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we have just returned from our Celebrity cruise ex Southampton,labled all boxes on 3 sides and used a marker pen as well ,dropped them at dock side with luggage,they were in the cabin on arrival all open and marked checked by hounds, but resealed,had a coppy of email from special services but not needed a bin was in Cabin,also took a hot water bottle to pre heat bags only carried out a nightly change so not too much hassel , would not hesitate to go again 

Hi i am starting PD next week,i will be cruising in October ,leaving southampton on Celebrity silhouette,my supplier will be Baxter  ,i have been asked to supply them with a delivery address at docks ,reading above posts i feel it would be better to take solution our selves as we only live 45 min away and will be using a taxi to get to port,i eill be doing 2 changes a day and have no idea how solution is packed ie 1 in a box or 4    hope you can help     Graham 

Dont know if this applies to our cruise,but i hope so, Celebrity Lowers Vaccine Age Requirement, Independent Shore Excursions Allowed (cruisecritic.co.uk)

weve got a shore excursion booked in Halifax paid for with OBC 

Petra in Jordan would love to go back for a longer stay ,along with Saint Petersburg in Russia  

Just finished didnt want any information,just loads of pictures and you picked them,Im ex UK and use a good security programme 

would llike to do both sailings,do Royal give discounts for back to back, have all ready booked 3 nighter 

have booked 3 niter over easter,going to look at a BB to Barcelona and possible over night stay 

had a call today from our travel agent out of the blue,basically saying would we like to cancel our millenium cruise in march 2021 and move deposit  

Had a 2 night break at Studley Castle,entertainment was held out side which was ok but the evenings were cold.later in the evening they had a an almost live show that had been recorded at the castle.Meals  were all table service and all tables 2 mts apart you kept same table for stay,Food was hot and a good choice,i understand normally its a buffet resturant.Didn t use pool etc but it was open 

 We were in a patio room which was quiet and a lot larger than a ships cabin  all in all it was a nice short break would revisit for a longer break next time 

sundowners overlooking the stern in the sunset bar 

we went to LPC with another couple had a great night,wether I would go as a couple is doubtful 

lots of ships in Portsmouth harbour,having a battle of the horns also a piper in hardway Gosport 

A walk up the pier is nice,a café at the end.There is also a crazy golf park with snooker golf its great fun to watch  n do,loads to do in Blankenberg .There are some amazing sandy beaches that go on for miles, not to mention the moules n frittes 

7 hours ago, mayleeman said:

People on phones (anywhere) not only can talk too loudly, they also seem to have no idea their conversations are divulging their private info to strangers. On one flight, everyone in a departure lounge at BWI was treated to a 20 minute loud harrangue by a guy who was yelling about his renovation contractor. About 35 people learned his business name, phone number, home address, how long he was going to be gone, and the info about when the contractor could get into his house.

I listen with glee when people read out there credit card details 

10 hours ago, hollyjess said:

Have going on our first Christmas and New year cruise on Oceana. Does anybody take any Christmas goodies with them? We do have Xmas jumpers!.

There is a meet up  in the yatch n compass with people wearing Christmas jumpers at 12,we will take some decs for the cabin 

We were staying in Lisbon in October and caught the train from Rossio station,try to get to Sintra as early as possible as it get really busy,,you can buy a train /bus ticket at ticket office,will need to catch the bus from Sintra station but can walk through the park to the palace,There are card operated machines to buy tickets into Sintra park,we were luckily staying a 2 min walk from station,i would take a taxi from port to station to save time,there are 2 trains an hour,the walk back from station is easier than walk up from dock as all down hill 

If we are a short cruise we will catch the bus to westquay centre and walk to ship whatever boarding point can be up to 45 min 

agree archaeology museum  is well worth a visit, lots of hidden gems in Naples,Bourbon palace and tunnels are some 

i blame the high salt in the food,avoid the soups even tho they are great 

M27 motor way will be closed on Saturday till as well.from junction 9 to 11 ,so allow a lot of time if coming from the east to west or other way 

20 hours ago, late2cruisin said:

I've always wondered about this idea of using separate bags for white and dark clothes. Do they really keep them separate when they wash them with everybody else's stuff? After all, most people don't keep them separate. Do they sort through the laundry and separate lights and darks before throwing them into those huge industrial washing machines?  Perhaps someone who's taken one of those behind-the-scenes tours that includes the laundry facilities can answer that...

I repair those large machines,they will mark the clothes with a tag,then put them in a laundry net bag then throw them in the machine together,possibly a 60c wash then put them in the drier on a hot dry as all steam operated so not a lot of temperature control.So dont send any delicates or runny colours,you can hand wash them or not bother 

21 hours ago, Wine-O said:

 That’s bloody Mary time? 

3rd GnT 

no only the price,although on one cruise they stopped a guy from starting to drink at 08,00 

Oh goody i can book a royal suite now,rather than a gtee stateroom