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  1. The Fred ships are older and will have conventional propulsion with screws and rudder at the stern of the ships so more likely to come up out of the water.
  2. Same here, just came in the post and we have on!y done two cruises with a third booked.
  3. Thank you, excellent information that reinforces my opinion that it was very unlikely that the screws came out of the water. I believe the reason the engines failed on the Viking ship a few years ago was due to alarms showing low oil levels in the engine due to the ships violent movement in the storm. Again we must wait for the results of the investigation and anything else is just speculation.
  4. Has the previous poster has said I find it very hard to believe that the screws came fully out of the water, The location of the modern Azipod propulsion systems right underneath the hull make that very unlikely. It is more likely that the engines stopped due to some system designed to prevent damage, something similar happened to a Viking ship in a storm a few years ago.
  5. We did the Titan Canadian coast to coast years ago with one internal flight, the last part was through the Rockies from Calgary to Vancouver. We stayed overnight in the same hotel has people on the train part part way through the Rockies. A few years later we did the cruise around Alaska, really enjoyed both trips.
  6. Alaska is certainly worth the effort if you can possible make it happen, that was the start of our cruising experience about 20 years ago. Previously we had travelled the US independently visiting over 40 states, sometimes just flying somewhere hiring a a car and travelling with no set plans, some of the best holidays ever. I wanted to see Alaska and decided a cruise was the best option, we flew to L.A to join a cruise up the coast and around Alaska finishing with a few days in Vancouver. My wife had not been keen on cruising has we had always done our own thing but she loved it. That was the start of many wonderful cruises all over the world, unfortunately we are also restricted now has we no longer fly. Has I have said before do these things while you are young enough and fit enough
  7. Heartfelt condolences, just over 5 years ago we lost our only Son suddenly at the age of 47 and it is still hard to believe.
  8. Has the other poster has said they are very British, we also tried Saga because of not wanting to fly anymore.. Saga fits the bill OK but we really miss the International mix of people on our previous cruises mainly with Celebrity and Azamara.
  9. Bloodaxe

    ? Mpv

    A few years ago with Titan we were being taken down to Gatwuck to fly to Italy to join a Azamara cruise. It was a contractor's Mpv, part way down the M1 we stopped at a service station and the driver said his driving hours were up and another car was going to take us down to Gatwick. After a long delay a !imo turned up, he said he had been stuck in traffic which then happened again has we set off. We were worried about making our flight but once the traffic cleared the driver pulled out all the stops and we just made it. He told us that he had trained in the military and it showed in his driving. What he also said was that last week he had been driving Donald Trump around and one of us was sat in the same seat. I wondered if it was true but he said he was chosen because of his Military background. ,
  10. Bloodaxe

    ? Mpv

    Not just Titan, they seem to be increasing the use of private contractors and our last two trips had rear facing seats.
  11. Graham and Kalos your mention of your 5th anniversary of your heart problems promoted me to make a comment. It is also the 5th Anniversary of the loss of our only Son to a massive heart attack at the age of 47 Prior to that we had been very lucky to travel the world, I took early retirement from my full time job at age 50 and then worked part time until 65. We visited many parts of the world, including the States many times, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, sometimes just flying off somewhere and hiring a Car. We started cruising on my 60th birthday mainly because we wanted to see Alaska. That was the start of many cruises all over the place including South America and Antarctica. Now in my late 70s we are cruising closer to home most recently with Saga mainly because of the home pick up and return. My message really is do these things while you are still young and fit enough, especially if you wish to go long haul to places like Australia.
  12. Pie and mushy pies in a dish is a street food in Australia, they call it a pie floater and the pies down there are great some of the best I ever tasted. I remember Billy Connolly having one in Sydney on his T V program years ago.
  13. I would try one of the short 5 or 7 night cruises to see how you like it, Saga fits the bill for us at our time of life, now in our late seventies Having travelled the world independently in our younger years we tried cruising in our sixties and have never looked back. We came to Saga recently after deciding we no longer wished to fly to join a cruise and Saga home pick up suits us just fine.
  14. I hope so. We also prefer that location and have D 561 booked for our cruise next year, the vents were news to me..
  15. My last Azamara cruise was in June 2019 so obvious my opinion is out of date, it was also before Azamara split from RCCL. Shortly afterwards we had a family disaster and then along came covid. When we decided to start cruising again we gave Saga a try and it now suits us just fine. What I miss the most is the international mix of passengers on Azamara we made friends with people from all over the world.
  16. We sailed with Azamara many times from 2008 until 2018 they would still be our line of choice If we still flew. The R Ships are our favourites just the right size. Azamara now have 4 and Oceana have the other 4, now about 24 years old but still in great shape..
  17. Has I have said before we on!y came to Saga when we no longer wished to fly. If we did return to fly cruises Saga would not be our choice, at that price point much better small ship options are available with unusual ports of call.
  18. Totally agree, my main disappointment with Saga passengers is not the ages but that they are all British. I really miss the international mix that we were used to in our previous favourite line Azamara. I know that is only to be expected, we came to Saga because we no longer fly and the home pick up suits us at our time of life.
  19. Can be either, the last twice ours has been a plain Black one with no markings, they are increasingly using contractors and notTitan
  20. The Peak District is almost in the centre of England mainly in Derbyshire, it's the start of the Pennine chain of hills that extend up through Yorkshire and Northumberland into the Scottish Borders. It's known has the backbone of England, I grew up in Derbyshire and spent my teenage years Cycling in the Peak District most weekends.
  21. Azamara rarely cruise round trip from UK ports, you would probably have to fly one way. It was our favourite line for years until we did not wish to fly anymore, we now use Saga mainly for the home pick up and return.
  22. In the 1950s my family used to take our Summer holiday at Southsea near to Portsmouth and Southampton.on the Solent. I remember watching all the great liners of the day sailing bye on the way to and from Southampton. We also did a boat trip around Southampton docks and our small board passed under the bow of the Queen Mary, we were told how a destroyer was accidentally cut in half during the war About 50 years later I visited Queen Mary at Long Beach before joining a cruise to Alaska, great memories of great Ships.
  23. If the 2nd day is a sea day that is usually a formal evening. certainly on a short cruise.
  24. Bloodaxe

    2025

    That's obviously the case, I thought that I would be OK with any of the Saga cabins but I now realise I may not on Adventure.
  25. Bloodaxe

    2025

    This was news to me I thought all cabins had walk in showers, it would probably put me off from booking a guarantee if we could end up with a shower over the bath.
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