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by Kenmo1
25 Apr 2019, 20:07
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Cruising destinations in the Americas and the Caribbean

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by Mervyn and Trish
10 Oct 2019, 17:11
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Cruising destinations in Asia

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Cruising destinations in Australia and New Zealand

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by Solent Richard
08 Apr 2016, 08:45
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Cruising destinations in any other parts of the world

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Post your non cruising holiday ideas/plans/questions/reviews here
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by cruisin_duo
30 Oct 2019, 13:03
Feed - David's Trip to India David's Trip to India
This is a link from my blog about my trip to India in 2014

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by Ray Scully
23 Nov 2014, 20:20
Feed - David's 2018 New Zealand Trip David's 2018 New Zealand Trip
Davi'd trip to New Zealand in 2018 with a "grand tour" of South Island

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Last post Re: Christchurch - Day 2
by Quizzical Bob
09 Feb 2018, 13:26

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Sticky Ports of Call

by Peter D » 08 Oct 2013, 21:24

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Some of you may have noticed that my Ports of Call document has been added to the links section of the forum.

Please enjoy.

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I'll hold fire a few days in case they reappear here
It will not reappear here unless Peter gives me a new link

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01 Jun 2017, 15:21
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and the Belmond British Pullman trains 28th and 29th April 2019

by Lynda and David » 26 Oct 2019, 13:08

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I apologise that this report is so long and that I’ve mentioned some of the prices of drinks on the trains. When we were researching our trip I had...

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Lynda,

Thank you for this lovely review, and what a way to spend your Anniversary. Hope you enjoyed your stay in Venice, and the weather was kind to...

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Last post by cruisin_duo
30 Oct 2019, 13:03
Vaccinations

by Helen Excell » 09 Oct 2019, 17:17

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Am confused which vaccinations are compulsory and which are recommended for Caribbean will be on Azura in December, have checked internet but baffled...

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I would endorse all the above. Your practice will have the latest information on what is either required or recommended and will know your medical...

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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
10 Oct 2019, 17:11
Smurfies American Adventure

by david63 » 03 Sep 2019, 11:26

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This is some random jottings about our recent trip to America - it is not a day by day account (that would be too boring!). The reason for the trip...

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David, thank you for the report. Like Manoverboard, it brings back a few memories, not least that it was in the 30s when we went, and was very hot.

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Last post by cruisin_duo
04 Sep 2019, 15:03
A Change from Cruising - Coach Travel

by Kenmo1 » 19 Aug 2019, 15:31

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Living on the Isle of Wight means that joining a cruise ship in Southampton is so easy for us but it has meant that we have almost forgotten that...

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We have done more coach tours than cruises and within many parts of the world.

Parts of Europe are really fascinating and absolutely beautiful yet...

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Last post by Manoverboard
19 Aug 2019, 18:07
Restaurant recommendations Brac and Split.

by Jonty S1 » 18 Jun 2019, 18:56

Brac.
Kopuchinas.
Lus.
Garden Grill.

Split.
Dvors.
Kadenas.
Radisson a la carte.

Bon Appetite

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Last post by Jonty S1
18 Jun 2019, 18:56
Cuba Ban

by david63 » 06 Jun 2019, 08:10

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So all of the Adonia/Fathom operation now appears to have been a waste of time

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You can still sail on her as Azamara Pursuit, but you will have to pay Azamara prices Moby, and Azamara also have two of Adonia's sister ships in...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
12 Jun 2019, 13:57
Mauritius land based holiday

by Suekersh » 12 May 2019, 14:45

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Hi all,

We have just returned from our 1 st land based holiday for many years. Since being a teenager ( too long ago to mention) when I saw a...

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Welcome back Sue. Having also been victim of screaming kids on flights, you have my fullest sympathy.

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Last post by barney
13 May 2019, 17:55
Olbia Sardinia

by allatc » 19 Apr 2019, 16:52

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Has anyone explored Olbia ?

Is it worth a look ?

Interesting comment on P&O tours guide that Sardinia has mostly hole in the floor continental...

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Recently called into Olbia on Oriana. Very nice little town to wander round and a HOHO bus at 10 euros pp will take you out for a run through the...

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Last post by Kenmo1
25 Apr 2019, 20:07
Help needed, please!

by Linda67 » 14 Apr 2019, 12:27

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We are on Aurora at the end of May and could do with a bit of guidance for the following ports - I should mention that we don't really enjoy...

