mitch 325 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 sorry this is late starting but weve had little or no internet since leaving southampton,that is a saga all of its own but suffice to say no joy with staff/reception on board and it took southampton 5 days to send a bog standard reply to say they will try and get back to me in 28 days. any way embarkation smooth as silk and cabin s21 is huge considering its a single,its a 4ft bed with 6 inches of spare space between the bed and bedside tables on both sides so could easily be a double. the cruise down to bermuda slightly choppy and v overcast with plenty of rain showers so didnt really warm up before the day before bermuda. as usual lovely bunch of people in the smoking areas and the usual sunbathing non smokers moaning were smoking in their chosen sunbathing area. pics are of cabin s21, sunrise in bermuda,bermuda st georges local gossip being ducked on the ducking stool, beach on bermuda drive, lighthouse bermuda. DavidH and Davybe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) it was a day and a half in bermuda with plenty of sun but a bit breezy lovely place the dockyard v interesting and very easy to get ferries to hamilton if you want to do your own thing also easy to book your own tours in the dockyard if you want. day at sea then arrived in bahamas quite a contrast bermuda immaculate very upmarket contrasted by areas of poverty and some v scruffy areas but still lovely people and great scenery dominated by mega resorts. Edited October 31, 2018 by mitch pics Davybe and DavidH 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jenjen 232 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Well done Mitch, nice to read your post, enjoy your cruise, look forward to your next input. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Countrygirl 226 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) Great to hear from you and see that you are enjoying yourself. We love the cabins on the sun deck. It is a great place to be and no long corridors to walk down. Wait until you get back to southampton as there on only few cabins on S deck you don’t spend ages trying to find your luggage. Edited October 31, 2018 by Countrygirl mitch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davybe 529 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Nice Picture Mitch,at least you're warmer than we are ? Never ceases to surprise me when people sit near a smoking area and complain of smoke, just what did they expect to smell....Davybe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afcandrew 352 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Good to hear that you seem to be having a good time Mitch. Great photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Dancing Queen* 394 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Glad you're having a good time Mitch even with the ASB 😮 I think if you haven't been to the Bahamas before 'Paradise' is what is set in your mind when in reality it isn't but saying that I'm still pleased I've had the opportunity to visit even if it isn't somewhere I would want to rush back to, Bermuda on the other hand .. absolutely beautiful and what a sail in/out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 hi all sorry for the delay yet again internet was down in grand turk yesterday and none avail on shore. odd place very small the cruise centre is just one pier that 2 ships can dock one either side and theres a duty free centre at the end of the pier with a beach either side of that. the green umbrellas have free beds under them and the blue ones to the right as you loook at the duty free are free. the rest are rentable. duty free wise the amber leaf tobbacco was $55 for 10 50g packs on board its £94. i tested their claim to price match by taking a photo of the stand in the onshore duty free and i have to say i was suprised when they honoured it immediately so i have a receipt for £94 discounted to £46.20. we were first to dock and were followed in by carnivl dream which i have to say was a bit disconcerting as for a long while it looked as though she was headed straight for us,good job sandra bullock wasnt driving. as you know i have a thing about bed nappers and today its a sea day enroute to tortola tommorrow, and we have a record 06.45 on the way to breakfast deck 10 theres a guy undoing the rope around the beds and taking 2 out to his disired spot i kid you not. Countrygirl and HLM 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 its loaded the photos in reverse order so look at them from bottom up to see the effect of the ship arriving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jenjen 232 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Well I am surprised about the price match on duty free, thought it was just something that was said at duty free so very well done. it is cold but sunny today here, so I am very envious of you in the sun and love the photos and the time you give to us posting on the forum well done 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Dancing Queen* 394 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Cunard also price match duty free and I must admit I was rather cynical until I put it to the test. