tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post1561594077976979590..comments2011-02-28T08:32:04.332ZDiscover P&amp;O Cruiseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889498552710045530noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-31958075878946046072010-10-07T19:52:08.119+01:002010-10-07T19:52:08.119+01:00Having served on Christmas Island during the UK nuclear tests in the fifties, I&#39;m intrigued by how much it has changed. For those who might be interested, here is what it used to be like - http://www.omnibusologist.com/christmas-island-journal.htmlBrian Colehttp://www.omnibusologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-55854851341416284112010-02-16T00:27:06.385Z2010-02-16T00:27:06.385ZHi James<br />Wow what a slice of paradise, great photo&#39;s once again, the islands of the pacific region are beautiful.<br /><br />Have not been able to access your webcam, but not long now until you hit our shores.<br /><br />Regards to all on Arcadia<br /><br />Geoff Witts PerthGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12346814412172560274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-57625792387526127132010-02-15T19:54:00.008Z2010-02-15T19:54:00.008ZRos<br /><br />I hope you get better soon. If I&#39;m honest my cold is hanging around. It&#39;s not as bad as it was, but I&#39;ve still got a bit of tickly nose and throat! I am beginning to wonder if it&#39;s the start of hay fever ;-0) The seasons are changing surely the hay fever season will change with them??!!<br /><br />Anyway, James I just wanted to come on here and shout from the roof tops that this Belle is going to the ball. Got my e mail today and apparently my invite is in the post :-0)<br /><br />Elaine (aurorabore)Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-70460714553648056342010-02-15T17:25:39.696Z2010-02-15T17:25:39.696ZThanks again James, a lovely place and so peaceful and beautiful (dream on!):)<br /><br />Lesley &amp; Johnwildclydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610951168206470100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-34872224743285444312010-02-15T17:02:08.294Z2010-02-15T17:02:08.294ZReally lovely and very amusing too. Don&#39;t suppose I will ever go there so thank you for showing Christmas Island to me. <br />Regards to all JudithJaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-52275779740238603112010-02-15T15:17:06.210Z2010-02-15T15:17:06.210ZYet again James you have done it such wonderful photos &quot;do you take them all yourself&quot;? I only wish I could take them half as good! Really enjoying your interesting blogs daily.<br />Elaine these blog sites have a lot to answer for I have caught your cold and feeling really sorry for myself.<br /><br />RosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-42864141830909908182010-02-15T11:27:46.690Z2010-02-15T11:27:46.690ZJust read your itinerary and noticed that it says &quot;Whitsunday Islands - New Zealand&quot;,it is still Australian as far as I know,OMG I hope it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-89278461859757099292010-02-15T09:22:21.751Z2010-02-15T09:22:21.751Zwow!!! fabulous!!! an island named after my good self! stunning<br /><br />xmaslisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-76666504749982522752010-02-14T20:43:21.511Z2010-02-14T20:43:21.511ZHi James<br /><br />I have just come across your blog. I have had great pleasure in seeing everything as my Mum Christine and my cousin Craig are on the World Cruise. I&#39;ve spent most of the evening catching up on the Arcadia pictures etc, since setting sail from Southampton.<br /><br />Looking forward to the pictures from Auckland...<br /><br />Laura Bullock<br />Sheffield, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-970030664175139002010-02-14T17:59:31.926Z2010-02-14T17:59:31.926ZWhat a delight to see somewhere so unspoiled and how interesting to read the history. I&#39;m not sure I would have been enticing the crab out of his home though! LOL<br /><br />I hope you have fun in Auckland - I&#39;m guessing a pretty big changeover then again.<br /><br />GillGillDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-45400479364364174032010-02-14T17:05:59.625Z2010-02-14T17:05:59.625Zwhat an amazing island cant quite work out how it would be to live somewhere so isolated. But then i suppose they dont realise they are. fabulous beaches ad see and the people looked lovely. Looking forward to the next bitlea parryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08367902915903460363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-72586759775862512962010-02-14T16:50:07.257Z2010-02-14T16:50:07.257ZWell James. no crowded beaches there. <br /><br />I think it&#39;s lovely to see that it hasn&#39;t been commercialised. <br /><br />The sea is a beautiful colour, along with the sky. <br /><br />I like the picture of the ocean through the tree trunks! Stunning!<br /><br />Oh you guys are so lucky to see these places. <br /><br />Hey James, Tom&#39;s been reading the sunday newspapers and he came across this article in the sunday times:-<br /><br />SWINGERS AT SEA<br /><br />In another blow to the image of cruising as a genteel pursuit, an American tour operator, Yolo Cruises, has announced a three night swingers cruise for October, aimed at &quot;people who embrace non-monogamous sexual experiences&quot;. The cruise, which includes sexually themed shore excursions, a Carnal Cravings Hallowe&#39;en Ball and a naked recuperation day, takes place on a ship chartered from Carnival Cruise Lines, which is clearly better disposed towards swingers than cougars, whom it banned last month. The swingers set sail from Miami on October 29; the cost of an inside cabin is £255pp (yolocruises.com)<br /><br />Well I nearly choked on my lunch as I was eating when he read it out to me! Now clearly Arcadia, being adult only would lend itself to such an activity type cruise ;-0) What do you think? Something for the future maybe - Lol - sent with a nod and a wink and very much tongue in cheek!<br /><br />Elaine (aurorabore)Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-1666535306573520302010-02-14T14:18:19.228Z2010-02-14T14:18:19.228ZWow! Christmas island looks wonderful. Unfortunately we will not be calling there on next year&#39;s Arcadia worldie but hey! we will be seeing Fiji and many other exciting places!!<br />PatFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com