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The Ports of Call listing on this site may also be of value.

ps … it's a download :thumbup:

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Last post by Manoverboard
15 Apr 2019, 09:37
Forthcoming trip to Cyprus

by CaroleF » 21 Jan 2019, 11:17

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As we're not cruising this Jan/Feb or March we decided to take a land holiday instead. We didn't want to go on a long haul trip so after some...

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It's now just over two weeks since we returned home. Looking back over the whole holiday is it something I'd do again - no. I really enjoyed seeing...

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Last post by CaroleF
11 Apr 2019, 12:29
Mauritius

by GillD46 » 09 Mar 2019, 11:22

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Mauritius.

Background

The background to this holiday is that we had booked to do Hong Kong to Southampton this month, 40 nights in QG on QM2, but...

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Life has gone on here much the same, but now we are very strongly feeling the effects of Cyclone Joaninha. The wind is exceptionally strong, branches...

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Last post by GillD46
24 Mar 2019, 12:51
Ports of call document

by Whynd1 » 02 Mar 2019, 16:37

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Hi

Has anyone got Peter Dagnells ports of call document on e mail that they could send me.
I have been trying to download it and it either won't...

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Thank you very much h MOB

Excellent news.

Lindsey

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Last post by Whynd1
03 Mar 2019, 10:52
Around Britain cruise

by Whynd1 » 13 Jan 2019, 11:22

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Morning all

Am looking for a little advice, have booked a different cruise this time the Around Britain on Oriana in June.

We will be calling at...

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Thank you. If the weather is good hope to do Loch Lomond.

Lindsey

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Last post by Whynd1
16 Jan 2019, 13:00
Riga - Latvia.

by MaureenB » 25 Feb 2017, 09:54

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I am hoping there is someone out there who has been to Riga and can tell me about it? Is it close to the port? Is it a good place to DIY or is it...

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Am calling at Riga on my Baltic cruise for September, was wondering if there was further update on what to do in port ?

Lindsey

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Last post by Whynd1
30 Dec 2018, 12:37
Entering USA by Cruise Ship

by david63 » 28 Nov 2018, 13:06

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In September we entered USA on our Arcadia cruise. We had all the necessary paperwork (ESTA) and entered without any problem. Today we both received...

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It was introduced in June / July 2018
But, currently, that only applies if you are entering Canada by air - entering by ship you only need your...

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Last post by david63
11 Dec 2018, 11:48
Husky Sledging

by david63 » 25 Nov 2018, 11:35

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The excursions for our Northern Lights cruise in March have just become available and there are two Husky adventures - one in Narvik and one in...

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we did the tour in Tromso February 2017. enjoyed it so much we have booked the Alta one on our February 2019 cruise. Very wonderful tour. great to...

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Last post by bessyboy
25 Nov 2018, 19:11
Baltic cruise

by Kendhni » 14 Apr 2018, 08:13

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We are soon to set off from Southampton for a cruise around the Baltic area taking in
- Copenhagen,
- Helsinki,
- Skagen,
- St Petersburg...

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The scene you're describing seems wonderful, Gill. How thoughtful of them to do that. This alone makes me want to look into this cruise, which I most...

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Last post by DouglasDun
30 Apr 2018, 16:26
Krakow - Poland

by Jan Rosser » 26 Apr 2018, 08:36

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I'm off end of next week to Krakow - organised trip with Riviera Travel - just a long weekend - Friday to Monday flying from Bristol airport. Very...

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Beautiful location ... the City Centre, Salt Mines and Auschwitz are all absolutely amazing. The Pope's Residence was for us overly religious and was...

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Last post by Manoverboard
26 Apr 2018, 13:06
Cruising to New York with P&O

by AileenB » 25 Apr 2017, 14:30

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I would be very grateful to know if anyone has cruised to NY with P&O and berthed at Brooklyn terminal. Many thanks.

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I would be very grateful to know if anyone has cruised to NY with P&O and berthed at Brooklyn terminal. Many thanks.

We were there last year and P...

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Last post by silver surfer 2010
22 Apr 2018, 17:07
Civitavecchia

by Orpheus » 12 Feb 2018, 11:06

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Been to Rome three times now so what to do in Civitavecchia? What is the town like? And where does the shuttle drop you?

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For the last couple of years, the shuttle drop off point has been a bus station which leaves quite a long walk back to the area where the drop off...

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Last post by colin parry
12 Feb 2018, 13:47
Christchurch - Day 2

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:35

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This was the day of another of our bucket list items - the TanzAlpine train.

