Smiling Sam

British - I can understand why you would prefer Christchurch over Rotorua. Christchurch was very prim and proper - very British. Here's an example of the monarchy enjoying leisure time on the Thames,… (View Post)

krnknfzk - I found the Ponant/Tauck tour shore experience to be quite enjoyable. On my Venice and Dalmatian Coast Ponant/Tauck tour, the entire boat was not Tauck people. I don't recall the exact num… (View Post)

kfnknfzk - You can go to the Ponant website or search YouTube to find numerous videos that describe the amenities of the various ships. I've done one tour on four different types of ships/vessels use… (View Post)

I'm in the AlanS camp. I start searching prices for possible routes/fares even before the 330 day window opens up, just to get feel for what I should expect. I check prices for multiple 'overseas' de… (View Post)

Growing up in Seattle we called them Sno-cones. (View Post)