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Quantum had here casino extended for her time in China so obviously the Chinese like their gambling!😎😎

The Intercruises coach we got back from Southampton on our last cruise had space for wheelchairs. if I remember correctly after booking the cruise there was a message to ring Intercruises as ap to confirm the booking so any message about wheelchair requirements can be passed on then,I was daft enough to request the front seats,never again,there really is a shortage of legroom..not comfy!😮😮

I know Quantum was based out there in 2019 for 6 months or so doing mainly short cruises aimed at the Chinese to convince them how wonderful cruising was,if I remember correctly many Chinese used the short trips to Japan as shopping trips. There were some negative reviews from 'Westerners' on these forums about the cruises as they were too Chinese,including,shockingly & surprise,surprise....Chinese food!

P&O are as close as you get to bargain basement cruising IMO,hard to beat the prices you see in the tv ads like £1099 for a 15 night Caribbean cruise which I have seen even lower near the sailing date,tips included,drinks at UK pub prices(depending on where you live of course),specialty dining at reasonable prices,likewise shore excursions. I am sure many will say that it isn't as glamorous as it once was,room servicing is only once a day,food isn't what it once was,I think you just have to look at how little you are paying & not expect the golden 'good old days',be realistic & you will hopefully enjoy yourself!😎

On Arcadia last year we weren't able to book until on board,that became fun when the App wasn't working half the time!

Forgot to mention ciders,there are quite a variety available,some of the fruits varieties are quite superb IMO but of course you have another demon to worry about there & that is sugar,in some cases one bottle can contain your daily quota!😮 In my drinking days I would tend to only drink Guinness mixed with cider(poor man's black velvet!) as I found the black stuff a bit heavy,glad to say that mixing 0% Guinness with LA/AF cider tastes just like the alcoholic version...happy days!

We have done 2 repo cruises so far with another coming up soon,all have been sold out so whoever says repo cruises are not popular is telling porkies or the last minute sale prices are working well!😁😁

Before we left on our cruise last year there were reports on these forums of an outbreak on a/the previous cruise prompting many to think that when it was announced on our cruise that it hadn't gone away,these ships are hardly ever idle for long,they don't make money if not sailing,so once established on board it can't be easy to get rid of especially if the passengers don't help!

I have been alcohol free for some years now,I used to be a keen real ale drinker so like the taste of beer,happily as has been said there is a huge & growing variety of LA & NA beers now available,many of which IMO have a taste which is a bit on the sweet side,including Guinness,my favourite is Adnams Ghost Ship which to me tastes as good as any real ale I had in my drinking days,of course we are all different & different beers will be available in different areas & countries. As for spirits I was once given a miniature bottle of Gordon's AF gin with pink grapefruit,all you could taste was pink grapefruit which made me question the point of buying AF Gin which,here in the UK at least,tends to be pretty much the same price as the alcoholic version! That leads me to the biggest bugbear when it comes to drinking AF IMO,that is the price you will pay when out & about,in bars & restaurants here in the UK LA & AF beers can be twice the price of the alcoholic beers,to me if I was the designated driver out for a night with my mates I wouldn't be too pleased at having to pay twice as much to stay sober as my mates who were happily getting sloshed!😆😆

We sailed on Britannia when she was in her first Summer season,at the time these forums were filled with posts from people saying they wouldn 't go on such a huge ship...how things change😆😆 Our cabin was at the blunt end & we kept wishing for a bus service from the Crows Nest at the end of a long,hard night,seemed a blooming long way!😁😁

We had an outbreak on our Med cruise in May 2023,it happened 2 days into the cruise,staff were there to try & make sure everyone washed & sanitized their hands while crew members served the buffet,it made it hard work as some crew members obviously didn't want to be serving food & some passengers obviously knew better & didn't wash their hands,helped themselves & were rude to the crew & anybody else that said anything. As much as we loved Arcadia 3 weeks of so many rude people meant we were glad to get off at the end of the cruise!😎

Absolutely,beginning to wonder why they don't list it as one of the features!😵😵 Shame,love Arcadia.

The OP rather confused things by saying $54pp for 2,,is it $54 for 2 or $54pp,the latter is more in line with what I have seen offered for our upcoming cruise on Anthem,if that is so I can't really call it a good deal IMO

James Martin was the chef when we sailed back fr o m the Caribbean in 2018,we used to bump into him most nights after he finished as we made our way from the Crows Nest to our cabin at the blunt end!

Just shows however good the system is there is always an idiot around to muck it up!😆😆