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Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 12:27 am | 76th Post |
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Pictures are great. I think I found my next avatar.
NCL booking engine remains a mystery to many 
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Calmac
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Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 04:17 pm | 77th Post |
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The chicken has had another go at the keyboard - can now book more than 2 passengers in the GV!
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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 12:08 pm | 78th Post |
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Shock, horror - my parents have changed their minds and have decided to join us on this cruise. Callum will be VERY happy when he hears the news - he's been asking them to cruise with us since the end of cruise #1.
Jim, I e-mailed Jay last night to ask if I could add my parents cabin to our reservation but he says I need a new reservation for them - is that right?
I'll update the roll call once the booking has been made which will be this evening when I'm at home. Keep your fingers crossed that the handicapped cabin next to Laurel and Charlie's will still be available this evening!
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Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 01:00 pm | 79th Post |
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My understanding another cabin another booking. You can link the bookings but current rates apply.
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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 04:35 pm | 80th Post |
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Latest roll call
Jade June 29th 2008 to Norway Roll Call
Meet and Greet – 10:30 TBD Monday June 30th.
calmac - Hilary, Stuart, & Callum (age 12), Fife, Scotland
Flying Pirate – Laurel and Charlie, beverly thrills, ca ???
ladyw - Kathy, Bill and Danielle (age 11), Irvine,CA,USA
Budget Queen - Syracuse, New York
Bigdog49 – Jim & Patrick , FL and NJ
Rocky4ever – Petra & Joerg, Bonn, Germany
Tony @stanton19.....- Tony,Wendy, & Natalie, Manchester, England
calmac's parents - Jim & Elizabeth, Scottish Borders
Another aft facing booking for deck 11 
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shoreguy
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Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 05:16 pm | 81st Post |
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| Welcome aboard Jim and Elizabeth - I believe that makes 5 of the aft AFs from this small group.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26th, 2008 07:22 pm | 82nd Post |
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Flight alert.
Expedia have some offers for BA flights LHR-JFK available at £250. tried the other way round and still £500, Might be a way to get it to work something cheaper.
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shoreguy
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Posted: Sat Jan 26th, 2008 07:50 pm | 83rd Post |
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insidecabin wrote: Flight alert.
Expedia have some offers for BA flights LHR-JFK available at £250. tried the other way round and still £500, Might be a way to get it to work something cheaper.
I just checked JFK fares non stop - do they all just check with each other and post fares
BA 1045 US
AF 1045
Cont. 1045
Delta 1045
all the rest a little more except
Air India 812
AA - 1004
Funny even Air Ligus with a connection is more then all of tha above at 1061.
I have to save $200 of a EWR flight to cover the added car service cost to get to JFK.
Right now the best fare from EWR is 1045
Reversed the search on Kayak LHR, JFK,JFK, LHR same dates 
Air India 658 US
AA 704
Delta 727
BA 729
AF 750
Cont 813
The Tampa trip on BA is $300 less when reversed. 
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Posted: Sat Jan 26th, 2008 09:13 pm | 84th Post |
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shoreguy wrote: insidecabin wrote: Flight alert.
Expedia have some offers for BA flights LHR-JFK available at £250. tried the other way round and still £500, Might be a way to get it to work something cheaper.
I just checked JFK fares non stop - do they all just check with each other and post fares
BA 1045 US
AF 1045
Cont. 1045
Delta 1045
all the rest a little more except
Air India 812
AA - 1004
Funny even Air Ligus with a connection is more then all of tha above at 1061.
I have to save $200 of a EWR flight to cover the added car service cost to get to JFK.
Right now the best fare from EWR is 1045
Reversed the search on Kayak LHR, JFK,JFK, LHR same dates
Air India 658 US
AA 704
Delta 727
BA 729
AF 750
Cont 813
The Tampa trip on BA is $300 less when reversed.
Makes a change for us in the UK to have the best deals, these BA deals with expedia may cause some movement elsewhere.
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Calmac
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 12:13 am | 85th Post |
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On the Cruise Air board on CC someone mentioned flying from the US to Paris (CDG) then from CDG to Southampton - might be worth looking into? I think it was with Air France but not 100% sure.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 04:32 pm | 86th Post |
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Calmac wrote: On the Cruise Air board on CC someone mentioned flying from the US to Paris (CDG) then from CDG to Southampton - might be worth looking into? I think it was with Air France but not 100% sure.
I just checked out all the optoins connecting to SOU. In fact Delta to Manchester connecting after 4 hours Flybe to Sou is the cheapest $1133 from JFK. Forget EWR. 13 hours over 25 hours on the return thru Turnhouse 
Air France $1193 - 1 am depature JFK arrive SOU at 4:35 via Paris. The latest return is 9:10 am. $1233 and I can depart SOU at 5:10 pm.
I will keep looking but the Cont. to Gatwick arriving at the same time as Patrick and the train to Southampton for $1045 is sounding better all the time. I can be there before noon, Return from LHR at 4 pm. Anyone think I can make a 11:20 am from Gatwick ? I know in Barcelona when we docked at 6 am I was off the ship by 6:30 am.
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 08:00 am | 87th Post |
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Flights are booked.
28 Jun 14:00 Köln 14:25 London, Heathrow LH4786
11 Jul 15:05 London, Heathrow 17:25 Köln LH4787
Now we need to book the hotel for the first night at Southampton. Which one is the ONE?
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 03:18 pm | 88th Post |
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Whoo Hoo Sellie is into fasching!! do you say Happy Fasching??
