Gosh .. I sound like a right old boozer
My defence is I am on my HOLIDAY! 
i've added the link to the first page
has anyone started the postcard swap? i noticed the tab on the website but cant remember if anyone was actually heading this up or not?
Welcome John - Thanks for putting the website together. Would it be possible to add the Mixology and Mojito tastings to the events...thanks
This is the reason we bit the bullet and upgraded now
If DCL decide to upgrade us further, great, if not then we'll still be happy bunnies in our room.
I am just writing an email to DCL about the Champagne meet & just want to check what has been planned so far. This is what I think is planned/been booked for the sea days, have I missed anything or got the wrong dates?
11th -
13th - Proposed day for Ladies High Tea (not sure if this will go ahead)
15th - Proposed day for Mixology tasting - afternoon?
16th -
17th - Proposed day for Champagne Girls meet
18th - PJ's breakfast @ 10am
19th - Proposed day for Mojito tasting - afternoon?
22nd - Last sea day lunch? Is anyone organising this?
Any feedback would be great.
Alcohol question?
I have read that some people take a glass of wine or beer to dinner. Is that ok?
Some have said that they've taken an OPEN bottle of wine to dinner. Again is that allowed.
And here's a cheeky question will I have to still pay for corkage if I bring a screw top bottle?
That sounds fine to me Sarah!
If that makes you sound like a boozer then I dread to think what people will say about me!
My take on the wine will likely be this .... we will buy few bottles in Barcelona / Gibraltar for our own consumption .. but on the first night of the cruise we will buy a bottle of red ( Tony ) and white ( me ) and when we have finished that we will bring in a glass from our own supply for a couple of nights. Then we will buy another bottle each and carry on like that, so we will vary between glasses and bottles.
I usually have a fruity cocktail drink about 4 - 5pm and I am partial to a glass of bubbly or another cocktail before dinner but don't tend to have anything other than wine WITH dinner.
After dinner somethimes we like a glass of bubbly up on deck, under the stars
If I have anything alcoholic earlier than late afternoon ( ie lunchtime ) it will generally be beer
Gosh .. I sound like a right old boozer
That's good, I didn't want to be the only one.
I am still trying to decide whether or not to go with a wine package as Lee doesn't drink wine at all & I like to try the different speciality cocktails they have on the menu each night. So this maybe a good compromise for me as I will have wine in the room anyway.
I like trying their "drink of the day". They have all been good so far....of course after a few.....they are all good! 
Yes but the problem is I don't do halves.
My take on the wine will likely be this .... we will buy few bottles in Barcelona / Gibraltar for our own consumption .. but on the first night of the cruise we will buy a bottle of red ( Tony ) and white ( me ) and when we have finished that we will bring in a glass from our own supply for a couple of nights. Then we will buy another bottle each and carry on like that, so we will vary between glasses and bottles.
I usually have a fruity cocktail drink about 4 - 5pm and I am partial to a glass of bubbly or another cocktail before dinner but don't tend to have anything other than wine WITH dinner.
After dinner somethimes we like a glass of bubbly up on deck, under the stars
If I have anything alcoholic earlier than late afternoon ( ie lunchtime ) it will generally be beer
Gosh .. I sound like a right old boozer
That sounds fine to me Sarah!
If that makes you sound like a boozer then I dread to think what people will say about me!
I'm a girl that a bottle of wine can last all weekend and I don't drink during the week.
I remember them being more in the $5-6 range. I was tempted by those yummy frozen concoctions every night at dinner, and I gave in every time! Zero self-control here.
I usually have a fruity cocktail drink about 4 - 5pm and I am partial to a glass of bubbly or another cocktail before dinner but don't tend to have anything other than wine WITH dinner.
After dinner somethimes we like a glass of bubbly up on deck, under the stars
If I have anything alcoholic earlier than late afternoon ( ie lunchtime ) it will generally be beer
Gosh .. I sound like a right old boozer
Maybe we should ask if they can set aside a "lush" area for us
Well here's our take the drinking schedule from last year's WBTA:-
The usual, it's 5 o'clock somewhere, either the cocktail of the day or we take a bottle up from the room and have a glass of wine before we go to get dressed for the show.
A glass of wine to take to the show.
Re-charge the glass for a drink standing out on deck watching the beautiful sunset.
A bottle of wine between us during dinner.
A drink during the act of the evening or a glass of bubbly up on the deck after dinner.
We sound like a bunch of lushes
It's just while we are on holiday, the wine just seems to flow for some reason
I don't really mix my drink, otherwise there is absolutely no way I would ever find my way back to my room, I would be passed out on a lounger on deck 4
I usually manage to finish my FAB (frozen adult beverage) with my first course, so I'm ready for that glass of wine with my entree.
