Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 7 #118676 Share Posted April 7 A beautiful sunny Sunday in Sydney. End of daylight savings. Max was very confused when he got an early morning walk from me (usually I do the after dinner walks). He kept looking back at our house wondering where DH was….. Once DH was up we headed to Palm Beach (Pittwater side). DH decided to walk up to the Barrenjoey Lighthouse via the steps for the first time (he timed himself - 6 mins). I took our usual path up. Views on the way up - Pittwater one side and Palm Beach on the other. We are coming back to do a guided tour of the Barrenjoey Lighthouse at the top of the headland next Sunday. DH joined me on the way back down. Said the steps would be too slippery on the descent. Nice views on the return. Had a nice coffee and casual lunch. Obligatory (from me) lorikeet photo. Walked back to the beach past “Summer Bay” (from Australian soap tv series - Home & Away - very popular with the Brits) I think this is the chip stealing culprit mentioned above… Beach closed but beautiful relaxing on the sand in the sun 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 7 #118677 Share Posted April 7 Late afternoon stroll & chat with girlfriend in the Visitors Centre in the National Park. 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 7 #118678 Share Posted April 7 Meanwhile, BIL was down near Canberra visiting one of the National Parks there, this weekend. 18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromSea2ShiningSea Posted April 7 #118679 Share Posted April 7 11 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: @FromSea2ShiningSea Just wow. Not sure which I love more - your resort apartment the onsen or the food! Loveky to catch with family. How long did that train ride take? It took about 5 hours with bullet train and local trains. Google map was very helpful. Also, I have to take back what I said about DH planning and organizing everything with the trip. Somethings were spur of the moment such as the visit to the NAKED Suraka Festival where we found out about it from the Tourist Information office. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted April 7 #118680 Share Posted April 7 5 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: Views on the way up - Pittwater one side and Palm Beach on the other. As always, spectacular photos. This one reminds me of St. Croix. Atlantic Ocean on one side and Caribbean Sea on the other. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 7 #118681 Share Posted April 7 30 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: As always, spectacular photos. This one reminds me of St. Croix. Atlantic Ocean on one side and Caribbean Sea on the other. I was going to say that about St. Kitts. It has a similar outcrop of land with the Caribbean on one side and the Atlantic on the other. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted April 7 #118682 Share Posted April 7 15 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I was going to say that about St. Kitts. It has a similar outcrop of land with the Caribbean on one side and the Atlantic on the other. Just my thoughts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted April 7 #118683 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said: It took about 5 hours with bullet train and local trains. Google map was very helpful. Also, I have to take back what I said about DH planning and organizing everything with the trip. Somethings were spur of the moment such as the visit to the NAKED Suraka Festival where we found out about it from the Tourist Information office. Looks like you caught just before the Festival ended. https://event.naked.works/nijojo/spring/ April 7th, last day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118684 Share Posted April 7 Good afternoon. I hope everyone is safe and well. We have just got home after 10 nights away including 7 nights cruise on P&O Iona. We visited Hamburg Germany. Rotterdam Holland 2 days. Zeebrugge Belgium We had 2 sea days. I pre-booked online our 7 nights speciality dining. I will post photos separately. Graham. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118685 Share Posted April 7 We had a lovely Port side aft balcony. On Sunday at sea we went to the wonderful Easter Sunday church service on board. It was pouring down with rain in Hamburg so we relaxed on board. In Rotterdam we got a water taxi to the Centrum and walked to the centre where we saw the famous cube houses. VID_20240403_114134.mp4 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118686 Share Posted April 7 On Friday we got the ship shuttle from Zeebrugge to the beach resort Blankenburg where we bought quite a bit of Belgian chocolate. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118687 Share Posted April 7 (edited) I pre-booked online all of our 7 nights in Speciality restaurants. Edited April 7 by grapau27 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted April 7 #118688 Share Posted April 7 Graham says hello to everyone from Adventure. Looks like he is having a blast. He wanted me to relay the current stats ADVENTURE 4/6 Pinnacle 53 Diamond plus 199 Diamond 229 Emerald 115 Platinum 195 Gold 903 1st timers 2194 (57%) Total Loyalty Members 1694(43%) Total passengers 3888 Capacity 3807 Sailing at 102% Capacity Kids 752 (Way too many) as school is in session 😳 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted April 7 #118689 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: I was going to say that about St. Kitts. It has a similar outcrop of land with the Caribbean on one side and the Atlantic on the other. Oops. You're correct. That is supposed to say St. Kitts. I've never even been to St. Croix. 