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David Box

@box_david

Retired sea captain (2017) formerly with P&O Cruises/Fathom/Ocean Village/P&O Cruises Aus/Princess/Maersk/Sealink. Enjoying photography,boating & travel again.

Ynys Môn. Katılım Ocak 2012
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David Box@box_david·
@AndrewDowson Back to work already😉? Some nice spring days to enjoy though. Here in Taupo NZ the early autumn weather is wonderful.
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Andrew Dowson@AndrewDowson·
A fun birthday, Caviar, Cake & Champagne 🍾 Usual stuff! 😎🇦🇺🤞
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David Box@box_david·
@Thesarahbaloo Sarah, in actuality it will be the ship master (or designate) doing the manoeuvre on these ships, heeding carefully the good advice, up to date local knowledge & comments of the pilot. Very much a team effort - it does not rely only on the pilot’s skill.
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Sarah@Thesarahbaloo·
Currently watching the Funchal Harbour Pilots manoeuvring ~300m long cruise liners into the harbour. Awesome skill! #madeira
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David Box@box_david·
Seen on a Devonport, NZ, garden gate today.. we thought that it was rather good..
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David Box@box_david·
@gotravelyourway Via Singapore with Singapore Airlines. Did this 7 days ago in J, after the start of further airspace restrictions. Singapore Airlines provide an excellent service.
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Josh Cahill@gotravelyourway·
If you were flying between Europe and Asia right now, which route would you choose instead? 🔁 Via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines 🇸🇬 Via Singapore with Singapore Airlines 🇹🇭 Via Bangkok with Thai Airways 🇮🇳 Via Delhi or Mumbai with Air India Or do you have another routing in mind? 🤔
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David Box@box_david·
@AndrewDowson I wonder why she is tendering. Berth space or draught, possibly? Pleased to see you revisiting Sydney again in style. Thoroughly enjoying ‘The Lion City’ further north. The trip out aboard Singapore Airlines was memorable for all the right reasons.
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David Box@box_david·
@sullsquared2799 @Mr_Husky1 This is appropriate in the US. Not customary in the rest of the world, where tips are at the discretion of the person being served, or local custom, and where the service team may be paid a more satisfactory basic wage.
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Saved by Grace@sullsquared2799·
@Mr_Husky1 I was taught 15 to 20% of bill for excellent service. Less than 10% is telling the server you did a crappy job.
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The Husky@Mr_Husky1·
As a group of 5, we had a $500 bill and went to a supper. We left a $40 tip. Although we were pleased to be able to offer our server anything, she responded negatively. She informed us that she thought we would give her at least $120. She claimed to be joking when we asked for the manager, but she was not grinning at all. I am not sure, but is a $40 tip sufficient for a $500 bill? It seems unrealistic to me to expect $120
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Sue Luxton@kelper60·
The weather continues to be lovely so we popped out to Hill Gap for a picnic its my favorite location on the farm to visit..
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Andrew Dowson@AndrewDowson·
It never rains in Sydney, lunch at Bar Reggio , an Italian institution in Darlinghurst, great pizza 🍕
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David Box@box_david·
@ShipSpottingCom A favourite photograph of her under a different name and company, as the Artemis of P&O Cruises. All credit to the unknown photographer for a superb capture. I was fortunate to sail on her 1994-2009 in various ranks from 1/O to Master.Including a time when she was Royal Princess.
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David Box@box_david·
@downrelief I had an excellent day trip around Anglesey aboard Balmoral, back in 2017. It would be good to see her back in service.
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Down Relief@downrelief·
A shame to see 'Balmoral' laid up in Bristol looking a bit faded. Don't think she has carried passengers since 2017. Hopefully she can be back sailing the Bristol Channel before too long.
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JW 🇬🇧@FinanceTiger·
What a correction! $ADBE $CRM
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David Box@box_david·
@AndrewDowson Impressive. I used to enjoy the ‘Slipper lobster’ or Moreton Bay bugs for a post turnaround dinner after leaving Sydney or Brisbane.
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Andrew Dowson@AndrewDowson·
The new Sydney Fish Market, what an amazing space. It cost over £400m, they anticipate 6m visitors pa. The UK 🇬🇧 has some of the best fish in the world but not a market like this! @rexgoldsmith @jonnorris12 and I hear people say we don’t want one. Sydney is a confident city!
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David Box@box_david·
@DougieCoullPix A great selection of photographs👏😀! Forget the conditions Dougie, the results were splendid. Thank you for posting.
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✈ Stephen@flying_steve·
Saturday night in Bogota. Rib eye steak and a glass of Malbec for dinner and a night cap at the rum bar.
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David Box@box_david·
@MikaHissa Super photograph😀👏! Kiitos for the post.
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Mika Hissa@MikaHissa·
Tallinn 🇪🇪
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David Box@box_david·
@AndrewDowson Very nice too. Watch the sun, and the weather - it can be dodgy!
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Andrew Dowson@AndrewDowson·
Mr Annoying, stuck in Sydney for a month 😎
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David Box@box_david·
@GeoffreyWatson2 I liked the subsequent P&O livery on Artemis also. A fine ship. Credits unknown unfortunately for this excellent photograph e.g. not mine.
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Geoffrey Watson@GeoffreyWatson2·
Royal Princess - Tilbury 31/5/89. Built Finland 1984.
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David Box@box_david·
@MatthewCruises @FOCLMedia As is naval architecture and design together with active ship stability monitoring, which balances it all out.
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