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    Scotland
  • Interests
    Cruises, travel
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    The one I am on at the time!
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Baltic

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  1. Eglesbrech
    Yes I do live in a small, leafy, tree filled village but it’s not detached from reality. Your observations are not light hearted, they are imo quite sour. However just my opinion.
  2. Eglesbrech
    I’m glad I don’t live where you do if that is a true reflection of a your experience of a night out. Its not mine.
  3. Eglesbrech
    Because their onboard offerings are fairly limited and pedestrian. Add to that the change has been made after people have paid in full so customers have no valid choices.
  4. Eglesbrech
    Very few now and generally those who are all ai anyway so you bringing on a decent malt does not affect their profits.
  5. Eglesbrech
    One should indeed expect better food than the local pub on a cruise ship. The food on Aurora was however significantly worse on our cruise a few weeks ago (with the notable exception being Sindu which was excellent). The beer and wines were the same brands.
  6. Eglesbrech
    There is a massive divide both in drinks prices but also in wage rates. A steak is about £16 here and a massive mixed grill with steak, lamb, gammon, sausage, chicken etc £20.
  7. Eglesbrech
    My local pub has a decent bottle of Chenin, Pinot Grigio or shiraz for around £15. Beers like Stella are £4.30 a pint, Moretti £4.60. Cheaper beers are £3.50. Food is £10.25 for a large portion of fish and chips (£8.00 for pensioner portion). Fahitas are £10 for veggie, £12 for chicken and £13 for steak. Steak pie etc around £10.
  8. Eglesbrech
    I would not suggest they are a rip off as we have had the same or more in hotels abroad. That said they are certainly not the prices we would generally expect to pay at a restaurant or pub at home. All things are relative.
  9. Eglesbrech
    Yes another favourite along with the Roads and the Miles to Dundee, the dark island and the song of the Clyde (modern folks think that rappers sing fast, try that song for speed and tongue twisting).
  10. Eglesbrech
    Probably about as much as is “ wasted” on soaps I never watch, overpaid sports presenters I never watch etc etc.
  11. Eglesbrech
    Yes we were on last year as well and there were not any slots. Something new?
  12. Eglesbrech
    https://www.fredolsencruises.com/faqs/on-board/what-type-of-plug-electricity-sockets-are-used-in-the-rooms Official Fred information above. The plug sockets are few and far between so you may want to pack both an adapter and a buzz bar. We also had our own USB sockets as well (some of the refurbished rooms may have these but ours on deck 5 did not).
  13. Eglesbrech
    Glad you had a good cruise. It’s always nice to read positive feedback.
  14. Eglesbrech
    Yes I liked France, particularly the a acapello part. The Portuguese balled was nice too. The Spanish leather nappies were indeed off putting as was the windows man sans anything! The Croatian one was catchy so no surprise it got the majority of the public vote. Graeme Norton mentioned all the near nudity as well. Not required and doesn’t add anything to the music (says the Grumpy, opinionated old woman from Scotland).
  15. Eglesbrech
    And of course there was Andy Stewart and the northern lights of old Aberdeen. That was one of the songs trotted out every single new year by someone during the “ wan singer, wan song” part of the festivities.
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