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58 minutes ago, Kelownadon said:

I was just on there and couldn’t find anything except the cat showing up in 2-3 different places. Will try again later. Don’t know anything about Easter eggs. 

Easter egg just means the thing we’re hunting for (Champaign, towel, chef, etc)

7 hours ago, NorthStarStateCruiser said:

According to the sweepstakes rules, each daily entry period starts at 12AM ET and ends at 11:59PM ET, but it appears that's not the case as the Easter eggs can be found the night before.  I'm actually hesitant to collect the Easter egg the night before just in case there's some sort issue with it being collected before the official daily entry period for that item.  I'm probably just paranoid though.

 

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on March 20, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on March 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period") and is comprised of seven (7) independent “Daily Entry Periods,” each beginning at 12:00 a.m. ET and ending at 11:59 p.m. ET.

But they weren’t even letting us find the towel when the chef released. It was click the day three option or nothing. 

If this is the Metaverse, I never want anything to do with it ever again. Such a pain in the neck. I don't see how Zuckerberg thinks this is the future. I'm fine with web 2.0. The only reason I just spent an hour bashing into things in the glitchy alt reality was b/c of the contest.

If I want to walk around in a space, I'll do it in real life. Edit: or in a game system, where the controls actually work. 

Just now, AlibearNS said:

Okay, will try because there's just no towel to be seen. Oh, found the chef, thanks. I reckon the towel has gone. So annoying!

Yes, so annoying. There's a challenge lost ;(

@Stockjock @AlibearNS Clicked 'L' and they sent me for the day 3 challenge, the Petite Chef in the Grand Plaza. Which I found. Looks like they've already shifted to the next challenge? This app is so buggy.

Never found the towel.

11 minutes ago, AlibearNS said:

 

I'm in the shower cubicle lol. Can't see a towel. Where is the picture?

18 minutes ago, Stockjock said:

Why am I not seeing the towel?  Is it near Capt. Kate or what?

Did you find it?

Here: https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/metaverse

And specifically here: 

@Stockjock - ditto. Can't find it. Pic makes it look like it's in one of the shower cubicles near the pool. 

Here's hoping the buggy app will up the chances of winning

@Stockjock - see the instructions from @boxkite above. 

Also, how did you change your avatar? 

Yay! I just got an upgrade on our cruise to a much nicer room for the same price!

@colourbird , @MicCanberra - if we swapped to a shorter cruise at the present sale fare, it would be the same price for actually a better cabin.
 

The real issue is that it’s not a good time of year for us. We’d have to carve time off work, and go from work to cruise right back to work. And surely be thinking about work the whole trip. So my wife has talked me out of it. 
 

I just really love what I’m seeing from the Celebrity ships. Hopefully in a few years. On the plus side, this week I managed to get 2% knocked off my home loan by doing the Barefoot and ringing the bank. Should help with the cruise fund. At least till we get the next ten rate hikes. 
 

Are there any savvy folks out there talking about how to make cruising happen on a tight budget?

If you had the option of Celebrity Eclipse instead… which would you do?

Does anyone know if the waterslides will even be open in the winter?

Also, is it possible to bid for an upgrade?

@OzKiwiJJ we're not interior, but thanks for the warning. @arxcards that's encouraging.

Thanks everyone for the advice.

@lucymorgan - thanks for the pictures!

@Kangakid (and @MicCanberra) this is a huge encouragement / sounds exactly like what we want to do. We had a look at the Blue room before and thought it would be up our alley. So thanks for confirming. 

@clairebearinaus @MicCanberra - based on your Pacific Encounter experience, will it be hard to get a table for two? Is that common or rare? This is all new territory for us. 

Thanks! I appreciate this perspective — it's encouraging. 

The tl;dr is the title — Can we get a relaxed couples cruise out of P&O Adventure, or should we cancel for something else?

For all the gory details… I’m having second thoughts on a cruise we booked this winter (which is Jun-Aug here in Aus). I need help making a decision, cause we can still cancel, and I’m worried we’re doing this wrong.

So, my wife and I are on a super tight budget, and have been saving up to do something nice for a special anniversary.

What we want out of a cruise: rest from our busy lives, a beautiful place to stay, the chance to eat out three times a day at nice venues and have good conversation (just the two of us), maybe a spa treatment for my wife. Something low hassle, all included, for a good price, where neither of us have to cook/clean.

We’re not keen on feeling crowded — our job and our home life are both very people-intensive (we have a very big family). We don’t want to party, and probably don’t want to dress up in costume for something. We don’t have discretionary income to throw at hidden costs and extras. We don’t gamble, and we drink very little. We like a good broadway show, but nothing raunchy / “adult”. If there were an old-school place to dance on board — like actual couples dance — that would be a plus, but not essential.

The cruise we booked, we’re not psyched about the location. We just want a chance to relax. I will say though, the water slide on Adventure is something we’d want to try.

Now, we booked the cruise last winter, before I looked into Aussie cruising much. My wife has been on a few cruises in Europe years ago, on small lines, which she loved. I’ve been on one — but I hated it. I was used to backpacking, and the port stops were so short it felt like a joke to say we were seeing a place. But the port stops aren’t what we want out of this cruise, so that’s no longer a concern. I just want the next adventure to be a good one.

Anyway, I’m wondering if the P&O Adventure is the wrong fit for what we want to do. Since booking, I’ve discovered the Celebrity Edge class ships, and that looks like more what we’re after - centred on fine dining in a beautiful setting. Trouble is, because of work, our best travel dates are winter (Jun-Aug) with Oct-Nov possible — and our budget is very tight. So P&O looks like the most practical option.

Can we get what we want out of a P&O cruise — carve out a relaxed, couples cruise?

Or should we swap to something shore based for this anniversary and save up even more for the next major anniversary, aiming for a spot on Celebrity. (There’s a beautiful NZ cruise I wish we could make work if the dates weren’t Jan-Apr).