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Aussieflyer

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    Canberra, Australia
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    Cooking (and eating), travel any type
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    Silversea, Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Antarctica

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  1. It is beautiful. The timber is gorgeous and obviously made by a skilful artisan.
  2. It's one device at a time per passenger (not per cabin). Have never had any trouble using phone and iPad - can easily switch between them - when you access one, it disconnects the other if it is already logged on.
  3. I knew it was there because I used Southern Cross station quite a bit when I would take the VLine bus to see my mother in Leongatha - so was often wandering around filling in time. But you are right - if you don't go to the area, it is hard to fine especially as it is upstairs.
  4. The outlet centre at SCross is part of the chain - several of them around the place - seems that Stranbags is usually there. We go to the Canberra one from time to time - the shop has a reasonable selection of luggage etc. We used to have a really good discount luggage store in Fyshwick but times have been hard and they have more than halved the floor space and cut down on brands - stocking mostly the cheaper/less sturdy ones. Actually I am looking for a carryon bag to slip over the handle of my case (which is carry one size anyway) - there are a few I am checking out - an Antler one (brand is owned by Strandbags now), a July one, Bric's or Delsey. Will be in Sydney in July so will have a better look then. Depending on price might then buy on line.
  5. I hope your fix is a quick one. Mine has been a pain and still not fixed. Mysilversea does not show either my last cruise which was last December or the one we have booked currently. Like you it just went 'poof' before our last cruise, in my case about 6 weeks. My TA contacted SS for me and they tried resetting the password etc but no joy. They said the problem was I had 2 email addresses registered (which I did as had to use a different one 10 years ago for a cruise but all new ones have been with my current email). The IT dept were supposed to contact me directly to fix it but never did - I didn't press it at the time as I used my husband's account to log and and complete stuff and didn't want them to inadvertently mess up our restaurant or excursion bookings. I have been meaning to phone them to get a resolution but been a bit slack and haven't got round to it. I am currently still using DH's account to book things. His account is fine (touch wood). Good luck.
  6. It sounds like you have been caught up in a NZ seating rule faff then.
  7. I am very sorry to hear of Lynn's mother's passing. Even though you knew it was coming, nothing really prepares for that final eventuality. You were very fortunate to be able to spend that precious time with her at the end. Condolences to the family and friends.
  8. It sounds like AirNZ is trying to actively stop the practice as many do try and book window and aisle with spare between in the hope that as middle seats are less attractive no one will choose it. A bit of a risk that you have a stranger in between but often the seat stays vacant when not a full load and therefore they have more space. Annoying for you but I can see why they do it. As the seats were booked as part of a package there might also be restrictions on seating allocations at this stage (hopefully to be able to move up the plane later).
  9. ExpertFlyer shows the loadings under Seat Map:https://www.expertflyer.com You can sign up for a free account which gives a limited number of searches. The 80 hours is a moveable feast - sometimes it is earlier, sometimes later. It is when the seats which are blocked for higher level status holders are opened up to all.
  10. Saffire Lodge is lovely - three (or even two) nights is fine there. Re the itineraries - the Bay of Islands (North Island) is lovely if the weather is good and the hole in the rock excursion is great. Napier is a lovely art deco town (Napier 'express' is great), Wellington is good. The South Island is perhaps more picturesque. We were on Muse in December and it was cold but we did get into Milford Sound (when we were on her in 2019 it was too rough and we missed it). If aiming for Tasmania - Hobart is quite nice but I've been to Burnie on cruise ships twice now and that is plenty! You really need a shore ex there as the town is very small).
  11. The best bag we ever received was on Azamara - a blue canvas tote with cream handles - it is over 15 years old and I still break it out when needed. The ones Princess gave out were not designed to last long at all.
  12. When we were in Tauranga before Christmas, as others have said, the ship will dock at Mt Maunganui. We were on a ship's excursion so the bus picked us up from the dock, otherwise you could walk along the dock to the main gate, but this was about 600m as we were parked behind a RC ship. There was no shuttle into Tauranga (which was maybe 10-15 mins drive). But Mt Maunganui has the namesake mountain to walk around or up, and also quite a few eateries within walking distance of the port. The town used to be a separate town but once the bridge to Tauranga was built it has become a suburb. In Kaikoura we had to anchor on the 'wrong' side due to wind conditions and then a drive to meet the whale watching boat (The town was rushing around to get enough buses). From memory I think there was also shuttle bus into the town area but we didn't go there, just the whale watching excursion which was very good even though not prime whale migration season and there was two sightings of the sperm whale. A bonus was a huge pod of dolphins leaping and somersaulting.
  13. And they did when we were there a few weeks ago. Drop off was at the Octagon. It took about 25 or so minutes. There was some building work in the city and access to the visitor centre was limited.
  14. I seem to remember there was a 'find the duck' competition on Carnival in July - though somehow have the idea it was printed ducks and you wrote the location on the answer sheet -with (not sure) a ducky as a prize.
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