I'm watching the posts on this thread, as I'm dying to do this route. You guys really must post a LONG review here when you get back.
Which port is everyone excited to see the most?
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Posted: Wed Feb 6th, 2008 06:42 pm | 89th Post |
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Sellie wrote: Flights are booked.
28 Jun 14:00 Köln 14:25 London, Heathrow LH4786
11 Jul 15:05 London, Heathrow 17:25 Köln LH4787
Now we need to book the hotel for the first night at Southampton. Which one is the ONE?
We are booked at the Jurys Inn along with Calmac and here family
http://southamptonhotels.jurysinns.com/
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 06:21 am | 90th Post |
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shoreguy wrote: We are booked at the Jurys Inn along with Calmac and here family
http://southamptonhotels.jurysinns.com/
Booked!!!
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 06:29 am | 91st Post |
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seawitches wrote: Whoo Hoo Sellie is into fasching!! do you say Happy Fasching??
We call it "Karneval" or "Faastelovend" and we say "Alaaf".
http://www.kamelle.de
But it's already over ... 
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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 08:44 pm | 92nd Post |
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Sellie wrote: seawitches wrote: Whoo Hoo Sellie is into fasching!! do you say Happy Fasching??
We call it "Karneval" or "Faastelovend" and we say "Alaaf".
http://www.kamelle.de
But it's already over ...
I was told it was last week - is that right? My reliable (?) source lives in Munich but he's currently working in Heidelberg where I was for a couple of days last week and a couple of days this week (just back). I still don't speak German though and for the next few months I expect to be in Heidelberg for 1 or 2 nights most weeks. Guess I better start learning.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10th, 2008 02:37 pm | 93rd Post |
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Calmac wrote: Sellie wrote: seawitches wrote: Whoo Hoo Sellie is into fasching!! do you say Happy Fasching??
We call it "Karneval" or "Faastelovend" and we say "Alaaf".
http://www.kamelle.de
But it's already over ...
I was told it was last week - is that right? My reliable (?) source lives in Munich but he's currently working in Heidelberg where I was for a couple of days last week and a couple of days this week (just back). I still don't speak German though and for the next few months I expect to be in Heidelberg for 1 or 2 nights most weeks. Guess I better start learning.
It's starts on Nov 11th and ends on Ash Wednesday.
This year the main days were from Thursday Jan 31st to Tuesday Feb 5th. How to party differs from region to region ... from "Karneval" to "Fasching".
What are you doing in Heidelberg? SAP?
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Posted: Mon Feb 11th, 2008 10:02 am | 94th Post |
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I am not sure when it happened but doing my cabin check this morning I noticed the Insides have dropped $50 on US side UK side OV are up a £20.
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 08:10 pm | 95th Post |
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Sellie wrote:
What are you doing in Heidelberg? SAP?
I'm working at Heidelberger Leben which is on the outskirts of Heidelberg (Forum 7 if that means anything to you?). I work for HBOS which Heidelberger Leben is a part of and the project I'm working on is looking at a new business in Germany with most of the project team currently based in Heidelberg. I'm providing project office support for the HR workstream of the project. Just to add some extra complication, the person I will be reporting to on the project is based in Luxembourg. I expect to spend one or two nights each week in Heidelberg between now and the end of the summer, except for when we're cruising of course  The building is on top of a hill and we're on the top (17th) floor so I'll be taking my camera along when the weather improves.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13th, 2008 06:13 pm | 96th Post |
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It looks like all the ABs have gone!
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Posted: Wed Feb 13th, 2008 06:22 pm | 97th Post |
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Calmac wrote: It looks like all the ABs have gone!
They'll be back
Last time I looked there were only 2 AEs. I wish I new for dertain that a sofa bed will be added in drydock per freestyle 2.0
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Posted: Wed Feb 13th, 2008 06:33 pm | 98th Post |
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shoreguy wrote: Calmac wrote: It looks like all the ABs have gone!
They'll be back
Last time I looked there were only 2 AEs. I wish I new for dertain that a sofa bed will be added in drydock per freestyle 2.0
We're exactly the same except I haven't checked that my parents would be happy if we moved.
Am I right in thinking that the bathrooms in the AE are the same as those in the AF?
Also, having linked our booking with my parents' booking, if we moved to an AE, would they be allowed to join us for breakfast and lunch at Cagney's?
Sorry, a bit of "20 questions" above but not quite as bad as my dad's questioning of me about the ship just a few minutes ago!
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 07:55 pm | 99th Post |
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Calmac wrote: shoreguy wrote: Calmac wrote: It looks like all the ABs have gone!
They'll be back
Last time I looked there were only 2 AEs. I wish I new for dertain that a sofa bed will be added in drydock per freestyle 2.0
We're exactly the same except I haven't checked that my parents would be happy if we moved.
Am I right in thinking that the bathrooms in the AE are the same as those in the AF?
Also, having linked our booking with my parents' booking, if we moved to an AE, would they be allowed to join us for breakfast and lunch at Cagney's?
Sorry, a bit of "20 questions" above but not quite as bad as my dad's questioning of me about the ship just a few minutes ago!
At least one AB is back
No problem bringing your parents to Cagney's. They may need to be with you to get in however.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17th, 2008 09:54 am | 100th Post |
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Calmac wrote: It looks like all the ABs have gone!
I expect(hoping) they will come and go, our 4berth booking is on hold pending passenger availability.
If flights and UK prices stay high I think there will be something if it ends up that just the two of us can do this one.
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