SquishTheWhale

" not adults only but by afternoon it was overtaken by kids " How dare kids use a facility that they are allowed to use. I'm shocked and appalled. Maybe you should put up a sign next time informing people the pool is for your sole use?

Mid May in the Med it should be warm enough outside, unless its the evening I guess. Maybe we will just avoid the times when there's live music to make it easier to get a table!

We'll be with my 4yr old so will have to gauge how loud the live music is, but that sounds fun! He'd enjoy it if it's not loud and rowdy

I was thinking we'd order the 3 meat dish between my husband and I! And then a kiddos meal for my son. Thanks all- it looks great and is the only upcharge place we really want to try, so glad to hear you can just walk in.

UK pricing might be different, but I usually see very cheap TAs. Does that include your return flight? It's not unusual to see a TA from the UK or a European departure port for around £500 for 10-14 nights, especially if you book last minute. However the 1 way flight home can be very expensive.

Thank you!

Hi, I'd like to try Portside BBQ on Oasis on our May cruise. I can't see any reservations on the planner- do we need to book when on board, or is it just a walk in and wait for a table situation? Thank you 🙂

Sounds like the people wearing thongs were living their best life, wish I had the confidence! Good on them.

Wouldn't have known there was a service door there, we never heard it. Loads of noise from the Promenade parties though! Not for those who like a quiet cabin

We've stayed in it on indy. It was a lot of fun especially as I didn't warn my husband I'd booked it so his face was a picture. We were only on a 3 nighter so the fact a lot of the storage shelves were taken up with cow trinkets wasn't an issue but maybe would be on a longer cruise. The benefits were minimal to be honest. They didnt give us the suite lounge access, we did go and have a look but tailed someone in with the intention of asking staff in there about our passes. Didn't bother in the end as we didn't think we'd use it. Ended up giving away the ice cream vouchers as we were eating enough dessert in the MDR. Oh they did deliver some nasty canapés on formal night lol. It's a fun cabin to try though considering it costs no more

We've used Sun Transfers in the past

If you do want to precooked then Sun Transfers are great and will cost the same as grabbing a taxi

Can confirm I am definitely not against bribery 😂😂

That's very helpful thank you. 10 photo package is making sense then if it would be around £20 per photo out of the package. Although there is still a question around if I can get my 4yr old to agree to be in a photo...

Realise I'm in the UK and looking at a European sailing so different to what you guys are discussing. DBP is £64pd. Soda package £10.75pd. Some shore excursions are 30% but I wasn't tracking prices on any of them so not sure if there's an actual saving. 25% on some on board bits such as the cupcake decorating class which I still think is a joke at £25pp for 45 minutes putting some sprinkles on cakes. I did get the cooler with diet coke (£20.18) and $50 arcade (£33) as was planning to get those at some point anyway. I'm dithering over the 10 photo package. We used to get a lot of on board photos but haven't sailed Royal since Covid and I've heard there may not be many photographers on board now? Can anyone confirm how much it costs to buy 1 or 2 photos on board?

We did it several years and and I think you are standing the whole time.

Don't take this as gospel as its 3rd hand, but in recent years there's been lots of complaints including trouble with the speedboats, rudeness and people nearly missing sail away. There's a topic somewhere on here- maybe caribbean ports board? If you search spencer Ambrose on there Our experience many years ago wasn't perfect. They were very late picking everyone up. There was loads of waiting around as they couldn't seem to work out who needed dropping where as some people were doing the beach trip only. There was no local food samples as advertised when we booked it- I think they changed the excursion description after we complained. The lunch served on the beach wasn't enough for everyone. We still very much enjoyed the excursion but it was down to the location rather than spencer

A lot of it is virtue signalling. They like you to know that they tip extra and they feel superior about it for some reason. Sometimes the way it's worded makes me feel a bit ick as there's an implication of a benevolent master giving a lowly servant a tip to try and improve their meagre life. Either that or (predominantly from US cruisers) an expectation that they should get special service because they slipped someone an extra 20.

I don't know why people have to get themselves so worked up over it. P&O says your tips are included, so why are you worrying?

I did watch a little of that show but not that episode, I'll have to try and find it! I think cruising overall is brilliant for kids, just not so much Italian city ports. If we don't do much in these ports its not such a big deal as we have some good plans for the Spanish ones.

Taxi it would be then if we decide on that. Just not sure about the car seat issue.

I have- tends to be museums and things for older kids. Probably because people just don't tend to take toddlers on holiday to these places!

Lovely thank you lots of ideas then! Its so much harder planning with kids than when it was just us

Thank you I will definitely check that out! Not set on the Aquarium it's just the type of thing my son enjoys

Thank you thats useful. We can do the bus I suppose I just thought it might take a while! It looks like there is a beach nearby the aquarium too?