The train leaves Christchurch at 08:15 and you are told to be there at...

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David, does the train now go through the tunnel? There was a time when passengers had to be bussed round whilst the train went through because of...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
09 Feb 2018, 13:26
Te Anau - Day 2

by david63 » 02 Feb 2018, 09:10

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Today was one of the highlights of this journey - the trip to Doubtful Sound.

Unfortunately the day did not start off well as the coach driver...

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According to Wikipedia (so it must be true)

In geography, a sound is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight, and wider...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
08 Feb 2018, 17:24
Dunedin - Day 3

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

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The good news today was that there was no rain forecast and the weather was expected to get a bit (the emphasis here is on bit) warmer. That's as...

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Hi David, glad you're having a good time.

My accountant lives in Port Chalmers and his wife worked for me for over twelve years. They now do a lot...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
08 Feb 2018, 16:46
Christchurch - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

Christchurch was always going to be a difficult place to visit due to the devastation caused by the 2011 earthquake which decimated the centre of the...

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08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Timaru - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

Timaru was always only going to be a journey breaker as it was too far to drive from Dunedin to Christchurch in one day - well it was for me as I...

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Last post by david63
08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Oamaru - Day 1

by david63 » 08 Feb 2018, 03:02

As I said before the main purpose of stopping off here was to go and see the little blue penguins but as we could not get on the trip today we did it...

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Last post by david63
08 Feb 2018, 03:02
Dunedin - Day 2

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

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Fortunely when we woke this morning the rain had almost stopped, but it was cold - it came as a shock only being about 12C when we have been used to...

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We went to Dunedin on Aurora last year. I remember standing by the Robert Burns statue. we saw the outside of St Paul's Cathedral, but didn't have a...

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Last post by Gill W
04 Feb 2018, 16:19
Dunedin - Day 1

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

When I woke this morning I knew that I was not going to enjoy today as I had a 250k drive to do to get to Dunedin and it was raining the proverbial...

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Last post by david63
03 Feb 2018, 03:49
Invercargill - Day 2

by david63 » 03 Feb 2018, 03:49

Today we awoke to some bad news - the weather forecast was for rain later in the day, and a lot of it. Now I know that the locals cannot wait for the...

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Last post by david63
03 Feb 2018, 03:49
Invercargill - Day 1

by david63 » 02 Feb 2018, 10:16

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Another fairly liesurly drive down to Invercargill - furthest town in South Island. This is not the furthest south that you can go in New Zealand as...

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One must always get ones priorities sorted first.

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Last post by Ray B
02 Feb 2018, 20:26
Te Anau - Day 1

by david63 » 31 Jan 2018, 03:43

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Moving from Queenstown to Te Anau was our first real diving experience in South Island and I have to say that it was a doddle - hardly any other...

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We have been extremely fortunate in that the weather has been hot, sunny and in the 30's - although the downside of this is that there is a water...

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Last post by Ray B
01 Feb 2018, 14:38
Queenstown - Day 3

by david63 » 27 Jan 2018, 09:14

This is our last day in Queenstown before moving on tomorrow.

Our plan was always to take it easy today and try and see something of the town but...

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27 Jan 2018, 09:14
Queenstown - Day 1

by Official Autopost » 25 Jan 2018, 08:42

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Today we started off on our Grand Tour of South Island. Before we came over to New Zealand we spent quite a lot of time working out what would be the...

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possibly trains but haven't seen one of those mentioned yet.
Be patient - trains will appear later
Is this thread by our own David 63 because he is...

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Last post by Happydays
26 Jan 2018, 22:06
Queenstown - Day 2

by david63 » 26 Jan 2018, 10:44

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Today did not start off as expected, went downhill and eventually ended with having a really great day.

Before we left the UK we had booked a...

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Thanks David, it does brighten up an overcast day kicking off at -1c. Glad you are enjoying your trip.

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Last post by Ray B
26 Jan 2018, 11:04
End of Phase One

by Official Autopost » 24 Jan 2018, 08:05

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Well after two weeks in the Auckland with the family we are setting off tomorrow for our Grand Adventure of South Islasnd - somewhere we have never...

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Enjoy South Island.

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Last post by GillD46
24 Jan 2018, 15:06
X805 Oriana

by rita17 » 16 Jan 2018, 11:30

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Have just booked our next cruise which is 18 nights to the Canaries and The Azores on 2 April.

