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Good to hear from you again. Great news about the holiday. My first ever trip abroad many many years ago was a mini cruise to Denmark with a friend. You'll be fine on your own and will soon get chatting to fellow passengers.
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Bored? That's not boring, @ladyholly! It's very
brave of you to embark on a Norwegian cruise on your own & I salute you for deciding not to miss out because Mr LH doesn't fancy going. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to go on my own so fair play to you & I am already looking forward to hearing all about it!
Good to hear from you,
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Good for you Lady H 🥂
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Really pleased to hear you have a cruise booked, that sounds amazing!
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how exciting lady holly!
We stay in the bloc hotel at Gatwick - tiny rooms but it's actually in the airport so you come out of your room, down in the lift and you are in the departures area. Lots of places to eat in the airport too, It might be worth considering as you can get off the train at Gatwick and don't need taxis to get to a hotel. The rooms aren't cheap but I think they are worth it for the convenience of early flights.
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Good to hear from you and well done on booking the cruise just for you as Mr LH didn't want to go. He goes off to his festivals so why shouldn't you get away on your own too!
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Good to hear from you. So glad you are going on the cruise. What a wonderful adventure.
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Lovely to hear from you, im sorry but the garden chap would definitely NOT have been getting cancelled 😆 we would just have made whatever decisions were needed there and then for the sake of getting it done.
However, fabulous news on the cruise.
You won't need a partner on a cruise, there will be plenty other singles there that you can chum up with or not as you see fit each day.
I'm going to be stern here ..... I expect you to do exactly the same amount of prep for mr lh staying home alone as he does for you when he's away ! Absolutely no point running yourself ragged worrying about him and you were too exhausted to catch your train on time. He copes perfectly well when he's away, he'll cope perfectly well in his own house.
What I do expect tho is a list pinned to a prominent door '
"on my return on Thursday the x of blah I expect: no laundry to have built up, no dirty dishes awaiting me, kitchen clean and tidy, floors hoovered.... you know, same as you come home to"
Looking forward to hearing you enjoyed it and have booked another one. I believe its cheapest to book a cruise while you're on a cruise as there's all sorts of offers available.
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Oh LH, I've heard good things about Norway. I used to have a friend from there, she had dreadlocks and we worked as waitresses. She went home after a while and we loosely kept in touch - she ended up training to be a nurse.
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So pleased to hear that you have booked a cruise. After everything that has happened over the last few years you deserve a lovely, relaxing holiday where you will be waited on.
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