Rare insidecabin Posted June 5, 2022 #201 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1300 pax is good plenty of room to spread out and should be easy to get dinner reservations on the day. 1200 on getaway our last one great to have te space. Not sure why low numbers as these were well priced and free flights in the UK base price in March for this one was £635. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #202 Share Posted June 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, insidecabin said: 1300 pax is good plenty of room to spread out and should be easy to get dinner reservations on the day. 1200 on getaway our last one great to have te space. Not sure why low numbers as these were well priced and free flights in the UK base price in March for this one was £635. I was surprised with the low guest count. No reservations needed for the shows and it’s like walk up to dinner except Bamboo last night which was a little busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorklinbarb Posted June 5, 2022 #203 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Loving your live review! Back to the MDR menu you posted above, what is the picture of for your entree? Seems to be some kind of crusted item - was it fish? What is there to do in Portland? You showed Cobh and some photos of Portland but maybe I missed what you ended up doing there? Too bad about the singer going "solo". On Escape we had a good singer who did 2 shows, both with with show band. It really made it a full production and the band even had little solos. Singer said he gave them the music that afternoon and had one short rehearsal. Pulled off a great show! @insidecabin, 1200 on Getaway? Wow. That must have felt like a private yacht! Were you on the April TA or a cruise after that? Loved Syd Norman's on Breakaway so assume you hit that venue on Getaway. The June return crossing (after just going from NY to Southampton end of April) must have very few pax? Probably a very good deal. Always enjoy reading your input! *Regards to Nina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #204 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Traffic on the way to Cork … This 30 minute ride is turning into 60 minutes and counting… I did see a family of 4 join the ship at Cobh because their flight was canceled. They got on this morning around 11am and came to the theater to get on an excursion. Nothing can deter the Phillies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #205 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 minute ago, snorklinbarb said: Loving your live review! Back to the MDR menu you posted above, what is the picture of for your entree? Seems to be some kind of crusted item - was it fish? What is there to do in Portland? You showed Cobh and some photos of Portland but maybe I missed what you ended up doing there? Too bad about the singer going "solo". On Escape we had a good singer who did 2 shows, both with with show band. It really made it a full production and the band even had little solos. Singer said he gave them the music that afternoon and had one short rehearsal. Pulled off a great show! @insidecabin, 1200 on Getaway? Wow. That must have felt like a private yacht! Were you on the April TA or a cruise after that? Loved Syd Norman's on Breakaway so assume you hit that venue on Getaway. The June return crossing (after just going from NY to Southampton end of April) must have very few pax? Probably a very good deal. Always enjoy reading your input! *Regards to Nina! Thank you so much. On Day 2 MDR I had the Hake ( mild white fish very firm) and a Parmesan Cheese crusted pork chop and chicken with bacon as my entrees. The pork chop was the best the fish not so much but still ate it! Day 2 is all Portland England. There is nothing to do outside the terminal so they offered a complimentary shuttle to town to explore. I did not get a chance to do that as I went on the excursion to Bath (highly recommended). Day 3 is Cobh and I am on an excursion to Cork to explore on my own but currently stuck in traffic! Blarney Castle was the other choice but I decided against that as the drive was going to be long and will feel very rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #206 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 They dropped us off at City Hall and today happens to have a marathon in town … we have 2.45 to explore the town. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #207 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Off to St. Patrick Street 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #208 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork City Marathon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted June 5, 2022 #209 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, snorklinbarb said: Loving your live review! Back to the MDR menu you posted above, what is the picture of for your entree? Seems to be some kind of crusted item - was it fish? What is there to do in Portland? You showed Cobh and some photos of Portland but maybe I missed what you ended up doing there? Too bad about the singer going "solo". On Escape we had a good singer who did 2 shows, both with with show band. It really made it a full production and the band even had little solos. Singer said he gave them the music that afternoon and had one short rehearsal. Pulled off a great show! @insidecabin, 1200 on Getaway? Wow. That must have felt like a private yacht! Were you on the April TA or a cruise after that? Loved Syd Norman's on Breakaway so assume you hit that venue on Getaway. The June return crossing (after just going from NY to Southampton end of April) must have very few pax? Probably a very good deal. Always enjoy reading your input! *Regards to Nina! Nina says Hi, we are both in the pub. It was a Baltic out of Copenhagen, we added a night at each end, giveaway prices in the UK, we did Getaway end Nov Athens-Rome also around 1200pax Loving these low capacity cruises the getaway TA back should be empty as well we have something else booked and US flights a bit pricey. The new Syd cast were good but preferred the last lot. Not all guest entertainment is getting big support Service level high we did O'Sheehan's breakfast a few times, min 3 people serving each occupied table and time to chat. Portland is a nice seaside town they push Salisbury but that can be done from Southampton. Cobh the train is just out side the cruise Terminal ~€7 return 25mins https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/rail-fares-and-tickets/fares-info/cork-cobh-midleton 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyll1881 Posted June 5, 2022 #210 Share Posted June 5, 2022 23 hours ago, BennyBrun said: Day 2 I just found out that the performance was for us… leaving the dockyard! Wow! https://nothefort.org.uk/fort-artillery 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #211 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Shopping inside Penney’s ( Primark in disguise) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #212 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Snack… I always wanted to try Nando’s chicken with the peri peri sauce… it did not disappoint In Cork Ireland they use Euros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #213 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Strolling around town… the English Market was closed today … bummer that was supposed to be the highlight! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #214 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Post Office 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #215 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Strolling around town… if you do this excursion you have to do your own research. They just provide the transportation. Drop you off and pick you back up and that’s it ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #216 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork I had to stop in at Lidl… my favorite place to do my grocery shopping at home! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #217 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork Automated coffee machine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #218 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Its TK Max at Cork 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #219 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 St. Patrick’s street 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #220 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Cork coffee stop … wow people were hungry today… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #221 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 Making my way back to the bus! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montanagirlalways Posted June 5, 2022 #222 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Did you get an Irish Coffee? I would have had to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #223 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Montanagirlalways said: Did you get an Irish Coffee? I would have had to I am saving the heavy hitters for my stop in Dublin… I got Guinness / Jameson on my mind 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #224 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 A little shopping before getting back onboard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted June 5, 2022 Author #225 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Day 3 i actually bought a few things … non food items too 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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