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WiFi calling might be an option.

Thanks. I am sure it will be right on the night, and I had been thinking about the Ubank option for a bit. Yes, especially for bills ticking over at home and we mostly have DDs and Bpay set up for them already. I am mostly wanting to be assured of easily transferring from a debit card to zero the credit card from spending incurred during travel, which would include 2x credit card cycles.

Thanks. I will look a bit deeper. I have an app for my current online banking, but it is IP sensitive and will request MFA if they think it is a risky transaction. Great for security, but a pain to be getting sms verification codes overseas.

Take care Les. I hope you mend well.

How is the online services on this Mic - can you do online banking with this account while overseas? Looking ahead, that looks like the biggest limitation for my current visa debit due to rather stringent multi-factor authorisation options. Going to be away for 3 months next year, and it would be nice to pay our bills easily from the balcony.

When our daughter was younger, we always scored towelies on Princess. We still get the occasional one on formal night, but the effort is pretty much wasted on us.

As a side, Carnival has sensory packs available on request. Fair to say there is much more need to wind things back a bit on Carnival, but I can't see why Princess couldn't do something similar.

And here I was thinking it was the Galaxy on Orion's Belt.

Most in and around passenger cabins aren't that mysterious. Some are crew access/emergency stairs, some are steward supply rooms. Mid aft to aft, the void on all decks includes the exhaust stacks. In this case, the proximity to the Lotus Pool would hint plumbing systems and or pool/Lotus Spa supplies. No specific website, but I will always do a search for my cabin before booking it. If someone has had a good or bad experience, they will usually tell you the pros and cons, unless they are a only-pro influencer. Most ship cabins more than a couple of years old have a Youtube video done, and I find that more useful than the deckplan site these days.

No comment. 🤣

I am in your camp. Another spectacular view around the next bend.

Prices have been going up. Going by their price list, Brisbane to Cairns, concession is: Coach = $185 Sleeper = $334.50 But, try making a booking for late this month, and the original post is 100% accurate for QLD Rail for an ADULT fare. Even when entering a concession into their booking page, it returns an adult fare. To get a concession fare, you need to setup an account and validate your concession before you can get that fare type. https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search Personally, I'm still on the plane.

That is the Australian way - no smoking indoors on Aussie based Princess ships (and other lines). Just avoid booking aft starboard balconies to steer clear of the waft.

I am not aware of any broad changes around Conflict Islands. It looks like a longer stay in Honiara, and that may have driven the decision to drop Conflict Islands. We will find out soon enough - Pac Explorer is due in CI again the following week (30th May)..