I'm partial to a glass of bubbly practically any time of day. Ditto for most FAB's.
We boozers have to stick together! I prefer "boozer" to "lush." Sounds a bit less sloppy.
Speaking of boozers...
Dennis and I usually show up at my parents' house with a case of beer, a 6-pack of hard lemonade or cider, and a couple of bottles of wine. This is to get us started on a 4 or 5 day visit. We restock as needed. This is in addition to a bottle of "hard stuff" (gin or vodka), mixers, and beer in our hotel room. My dad likes a beer or two in the afternoon and a glass of wine at dinner, though my mom rarely drinks - just doesn't like the taste of it. It's become a bit of a standing joke for us.
Somewhere along the way, Dad acquired a couple of nice bottles of scotch. As he doesn't really drink it, he put them in the liquor cabinet and forgot about them. During one visit several years ago, we discovered these bottles - roughly about 40 years old by that time - and started asking Dad when he was going to give them to us. He said, when we got engaged. This went on for three or four years. Then one Christmas, he presented us with one of the bottles, with a tag that said, "To the two boozers." Coincidentally, that was the Christmas when Dennis proposed. And no, they didn't organize it.
We opened it on our wedding day (the three of us needed a "belt" before we headed to the church). They gave us the other old bottle for a wedding present. After 40-odd years, that was some smooooothe scotch!
Sounds like a great plan ...... I try not to mix drinks also but I seem to be able to take those rum based cocktails very easily .... I have never had a hangover on a cruise yet. Now back home I have a strictl 5 drink maximum on a night out otherwise I end up with a dreadful hangover. I very rarely drink unless we go out, so I am a bit of a lightweight. Is there something magical about cruise drinks that makes them hangover free !!
I usually manage to finish my FAB (frozen adult beverage) with my first course, so I'm ready for that glass of wine with my entree.
I'm partial to a glass of bubbly practically any time of day. Ditto for most FAB's.
We boozers have to stick together! I prefer "boozer" to "lush." Sounds a bit less sloppy.
Speaking of boozers...
Dennis and I usually show up at my parents' house with a case of beer, a 6-pack of hard lemonade or cider, and a couple of bottles of wine. This is to get us started on a 4 or 5 day visit. We restock as needed. This is in addition to a bottle of "hard stuff" (gin or vodka), mixers, and beer in our hotel room. My dad likes a beer or two in the afternoon and a glass of wine at dinner, though my mom rarely drinks - just doesn't like the taste of it. It's become a bit of a standing joke for us.
Somewhere along the way, Dad acquired a couple of nice bottles of scotch. As he doesn't really drink it, he put them in the liquor cabinet and forgot about them. During one visit several years ago, we discovered these bottles - roughly about 40 years old by that time - and started asking Dad when he was going to give them to us. He said, when we got engaged. This went on for three or four years. Then one Christmas, he presented us with one of the bottles, with a tag that said, "To the two boozers." Coincidentally, that was the Christmas when Dennis proposed. And no, they didn't organize it.
We opened it on our wedding day (the three of us needed a "belt" before we headed to the church). They gave us the other old bottle for a wedding present. After 40-odd years, that was some smooooothe scotch!
as Mel said, we can have our own area designated for anyone who fancies a drink and there will always be some familiar faces
Mind you the infighting for the sunbeds at Cove Pool last WBTA was awful, we gave up when we got up at 7 am and all the sunbeds were gone already... we gave up and went to deck 10
(No flames please - I really hate it when people reserve beds & don't use them all day! 
) Okay, so we're boozers then
Mind you the infighting for the sunbeds at Cove Pool last WBTA was awful, we gave up when we got up at 7 am and all the sunbeds were gone already... we gave up and went to deck 10
Glad all went well Sarah and fab news about the T'Shirts.welcome John, you have done a fab job on the website
p.s Noel remember not to say any bad things about John anymore as he will see them
claire we had a great day, canon jack was surprisingly a pleasure, very funny though, he missed out a chunk of service, the part
"do you reject satan" but we had a good laugh about it. We had christening dinner where we got married, Lodge on Loch lomond, its a beautiful setting and we wanted ellie to have a connection to lodge on loch as all our other children were at our wedding
thanx for the offer, dinner would of been great
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I love my bed too and take any opportunity to lie in, but not on the cruise, I am awake and up and ready to go
Mind you the infighting for the sunbeds at Cove Pool last WBTA was awful, we gave up when we got up at 7 am and all the sunbeds were gone already... we gave up and went to deck 10
With all the boozing going on last year, I never saw one person staggering around or looking really drunk, maybe its the atmosphere, sea air or whatever, I don't know
Ahh thats not so bad then, i'll be at the family pool or deck 10.
