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What, like your cougars, upside pineapples & clips of monkeys? You Mr Chili are a hypocrite.

It is on-topic to the surrounding discussion. Maybe you should become Host Chili.

Usually x 3 for me. No slappers, but a similar idea with arch support. A bit like the smooth masseurs. A pair of casual sketchers. A pair of good black shoes for dinner. It is good for us men, colour co-ordinating our whole case to black or brown belt & shoes. Add a pair of reef shoes for the relevant itineraries. I have access to those cheap slippers on Princess, but rarely use them. Barb is trying, but has worked out that packing a clothing colour theme does halve the number of shoes she needs to pack.

We have also had it a couple of times, where it would seem that travel agents aren't on holidays when they are on holidays. Their agency is always the cheapest.

Flipping between Swans, NRL, Supercars, Grand Prix for me.

They look like pork & beans kinda people.

Similar. Done a few. Avoid those that place their cards/medallions on the table when they identify status level or a suite - they are setting a trap, waiting for you ask why their card is a different colour.

Some of them want to use you

Yep. I would agree .... and it is much more civil in Sabatini's for breakfast 🤣🤣🤣

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In the main, those cruising in suites or with elevated tier status are very discrete. At the breakfast table, over time I have found it is those with 10 to 15 cruises or those in a balcony for the first time are most prone to talk up their importance. If you have cruised long enough they will identify themselves at breakfast, with an opening line - Is this your first cruise? Usually fun to play along. We really don't care, having cruised inside, outside, upside down - and a few nice suites to boot. Suites are not allocated on merit to those most deserving, but those who paid a premium for some extra real estate and a few perks.

The final Freo to Freo cruise for Coral. It is a little on the dear side, but it has sold out and you are aboard and I hope you get to enjoy her us much as we did. There is N/C soft serve at the solarium pool and different ice creams in the dining room each night, so maybe a little more value for you. I would certainly be paying the premium to cruise from home too. At this stage, we have only been tempted to fly across the country for a Freo cruise once, and that was when airfares were more reasonable. I hope you can get some more ships based in Freo in the years ahead.

In a balanced world, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but those pages are far from balanced or democratic. Sadly these non-affiliated social media pages are just a fan club, often moderated by people that will prevent contrary opinion. In the case of most unofficial P&O pages, it is only OK to negatively critique other cruise lines. To become part of the collective, resistance is futile. So, a contrary opinion is shouted down. Even facts are dismissed if they don't fit the agenda of the group, and once again, everyone nods in agreement.

Yes, Barb has a crook shoulder, so I become the mule and prefer not to be muscling around two heavy cases if I can avoid it. There will come a time when that will no longer be possible.

Two weeks would usually be 1 x 23kg case between us, plus a carry-on each. If we are travelling with winter clothes we will go with 2 x cases, but heaps of weight to spare. As a packing guide: a) Get out all of your clothes ready for packing b) Pack half of those clothes c) Grab your wallet and take double the cash