The Children's Off Topic Thread

[qbman1]

You two are seriously on-topic. Someone needs to introduce the Naughty Nurse into the conversation

[Stephen]

I may be thick Towny but 5 out of 10 and 7 out of 14 is exactly the same proportion!

If you're going to knock P&O regularly at least find something better than that!

You'll notice by the way I've stuck to my resolution and stopped knocking Calamity, even if they couldn't manage to get Stephen to Madeira in time to enjoy the beer I'd bought for him.

You doubt my Maths Merv? Well here is the answer, all cruises to the Canaries have at least 5 sea days to get there and back, so you need to deduct that from both to achieve a fair comparison; and as if for proof my RCI Canaries cruise, just finished, had 9 ports in 14 nights, the extra 4 days all had port calls.
So knocking P&O for sauntering around at sea whilst other cruise lines fill the time with ports is in my opinion quite fair. The RCI cruise also had around 5 or 6 late departures between 8:00pm and 10:00pm, which is something else P&O passengers have been requesting but without too much success.

We had four John. Two going out, one between lanzagrote and Vigo and then one to get back.

[towny44]

I may be thick Towny but 5 out of 10 and 7 out of 14 is exactly the same proportion!

If you're going to knock P&O regularly at least find something better than that!

You'll notice by the way I've stuck to my resolution and stopped knocking Calamity, even if they couldn't manage to get Stephen to Madeira in time to enjoy the beer I'd bought for him.

You doubt my Maths Merv? Well here is the answer, all cruises to the Canaries have at least 5 sea days to get there and back, so you need to deduct that from both to achieve a fair comparison; and as if for proof my RCI Canaries cruise, just finished, had 9 ports in 14 nights, the extra 4 days all had port calls.
So knocking P&O for sauntering around at sea whilst other cruise lines fill the time with ports is in my opinion quite fair. The RCI cruise also had around 5 or 6 late departures between 8:00pm and 10:00pm, which is something else P&O passengers have been requesting but without too much success.

We had four John. Two going out, one between lanzagrote and Vigo and then one to get back.

The Eclipse must have been travelling at warp speed Stephen to achieve that, although you did say you only had a few hours in Vigo. Did your cruise also have an overnight in Madeira, if so Merv must have gone into hiding to avoid you.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I do believe in choice on cruises which is why I'm pleased some lines do more or less sea days than others.

But a day in port not getting off is not the same as a sea day so I'm happy to choose whichever line suits my mood at the time.

If others want port intensive cruises they are entirely free to choice those too.

And to repeat 7 ports in 14 days works for me with nice relaxing days at sea between.

Checkout P&O's Canaries cruises Merv, you will note that the sea days are all grouped together, not nicely spaced like some Med Cruises, and even P&O's Med cruises tend to have 2 or 3 sea days together at the start and finish.
Sorry to keep stressing these points Merv, but your ideal of one port followed by one sea day over 14 days is just not possible from Southampton, even the RCI group struggle with these itineraries, but they do seem to even them out a hell of a lot better your good old P&O.

You're misinterpret me Towny or maybe I didn't make myself clear. I like a mix of sea and port days. Roughly 50:50. I like them interspersed but am not insistent on alternating each day. And I'm not entering the debate about whether Calamity do it better or worse than P&O. Overall I prefer the P&O package. You don't. Personal preference. Neither of us is right. Neither of us is wrong. No further analysis necessary.

[Stephen]

I may be thick Towny but 5 out of 10 and 7 out of 14 is exactly the same proportion!

If you're going to knock P&O regularly at least find something better than that!

You'll notice by the way I've stuck to my resolution and stopped knocking Calamity, even if they couldn't manage to get Stephen to Madeira in time to enjoy the beer I'd bought for him.

You doubt my Maths Merv? Well here is the answer, all cruises to the Canaries have at least 5 sea days to get there and back, so you need to deduct that from both to achieve a fair comparison; and as if for proof my RCI Canaries cruise, just finished, had 9 ports in 14 nights, the extra 4 days all had port calls.
So knocking P&O for sauntering around at sea whilst other cruise lines fill the time with ports is in my opinion quite fair. The RCI cruise also had around 5 or 6 late departures between 8:00pm and 10:00pm, which is something else P&O passengers have been requesting but without too much success.

We had four John. Two going out, one between lanzagrote and Vigo and then one to get back.

The Eclipse must have been travelling at warp speed Stephen to achieve that, although you did say you only had a few hours in Vigo. Did your cruise also have an overnight in Madeira, if so Merv must have gone into hiding to avoid you.

She may well have done on the head for home stretch, but the rest of the time it felt like you could walk faster. No overnight in Madeira and we got into Vigo at 11am and didn't finally depart until about 6pm after having to wait for a trip to return. I did see an open bottle on the side of the gangway but was reluctant to check its contents

[qbman1]

Is no one listening to me ?

[Stephen]

We are waiting for the naughty nurse qb. Just our luck to get some big old brass

[qbman1]

Too late to change now

[Stephen]

Merv can go first.

[qbman1]

He usually does

[Mervyn and Trish]

Advance to Go, collect £200.....

[qbman1]

I thought a hotel on Old Kent Road was more your style !

[Stephen]

Still feel like I'm on the ship.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Come on, even Calamity Collapse is distiguishable from Maldon.

[towny44]

Well their mud is certainly cleaner.

[Stephen]

Their public loos certainly are. Well impressed. P&O could take a leaf out of they're book in that department.

[Manoverboard]

I didn't spend so much time hanging around the loos when we went on Calamity ...

[Mervyn and Trish]

It's Stephen's specialist subject. Though I agree it was their one high spot on our ill fated cruise with them

[towny44]

It's Stephen's specialist subject. Though I agree it was their one high spot on our ill fated cruise with them

I don't think I ever read a full review of your disastrous cruise Merv, perhaps now you have time to reflect and reconsider you should write one.

[Stephen]

I didn't spend so much time hanging around the loos when we went on Calamity ...

You prefer the old bucket and chucket method Moby

[Mervyn and Trish]

It's Stephen's specialist subject. Though I agree it was their one high spot on our ill fated cruise with them

I don't think I ever read a full review of your disastrous cruise Merv, perhaps now you have time to reflect and reconsider you should write one.

Should have paid more attention Towny

[towny44]

It's Stephen's specialist subject. Though I agree it was their one high spot on our ill fated cruise with them

I don't think I ever read a full review of your disastrous cruise Merv, perhaps now you have time to reflect and reconsider you should write one.

Should have paid more attention Towny

Probably, but at my age the memory is not as good as it was, in which case a review from you in the Celebrity section would be a better way to relive your ordeal.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Told you Towny I'm not entering in to the Calamity debate again. You love them. I think they're dreadful. The end.

[Stephen]

Looks like rain. Wind has finally dropped a bit.

Storm Brian nearly knocked over our ornamental wooden duck

[Mervyn and Trish]

Duck's life ruined! Compo for the duck?