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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 19, 2023 8:37:39 GMT
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 19, 2023 8:55:36 GMT
Okay a bit of housekeeping first.
This holiday was originally planned to be myself, me Julie (SWMBO), the kids Freya and Theo, and my dad. Due to a 'family predicament' (nothing for anyone to worry about), Julie then became unable to make it, so Freya's friend Tahlia is coming in her place.
But then, said predicament is not looking as dire as we'd first thought or feared, and it's now possible that Julie may indeed be joining us for at least a portion of the holiday, though that's still unclear.
So it's initially 5 of us at the Alkyon from Wednesday 24th for ten nights; the first time we've ever stayed in town. The rationale behind the change is that we stayed at the Palace in Koukounaries last year, which my dad (his first time) loved, apart from the fact that there are no lifts. He usually holidays with mates at the Barceló Santiago in Tenerife, all inclusive, and lots of lifts (well, it does spread over many floors - I think double figures). He's also 87, turning 88 later this year, and whilst still very sprightly for his age, this is ultimately supposed to be a relaxing holiday. As the Alkyon has a lift, and is the Palace's sister hotel, it's a bit of a no-brainer. Actually, I hope it's working...
I'm a little unsure about this set up myself. In the past, the issue with staying out of town was the unreliable transport, so it's ironic that we're staying in town now that this problem has been fixed. It also means that the bus journeys, rather than being in your posh, going out togs, will involve carrying beach bags, stood/sat covered in sweat and sun tan lotion, and damp from swimming on the way back, which is no one's idea of comfort. That may mean a lot of time by the pool, with the kids heading to the beaches, though I'll be joining them for at least some of these journeys.
We'll see. Truth be told, Julie and I have plans to stay in town in a late end-of-season holiday at some point, so we'll at least get a feel for that.
Anyway, the real countdown begins here.
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Post by *Di* on May 19, 2023 17:13:31 GMT
Looking forward to reading and enjoying your holiday…. Only just realised who you are over on FB after all this time on here lol. Safe journey and wishing you all a great time 👍🙂💙
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Post by cariad23 on May 20, 2023 6:23:12 GMT
Your musical taste is improving! Just flicked through your list some good songs. Heard Jim Kerr other day his voice not deteriorated with age at all unlike some. Prefer don’t you forget about me. Husband a fan of cure, jam. If you ever get a chance to see tribute 80s band called wild boys go.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 20, 2023 10:37:55 GMT
Your musical taste is improving! Just flicked through your list some good songs. Heard Jim Kerr other day his voice not deteriorated with age at all unlike some. Prefer don’t you forget about me. Husband a fan of cure, jam. If you ever get a chance to see tribute 80s band called wild boys go. I'd have to guess you're an Alarm fan.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 21, 2023 8:19:09 GMT
Oh, the shenanigans.
Due to the uncertainty about SWMBO possibly not being able to come, we’ve waited until late on to change the booking - when we first discovered the issue we were already past the previous time limit for escalating penalties for doing so.
On Friday we rung, and the change necessitated two alterations - swapping Lead Passenger role SWMBO to me, then swapping SWMBO out of the holiday altogether, and my daughter’s friend into her place.
The call lasted forever, much of it on hold. When we finally got the okay, the system crashed on the Jet2 advisor’s laptop. She assured us our holiday was safe and that she’d leave a message for the supervisor to ring us over the weekend.
We’ve heard nothing yet, But she did say she was back in at 8:30 Monday morning and would ring us then.
Despite her assurances, you do worry.
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Post by cariad23 on May 21, 2023 11:24:48 GMT
not really Alarm fan 69 guns ok, prefer more mainstream welsh bands manics and stereophonics who we have seen live. They did fantastic concert at cardiff few months back. Hope your change is ok, when covid lockdown hit we had holiday booked with olympic,as we were nearly due to pay balance i didnt want to get money tied uop for months ,so i rang to move to following year, she said hang on couple of weeks if you change now it will cost you a fee we may be doing it free for every holiday as it looks like no one will travel. itried to ring two weeks later they were not taking calls, sent an e mail asking to move holiday, asking for phone call, had e mail back thank you for cancellation deposit not refundable, couldnt get through on phone everyone complaining about lack of access, i will never book with them again
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 21, 2023 14:17:23 GMT
not really Alarm fan 69 guns ok, prefer more mainstream welsh bands manics and stereophonics who we have seen live. They did fantastic concert at cardiff few months back. Hope your change is ok, when covid lockdown hit we had holiday booked with olympic,as we were nearly due to pay balance i didnt want to get money tied uop for months ,so i rang to move to following year, she said hang on couple of weeks if you change now it will cost you a fee we may be doing it free for every holiday as it looks like no one will travel. itried to ring two weeks later they were not taking calls, sent an e mail asking to move holiday, asking for phone call, had e mail back thank you for cancellation deposit not refundable, couldnt get through on phone everyone complaining about lack of access, i will never book with them again I'm more than hopeful, the lass we spoke to was excellent, and we've generally found Jet2's customer service to be excellent. Time will tell, of course. Erm...69 Guns? I've been a massive fan for 40 years.
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Post by cariad23 on May 21, 2023 14:19:56 GMT
69 guns big hit for them
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 21, 2023 14:30:24 GMT
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 21, 2023 15:23:57 GMT
Sorry, here’s the playlist on Spotify.
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Post by balddave on May 21, 2023 16:54:18 GMT
YM. Ready to pass the baton to you, hope you have a good journey and a great holiday, looking forward to your updates
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 24, 2023 5:52:23 GMT
Email this morning at 5:30 from Jet2 - possible disruption due to a strike by the French.
Nothing so far, and the gate is open.
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Post by balddave on May 24, 2023 6:05:30 GMT
Safe flight YM, we had exactly the same when we flew out, we had a 30/40 minute delay
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Post by yorkshiremouth on May 24, 2023 10:48:09 GMT
Landed 15 minutes early in the end.
As we’re at the Alkyon it’s a luggage truck. I hope that fine china crockery I packed will be okay.
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