Old thread but just a reminder that there is a lot of gastric outbreaks on cruise ships. Quite a few end up in hospital so make sure you have insurance just in case you have to get a helicopter off the ship to save your life!.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/curs...er/7075930 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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All I can say is "KEEP AWAY FROM THE BARBIE "

you know what them Aussies do ,try to grill anything including jumping meat ...!!!

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Lightwater wrote:

Old thread but just a reminder that there is a lot of gastric outbreaks on cruise ships. Quite a few end up in hospital so make sure you have insurance just in case you have to get a helicopter off the ship to save your life!.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/curs...er/7075930

[quote="iain cooper"]we've decided to try our first Cruise.

fancy a P&O 7 day Mediterranean cruise on the Oceania.

any tips/comments from any of you guys appreciated.

Iain

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Take some sea sickness pills and some loperamide (Immodium - the Immodium rapid works very well). These two things should look after both ends.

J

PS:

Q. Why do the England cricket team have a curry before each match?

A. Because it gives them the runs!

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iain cooper wrote:

we've decided to try our first Cruise.

fancy a P&O 7 day Mediterranean cruise on the Oceania.

any tips/comments from any of you guys appreciated.

Iain

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I’d recommend getting the name right first. It’s Oceana and it’s a nice size ship to have your first cruise on. We did our first proper cruise on this in 2009. Oceania is a different ship and a bit more pricey than the Oceana! On a 7 day med cruise I’d recommend a fly cruise as you’ll 'waste' 4 days getting to the med and back from the UK. Currently on the Oceana on a 7 day Italy/Croatia fly/cruise from Malta. Just about to leave Venice. We’ve been here before so opted for a boat trip around Venice directly from our ship. Just as well - the place is absolutely jam packed if you’re on foot.

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that's the one we did on the Oceana Steve, first cruise and really enjoyed it.

been on Brittania to the Caribbean since and brilliant, will go back next year !!

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Jimboland wrote:

Q. Why do the England cricket team have a curry before each match?

A. Because it gives them the runs!

Ironic that we just hammered the Indians in the Test match

iain cooper wrote:

that's the one we did on the Oceana Steve, first cruise and really enjoyed it.

been on Brittania to the Caribbean since and brilliant, will go back next year !!


Iain

LoL. After the Oceana, we did a Caribbean cruise on the Azura.

We’ve just got back on board after a short trip ashore in Split. What a hell-hole! 5 ships in port, seems to be some sort of transport hub around the port area - loads of of touts pestering as you come out of the port, dozens of busses, cabs, coaches, Tuk Tuks, and hundreds if not thousands of people with cases absolutely everywhere. There’s a massive market selling all sorts of tourist tat plus a fish/veg/meat market that stinks to high heaven. Weathers changed for the worse too. Thunder and lightning at the moment but no rain yet! Glad to be back on ship and even gladder that we didn’t book an excursion today. One more formal night tonight - I wonder whether I’ll be able to squeeze into my dinner jacket - seems to have got smaller since getting on board.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Well known in Cruiseing circles salty air shrinks clothes the longer the cruise the more clothes shrink ....!!!!😂😂😂 Wales
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12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

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[quote="Steve D”] One more formal night tonight - I wonder whether I’ll be able to squeeze into my dinner jacket - seems to have got smaller since getting on board. [/quote]

Made a bit of a whoopsie on that night. I had booked a few of the 'speciality' restaurants months previous, not knowing that one of them would be a formal night. We even paid a supplement (only about a tenner each I think).They convert part of the main self-service restaurant each evening to make this a speciality restaurant. Anyway, we turned up at the said restaurant in full formal gear to find that we were only one of two couples that had - all the other diners were in smart casual. The name should have given it away - The Beach bar - and it specialised in all the sort if things you wouldn’t normally eat wearing black tie - ribs, battered prawns, burgers FFS etc. Anyway, we had been for a few drinks beforehand and drew a few strange looks but we braved it out absolutely ourself with laughter, especially when the wife said “Blimey, it was a good job you didn’t bring that vodka martini up here with you - you’d have looked even more of a tool”.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Guess where we're off to next Saturday from Southampton on the P&O Azura? I’d better leave my fancy dress at home! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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mudslinger wrote:

All I can say is "KEEP AWAY FROM THE BARBIE "

you know what them Aussies do ,try to grill anything including jumping meat ...!!!

Don’t remind me.....last time I was REALLY ill my team were away at Lommel testing, the local hotel we always used had a special on.....Ostrich......well being away on work and amongst work mates of course I ordered the Ostrich......JEEZ, , did I?......like a upside down chocolate fountain (sorry for the graphic description) unfortunately it was our last day and I had to drive home from Belgium......how the hell I did it I will never know.....the channel crossing was a challenge that day for sure (before the tunnel).......we found out that Marcel (the hotel owner) had purchased the “meat” from the local zoo after their star attraction had died.....the next time I avoided the Zebra special  Regards

David

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