We could only get a voucher from them for a hotel booking next Friday - very annoying as we were due on a Dunkirk little ship to sail down the Thames before it went off to Dunkirk.
The frustrating thing for us was that we only booked a flight through them, and then because the airlines rebooking / refund / voucher policy kept changing, their systems couldnât cope
We would have had this done three weeks ago if we had booked direct with Emirates
Expedia is dead to the Ayatollah
So I was booked to go to the Hungarian Grand Prix in July, which has now been called off, but I am interested to see what happens with those flights and hotels, as they were mostly booked with AviosâŚ
We also lost out on going to Mexico 3 weeks ago, but we got a full refund for that one.
I think you can get the avios back
Speaking of which, I spotted some reward flights to Sydney next spring - never seen that before
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Thereâs more chance of boris johnson showing genuine compassion than there is of you going full vegan. Thereâs no way Mrs Bletch letâs you not wear your leather gimp suit. No way.
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Sydney Harbour NYE. They have a fleet that cruises the harbour normally led by a proper sailing ship with everything included. Was absolutely unforgettable.
She leads the flotilla (more Armarda) around the bay while you drink then eat. Then as the centrepiece moors halfway between the Opera House & The Harbour Bridge so you see EVERYTHING.The actual displays run from Manly to Olympic park # unforgettable.
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We were booked on a Caribbean Cruise for NovemberâŚtoo soon. We are in the âvulnerableâ age group so we didnât feel confident sharing a cigar-tube with 350 others on a 9 hour flight and then corralled in a floating hotel for two weeks with a couple of thousand some of whom will still be acting like nothing nasty had ever happened.
We changed our cruise to one that eliminates flights, on a smaller ship taking in the Greek Islands in May 2021.
Not sure at the moment I will ever consider again, robust good health for my age protection enough.
Ii am going to be on the other side in Perth - Margaret river in summertime - Oh yes
Dont want to scare you, but until Cruise Ships work out how to change their A/C filters to a grade closer to HEPA that the virus cannot actually pass through then Cruising is really not wise.
This is a theory, no data yet but the facts about new cases being from lockdown in NYC to me implies again central a/c or heating systems.
Technical knowledge of a/c - some.
Practical experience of respiratory disease from A/,C? 25 years of A/C Flu from Dubai.
Deep cleaning those ducts & filters is a bitch and right at the bottom of landlordâs priorities.
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Yes it had occurred to me having worked in a building for 30+ years that reputedly had âsick building syndromeâ where we all got everything doing the annual rounds.
Putting off the November booking gives us more time to review the situation as Iâm not sure weâll get a full refund at the moment for a cancellation.
Weâre sending out a scouting party on early cruisesâŚthey no doubt will report back.
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The AC is a bit of a red herring - the most common means of transfer on ship (or a plane for that matter) is touch. Lift buttons, toilet doors etc
On diamond princess,one of the reasons why it spread so much (apart from the Japs not getting people off the ship) was from the handles of the food trays delivered to the cabins by staff.
Yep if we go weâll be stocking up on Latex gloves. I wear them whenever I go outside Slowlane AcresâŚI have about 30 pairs left at the moment.
That place was a fucking germ factory.
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Oh absolutely yes. Remember to book in advance for Xmas Day. We rocked up Xmas Eve & ended up with Fish & Chips for dinner!
Now I am jealous Margaret River Wine Tour. Oh yesâŚ
Not sue that made us stronger or more susceptible. Perhaps all us old lags should be tested.
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Today will be a special day.
My dinner will be
Greggâs Sausage Rolls
LidlsâBaked Beans
Chips.
Only because the lockdown when did we freeze stuff excel says âit is timeâ.
And no, REAL not @saintbletch pretend shit.
I must go Starch the Linen & polish the best Cutlery set.
Nikki Hollis said: âIs he f**king kidding me? Iâve done a whole morningâs homeschooling, my boss is giving me bullshit about a Zoom catch-up, I make it outside with a massive lunchtime gin and Yellow is on?
âColdplay are bad enough at the best of times, but Chris Martin wanking on mournfully while youâre imprisoned in a three-bed semi is the worst part of this pandemic so far. Itâs the kind of psychological warfare youâd associate with CIA black ops.
âIâve obeyed social distancing for seven weeks, so Iâm within my rights to go round there and smash his stupid speaker in with a spade. The whole street will thank me.â
Bishop said: âWow, that sounds good. I think Iâll put on Snow Patrol next.â
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