E304 - Western Mediterranean

[Silver_Shiney]

4 weeks and 3 days!! Started organising what needs packing today, determined not to do as I always do and leave it to the night before

Don't forget space is limited in the car.... I suppose we could always strap you to the roof

[AnnieM]

Have been picking bits up for ages.... Have one suitcase packed but not properly, just put the kids stuff away out of the way so they can't wear them and spoil them! Poor girls thought we were going tomorrow!!!
If I could pack today, I would!
I only have 4 weeks left at work.... The thurs we have a wedding and fri we are travelling down to saaaarfampton.....
Koi have me crossing the days off the calendar!

[Silver_Shiney]

We'll be leaving at crack of sparrows on Saturday, but then we haven't got nearly as far as you to travel, Annie. Drop the car off at my mother's, wait for the taxi, job done!

[Silver_Shiney]

Thirty days to go... woohoo!

[Cruiselover]

It's coming round fast now , still need to she'd a few pounds to get into black dress for black & white night , if they were to make it the first formal I would be ok . Can,t wait .. Jenny

[Greenie Mike]

Cruise must be cancelled


http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/Live_In ... _Schedule/


Saga Ruby Saga 20/2/13 | 6:30 SOUTHAMPTON CITY 20/2/13 | 21:00 View
Saga Sapphire Saga 25/2/13 SOUTHAMPTON CITY 25/2/13 | 16:00 View
Oriana P&O Cruises 18/3/13 | 6:30 SOUTHAMPTON OCEAN 18/3/13 | 16:30 View
AIDAstella AIDA 23/3/13 | 8:00 SOUTHAMPTON OCEAN 23/3/13 | 20:00 View
Oriana P&O Cruises 28/3/13 | 7:00 SOUTHAMPTON OCEAN 28/3/13 | 16:30 View
Adonia P&O Cruises 03/4/13 | 7:00 SOUTHAMPTON OCEAN 03/4/13 | 16:00

[welshynurse]

It's coming round fast now , still need to she'd a few pounds to get into black dress for black & white night , if they were to make it the first formal I would be ok . Can,t wait .. Jenny

They can't make it the first or I will never get into the dress I'm planning to wear for captain's cocktail party!:)

[melsea]

Greenie mike

Those sites are never accurate. We were visiting Sydney on Aurora once and it didn't even show we were there and yet there we were for two whole days....

[Greenie Mike]

Greenie mike

Those sites are never accurate. We were visiting Sydney on Aurora once and it didn't even show we were there and yet there we were for two whole days....

Well I hope they get it sorted, my daughter and son in law are booked on it

[AnnieM]

Greenie Mike...
Its still scheduled - I found her on another site>>>>>

http://cruisesouthampton.com/cruise-list/

[Greenie Mike]

Glad about that

[AnnieM]

And not to worry anyone, but did you know that Ocean terminla is the same dock that Titanic sailed from???

When we cast off.. look for the bollards painted orange.. they arethe original ones that Titanic was tied to ........ apparently....

[Silver_Shiney]

So how many of us are there going now, I've lost count! There's four of us: me and the Lady C, Welshynurse and my dear old gray-haired ma!

[Cruiselover]

There's me & him that's another 2 .....

[melsea]

25 days and counting guys & girls...

Today I started to try on dresses to see what actually fits me, fortunately some of it still does,. Which is a relief I can now plan what I am taking with me..

[welshynurse]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

[Silver_Shiney]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

You forgot to say that you've already got two suitcases packed and waiting in the living room....

[welshynurse]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

You forgot to say that you've already got two suitcases packed and waiting in the living room....

They are not tehnically packed, they are just piled with everything I want to take...which I am adding to daily

[melsea]

3 weeks & 2 days to go folks....

[AnnieM]

There's 13 in our party coming.. 3 weeks and 2 days from now!!

[Meg 50]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

You forgot to say that you've already got two suitcases packed and waiting in the living room....

and you have a big enough car?

Last time we took our daughters - admittedly 2 of them.... Dad and JD went by car with the luggage and SD and I went by train. It rather confused the taxi driver from Soton Stn who couldn't work out how we were doing a 2 week cruise with one 2 handbags and a weekend case!

[melsea]

Meg 50

That reminds me of when we were going on a World Cruise and on this occasion we had taken our cases down to Southampton around ten days before sail. the day before sailing we took a train into London, then a greyhound bus to Southampton and stayed at the a travelodge overnight. When our taxi came in the morning and we said what cruise we were doing the taxi driver said no way were we doing that with the luggage we had with us, we did tell him in the end what we had done. These days we do hotel with cruise parking so no need to do the adventurous trek.

Are we going to do a meet up on board. I have no idea where is the best place to meet as I have not been on Oceana since 2004?

[Silver_Shiney]

melsea, happy to meet up - probably best done on a sea day. Since the revamp, I don't know where the best place would be - we tend to favour the "outside" of Magnums (outside Le Club) during the day, or Explorers and, in the evening, Tiffany's.

We'll be in L341, so drop a note if we're not in.

Meg, are you just being sociable on this thread, or are you coming too?

Regards

Alan

[Silver_Shiney]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

You forgot to say that you've already got two suitcases packed and waiting in the living room....

and you have a big enough car?

Last time we took our daughters - admittedly 2 of them.... Dad and JD went by car with the luggage and SD and I went by train. It rather confused the taxi driver from Soton Stn who couldn't work out how we were doing a 2 week cruise with one 2 handbags and a weekend case!

Only a small car, Meg, but her cases aren't huge. We managed when the three of us went down last year for the Norwegian cruise. This time we're leaving the car at my mum's and a large taxi is picking the 4 of us up from there.

[welshynurse]

I've done the trying on and what goes with each dress, today was sorting and wrapping all my jewellery

You forgot to say that you've already got two suitcases packed and waiting in the living room....

and you have a big enough car?

Last time we took our daughters - admittedly 2 of them.... Dad and JD went by car with the luggage and SD and I went by train. It rather confused the taxi driver from Soton Stn who couldn't work out how we were doing a 2 week cruise with one 2 handbags and a weekend case!

He obviously thought you were very light packers!
Thats why I have been so organised for the first (and probably only) time in my life! Trying to make lists of what I actually need...and I will be using a lot of vaccume bags