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A bit of both, why would you pin the badge right at the front in the ‘business’ area. Hey if your pinnacle you’ve earned it I guess so do as you want I just found it a bit unusual.

Thanks for the tips in this post. Could I ask please what are the rules in Canada regarding children in bars. We have been to the States many times and they are very strict about this which is fine.... when in Rome and all that. Here in the UK this is all very relaxed so I was just wondering what to expect when we stay in Vancouver pre cruise.

Its no joke, I have had the misfortune to catch a glimpse of the bright gold pinnacle badge right on the front of the tightest trunks I have ever seen anyone wear. It was on the tiered suite sun deck of Adventure out of Cape Liberty. Still haunts me….

Blacklane are an intermediary booking service connecting customers with drivers. I have had them provided for me on business trips but personally I would rather be dealing directly with the driver or a company directly.

What we did was a taxi from the cruise port to Kowloon Station where there was a left luggage facility and spent the day exploring Hong Kong on our own which is very easy on the metro. Then back to Kowloon for the express train direct to the airport. English is obviously widely spoken and it was perfectly safe walking about, if you haven't been before HK is great.

Excellent point, Barcelona and Rome especially. I wouldn't be so concerned about wearing jewellery as any risk will be from opportunist pickpockets. We have been to both many times with no issues and with very simple precautions you will be fine.

I applaud anyone who travels to a cruise with no checked luggage, three of us flying to New York from the UK this summer for 9 nights on Liberty and three checked bags.

Thank you all for your comments, you pretty much confirmed what I have learnt elsewhere that it can be a bit of a lottery. Plenty to think about I think as the cruise we are looking at only stops at the one Japanese port so the thought of being stuck on the ship for hours doesn't really appeal 😐

I think you will find that your fellow passengers on a European cruise will be a really varied mix of nationalities which can be great fun. I would expect it to be a bit more formal dress wise, and as others have mentioned, as it will be port intensive the vibe around the ship will be different to the Caribbean. Not better or worse just different. Depending on when you are going the Euro 2024 football tournament is being held in Germany, if your dates coincide expect any bar with a television to be packed and if it interests you at all the mix of Europeans on board will create a fantastic atmosphere.

Hi all We are looking at a cruise from Shanghai which has one stop in Japan. I've done a bit of research and it seems that Japanese customs are sometime ill prepared for the number of passengers getting off a cruise ship and some people have reported waiting hours to be called to be cleared. I was looking for some opinions on this please if anyone has any experience with this. Thanks

Even playing online you are signing up to this very loose t & c. The house will nearly always win.....

The only stress for us with RoyalUp is despite a number of minimum, average and a fair few maximum bids we have not had a sniff of anything 😐

Yes, have to agree it is much improved since restart.

I actually like it, I’m on a cruise and on holiday so I don’t necessarily want dinner to be like an experience I would have at a restaurant at home.

Yes the same reason we are looking into Spectrum from Shanghai, the prices are very reasonable.