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9/10
A wonderful Christmas special.
Sleepin_Dragon3 January 2022
Tina's holiday off a lifetime turns into a nightmare when she arrives on board a fabulous cruise ship, with a few unexpected guests.

I absolutely adore this episode, I always thought it came earlier in the show's history, but it's very much later on in the series.

When I speak to people about this show, this is one of the episodes that people seem to remember, it is a very memorable plot, cruise ships were popular settings in the 90's, who will ever forget Hyacinth Bucket on a ship.

This is a very funny, very original episode, it's of course a bit quirky, but you can actually imagine this happening.

I adore Sandra Dickinson, and I adored Tina, this is her best episode, she's pretty much the central character here, events all happen around her, and she is the one providing many of the laughs.

Plenty of funny scenes throughout, I actually loved Jenny's scenes with Bette and Pearl, and of course the scene where The Captain gets his revenge.

Brilliant, 9/10.
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6/10
Two Years Before the Mast
Prismark105 December 2019
A quirky Christmas special broadcast in 1996.

It starts off with a fun Christmas title sequence. Ben gets a custard pie on his face.

Bill, Ben, David and Rona go to Southampton to drop Ben's sister who is on a Mediterranean cruise ship. Unfortunately they all get stranded on the ship.

Now sharing the cabin together, Ben needs to get food for everyone as everyone is starving. Tina gets wined and dined by a horny old goat. The rest of them have to avoid the ship's captain, as Ben rammed into his car.

An enjoyable episode, slight offbeat as always like most of the series. Tina really gets miffed when the horny old goat gets more interested in Bill.
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