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Having just made two more bookings, I’ll have to wait a while if I want to try them.

It isn’t just on cruises that this happens. Wife orders stuff from Boots online. Order arrives with a discount voucher that will expire before it can be used. Ditto Coopers of Stortford, Bonmarché, J. D. Williams and others.

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Hello all,

Results will be at end of June. They usually seem to come out on the last Wednesday.

K, I agree about the price manipulation. BTW do you get cash back in addition to the reduced prices that BCC offer?

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Well, Stockperks told me to come back in November to submit claims for 2025 so they obviously think it will be around next year.

Anyone any idea what it costs P & O, or Carnival in general, per annum? I believe there are other allowances in other territories, e.g. veterans or serving members in American forces?

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Does that mean we won’t see you on here after that K? I assume you’d keep the 100 shares for OBC?

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It is likely down to the passengers. The vary last thing the crew want is an outbreak of anything as it increases their workload hugely and puts them a5 risk, too.

When sanitising was compulsory, there were still people, mostly blokes, trying to avoid it, especially at the buffet. We try not to eat there. Tendency to eat too much that way.

Have a lovely day everyone.

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Here we go again. NYSE opens and the price drops 10p. OK, not as severe as some days but nonetheless a familiar pattern. I was hoping we might finish the week nearer £11.

Hey Ho.

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Just to show my GSoH is intact I recommended you post, Bot. One has to be able to take as well as give.

BTW, wasn’t Noah married to Joan (of Arc)?

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Apparently not so far, Bot. Why would that be?

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UK Interest rate drop never looked likely today. Better chance next month.

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Except that I heard a comment that the value of the Dollar is “soaring”?

Well done, Bot, that makes absolute sense - to me, at least.

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K, yes, kinda, you can submit as soon as you have a booking ref but the extra doesn’t show until you have coughed up in full.

Bot, there’s loads available for free on YouTube. I use it when walking the family dog. Thanks for the tip about funds. One day………

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What a miserable git I am!

Went to a performance of Carmen the opera last night by the Ukrainian Opera Company - last event of their UK tour. Brilliant.

At the end, they played and sang their national anthem - very emotional!

Have a lovely day everyone.

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I must confess that I was trying to deal with my cruises for next year - if only to register an “interest” but got the response “come back in November”.

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PS “Stockperks”, which Carnival now insist we use for the loyalty OBC, is a pain.

Hi Bot,

Agree with that.

Just booked two more cruises on Arcadia (to Norway in 2026) and Arvia to the Western Med in 2025.

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Is there any reason to think this will be a repeat of last year, though?

There is no justification whatsoever for the price to be where it is let alone dropping another 2.25% today. So, Bot, I hope you’re right! I am still about 28% up but it is NatWest that is now doing great things!

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Hi K,

Hope you had a good w/e.

Doesn’t all luggage go through a scanner already? Having said that, using a “Chilly” or similar might help.

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Been doing that for while…….oops🤓

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No, don’t hold your breath, CW, the small gain from this morning might just hold but I don’t think it will do any better than that. Market here closed on Monday so we can at least breathe easy that day!

Have a really good one everybody!

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Hi Lloydy,

I do hope so, but I’m not holding my breath that CCL will hang onto this small recovery after NYSE opens.

We’ll see!

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