tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post7703037285697313372..comments2010-07-26T09:08:55.200+01:00Discover P&amp;O Cruiseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889498552710045530noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-76075045749872966742010-01-17T20:44:57.449Z2010-01-17T20:44:57.449ZWe are enjoying reading your blog. We are getting married in Sept and will be Honeymooning on the Arcadia Canada tour 20th Sept, on our first ever cruise. Any advice for first time Cruise persons? Steve &amp; Helenripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218650748779102075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-25777305887288856012010-01-13T15:30:57.453Z2010-01-13T15:30:57.453ZJames, I&#39;ll be following with interest prior to joining you in Auckland. In the meantime I trust you to apply the brasso with gusto, keep the decks well scrubbed and the bars well stocked.AlMacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-47673807551116705612010-01-13T11:49:29.611Z2010-01-13T11:49:29.611ZWhat a wonderful Blog James, we also felt as tho we were there, the excitement! Looking forward to the rest, we can dream we are there with you all the way! <br />Cheers<br />Lesley &amp; Johnwildclydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610951168206470100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-81540555446775957042010-01-13T11:15:18.196Z2010-01-13T11:15:18.196ZGood morning James, from a rather white Bedfordshire ;-( The snow was beginning to slowly disappear - Now back to square one! Guess your being kept busy in these first few days of the worldie and that&#39;s why we&#39;ve not heard from you. I&#39;ve looked at the webcam this morning. Doesn&#39;t look that good for you guys either this morning. When is your first stop?<br /><br />Well the cold is still getting me down. But watching wanted down under has brightened up my morning! Even in the winter the weather down under is better than here. Can you believe it were back to gridlock! Mum tells me it&#39;s been like this since we went off on the Xmas cruise back on the 17th/18th Dec. Still Tom got off to work this morning before it got worse. Living in a rural location and with the salt stocks being cut back (why I ask myself - surely they must budget for salt for the roads in our council tax every year and some years it&#39;s been so mild the gritters have had nothing to do) the roads around here just aren&#39;t getting treated. Good old UK!<br /><br />Anonymous - still have my stinking cold! Moving down to my chest now I think! Keep hoping each day when I wake up that I will feel a bit better, but not to date. Been like it now since Sunday evening, so as each day passes I hope I will feel much better. <br /><br />Must download my photos today!<br /><br />Elaine (aurorabore)Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-30407591386757704712010-01-12T20:12:27.939Z2010-01-12T20:12:27.939ZAnother weather report from Qld,Australia... At the moment, 6.09am it is 28C, we are expecting 31C today and the average humidity this past few days is around 87%.<br />Very sticky, the flies, mozzies and midgies are loving it.<br />Hope you are feeling better soon Elaine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-42747802164567684382010-01-12T17:03:29.173Z2010-01-12T17:03:29.173ZWill this World Cruise be the Commodore&#39;s last tour of duty before retirement? Was told he would be retiring soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-17967334221646329282010-01-12T15:15:34.372Z2010-01-12T15:15:34.372ZDon&#39;t take the dress back!!! <br />you can always use it for next time, LOL<br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-32319558892494606682010-01-12T13:37:17.292Z2010-01-12T13:37:17.292ZI will now be glued to your blog as we join the ship in Hong Kong, so don&#39;t be late. Please can you ask the cruise director if we can have 4 formal nights instead of the 3 showing on personaliser because I told my husband Steve that I HAD to have 4 new dresses, daren&#39;t tell him I only needed 3, or he might make me take 1 back.<br /><br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-77354530321596389562010-01-12T12:35:21.622Z2010-01-12T12:35:21.622ZGeoff<br /><br />Stop rubbing it in ;-o)<br /><br />We&#39;ll be lucky here if we make it to 2c! Not much fun after the caribbean sunshine!<br /><br />Oh I really cannot get back into the swing of things. Can&#39;t believe it&#39;s 12.30pm already. Mind you I was treated to a lay in this morning. Mr B brought me a nice cuppa in bed this morning - my cold&#39;s getting on my pip - still could be worse - I could have got it whilst on my holiday. All it does not is give me an excuse not to do much :-o) <br /><br />No webcam at the minute so can&#39;t check on the guys! Hope they are having a good trip and the seas are being kind to them (or the wind which can be just as bad)!<br /><br />Elaine (aurorabore)Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-55617293133462619652010-01-12T01:00:04.637Z2010-01-12T01:00:04.637ZHi James,<br /><br />Great update, glad the turn around all went smoothly, looked at the webcam yesterday and the seas looked good.<br /><br />We are expecting 30c today so very pleasant conditions, then tomorrow 35c.<br /><br />Looking forward to more updates to come.<br /><br />Regards Geoff Witts PerthGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12346814412172560274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-18204011649995276482010-01-11T22:54:15.243Z2010-01-11T22:54:15.243ZMargaret<br /><br />This is where I tend to look at the webcams. You can look at them individually or you can look at them all!