Rare bobmacliberty Posted April 21, 2018 #326 Share Posted April 21, 2018 John - Any idea yet if your canal transit will be during the day or at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #327 Share Posted April 21, 2018 No worries, drinking my coffee and enjoying the banter. Bob said we could carry on however we wanted on this type of thread. Within reason. [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Thanks! That gets me off the hook! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #328 Share Posted April 21, 2018 We agree we all know you are a doctor and someone very welcome in anyone's company although by the time you hear everyone's ailments you probably want a bit peace and quiet. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app My little sister, on the other hand, finds people want to shy away from her when she tells them she is a specialist in infectious disease.:eek:;p She had to go to college a few years more to gain specialist status...for awhile there I thought she had become a "career student". ;) But seriously, yes...I am very proud of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindyJohn Posted April 21, 2018 #329 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Sorry I didn't post this earlier but perhaps it'll help someone. If you want to visit the Burj Khalifa and go up for the view, a great way to do it is to email the concierge from the website and reserve for cocktails. The lounge is one level below the viewing platform and you enter the tower at a special door where they have your name and send you up a special elevator. We enjoyed the sunset and a couple of drinks each a few years ago. There was a 70 usd minimum for gents, nothing for ladies. Besides a memorable experience, a good bargain compared to tickets to the viewing platform. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213235954565165&set=pb.1585416485.-2207520000.1524323334.&type=3&size=2048%2C1917 Edited April 21, 2018 by MindyJohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 21, 2018 #330 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Approaching Dubai, UAE. Horrible haze. [ATTACH]419972[/ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G965U using Forums mobile app It is a sand haze which is there a lot of the time. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted April 21, 2018 #331 Share Posted April 21, 2018 JohnYou can always take Laura for afternoon tea at the Burj Al Arab. Only $175 each. Nice view from the Skyview Bar though Must be great tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floatel_lvr Posted April 21, 2018 #332 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Can't imagine being on a ship with only turkey bacon. That is worse than no bacon at all.:eek: Agreed, cruel and inhuman punishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuki Posted April 21, 2018 #333 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Ok, now that I've got some attention, let me fill you in on some of the details. We booked this cruise about a year ago when it was marketed as a Singapore to Miami 3 leg reposition. We were on the Rhapsody TA and jumped on it the day it was released. Secured the same deck 9 JS for all three legs. Leg 1 was Singapore to Dubai via Phuket, India, and Oman. Leg 2 was Dubai to Barcelona via Jordan, Suez Canal, Isreal, and Crete. Leg 3 was....well it got cancelled so who cares. Should have gone from Barcelona to Miami, but now it's going to Cadiz for drydock. Anyway, Royal refunded our Leg 3 fare, gave us $1,000 pp airfare credit, reduced fare on legs 1 & 2 by 50%, and gave us a 25% FCC based on the cost of leg 3. So our 41 day Odyssey got shortened to 28 days and the fare went from around $9,000 to $2,250. Oh, and we also had $450 OBC from booking onboard Rhapsody. To top it off, sometime after final payment we got a free upgrade from our JS to a GS. Next up...the flight from hell Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Have you considered becoming a TA? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuki Posted April 21, 2018 #334 Share Posted April 21, 2018 All for tonight, we closed down the Dragons Lair for the last public party before demo. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Love the photos! All this travel is making you and Laura/Lala look younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #335 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Not really sure what this is. Thought it was a well, but now not so much. It was off the port side[ATTACH]419971[/ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G965U using Forums mobile app Bucky just told me indeed that is an oil rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted April 21, 2018 #336 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Bucky just told me indeed that is an oil rig. I didn't like to say. We have them off the coast of Scotland. Infact all the way across to Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #337 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I didn't like to say. We have them off the coast of Scotland. Infact all the way across to Norway John is right now smack in the middle of big oil country of course. Bucky's career was power generation, going to many countries over the years. Actually I think John had involvement in oil somehow? Or not John? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted April 21, 2018 #338 Share Posted April 21, 2018 John is right now smack in the middle of big oil country of course. Bucky's career was power generation, going to many countries over the years. Actually I think John had involvement in oil somehow? Or not John? We make our own oil but petrol is still £5.40 a gallon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #339 Share Posted April 21, 2018 We make our own oil but petrol is still £5.40 a gallon Ouch! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted April 21, 2018 #340 Share Posted April 21, 2018 We make our own oil but petrol is still £5.40 a gallon You sell it by the gallon? I thought it was by the Liter? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted April 21, 2018 #341 Share Posted April 21, 2018 You sell it by the gallon? I thought it was by the Liter? Sent from my iPhone using Forums We do. It's £1.21 per litre and 4.5 to a gallon. Makes it sound cheaper but still getting ripped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #342 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Waiting for the picture of Laura on a Camel John. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted April 21, 2018 #343 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Waiting for the picture of Laura on a Camel John. :) Maybe took the hump with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 21, 2018 #344 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Maybe took the hump with us ??!! :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted April 21, 2018 #345 Share Posted April 21, 2018 ??!! :confused:Must be the UK humour. Graham will understand Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 21, 2018 #346 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Bucky just told me indeed that is an oil rig.I agree definitely an oil rig. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 21, 2018 #347 Share Posted April 21, 2018 We do. It's £1.21 per litre and 4.5 to a gallon. Makes it sound cheaper but still getting ripped offI agree.70% of the price goes to the government in taxes. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpshaye Posted April 21, 2018 #348 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Loving the banter. In awe of this trip! Following along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 21, 2018 #349 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Must be the UK humour. Graham will understand Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app I do lol. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobo Posted April 21, 2018 #350 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Maybe took the hump with us Its that subtle Scottish, English humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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