Last One to Post Wins

[Mervyn and Trish]

We had an interesting present brought in by the cat last night. He appeared to have an odd looking mouse in his mouth, but when he dropped it, it took off and flew silently - and at great speed - around the kitchen! We opened the folding doors, and it eventually flew out, and disappeared into the night.

Could this be why Batty has not finished his Magellan review?

Or he's not out on bail yet?

[qbman1]

Rather than lose the will by reading through all this - have I missed anything critical ? Any chance of a brief precis of DK's trip on the dredger ?

[Silver_Shiney]

Rather than lose the will by reading through all this - have I missed anything critical ? Any chance of a brief precis of DK's trip on the dredger ?

He's only published half the report but he seems to have enjoyed his hangovers little cruise

[Jan Rosser]

Rather than lose the will by reading through all this - have I missed anything critical ? Any chance of a brief precis of DK's trip on the dredger ?

He's only published half the report but he seems to have enjoyed his hangovers little cruise

Don't be such a snob Cubie - Batty's report is quite funny and very honest - give it a go

[Stephen]

Rather than lose the will by reading through all this - have I missed anything critical ? Any chance of a brief precis of DK's trip on the dredger ?

Still cruising or have they kicked you off for trouble making

[qbman1]

Nope, back home on Monday - spent yesterday chasing rabbits !

[Silver_Shiney]

Nope, back home on Monday - spent yesterday chasing rabbits !

Have you not cut a deal with the local game butcher to supply fresh meat to him?

[qbman1]

I'd gladly supply them free - if I could only catch the little buggers !

[Stephen]

One young one was on a suicide mission today when it run out in front of me. Fortunately it survived....bless

[Mervyn and Trish]

Rather than lose the will by reading through all this - have I missed anything critical ? Any chance of a brief precis of DK's trip on the dredger ?

He's only published half the report but he seems to have enjoyed his hangovers little cruise

Don't be such a snob Cubie - Batty's report is quite funny and very honest - give it a go

I'm enjoying his report, but not heard anything yet to tempt me to Magellan.

[Dark Knight]

You won't hear anything either , Merv
I dint think it is your kind of ship , it is not overly formal, an old ship with very few mod cons, few balcony cabins and no posh eateries or bars
It bears no comparison to the 2. PandO ships I have been on

[towny44]

....but did you enjoy your cruise on Magellan better than your P&O ones? From your review so far the passengers seem to have similar failings to those you met on P&O.

[Silver_Shiney]

Yippee - the bathroom is now finished

We've gone from this:

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to this:

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[Silver_Shiney]

bathroom2.jpg

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Now just waiting for them to repair the lounge ceiling, damaged by a leak from the shower last October....

[Stephen]

Why is the loo in the shower

[towny44]

....and why the woodgrain finish?

[Silver_Shiney]

The loo is behind the shower cubicle. It's not woodgrain, it's a marble effect, but the photo does make it all look browner than it actually is. It's more of a crème brulee colour.

[towny44]

OK I could live with creme brulee, and a marbled finish will be easier on the eye than wood effect; and I knew the loo was the other side of the shower.

[Silver_Shiney]

I'm sure there's a setting on my camera that would allow me to take a picture with more accurate colour representation, but I'm stuffed if I know how to work it.

[towny44]

I'm sure there's a setting on my camera that would allow me to take a picture with more accurate colour representation, but I'm stuffed if I know how to work it.

Try with and without flash, or you could doctor it once its on your computer.

[Dark Knight]

....but did you enjoy your cruise on Magellan better than your P&O ones? From your review so far the passengers seem to have similar failings to those you met on P&O.

Towny, Magellan was a lovely ship which we enjoyed very much, it had the right balance of bars and venues, varied entertainment and a good selection of food and drink, very sociable passengers who were happy to chat and the staff were the best we have seen on any ship. I wouldn't begin to compare it to PandO ships, as it would be like comparing a ford mondeo to a jaguar, they do exactly the same thing but in different ways
BUT we are not typical cruisers, we don't subscribe to cruising being a posh holiday or that it is some sort of elite club for the middle class, we also don't believe the hype of the brochures, cruising is sold to the gullible as a special holiday that will change your life, BS, it is a floating hotel and with all hotels, some are better than others.
no doubt the class clowns, will try to take the p*ss but as they have no experience of Magellan, the stupid put downs just make them look small and tiresome and show them up for the snobs they are, so let them cling to the myth that PandO/ Cunard are something special, whilst those of us with a lot more sense reap the benefit of not being scared to try something new

[Silver_Shiney]

I'm sure none of us are so immature as to seriously mock you for your stance, DK (tease you mercilessly, yes ) - as you so rightly say, all cruise ships are floating hotels and no-one should deride what they haven't tried. I do believe, though, that companies have a particular corporate brand and, having seen Paul Merton's documentary on an RCI ship, seeing the facilities and ambience there behind the posers, we know that line's not for us. We've also tried CMV and, while we enjoyed the one-nighter, we know that that line isn't for us either. Our more serious cruises/voyages have been with P&O and Cunard but, if the dates, itinerary and price are right, we would very happily try Princess and Celebrity. We would also very happily go back to a particular non-floating hotel in Paphos - cruising, as you say, is just another form of holiday and other forms are available.

[Stephen]

If you have an iPad try using that as they produce brilliant accurate images. You may need to put the bathroom light on though as they're not to clever in low light situations.

And yes, of course I knew the loo wasn't in the shower.....just jesting with you

[Silver_Shiney]

you mean you were taking the p.... roverbial

[Stephen]

you mean you were taking the p.... roverbial

Who, ME