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Jenjen said: Well I am surprised about the price match on duty free, thought it was just something that was said at duty free so very well done. it is cold but sunny today here, so I am very envious of you in the sun and love the photos and the time you give to us posting on the forum well done 👍 i was dubious jenjen i thought i was going to have to fight my corner but no it was done straight away, we just had to wait for a manager to sign it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 quiet sea day and not much to photograph so a couple of annoyances for you. my cabin is the last in the corridor next to the door that opens on to deck 10 the only thing there is the sliding roof over the swimming pool. anyway for the first three nights after leaving southampton i could hear a cricket chirping i kid you not. and the volume went up each night. i would go out into the corridor go doown towards the crows nest and it continued but the volume lower.so i went back to the room and opened the door to deck 10, as soon as i stepped through it the noise stopped. anyway by night 6 i had had enough so went to reception and they were more amused than anything. but the duty hotel manager was there and she said she would come up with someone else. so iwent back and shortly after i could hear them chatting as they came down the corridor and saying it is it is a cricket its got to be. i went out and showed them how it stopped when you went through the door. i then left them to investigate. a few minutes later she knocked on the door and said look at this and theres a wooden ramp retro fitted outside the door and eventually they had lifted it and lo and behold a huge cricket lying there chirping away. so problem solved with a size 9 from her assistant. the other you could say a little more delecate problem is i still have to work so usually come back to the cabin around 3ish to do said work. anyway next door need a new bed or at least to get it oiled as their afternoon delight is rather annoying. well thats all folks beutiful weather today properley toasted so off for a shower and prep for formal, night night. *Dancing Queen*, Gill57, Countrygirl and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afcandrew 352 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Well Mitch, all I can say is that the lack of photos has given way to one of the best & most hilarious posts I have seen on the forum! Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 tortola today and unfortunately my disc decided it would do the rhumba on my sciatic nerve so was only able to walk to the terminal building and back so a day of enforced rest hopefully i will be able to photograph the sailaway. but anyway heres todays plunder you may see a theme other than the coral lizard thats because i like death in paradise. Davybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Countrygirl 226 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Oh Mitch, Sorry your back is playing up, I am sure a good rest will help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 yesterday in st martin before the heavens opened,beautiful sunshine till mid afternoon but then for two hours it came down in torrents. fortunateley i had got off shopped and got back on again before it started. so i had some lunch and did a load of washing and got it in the dryer. went back after 20 minutes and the rain had come and someone had taken my stuff out of the dryer still pretty damp and put in the clothes they were wearing when they got caught in the deluge, it was obvious thats what they had done as there were 2 shorts,4 socks,2 t-shirts etc etc. i was going to sit there and ambush them when they came back but rum called. plus 2 couples were put ashore in one port for fighting in the laundry,bahamas i think.lol. the women started it then the husbands joined in. Davybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 antigua today and it is persisting down, fortunateley the trip consists of getting on a mini bus driving to a rum shack and geting in the rum shack and drinking rum and eating conch fritters,fish and jerk chicken and drinking rum. getting back on mini bus and back for 1pm for late lunch. doing some shopping on the way back. 2.30pm its all cleared and its sunbathing time. Davybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 when we arrived in antigua this morning look who was already here. Davybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davybe 529 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Some really selfish people around, how do they think it is acceptable to remove someones wet clothing from a dryer ,to stick theirs in. Not the first time fighting has happened in the Laundry ,It must bring out the best n people.....Davybe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jenjen 232 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 I must admit I stay in the laundrette when my stuff is in the dryer, because once somebody took my things out and also another dryers clothes and put both together in a laundry basket my pure cotton white shirt had a some navy blue shorts on the top of it, needless to say I could never get the stain out, I was unhappy to put it mildly, hence now sit with a book until my stuff is dry. When we did the Caribbean we had some heavy rain, it did not last long but we got so wet. hope you continue to enjoy yourself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 st lucia another wet welcome but it cleared pretty quickly and a lovely afternoon had turning a darker shade of pink.with the factor 5000 applied liberally at regular intervals i am never going to look like a battered old suitcase like some of the sun worshippers.added to the rum miniatures and the hot sauces for my nephew, its a wonder hes got any taste buds left. double distillery tour tommorrow in barbados so pictures and comments may be late lol. HLM and Davybe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davybe 529 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 We had a storm when visiting St Lucia a few years ago, boy does it know how to rain ? the dock area was flooding ,and people trying to run on the wet surface, we saw one or two falls as they lost their footing, the harbour was full of debris ...Davybe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidH 588 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 "It's liquid sunshine, Mon". DavidH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitch 325 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 the rum was good, night night! Davybe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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