Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #151 Share Posted August 20, 2023 The dreaded disembarkation information arrived...... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #152 Share Posted August 20, 2023 And our "Special Dismembarkation" details. Go as you please 7.45am to 9.30am. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #153 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Day 12 Invergordon Daily Program 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #154 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Day 12 Invergordon Sunday Menus m12-day12-_lido_lunch_north_europe_2023.pdf m12-day12-_lido_dinner_north_europe_voyage (1).pdf m12-day12-_mdr_north_europe_2023 (1).pdf 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted August 20, 2023 #155 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Thank you! Are you sure you don't want to stay aboard for the next cruise? 😉 ~Nancy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #156 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Invergordon, Sunday August 20th It was clean up day in Invergordon and the locals were out clearing weeds and drains and a general tidy up. To quote one local lady, "The local council should be doing this, but there is no such thing as a skinny local councillor" 😂 they were all working hard but were quite happy to take a break to talk to nosey cruisers! DW telling them how they should be doing it! 🤣 One of the 'girls' was just back from visiting her sister who lives in Cork! To the people of Invergordon, we apologise if some of the volunteers didn't get their quota of cleaning done! 😉 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 20, 2023 Author #157 Share Posted August 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, oakridger said: Thank you! Are you sure you don't want to stay aboard for the next cruise? 😉 ~Nancy Would love to do that, but need to go home to get ready for Baltic on Rotterdam in 4 weeks. Need to put more elastic into the waists of pants etc 🙄 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveapug Posted August 21, 2023 #158 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Thank you so much for your reporting. We will join the ship on Wed and it is so helpful to learn of your experiences. Safe travels home 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido deck main Posted August 21, 2023 #159 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Thank you for the reports and for the humour. Enjoyable read. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsailer Posted August 21, 2023 #160 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Last evening the Captain announced that the number of COVID cases had increased so he was having face masks delivered to each passenger and strongly recommended wearing them. No change for me as I wear them on tenders, tour buses and while standing in line. Not sure what this means for the next cruise. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted August 21, 2023 #161 Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Windsailer said: Last evening the Captain announced that the number of COVID cases had increased so he was having face masks delivered to each passenger and strongly recommended wearing them. No change for me as I wear them on tenders, tour buses and while standing in line. Not sure what this means for the next cruise. Have they said how many cases are onboard? I actually came down with something a few days after I disembarked earlier this month. I didn't test, but the symptoms tracked with COVID. I definitely caught it on the ship because we drove to the port and my symptoms showed up before I'd been anywhere but on the ship and in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 21, 2023 Author #162 Share Posted August 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, ExpatBride said: Have they said how many cases are onboard? Not quantified, just that there is an increase. Masking on the tender today was at almost 100% 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsailer Posted August 22, 2023 #163 Share Posted August 22, 2023 My experience was different. I was on the tenders 4 times yesterday. On all but one about 50% were wearing masks. The 4th tender was 100% wearing masks - because I was the only one on it! Tour bus was about 50%, same for elevators. Too bad really. It just isn't that difficult wearing a mask. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 22, 2023 Author #164 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Good Morning Sports Fans. A quick break from our regular to programming to update you on what you may expect to see on the stateroom TV sports channels. The past weekend there were 5 English Premier League matches shown live, the MotoGP race from Austria, the Women's FIFA World Cup Final also live and other live events including tennis, Australian Rugby League. The promo says they will be showing Dutch F1 live this weekend plus PL soccer. In coming weeks they will be showing live MotoGP, F1, Ryder Cup Golf etc, You can find the schedule for your cruise here https://sport24live.com/schedule 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 22, 2023 Author #165 Share Posted August 22, 2023 I know I have fallen a bit behind in posting the Daily Program and Menus, so sorry for that! Today is repacking day AKA "why did I bring this? day" or "Did we really purchase all this stuff? day" so I will update the info as soon as I have a few minutes. In the meantime, if anyone sailing soon has any particular question, then ask away...... