"'Mike'" wrote
We too are off at the crack of dawn to board Cunard's new Queen Victoria
for Christmas and the New Year with all our family as it will be our
Golden Wedding on December 26th

Cruising south to warmer climes returning on January 6th.

As we are taking all the family, who normally descend on our house at the
sea side to house sit for us when we go cruising, we have some wonderful
friends from the North Island, known to the inhabitants as 'England', and
they are making a Christmas Party at the Sea side whilst house sitting and
feeding the animals and birds.

That would be my worse nightmare, on a boat, any boat, for more than half an
hour. Good luck!

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Regards
Bob Hobden