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We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New
York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? |
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dinoted wrote:
We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? How about kangaroos for waiters? |
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, dinoted wrote: what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Be very afraid... They probably mean that since Dawn Princess is now home ported in Australia and geared to the Australian market, to expect a lot of Australian passengers on board. -- Charles |
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On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:04:15 -0700 (PDT), dinoted
wrote: We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Dawn Princess still has the same Princess menus while based in Australia - including the dry, burnt bacon that Aussies can't stand. They still call the main meal an entree - confusing the heck out of Aussie passengers. There is a higher ratio of Aussie wines and beers, but still a wide US/international range as well. The main Australian flavour (Aussie spelling) is that parts of the ship are still awake after midnight. Being a world cruise, or long segments, the usual Aussie party mood will be mostly missing. I have chatted to dozens of US cruisers who have come to Australia to cruise, and they love the laid back onboard atmosphere. Some specifics: - Ultimate Balcony Breakfast is available in all cabins (has been renamed Champagne Breakfast) - Cabins have one AU socket and one US one. Buy an Aussie adaptor if you want to use both sockets - Autotips are $AU12 per passenger 13yrs + (lower than the US) - Drink service charges are only 10% (lower than the US) - Australian $1 coins in the laundry - Australian pokies in the casino - Service staff are mostly a mix of Thai, Phillipino, Indian and European - Dawn Princess came out of drydock on Saturday, and has a new MUTS screen, Sanctuary, new carpets - mattresses - bed linen - upholstery. Hope this helps - I am happy to help with any specifics. Oz |
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On Jun 23, 5:04*pm, dinoted wrote:
We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. *According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". *Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Shrimp on the barbie? |
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On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:31:33 +1000, Oz wrote:
- Cabins have one AU socket and one US one. Buy an Aussie adaptor if you want to use both sockets Note that the Australian voltage is 240V - Australian pokies in the casino Much better than the boring American ones. :-) |
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"Gettamulla Tupya" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:31:33 +1000, Oz wrote: - Cabins have one AU socket and one US one. Buy an Aussie adaptor if you want to use both sockets Note that the Australian voltage is 240V Same issues and problems as using Canadian electricity, just double the amount. -- Nonny Americans worry whether the rest of the world considers us dumb, so we go to the polls and remove all doubt. |
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"PeterL" wrote in message ... On Jun 23, 5:04 pm, dinoted wrote: We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Shrimp on the barbie? No tipping? PMM |
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On 6/24/2009 12:49 PM PMM pmurray while holding "Agent 99", exclaimed:
Hi "PeterL" wrote in message ... On Jun 23, 5:04 pm, dinoted wrote: We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Shrimp on the barbie? No tipping? PMM Roo Burgers, Aboriginal Grub Salad with real Grubs, and a floor show of Aussie native dances accompanied by a didgeridoo. The film of the week, that movie where Meryl Streep using an impeccable Aussie accent exclaims: " A dingo ate my baby!" Heard everywhere on the pa system "Tie me kangaroo down sport" and "Waltzing Matilda". Sea crock wrestling in the main pool at 1400 hrs, swim at your own risk. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On 6/25/2009 7:34 PM Big Kev while holding "Agent 99", exclaimed:
"dinoted" wrote in message ... We are supposed to go on the Dawn Princess from San Francisco to New York. According to the Princess propaganda, this cruise will have an "Aussie flavor". Besides using Australian dollars as the onboard currency, what does an "Aussie flavor" entail? Meat Pies and Dim Sims (fried or steamed available) Dim Sims are those very stupid virtual people in SIMS II? -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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