The only ports we haven't been to are Horta, Praia...

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Thank you MOB for info about the museum. Hopefully Oriana will have had her problems sorted out and will do my part to try to keep her flu and Noro...

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Last post by rita17
19 Jan 2018, 21:38
A Progress Report

by Official Autopost » 17 Jan 2018, 04:16

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Since arriving we have mainly been catching up with family and a few aquantances that we have made over the years - oh yes and catching up on some...

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Looking forward to reading more, when you have time.

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Last post by GillD46
17 Jan 2018, 08:57
We Have Arrived

by Official Autopost » 10 Jan 2018, 09:27

After a few minor hiccups we have arrived safe and sound.

The car that was picking us up to take us to the airport was half an hour late however...

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Last post by Official Autopost
10 Jan 2018, 09:27
Almost Time

by Official Autopost » 08 Jan 2018, 11:25

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Well the day has arrived when we set off on the looooooooooooong journey to New Zealand.

The cases are all packed with everything except the kitchen...

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Certainly different, have a great time.

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Last post by Happydays
08 Jan 2018, 16:27
Marseille

by Orpheus » 06 Jan 2018, 15:26

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What to do in the Port Of Marseille without taking a tour

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Thank you JoanneB that has got to be worth a try

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Last post by Orpheus
06 Jan 2018, 20:42
New Zealand Here We Come

by Official Autopost » 02 Jan 2018, 16:31

After over a year of planning the day is drawing closer to our next great adventure down under which start next Monday.

The reason for all the...

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02 Jan 2018, 16:31
Misleading holiday promotions

by Kendhni » 31 Dec 2017, 09:43

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I don't think there is really much new in here that most of us did not already know, however the thing that stood out for me is that these deals,...

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I think the telegraph article clearly supports my view that suppliers who are currently benefiting from these charges will want, or maybe even need,...

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Last post by towny44
01 Jan 2018, 09:41
Amber Cove Dominican Republic

by Little Ronnie » 12 Nov 2017, 08:47

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Can anyone suggest a nearby activity or beach when you disembark or would you need to book something

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Thanks Ray B that's really helpful

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Last post by Little Ronnie
12 Nov 2017, 19:26
Naples

by JillD66 » 29 Aug 2017, 09:40

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Can anyone help a friend who's going on Oriana mid September?

Where is she is likely to dock at Naples? How far is it to walk to city - is there a...

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The Naples Archaeological museum is closed on Tuesdays, as I know to my chagrin.

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
28 Sep 2017, 13:32
Pireaus, Mykonos, Messina

by London Cruiser » 27 Jul 2017, 20:11

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Need a bit of help with the above ports. Not been to Pireaus since I was a wee lad and my wife has never been. We cant decide which P & O trip to do...

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I absolutely fell in love with Mykonos, so much so we intend going back next year for a holiday and with a view to buying a Timeshare.

We docked and...

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Last post by GillD46
07 Sep 2017, 14:09
Dubrovnik

by Whynd1 » 21 Aug 2017, 10:16

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Just looking at the cruise ship schedule for our visit to Dubrovnik.
Four ships in that day with a total of 9000 passengers.
Help

Will look at...

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Cavtat is very pretty, well worth a visit. Remember having a delicious ice cream there - needed Kunas in the shop

Carole

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Last post by CaroleF
22 Aug 2017, 10:34
Krka national Park

by Janice 55 » 03 Aug 2017, 17:53

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Has anyone been to the Krka National park, we are going on a cruise in September and one of the excursions is to the Park. I was wondering if...

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I am on the Aurora in October, and we call in at Zadar.
Have decided that the Zadar port of call is in between Venice and Dubrovnik we will just have...

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Last post by Whynd1
04 Aug 2017, 13:59
Naples

by Linda67 » 29 Jun 2017, 16:53

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We are on Oriana to the med in September and would like to go to Pompeii from Naples.

Can anybody tell me if this is easy to do on your own - we're...

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If you need to travel by road ... then don't unless it is on a tour with P&O cos the traffic is horrendous and arriving back late is par for the...

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Last post by Manoverboard
30 Jun 2017, 18:35
Caribbean in September

by Kendhni » 25 Jun 2017, 18:27

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When we have visited the Caribbean it is usually Jan thru Mar, however we are considering visiting it in September. Does anybody have any experience...

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We've been at the beginning of December and experienced excellent weather - not too hot and just the odd shower which, as Gill rightly says, comes...

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26 Jun 2017, 11:13

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