Originally Posted by Stevie R (Post 963792)

Coppice always did it for me Cashy

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 963796)

Well me late brother did once go to the"Imperial Hotel" fer his july holidays, me mam went nuts,:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: True story that Stevie.

Originally Posted by Stevie R (Post 963797)

Sounds like a` man on a mission` Cashy. how old was your kid?

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 963796)

Well me late brother did once go to the"Imperial Hotel" fer his july holidays, me mam went nuts,:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: True story that Stevie.

Originally Posted by gynn (Post 962636)

The Costa Concordia tragedy is a reminder of the dangers of the sea. Over recent years, bigger and more luxurious ships have been built to cater for the desire of people to experience a life on the ocean wave, and its staggering to think that the Costa Concordia had over 4,000 passengers on board.

Personally, the thought of going on a cruise fills me with horror. Confined in an enclosed space for days on end with thousands of other people.....being told where and when you are going to put unto port...... queuing for hours to get ashore as all 4,000 people want to go ashore at the same time........ having your bags searched on re-embarking so that any illicit booze you bought ashore can be confiscated to make you pay inflated on board prices for drinks........

And the so-called highlight of the cruise, dining at the Captain's Table. As someone once said, "I paid a fortune for this cruise, and I'm expected to eat with the bloomin' crew!"

I think I'll stick to terra firma!

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 963796)

Well me late brother did once go to the"Imperial Hotel" fer his july holidays, me mam went nuts,

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 964966)

We have been on three cruises and loved it. You don't have to go on a ship that is umpteen storeys high with several thousand passengers. There are plenty of smaller ships around that are small enough to go where the big ships can't. We have been above the Arctic Circle twice.

Surely being told where and when you are going to put unto port - you choose a cruise for the ports of call - well we do at least - and as for having your bags searched on re-embarking so that any illicit booze you bought ashore can be confiscated to make you pay inflated on board prices for drinks - that's news to me.

And the captain's table - you think that with that many passengers everyone gets a chance to do that - think again!

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 965162)

I missed out on the top table for sake of an "e":D

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 965200)

Must of been using the same flamin' keyboard as you Jay. :D

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 965099)

cashman, I'm sure I'm missing something here!
What was special about the 'Imperial Hotel'? Or should I not ask?

Originally Posted by alan7554 (Post 965470)

used to work on the cruise ship,great job but bloody murder on your day off,as we couldn't escape the bloody passengers,always asking stupid questions like wheres the front off the ship or when do you use the lifeboats,i had an american couple who made my life hell for 2 weeks,always complaining and moaning,so on the last day i got their door key whilst they were at breakfast and put firey jack in their swimwear,they have never moved faster in their lives,thought that they had got a skin infection, one to the lads

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 965471)

Do you think that perhaps you are not well suited for a job in customer services?

Originally Posted by Less (Post 965483)

It's just a shame he wasn't caught in the act, it would have appeared that he was fondling the ladies swimwear, I wonder what the penalty would have been for a pervert on the high seas?
A damned good flogging? Walk the plank? Perhaps, hung from the highest yard arm?