Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ice Skates And Pain And Arch

days 3.1 on the ARTEMIS in Southampton / Day 3.1 ON ARTEMIS in Southampton

For English version please scroll down - ALTERNATING WITH THE TRANSLATION. SWITCHES BETWEEN THE PICTURES.


morning, then came the usual account. At P & O, there is the service charge only to members of the Freedom Dining. Everything else is classic yet settled in cash. There is also no service charge on the drinks.



In the morning the final bill came as ususally. There is no service charge if you are not participating to Freedom Dining. So you are tipping cash allocations by classical to your waiters and stewards. There was no service charge on beverages. As

25 GBP shareholder OBC were missing it was Necessary to speak with the reception desk. The first one had no idea what I was talking about. Therefore I should return at 06:30 hrs again.




Since the 25 GBP shareholder OBC were missing, it was unfortunately necessary to audition again at the reception. The 1 Employees did not at all what was happening. I should come back at 06.30 clock.

The waiting time I use to take pictures. Let's see then who is it here as a sponsor.



I used the waiting time to take pictures. Let's see who was the godmother here on this picture.

But anyhow the reception desk kept information ready how you can discover the places without booking of a shore excursion. So you can still find the schedules for the Bruges-, Brussels-, Ghent- and Antwerp-bound trains. There was no way to help us on board. The OBC is advised but cannot be transferred into the account system. The second person told me that we should care too much and just book a next cruise and we get 25 OBC on top... This was not the answer I wanted to hear... I did not see a need why they made their obviously technical problem to our problem and we should claim it with Carnival UK. My suggestion was that they should credit us 25 GBP to our onboard account and solve interenally how they get back 25 GBP back to their ship's account. The Financial Controller explained that they were not allowed to credit more than 5 GBP and all other amounts need to be approved ashore. He will take care of it and we should relax and let him Thurs Let's be curious how this story will end up




Otherwise, the reception was always willing to information on how to come off without a booked trips. So located here and the timetables for the trains ready to come to Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp. On board one could not help it. The OBC is advised, but not into the accounting system can be transferred. The second, who tried to help me, said that it was not bad and next time we had just 25 GBP more ... That was probably the wrong opinion ... I saw no need for them, the technical problem that they should make it our problem and we are chasing it. My suggestion: they should just credit us the 25 GBP and even running after, if they have a technical problem. I was then told the Financial Controller, that, unfortunately, only max. expected credit 5 GBP, and everything else should be decided on land. One would take care of it ... Let's see how that ends ...

We are again reminded of the safe keys ....



They reminded us to the safe key ...

As we did not like to pack our bags last night we now found out that they used menu cards used to fold the polo-shirts into a good shape ... That was green handling by P & O Cruises ... Nothing was for waste deposit.




Since last night we had no desire to pack more luggage, we are only now set to pack that you have the polo shirts that we bought reinforced with old menus ... Environmental awareness à la P & O Cruises .... Nothing is thrown away ...

I always look a little on the ship around ...



I was still looking around the ship ...







The water calmed down play my nevers. Maybe it was because of this that I did not ask for the Captain to solve our problem while we were OBC still onboard ... but it's a good occasion to write P & O and to check other things too.



The fountain soothes the nerves. Maybe it was because I called not even the captain at the OBC to solve locally ... There is also a good opportunity to write P & O and even to fix a few other things ... Finally, I have found

also the Monte Carlo Casino.



Finally I found the Monte Carlo Casino.

It should become the Casablanca Lounge later.




From this, the Casablanca Lounge later.

So it is apparently expressed at the ARTANIA no casino ...



ARTANIA Sun will not have a casino anymore.

While we were discussing the OBC I was asked to show up at 08:10 hrs in Trump's upstairs to collect my passport and to do immigration to UK. But this would be a time conflict to the breakfast time of the 2nd seating. Sun found that we out they forgot to print this information to the daily programs.




During the talks with the OBC, I was even mentioned that I at 08.10 clock at the top of Trump's would appear to pick up my passport and officially enter. This collides with the breakfast but the 2 Time table that we have officially. It turned out that they had probably forgotten, einzudrucken the breakfast hours in the day program.

It turned out that we also would not find out this morning, who would have been our table mates, because it is an open meeting. Since I had this morning spoken enough, I did not want a table with forced conversation and asked for a 2-piece table that we were also without objection.



