through various assessments and she was eventually sent home with a change of pain relief and an order to return if she gets either numbness down below or loss of ‘control’. Shes got an MRI in two weeks, but doc thinks it’s Spinal Stenosis and at least one slipped disc. My sister and I persuaded her to let us make a temporary bedroom for her in their dining room so we’ve been rearranging furniture and my husband moved the bed downstairs and she’s been relieved to not have to manage the stairs twice a day. They are going to cancel coming on Britannia with us in May, fortunately not a big deposit to loose. Five weeks until our Grandson number two is due so we really need mum settled and improving by then or I may end up in a frazzled heap. 🥴 Sorry to ramble on, that was quite therapeutic getting all that off my chest 😂 Oh my Sarah, what a worry for you. Parents,eh? I’m still just as worried about my mum even though she’s ‘safe’ in her home! She phoned me last week and we had to go up there as she thought she’d lost her glasses! We found them straight away 🙄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted January 14 #54472 Share Posted January 14 3 minutes ago, P&O SUE said: Oh my Sarah, what a worry for you. Parents,eh? I’m still just as worried about my mum even though she’s ‘safe’ in her home! She phoned me last week and we had to go up there as she thought she’d lost her glasses! We found them straight away 🙄 You never know ? Could have been testing you to see if you were just a phone call away and you would still come and see her ? I'ts all new to her at the moment🙂 Morning all, just 1.c here and will get to about 3.c so a day staying warm and cosy. Have a good day .🙂 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindyloo22 Posted January 14 #54473 Share Posted January 14 Morning all is 2.c here, trying to get myself motivated to get dressed and take my boy out for his walk he will start barking at me soon if I don’t hurry up. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Interestedcruisefan Posted January 14 #54474 Share Posted January 14 So we are in Franschoek (near Cape Town) waiting to board our wine tram. There are upto 9 vineyards on our tour we could choose to stop at for tastings!!! I think 3 or 4 max in reality for us All sorts of tastings to have alongside the wines Cheese, meats and chocolate!! We will be trying all of them!! Lol It's going to be a fun day 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted January 14 #54475 Share Posted January 14 Morning everyone, Another bright but cold morning here only 1° at the moment so I will wait for it to warm up before going for a walk. For some reason I woke up at 3:40 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Have a good day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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