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🤣 A new one for the get out of jail free list: SSC have not contacted you and when you call them rather than apologise for the muck up they advise they emailed you on the xx. I asked them to forward the email as I hadn't received the original. Lo and behold the email is not a forward of an original. Hopefully the stuff up doesn't impact our speciality dining reservations. Breath, smell the roses and enjoy the cruise....

Thank you @jelayne and @WestLakeGirl. Calling US toll free #s is indeed not an option from NZ. I called X this morning about a shore excursion and they said I should be contacted in the next few days.🤞

Emergency use? We had quite a shoogle on NZ's North Island this morning (Mag 5). I have images of you donning your pjs during an earthquake in California!

Can anyone who has recently sailed on the Eclipse provide the name and contact email for the shoreside Concierge. Ten days out from our sailing and haven't heard from them. TIA.

We did thus cruise ten years ago. Like you we also managed to do Iguazu. It's the trip of a lifetime. Enjoy and thank you for taking the time to do this.

Wowza that's pretty rugged!

😯Mother nature! Maybe there's a new thread, arches of the world?

Sad to hear that. Next time😉

I had to do a double take on this one. For a moment I thought you'd gone slightly of course and ended up in the Bay of Islands NZ 🤣 Wonder how many similar formations there are in the world?

Looks like they've plushed up the cushions on the sofa since our last cruise on the Solstice. How are the cushions holding up on the outside loungers?

Woohoo. What number. Our last cruise just pre the Rona was on the Solstice in 1241. Enjoy!

Brilliant. Ah the memories of having to memorise Burns in my school days. I wasn't very good at it!

Brought this to mind. Iain might appreciate it. https://www.google.com/search?q=scots+in+a+lift&oq=scots+in+a+&aqs=chrome.0.0i512j69i60j69i57j0i512j0i22i30l6.7440j1j4&client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:fd85cea7,vid:NMS2VnDveP8 I'm a Scot and have lived in NZ and Oz for over 20 years. Also grew up in Hong Kong. I often get asked if I'm Canadian or Irish!

Yes it was Le Petit Chef last time we were on. I was never a fan of Silk Harvest. I did love Qsine and sorry to see that is now used for the animated cook.

I've followed your tip Jim. Thank you. Makes it so much easier. I scored a significant price drop s few weeks back on our January cruise. The lovely X agent asked if I'd like him to price match for me. As if I wouldn't 🤣

Love Iain's attitude. In the space of about 25 minutes Findlay went from us only doing Sydney to Hawaii because of the price, then reluctantly paying the deposit for the Vancouver leg. By the time he came off the phone he'd decided what the heck let's do it! Really looking forward to our first E class. Reading the reviews, people seem very decided. I think we'll fall into the like camp. The modern decor and vibe of Celebrity has always appealed to us. Like you, we keep thinking about one of the luxury lines given the way X pricing is going. On the whole I don't get the "feels" from the decor and size of those ships. Please do a @groryjm and do a comparative review if you jump ship.

Wow that's efficient!

I'm thinking about dipping my toe into the Live from waters 🤣. Bit short on Lives from this side of the world. We also just swapped our existing Edge bookings for Aus/NZ 2024 to a B2B Sydney to Vancouver on the Edge in 2024. Currently planning a bank heist to pay for it!

Oops sorry I only just read news of your eye surgery. Great to hear and good luck with the stitches. Lots of deep breathing and haap thoughts!

Happy cruising! Great to see you back. I was only thinking yesterday that it must be time to see Jim & Iain on the high seas again. How are your eyes?

We board the Eclipse on 14 January. Can't wait. Wishing you a wonderful cruise. Today is the first day of summer so I'm hoping it brings an improvement in the weather. Oops this might be the first hijack of Jim's live.

We've just booked going the other way in April 2024. Sydney through to Vancouver. Shifted our Great Barrier Reef and NZ B2B. I'll probably need to work 2 jobs to pay for it 🤣

The wait is now over at least for the Transpacific.

Such sad news @GenerationX. My father died when we were on our last cruise. I also found comfort in sitting quietly at night taking in the vastness of the ocean. Be well. Eat the desert, drink the wine, buy the shoes and take the cruise. Life is indeed short. Xx.

Great info thank you. Celebrity need to update their map. Apia (Samoa) is now on the Asian side of the dateline. Only happened about 10 years ago so takes a while to update maps🤣