P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[Eglesbrech]

3 hours ago, Megabear2 said:

Munich airport reopened 6.00am this morning and playing catch up.  My friends live in the centre and today are going to the Christmas market and ice skating.  

 

If that was the UK with an inch of snow it would be shut for a week!

Speak for yourself southern softie 😀☃️.

 

I passed my driving test in the snow. The banks of it up against the curb where the plows had dumped it made the 3 point turn difficult but we got there.

 

OH has just been out clearing a path to the garage again and more snow due around 5 pm.

 

I have made home made mulled wine for him coming back in, the house smells of spice and wine. I prefer my own to shop bought which is always too sweet and too weak.

[Harry Peterson]

[Ilovemygarden]

43 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said:

Speak for yourself southern softie 😀☃️.

 

I passed my driving test in the snow. The banks of it up against the curb where the plows had dumped it made the 3 point turn difficult but we got there.

 

OH has just been out clearing a path to the garage again and more snow due around 5 pm.

 

I have made home made mulled wine for him coming back in, the house smells of spice and wine. I prefer my own to shop bought which is always too sweet and too weak.

Any chance of syphoning a couple of glasses over here?    Sounds delicious. 🍷

[Eglesbrech]

2 minutes ago, Ilovemygarden said:

Any chance of syphoning a couple of glasses over here?    Sounds delicious. 🍷

I wish I could as although I say it myself my mulled wine is very nice (and I don’t boast about many things).

 

I always serve it in hand made pottery goblets which keeps it warm for longer and warms the hands.

 

At this time of the year I love mulled wine, mulled cider, toddy’s, hot chocolate and hot buttered rum. Cant beat a nice hot drink to warm you up.

[AndyMichelle]

4 hours ago, grapau27 said:

I hope our good friend Andy @AndyMichelle and his dear wife Michelle are safe and well.

We are doing great Graham, thank you for thinking of us. 

I try to pop in occasionally, but struggle to keep up with all the goings on, so lurk more than comment these days. 

You are all still in our thoughts and hope you all have a fantastic Christmas. 

Andy & Michelle xx

 

 

[grapau27]

2 hours ago, AndyMichelle said:

We are doing great Graham, thank you for thinking of us. 

I try to pop in occasionally, but struggle to keep up with all the goings on, so lurk more than comment these days. 

You are all still in our thoughts and hope you all have a fantastic Christmas. 

Andy & Michelle xx

 

 

I'm really pleased you are both well Andy.

Best wishes to you both 

Graham & Pauline xx

[Ardennais]

We’re just back from a two night stay in Manchester. 9 of our group went to see Peter Kay last night and I went to the cinema with my daughter. The Christmas markets were very busy and cheerful. Love city breaks but couldn’t live there! 

[Josy1953]

1 hour ago, Ardennais said:

We’re just back from a two night stay in Manchester. 9 of our group went to see Peter Kay last night and I went to the cinema with my daughter. The Christmas markets were very busy and cheerful. Love city breaks but couldn’t live there! 

I find 1 day to Manchester for shopping is enough for me, I definitely couldn't live there or in any of the other big cities.  This year is strange for me, I usually go to Manchester with my friend and Birmingham with my sister to do my Christmas shopping but this year I have done it all on line.

[Jennizor]

20 minutes ago, Josy1953 said:

I find 1 day to Manchester for shopping is enough for me, I definitely couldn't live there or in any of the other big cities.  This year is strange for me, I usually go to Manchester with my friend and Birmingham with my sister to do my Christmas shopping but this year I have done it all on line.

After many years working in Manchester, we only go there twice a year now for dental appointments. I did enjoy working there but glad those days are over.

[grapau27]

Good morning.

It is 6°C and raining plus most of the snow has cleared.

I hope everyone is well and we all have a good day.

Edited December 4, 2023 by grapau27

[Peanut006]

Good morning everyone. Can’t believe it’s Monday again, where do the weeks go?

 

We have not had any snow here and I can feel it feels warmer in the house this morning.

 

I have to be at the dog groomers for 8.30 (not me the dog - although I bet my hubby thinks I look a bit of a dog sometimes) then it’s back home for coffee and Xmas present wrapping.