So this morning we had to chance to find out who were our table mates because it was open seating during the 2nd seating. As I had planned more discussion than I was happy to get a table without conversation: a table at two just for us we got Which without any problems.

Bruno was very excited that he his muesli Which Was not oversweetened like Americans preferred it.




Bruno was again very excited that he got his cereal, that is not sugared American.

is also nice to see it, how much fruit selection on the menu is.



It's also very good to see how many variations of fruit dishes were on the menu.

And this was my melon plate. I was missing a little green like a leave of mint or something like this and it would be like on a 5 *- ship ...




And this was from my melon plate. A bit green still, a mint leaf or the like, and it would be like on a 5 *- ship ...

I am again at the end of an omelet.



For the last day I took in omelette.

One reason why I was so early up was of course the try to reach and Lufthansa to take some pictures.




One reason that so early I was ever on was obviously trying to reach and Lufthansa but also to photograph again a little.

The rear we had not discovered yesterday.



We did not discovered this the day before yesterday.

Reminded to QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 QUEEN MARY 2 or or NORWEGIAN SPIRIT somehow.




reminds somehow of QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 and QUEEN MARY 2 or NORWEGIAN SPIRIT.

broadcast time, which is then derived.



Let's see what they want to make of this.

Arriving in Southampton is always a little boring in the early morning because there is nobody there to wave us welcome ...




arriving in Southampton is always a bit boring because the morning is early in the morning no one there to wave ...

Again we require tug assistance, so that we can rotate.



We need the support of a TUG to turn around.

Originally we were informed that we should arrive at the Ocean Terminal (right) but our berth is today at the City Center Terminal (left).




Originally, we were informed that we create at Ocean Terminal (right), but we are at the City Center Terminal (left) create.

The departure was originally from the Mayflower Terminal (left), so that guests who have parked there, will be transported by bus to their parking lot.



Sailing was out of the Mayflower Terminal (left) so all guests parked their car there and need to be shuttled back to this terminal for free.

The Devere Hotel is on the right side. You can store your bags there for 5 GBP per bag. You get a voucher for consumption of 5 GBP to the hotel. In the center there is the Holiday. Here you find the words AVIS-location. There is Gate 8 in front. If you are lucky it's open and you walk easily from the City Center Terminal to there.




law is the Devere Grand Hotel, where we may assume for 5 GBP his suitcase. The 5 GBP are charged with a consumption on the premises. In the middle is the Holiday Inn. This is also the AVIS station. In between is the gateway 8th If you're lucky and it is open, then run directly from City Centre Terminal.

Behind the Holiday Inn it looks so nice also the reason why there was no dividend last year of Carnival. We had to finance this building with so ... Maybe we should immediately pass to us the 25 GBP pay to have ...



Behind the Holiday Inn you can see the reason why you did not get any dividend from Carnival last year ... We had to finance this new building. Maybe we should go there and stop by to collect our 25 GBP ...

From this distance you can see the Ibis and the Etap Hotel. There is behind the train station. Who likes to walk ... please ...




In sight of the City Center Terminal, the Ibis hotel, the Etap Hotel. Behind it is the train station. Who likes to run ... please ...

In the background is the car park of IKEA. In between, you probably can see the Europcar National location. Before that, the roof from the City Center Terminal.



In the background you see the parking lots of IKEA. In between you can maybe identify the Europcar National location. The roof in front is part of the City Center Terminal.

Another reason to be so early up what AURORA Which I wanted to take pictures of who and what the reason that we can not berth at Mayflower Terminal.




Another reason why I was so early, was the AURORA, wanted to photograph me and to us the place at the Mayflower terminal has been disputed.

I did not know that the ship was named after a participant in the forum ...



I did not know that the ship was named after the member of a German cruise-internet-forum ... We

we go again on P & O Adonia we would like to go or ARCADIA ... Somehow it was nice without kids on board. Let's see what Louise from Cruise Thomas Cook - The Cruise Store have when we ask for nice offers.




If we again take P & O Cruises, Adonia and then ARCADIA ... Somehow it was nice to no children aboard. Let's see what Louise Cruise Thomas Cook - The Cruise Store in store for us. 150 EUR night were certainly not overpriced ...



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