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We are purely taking a hit as an overhang of yesterday.

Oil slightly down, currency exchange slightly better, US futures slightly green, but we've lost £1 since yesterday's high.....

I guess onwards, and hopefully upwards from here......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$32.84 down to $32.57

27c

Approx. 20p drop

What a shame.!

but i bought a new car.!

Q3 2025 plate

Our close $32.87

US Close $33.69

82c gain

That's another 60p gain after our close.

A Gigantic day for the DOW today, let's hope it doesn't all tank over the weekend ready for Monday.!

BUT..... We have a 60p cushion just in case it does.!

Inflation, unfortunately that is CCL, not CUK.

There is still a difference...

US Tech driving up and giving every US index a massive ride.

We closed at $32.87, but interesting, when I now look back apparently there was a blip to $32.93 at our close, but our price didn't jump.

So, sticking with $32.87 close.

Currently it's $33.27.... So 40c, or 29p ish.... with one hour to go.

Long weekend ahead, outcome of Iran talks, and who knows what else.

Good weekend all.

We are purely riding the waves of the US jumping back in from "safe havens" back into stocks.

All travel up, all cruise lines up.

ONLY One week now until Ex-Dividend date....

13th Feb.

E554.

Thankyou.

Appreciate the insight and help.

Money.

I obviously did speak to soon.!

It's also dropped a further 28p since our close as well...

Mine is a 2011 Ford Focus, with Mould.....

Total Mileage is 54,000 Miles..

Not leasing, cannot reasonably rent, as there are no rental places close by, and non provide drop off.

test drove an Audi A6, lovely car, but confirmed now it's just too low for me.

But, I sat in a Q3 and that would work as well as a Q5, and obviously a Q3 is cheaper.

More research to be done now.!

LOL.

Everything down, and then 2.30 comes along, and......... boom........ LOL

You've just got to love Carnival.

Always expect the unexpected.

This absolutely should have dropped today, everything bad, potential war on the horizon, oil potentially doubling in price, and we get a 65p jump. LOL

Luckily, we are being supported by the drop in the GBP/USD exchange rate. Now down to 1.356 from 1.375 just a couple of days ago.

Oil is on the brink of going down, or shooting up depending on what happens tomorrow with Iran.

Reality is, it will be what it will be.

However, I have bigger problems...... I need a new car.!

I'm torn surrounding a car, as I do approx. 1,500 miles a year, as obviously never here.!

But.... My 2011 Ford Focus now has mould LOL.....

I went to an Audi Garage yesterday, and drove a Q5, very nice, but the justification of spending £50k for it to sit on my driveway is killing me.!

I've driven a Volvo XC90 and a Ford Kuga, but they "wobble" where as a Q5 doesn't.........

Later today, I'm off to go test drive an Audi A6.

I have to say that this is a nightmare, I'll happily spend £3,500 on a business class flight for a total of 18 hours flying time, or dropping £15,000 in a casino, but bringing myself to spend £50k on a car that will sit on a driveway is a real conundrum.!

$32.06 down to $31.76. A rough ride after our close with the US nosediving then recovering, then dropping.

30c drop after our close.

Approx. 22p like for like.

Overnight however, anything can happen.!

Saga's cruise portfolio, encompassing Ocean and River cruises, is the primary driver of its improved profitability, with Ocean Cruise alone reporting an underlying profit before tax of £34.5m for the first half of the 2025/26 financial year. The cruise business is driving significant growth in profit, enabling a strong outlook.

Unfortunately the exchange rate is hitting us, so despite the USD price being at a high, we are not.

Early night for me tonight again, as rather than sleeping all the way back from Miami, I watched the new Superman film, which I found entertaining, and very funny in parts...

Currently +26c from our close. Approx. +19p

I didn't want today to end at 4.30pm...!!!

WOW... What a day.!

Not as good as Carnival Results day, but close.!

The Tax man is going to have a field day with my Dealing Account shares....... Now up 320%...........

It dropped Friday because everyone thought Iran would be bombed and Oil would shoot up...

There were additional reasons on Friday as well.

What was interesting is that the drop on Friday didn't effect Airlines like it did with Cruise stocks.

and this is the exact reason to not try to "Trade" this share anymore.........

The "Trading Days" have gone

Overall, a good time.

Glad to be home.

Won $12,000 ish the first week.

Lost $6,000 ish the second week, but stopped gambling as wanted to walk off the ship with $6,000 of their money, which I did.

Got 15,000 points the first week, and 6,500 the second week, which is a Junior Suite, and a JS/Balcony on selected cruises.

As I have 170+ days booked this year, I won't be booking any new one's, I will just be applying the certificates to existing cruises and getting better comp's instead.

The USD $ rate is killing us currently, but in theory now with the Fed successor announced, it hopefully should get better for us.