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Your reply seems to allude that the comment was pointed at you. Oh dear.😂😂😂😂

This topic has been done to death. wear what you are comfortable in, As long as you follow the ships dress code what can go wrong😳

Agree entirely. Current figure’s for England are approximately 1 in 18 people are carrying the virus so we are probably mixing with them every time we go out.🤷‍♂️ So it is almost inevitable that infected people will mingle.

Oh oh.

Katakolon is a nice place to get off the ship and relax at one of the beaches, The beach cafes let you use their sun beds and brollies for free if you buy food or drinks from them. A decent chill out day.😉

You must wear shoes. I think.😂

No Only in junior suite and above. yes Bar no Only in junior suite and above

Hi Ali. The dividing partition can be opened to give access to the next balcony.

We had a trip on Ex2 and not impressed with the ship at all, The Marella experience with staff ,food,drink as expected but the ship just didn’t feel right to us at all.

Same here but with the provisio that if a holiday etc becomes available they will need to make alternative arrangements. We are entitled to a life as well.😉😂😂

Hi RR. Thats brilliant, Something to look forward to. We are looking at canaries cruises for November. Pre pandemic we managed to get a junior suite for an excellent price for February. So biding our time. The beauty of retirement is a few days notice is all that’s needed.😉 Keep well.

In that case I wouldn’t bother.😂😂👍

If you live nearby it may be worth it but I wouldn’t travel any great distance to do it.👍

Hi Ormy. We were onboard Explorer last May and found no problems at all with the food in fact we thought it was better than previous trips on her. The TUI dress code (smart casual) was adhered to in the MDR, the tux brigade happily mingling with smart casual attendee’s. The staff on Marella are this company’s asset and they were all on point as usual. Unfortunatly wherever you go some people will complain if things are not going their way so we try to avoid them as they will try to drag you down to the same miserable level as themselves. As always everyone has a choice there are other cruise lines to choose from.🤷🏻‍♂️ Keep well.

A couple of weeks ago it took us about thirty mins total to get through check in/ bag drop and security. That was at ten o clock in the morning, so not really a problem. Last May at Birmingham airport it was nearer two and a half hours total for a six thirty flight.🤔

Hi Jim. We used east mids a couple of weeks ago and on entry into the departures hall there were staff who were telling you everything that you need to know. (a little tip if you arrive early for your flight walk around to the arrivals hall and there is a Greggs outlet for refreshments and not many people around there when we were there)

Thanks for the reply RR. As I recall they were something like...... Winter200 and Cruise200 but tried both and not recognised.🤔 Not really a deal breaker but in the words of Tesco, "Every little helps" Keep well.😉

Hi all. we are looking at canary island trips for this November/December. A few weeks ago on the marella site there were discount codes for various trips but they have all disappeared, has anyone any recollection of what they were.? Thanks.

Hi Jim. Sorry to hear that your adventure ended up the way it did.😞 Hope that yourself and Mrs JTS have a swift and complete recovery. look after yourselves.😉

Hi RR. Absolutely crazy people. But to be fair if they weren’t fighting on a ship they would be doing it somewhere else. Disneyland and vegas had a let off that week.😳

So there’s the answer then, Leave the stag parties in peace and ban women.😂😂😂😂

Good morning RR. The reason that we choose cruise holidays more than land based holidays is because the guests are a similar age range to us and with age usually comes maturity. As said in a previous post we have never seen any rude,aggressive or confrontational behaviour onboard. Plenty of tipsy people enjoying themselves 😜🥂but isn’t that what it’s all about? If stag and hen parties are onboard and as long as their behaviour isn’t causing problems with other guests or staff what’s the problem. Surely we should act upon what we know and not on what We assume. Anyways keep well.😉

Looking at that picture with a tinge of sadness. What a sad ending for a great little ship.😢

Hi Nancy. Was drink involved in the laundry room fight ? Because I never managed to find the bar down there.😂 Just an observation but the incident’s in your post involved more women out of control than men. Keep well.😉

Sorry to hear that you aren’t feeling too good, hope you fully recover soon. Proper disappointing to miss the F1. All fine here.👍 Look after yourself and mrs PC.😉