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My wife and I have not stopped coughing for the past 2 months - but we have not had Covid.

Looks like the myth or overstated statement that P&O charge for "everything" has been adequately deconstructed here.

I was in the Navy for a while. My personal rules are ; Don't sail south of Brisbane in Winter. Don't sail north of Brisbane in Summer, don't sail across the Tasman in Spring and don't sail East to West across the Bight in any season. I know there will be some replies to these Rules saying something like " I did it - no problems". I would like to tell them that many times I have walked across a road against the red pedestrian light - and I have also always got away with it - so far!!!

I have read here about the things that P&O AUD charge as "extras" - I guess when compared to other cruiselines?. I have previously done lots of P&O cruises - and Cunard, Princess, RCL, NCL cruises - but I can't really recall anything that I had to pay extra for (except for the optional restaurants). Can somebody kindly tell me what P&O are charging extra for things that other cruiselines aren't . PS I don't eat much icecream so no need to mention that

That's because the only way you get Covid now is to have a test.

I guess my question is - how will they fill 2 large ships porting out of Brisbane? - when compared to the past when we only had Pacific Dawn?

My wife and I recently also caught "something" - but have tested negative for Covid. Frankly it wouldn't have mattered much to us if we had tested positive - except for the mandated consequences of the positive test. We are guessing that we only have a head cold - accompanied by an incessant cough, which turns us into pariahs in the community 🙂 . We have noted that our local medical clinic is FLAT OUT with customers - so there is definitely something going around.

Ha Ha ! All the Public Servants are still working "from home" !! 🙂

Well , for a start Coral Princess plus Pacific Encounter (ex Star Princess) plus I am sure other ships which others here will tell us about - even if there are no others Coral and ex-Star are a massive increase in capacity over tiny Dawnie ( and Pacific Sun before her) . How are they going to fill them???

OH NO!!!!!!!!

I have been trying to see the new terminal on Google maps/Earth and from diagrams - doesn't seem to be much parking space to me maybe even less than at the grain silos?

Hmm -- Cunard are actually "sailing" now, with certain conditions. I have been wondering what will happen when QE comes to Australia.

During the pandemic, each State through their Chief Health Officer said that they were following "the Science" . Problem is that 6 States and two territories must have had different Science books , as their policies were mostly all different. True Science doesn't work that way. An apple will fall from an apple tree onto your head every time - and doesn't vary from State to State!

If I was onboard, I don't think that I would be making use of the waterslides at this time 🙂

RAT testing is a bit like a hurdles race- each hurdle can bring you to a grinding halt . My son was in Germany for several years ( didn't catch Covid ) and went to London and caught Covid - had to get a negative Rat to get on the plane to Brisbane ( on his way to Japan for work) that took 2 weeks -then had to get a Negative RAT on arrival in Brisbane - then another RAT to get on the plane to Japan and then another on arrival. He is now in Japan - a nervous wreck!! 🙂

Just read about an American family on a recent river cruise in Europe. Did everything right - vaccinations, PCR tests before the cruise , RAT tests for all passengers on every day of the 10 day cruise - EXCEPT for the second last day when they were tested positive, put off the boat into a quarantine hotel - cost them $10K US!!!!!

Already have Les - better still , paying for it with Cunard's money!! 🙂

- but after browsing through some of the postings here, I think I will wait until another 6 months passes. The CoronaParanoia virus ( which is far more disruptive than the Corona virus) is still rampant!! 😞

While watching the 50's film about Cunard Queen Elizabeth earlier today, I noticed that the narrator called Cunard - "Quenard" . I tend to say "Koonard" and I have heard it called "Knard) Any thoughts?? Barry