🤣 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted April 7 Author #118690 Share Posted April 7 52 minutes ago, grapau27 said: In Rotterdam we got a water taxi to the Centrum and walked to the centre where we saw the famous cube houses. Beautiful itinerary, Graham @grapau27, including the famous Belgian chocolates. Did you pay to visit the interior of one of those cube houses? 1 minute ago, bobmacliberty said: You're correct. That is supposed to say St. Kitts. I've never even been to St. Croix. St. Kitts it is 😉. We also have never been to St. Croix. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118691 Share Posted April 7 3 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Beautiful itinerary, Graham @grapau27, including the famous Belgian chocolates. Did you pay to visit the interior of one of those cube houses? St. Kitts it is 😉. We also have never been to St. Croix. Thank you Dani. The weather was not good and my hip and knee arthritis was a little painful so we just took photos from the outside. I watched a film on the ships TV showing inside the cube houses and they are unique. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 7 #118692 Share Posted April 7 15 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: Oops. You're correct. That is supposed to say St. Kitts. I've never even been to St. Croix. 🤣 Well, I thought it looked familiar! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted April 7 #118693 Share Posted April 7 30 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Graham says hello to everyone from Adventure. Looks like he is having a blast. He wanted me to relay the current stats ADVENTURE 4/6 Pinnacle 53 Diamond plus 199 Diamond 229 Emerald 115 Platinum 195 Gold 903 1st timers 2194 (57%) Total Loyalty Members 1694(43%) Total passengers 3888 Capacity 3807 Sailing at 102% Capacity Kids 752 (Way too many) as school is in session 😳 Hello back Graham! Enjoy your cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted April 7 #118694 Share Posted April 7 14 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: I do not think there will be a season 2. I presume its based on the book and film The Talented Mr Ripley? Apparently the author wrote a few books with Ripley as the main character so you never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted April 7 #118695 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: I pre-booked online all of our 7 nights in Speciality restaurants. Food photos look fab as always Graham. I've been spending a bit of time over at the P@O CC pages as it's at the back of my mind to give them a go as they're year round from UK. The prices seem comparable to RC but on board charges for drinks and extras seem more reasonable. Which is your favourite ship? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted April 7 #118696 Share Posted April 7 47 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Graham says hello to everyone Kids 752 (Way too many) as school is in session 😳 Hello Graham 👋 752 children does seem a lot for the size of ship , especially if it's not the hols in the States. Over here it's still Easter holidays this week and next so maybe it's all the Brits gone over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118697 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 20 minutes ago, sgmn said: Food photos look fab as always Graham. I've been spending a bit of time over at the P@O CC pages as it's at the back of my mind to give them a go as they're year round from UK. The prices seem comparable to RC but on board charges for drinks and extras seem more reasonable. Which is your favourite ship? Thank you Sue. There was 6500 passengers on board including 2000 first time cruisers but it didn't feel crowded There are no tips required on board and no additional gratuities on drinks or food although I did tip in the speciality restaurants because the food and service was outstanding. The price of drinks are reasonable considering they have a captive audience. Aurora and Arcadia the 2 smallest and oldest ships are Adults only. Arvia,Azura,Britannia,Iona and Ventura are all nice ships. The biggest and newest Arvia and Iona have much more choice of everything. We were on Iona in November 2023 and January2023 for 14 nights and March 2024 for 7 nights. 2 negatives on this ship are the deck 8/9 balconies are not private because of the wrap around promenade deck on deck 8. The aft balconies are great but the Infinity pool on deck 16 has been known for people splashing water on the balconies below. Edited April 7 by grapau27 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 7 #118698 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: I was going to say that about St. Kitts. It has a similar outcrop of land with the Caribbean on one side and the Atlantic on the other. We stayed a St Kitts several time in a cheap A/I in late 80’s and 90’s two things I remember was there were more monkeys on the island than people and our resort was short walk to a black sand beach . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 7 #118699 Share Posted April 7 29 minutes ago, Arzeena said: Hello back Graham! Enjoy your cruise! Thank you Arzeena. We had 2 night's hotel pre-cruise and 1 night post cruise as well and we had an amazing relaxing cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted April 7 #118700 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Sea Dog said: Kids 752 (Way too many) as school is in session 😳 Spring break for schools in the US do not always correspond to Easter break. My grandson in CA starts their spring break tomorrow. They are headed to Universal Studios in CA again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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