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 22, 2023 Author #166 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Our flight home tomorrow is a late evening flight departing Copenhagen at 7.10 pm so rather than drag our suitcases around all day I have signed up with Copenhagen Luggage Service, who, for €39 will collect 3 suitcases at the terminal, up to 20kg each, and transport them to the airport for us. I had intended to sign up for this before we left home but forgot. It was no problem to sign up using the ship's internet, however they require colour coded tags (similar to the ship's disembark tags) so that they can identify the bags in the terminal. The ship has a printer available to cruisers but it is Black and white, so I had to get the Front Desk to print them out on their colour printer. They also suggest that I send photos of the suitcases to aid identification. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Viewer Posted August 22, 2023 #167 Share Posted August 22, 2023 I have really enjoyed following your trip, especially the Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire ports. Brought back many childhood memories of annual trip from Manchester to Galway in the summer to visit parents family farms to 'help with bringing in the hay' I was in Dublin for a day last October, can't wait to go back! Mary 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted August 22, 2023 #168 Share Posted August 22, 2023 6 hours ago, VMax1700 said: Our flight home tomorrow is a late evening flight departing Copenhagen at 7.10 pm so rather than drag our suitcases around all day I have signed up with Copenhagen Luggage Service, who, for €39 will collect 3 suitcases at the terminal, up to 20kg each, and transport them to the airport for us. I had intended to sign up for this before we left home but forgot. It was no problem to sign up using the ship's internet, however they require colour coded tags (similar to the ship's disembark tags) so that they can identify the bags in the terminal. The ship has a printer available to cruisers but it is Black and white, so I had to get the Front Desk to print them out on their colour printer. They also suggest that I send photos of the suitcases to aid identification. I am so sorry your cruise will soon be coming to an end. 😔 I have so been enjoying your Live thread. You are truly eloquent Colin, helpful and humorous at the same time. Many, many thanks for taking us along. I hope everything goes smoothly luggage wise for you tomorrow and you and Ellen have a very safe and smooth flight home 🙂 And of course, I hope you have a few more posts for us before it is all over 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madera1 Posted August 22, 2023 #169 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Thank you for all your detailed posts and for the many photos! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocean sounds Posted August 22, 2023 #170 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Very enjoyable, and lots of good information. Safe travels home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bluesplayer Posted August 23, 2023 #171 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Thank you for all your posts!! I have followed along. The menus were very fun to order my "imaginary" meals. Information regarding UK customs.. glad to be prepared for that. The disembarkation information is always the same feeling.. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO US!! Have a safe trip home.. enjoyed your posts... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted August 23, 2023 #172 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Thsnk you for a well written, derailed trip report! (Upon a second reading, that's kind of sad on my part. Let's see if I can spice it up.) 5 star reporting! I couldn't put it down. Amazingly informative! I laughed. I cried. It moved me! Quite nearly broke my exclamation mark key! ❗ 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted August 23, 2023 #173 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. Safe home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birder22 Posted August 24, 2023 #174 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I just returned home from this fantastic cruise. I was part of the large knitting group and worked closely with the HAL events manager. According to her immigration at Liverpool was a nightmare due to the immigration officials not spending the sea days on board and arriving late in Liverpool. And then the passengers refused to leave the line even when individually requested to do so. The delay at the Isle of Man was due to the commissioning of the new island ferry. Tender service had to stop for the ceremony and shore excursions were then delayed. We did not leave on time due to the anchor catching on an underwater cable. The weather in Lerwick was absolutely amazing. Warm, sunny, no wind and flat seas for tendering. Covid was making its rounds on the ship. Our group tested if they developed symptoms and 18% of the group tested positive. I expect the percentage was similar for the rest of the ship because of the amount of coughing and sneezing I heard in the second week. Expect to go through face to face immigration at the first UK port. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 24, 2023 Author #175 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Again apologies fo rnot posting for the last few days. We arrived home late last night (Wednesday). One of our suitcases arrived this evening (Thursday) and the other one is now scheduled to be delivered to us by 11am tomorrow (Friday). This was caused by a delayed departure from Copenhagen on Wednesday evening which lead to a short connection time in AMS. Although my laptop was in my backpack, the mains power adapter is in the second suitcase so I have very little power remaining. I will finish the report over the weekend. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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