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@AndrewDowson Back to work already😉? Some nice spring days to enjoy though. Here in Taupo NZ the early autumn weather is wonderful.

Lawn done ✅

@AndrewDowson Congratulations -60th? What a great place to celebrate!

A fun birthday, Caviar, Cake & Champagne 🍾 Usual stuff! 😎🇦🇺🤞

@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.

Currently watching the Funchal Harbour Pilots manoeuvring ~300m long cruise liners into the harbour. Awesome skill! #madeira

Seen on a Devonport, NZ, garden gate today.. we thought that it was rather good..

@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.

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? 🤔

@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.

The QM2 at anchor in the bay. #SydneyHarbour

@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.

@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.

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

@kelper60 Super.

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..

@AndrewDowson The Australian weather can be interesting..

It never rains in Sydney, lunch at Bar Reggio , an Italian institution in Darlinghurst, great pizza 🍕

@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.

Artania arriving at the port of Rio de Janeiro 🛳️ 📸Edson de Lima Lucas - ShipSpotting.com #Artania #RioDeJaneiro #Brazil #ShipSpotting

@downrelief I had an excellent day trip around Anglesey aboard Balmoral, back in 2017. It would be good to see her back in service.

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.

@AndrewDowson @FinanceTiger CAU (changed a bit since I was last there). Or do you own the building😉?)

@FinanceTiger Sydney office

What a correction! $ADBE $CRM

@MatthewCruises @CelebrityCruise You get on all the best cruises Matthew. I can only afford one every 2 years😉! (Just a simple retired seaman..)

Sunset wake views onboard Celebrity Apex 🚢❤️ 📸 - July 2024, North Sea 🌊 #CelebrityApex #celebritycruises #cruise #cruiseblogger #sunset

@AndrewDowson Impressive. I used to enjoy the ‘Slipper lobster’ or Moreton Bay bugs for a post turnaround dinner after leaving Sydney or Brisbane.

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!

@DougieCoullPix A great selection of photographs👏😀! Forget the conditions Dougie, the results were splendid. Thank you for posting.

Few from a rather dank morning. #photography #maritime #inverclyde #shipping #riverclyde #waverley #hebrideanprincess

@flying_steve Very civilised.

Saturday night in Bogota. Rib eye steak and a glass of Malbec for dinner and a night cap at the rum bar.

@MikaHissa Super photograph😀👏! Kiitos for the post.

Tallinn 🇪🇪

@AndrewDowson Very nice too. Watch the sun, and the weather - it can be dodgy!

Mr Annoying, stuck in Sydney for a month 😎

@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.

Royal Princess - Tilbury 31/5/89. Built Finland 1984.

@MatthewCruises @FOCLMedia As is naval architecture and design together with active ship stability monitoring, which balances it all out.

ad - invited • Bow views of Fred Olsen's Balmoral during her drydock at A&P Falmouth! 🏗🚧🚢 Always amazes me how little of the ship is below the waterline! Physics is wild 😂 📸 - Falmouth, December 2024 🇬🇧 #drydock #fredolsencruiselines #Balmoral #cruise #cruiseship