<br /><br />http://www.kroooz-cams.com/POindex.htmlElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-32103368015234994032010-01-11T22:39:54.109Z2010-01-11T22:39:54.109ZHi James,<br />So pleased your turnaround went without a hitch and that all passengers arrived on board safely.<br />We made it home to West Wales in record time, despite the snow forecast!!<br />Haave just been reading all of your blog for the Christmas and New Year cruise. It brought back so many happy memories.<br />It was lovely to see a photo of Alex and Caroline Jamison who were two of our fellow diners(What charachters)and also Brian from our Canberra days, together of course with all our other cruising friends.<br />Looking forward to following you around the world.<br />Norma &amp; PerisNorma Winston-Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-64362246057363092152010-01-11T22:11:57.507Z2010-01-11T22:11:57.507ZYou describe the scene so well James, you make us feel like we are right there with you, and it brought back the memory for me of sailing down Southampton Water on Aurora&#39;s Maiden World Cruise, the feeling of knowing that the world awaits and that when you come back home it will be Spring time and winter is long gone is one real special feeling. I wish you and all on Arcadia a fabulous world cruise, we will be following you as you sail around the globe, and with your knack and great penmanship you will makes us feel we are right there with you. <br /><br />Cheers<br />M.G.K.Scottylasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335492166241879946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-73237932615635528972010-01-11T21:45:06.235Z2010-01-11T21:45:06.235ZWhat a wonderful story to wake up to and read!The way that you put it James I too had a shiver up my spine.In the excitement, for a moment there I was thinking that it won&#39;t be too long before we board Arcadia for the half world voyage and then remembered that that was last year, we are on Aurora this year.47 sleeps to go, can&#39;t wait.<br />I hope that all goes well and that everyone on board Arcadia has a fantastic voyage.<br />Look forward to the next installment and hope that it is soon.<br />All the best!<br />AbiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-25529461056718844782010-01-11T21:15:19.160Z2010-01-11T21:15:19.160ZI am so very excited that you are underway as it means our segment(s) are so much closer. 60 days in fact!<br /><br />I wish you, the rest of the crew and all the passengers a wonderful voyage, calm seas and many enjoyable experiences. And I shall look in every day now to keep up with your adventure.<br /><br />GillGillDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-66610323028985300672010-01-11T19:51:15.277Z2010-01-11T19:51:15.277ZElaine (Aurorabore) can you tell me which (cruise) webcam site you find to be the best please? <br /><br />Thank you<br /><br />MargaretAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-14135590518110241842010-01-11T18:47:51.684Z2010-01-11T18:47:51.684ZOh boy oh boy, am I jealous of all those folk setting off on the Worldie....I know it&#39;s one of the 7 deadly sins (envy,that is, not cruising!!)....but I just can&#39;t help it<br /><br />Have a wonderful voyage, one and all.....one day I will do it!Hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-41504249846936928842010-01-11T18:07:38.776Z2010-01-11T18:07:38.776ZI&#39;m sorry we missed each other too James to say goodbye. I know you were probably very busy. I have come out in a stinking cold since getting home so I&#39;m probably best avoided anyway ;-)<br /><br />Copied from the photo gallery comments! <br /><br />Oh gosh James, breakfast was a let down today - I&#39;d rather be in Cafe Vivo having my fruit salad and danish or up in the belverdere having an omelette. Instead I just have to put up with special K :-o(<br /><br />Weather here is freezing. White, white everywhere! I suggested to Jackie yesterday I could stay on to be Natalie&#39;s assistant whilst she&#39;s on her own, but then you&#39;d be stuck with me for the whole world cruise as I don&#39;t fly! As it is I seem to have come home with a stinking cold - that seemed to get worse the minute I came through the front door. GGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Managed to escape it onboard!! <br /><br />Can&#39;t get back into the swing of things!<br /><br />Thanks for everyone who sent their good wishes on our renewal of vows. It was all a surprise that I was told about on christmas day. Tom and Natalie had been organising it all for some time, I believe. No mean feat as I am the one in charge of the family budget, so they had to do it all without my knowledge. It was just a small family affair with a lovely meal afterwards in Arcadian Rhodes. <br /><br />Well I&#39;d better get myself organised. It&#39;s now nearly lunchtime and I said I&#39;d meet my son today. <br /><br />The BOB looks very calm today James. The one place everyone fears was quite good for us on J922 wasn&#39;t it? It was the part after that, that the wind picked up ;-o( I see Oriana has got it quite rough today, but I think they are a day ahead of you guys aren&#39;t they. Hope you miss it!<br /><br />Elaine (aurorabore)Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609506306131956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-10042043673022356722010-01-11T17:23:27.084Z2010-01-11T17:23:27.084ZJames<br /><br />WE wish you well on your epic journey and look forward to joining you in SFO<br /><br />Mike HHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549524304374457964.post-51933151896359911052010-01-11T17:02:01.597Z2010-01-11T17:02:01.597ZLook forward to reading your blog as always! Those who are unlikely/unable to do a worldie love it, next best to being there.<br />PS- I told you the beds were uncomfortable!!johnthed0gnoreply@blogger.com