 

Have a nice day 

 

Michelle 

[Purdey16]

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and not too cold , we have just got of Aurora in Vigo , bit rainy and blowing a little so I’m writing this up in the casino 😁, I forgot to take a picture of the first formal night dinner , I had basically surf and turf all ok and we went to the captain’s reception twice 🤣 we had plenty of free bubbles and they kept topping up the glasses. Weather around the bb was reasonable I would say we have had rocky seas and blowing a hooly but nothing to make you sick.

Guest speakers are Keith Appleyard (life as a spook) about working in intelligence agency which we didn’t attend and his wife Nancy Appleyard ( it’s English innit?) which was quite funny and passed a hour . 
Lots of coughing and sneezing going on !! Ship is clean and still looking good, think I’m just about getting my bearings now .  I did take a photo of the width of the tables in the Media restaurant which is breakfast and freedom dining good spaces .

We had a problem with our door lock which eventually took 8 hours to repair but all done now with 6 workmen, ship is full because they had nothing else to offer us so they had to get it fixed. 
There is arts and craft on board and is well attended but all Xmas themed, we have the beach house booked for Tuesday and Sindhu tiffin lunch next week and in between we will do the glass house. 
Lunch time in the medina restaurant if you want a table for 2 you have to be early at 12 or you have to wait for a pager which we did once but only about 20 minutes and they do have some chairs outside to sit on   We normally go for early lunch because we don’t have breakfast, so all things ok and I have found the menu for dinner good at the moment but I’m sure it’s going to repeat soon.  Our table mates turned up last night and are a good chatting couple we are having a laugh , I’m off now to have a look around town before it starts raining again, temp supposed to reached 15 today. 

[Purdey16]

[purplesea]

Morning all,

A wet and windy day, also a very dark day, I turned the lights out and had to turn them back.

Three weeks, til Christmas Day, where had the time gone. Help, I'm not ready!

I did get some wind delivered yesterday though, had to take advantage of Tesco's offer of 25% off six bottles, plus my 10%. Pity the offer ended yesterday as this weekend coming, I would have had 15% instead of 10%. Oh well, I suppose I shouldn't be greedy!

Have a good week.

 

[bobstheboy]

Thanks Purdy, looking forward to our cruise next month.  Murky, cold and more snow forecast to add to the covering we have, lovely, not. A day to stay in the warm. Stay safe.

[Purdey16]

This one’s for you Graham, last time we were here it was closed 

[Angel57]

54 minutes ago, purplesea said:

Morning all,

A wet and windy day, also a very dark day, I turned the lights out and had to turn them back.

Three weeks, til Christmas Day, where had the time gone. Help, I'm not ready!

I did get some wind delivered yesterday though, had to take advantage of Tesco's offer of 25% off six bottles, plus my 10%. Pity the offer ended yesterday as this weekend coming, I would have had 15% instead of 10%. Oh well, I suppose I shouldn't be greedy!

Have a good week.

 

Interesting that Tesco now delivering wind……🤣🤣🤣🤣

[lincslady]

Perhaps it is another way of describing  sprouts?

[purplesea]

Another typing error,🙄 I'm good at those!🤣

[kalos]

3.c here today and the rain is clearing the snow for us .

Have a good day everyone 🙂

 

 

[kalos]

27 minutes ago, Purdey16 said:

This one’s for you Graham, last time we were here it was closed 

 

So you broke in this time ?😉🙂

[zap99]

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Good morning.

It is 6°C and raining plus most of the snow has cleared.

I hope everyone is well and we all have a good day.

Morning Graham. Did you get an invitation to the new Greggs restaurant. Its on the telly soon.

[terrierjohn]

Raining quite heavily here now and the temp is 3 deg C.  Hopefully the snow will all have gone by the time I need to pop out to our local (150yds away) Sainsburys for some milk.

[9265359]

Currently sat in a bar in Funchal enjoying a cold drink after a very pleasant day cruising up from Tenerife on Azura - when we finally got to Tenerife after the aircraft had to be de-iced twice at Gatwick on Saturday. 
 

Full sunbathing on deck weather yesterday, and although slightly cloudy today, still very pleasant. 
 

[Caullkhead]

1 hour ago, purplesea said:

Another typing error,🙄 I'm good at those!🤣

We’re going to Trengwainton on Friday for the Xmas lights, if you could do a Tesco order for no wind & dry that evening unlike today’s order that would be great! 🤣🤣🍷