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I like the look of that, I'll see if they have it on Britannia.

I didn't take an outfit for each evening, but doubled up on several evenings. I took several dresses, but some of them didn't even get worn.

I was given a prescription for steriods to take in conjuction with my radiation treatment. I was told that I would be given extra than the prescribed dose in case symptoms lasted longer than expected, so I had them in the house if I needed them. My course of tablets was for me to take just 12, but my prescription was for 150😲

Morning everyone, Not been around much as have been recovering from last week's treatment, which addled my brian! I was OK the first couple of days before beginning to suffer, but am now on the way back up although I still feel very tired and have one or two other niggles, but nothing major. We had all our big birthdays last year, an 80th, 40th, 90th and my 65th. We were forecast to have rain from last night right through to this afternoon. It rained last night, but not enough, it's not raining now and doesn't look like it's going to rain soon either. Hope everyone has a good day. Pam

Many thanks. Mum has a manual wheelchair, so I am pusher! Will digest this in detail later. (As I'm recovering from stereotactic radiation treatment myself at present my brain has been addled!)

On our 7 night Britannia cruise in September we have 2 listed, a Celebration Night and a Formal Night.

Farthshumpen in Norwegian is a sleeping policeman or you could sail on this ship!

Sorry to hear that you have lost your close friend and neighbour after all these years. I am sure you have many happy memories of her.

Last time we had a return flights (Azura and Britannia) we were able to leave hand luggage in the theatre. Staff were at the door and issued everyone with number for when they collected their luggage. I would think that they would have a similar system on Arvia.

I didn't drive until we moved down here, so passed my driving test in 1988 and my first car was a Mini Metro. My first long drive was up to my parent's who were then living in Northwood, and I remember driving up the motorways in torrential rain!

There was pole dancing in the atrium on Arvia last month!

No, we are not travelling until the middle of September, so plenty of time to sort thing out. Many thanks, Pam

Just looked at this with interest as we are due to call at Haugesund and Mum is in a wheelchair. So I know what to expect!

A pleasant 18c down here and sunny again, we have had quite a lot of mist recently. Had another sleepless night with sea gulls squawking all night followed the dawn chorus.

We had no problem when we disembarked from Arvia last month. There were plenty of taxis and no queue, but I suppose it depends on the timings!

I didn't get to try The Olive Grove on Iona but did on Arvia. My mains was the tuna and I also had tiramisu for desert, but your tiramusu looks a lot better than mine.

Just proves we are all different!

It's a nice sunny day down here and a pleasant 20c. Thank you for sending it to me😁 I've pleased to say that I have am not experiencing any side effects from my treatment yesterday, and have a phone call from the hospital to check up on me. I have also received one from my youngest daughter who took me there as well, being a nurse she gave me the third degree. I am not planning on doing anything today, just going to take it easy and perhaps spend some time in the garden with cup of coffee and a book. Hope you all have a good day.

We too prefered the Opal when we were on Iona last year.

We travel up to Southampton the day before by train, as it takes 5.30-6 hours if there are no problems, so we stay overnight in a nearby hotel. We don't have the option of using a coach as the nearest pickup point to us is Bristol. OH is not in a position to walk back into Southampton to kill time after dropping luggage off and queuing for long periods of time is difficult for both of us. We were on Arvia last month and although our check in time was 12.15 as we arrived a little early we joined the queue. 12.15 came and went but we hadn't been called to check in, therefore we went and asked only to be told that they weren't calling for that time yet, but we were allowed in. How much longer would we have had to wait if we hadn't enquired?

I did not know this fact. My mother uses a wheelchair, she can manage to get up into a coach but cannot walk far and so we have always just booked excursions that she can manage.

Thank you all for your messages and good wishes for today. Well it has been dull and dreary down here all day, but boiling up in Plymouth. We arrived at Derriford Hospital three quarters of an hour before my appointment, but it took fifteen minutes to get into the car park, as it was a case of one car out, one in. I was called from the main waiting room on time, but then sat for an hour in the treatment waiting room. Once they got my mask on and had me lined up for the radiation beams, everything went smoothly. Back home now after meeting the mist half way home, which continued to get thicker the nearer we got to home. It is now foggy here. Now treatment is over, I now to have to wait for about six months for an MRI to see if has been successful🤞 I'm feeling fine but would love to murder a glass of wine, but have been advised not to drink for a week due to the medication I'm on😒 Oh well, it is what it is! Can someone please send some of the sunshine down here?

No, those with priority boarding headed straight in.

MPW is on our Britannia cruise in September so will look to see is he is batch signing menus!

On Arvia last month we had a boarding time of 12.15. We arrived a little before 12 and handed over our luggage and joined the queue. Shortly after joining those with a boarding time of 12 were called. When it got to 12.20 we hadn't been called, so we and a few other passengers went to enquire, but were told that they hadn't been told to call the next time but allowed us in.