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I think it depends on the deposit. If it is only £50 you have nothing really to lose.

Did people worry about getting their cruise card at the pier in pre - Medallion times ? Of all the things to worry about, getting my card was the least of them !

Yup, Barcelona is totally cut off from the rest of the world. Thank goodness we have cruise ships to get us there.

I doubt very much that it is costing them customers. If you have no wish to dress up, there are plenty of dining options available to you, especially on the two new ships. .

I thought that had been the case since pre Covid times.

Lets face it, security staff have no idea about the difference between wine, port, sherry etc! Princess impose these "rules" but have no power to enforce them, as they rely on security subcontractors who screen different ships every day of the week, all with differing rules. Someone on minimum wage couldn't care less if you have a bottle of Merlot or Port.(can't mention the brand or I will be banned !)

Anyone else holding their head in their hands after watching the news tonight!

Put it in your suitcase. No problem

It is not possible to have Medallions shipped to your home address in the UK. But even so, to have a miscreant intercept your mail, find your Medallions, identify which cruise you are going on, plus the duration of the cruise, and determine that your house would be empty for all that time, signifies a criminal master mind such as which would defeat even Sherlock Holmes!

Which in itself shows that P&O know they are at fault, but want to keep their culpability a secret. Just shameful !

Isn't the issue that the "rules " are set so as to set a certain standard ? I would be quite happy if formal nights became "dress to impress " nights. DJ or kilt, if you wish, but a decent jacket and shirt and chinos if you wish (talking as a chap, obvs) would be perfectly OK. However, once you go down that route, the flood gates open, in as much as a clean tee shirt and decent jeans can be seen, by some, as obeying the dress code. Good luck to the Maitre'D deciding what is acceptable and what is not. I have no answer ! Personally, on a cruise from Southampton, I will pack a DJ (two in fact!), but on a fly cruise, a jacket and chinos, with tie, will suffice. Just to add, in the three or four years prior to stopping working, I gave up wearing a suit. Just couldn't see the point. So, decent jacket and tie and smart trousers. None of my customers (JS, M&S, Tesco etc) seemed to care, and my overseas customers cared even less !

And, the Saga included drinks now includes all top shelf brands as well, if that is important to you.

If you are looking at Iona, you have three full days at sea, before you arrive in Madeira.

Impossible to answer - every year will be different. Your husband needs to stock up on remedies ! Also, I think it takes longer to get to the Canaries than two days. Have you considered a fly/cruise on Azura, from Tenerife.

OK - understand you had a bad experience. But, realistically, the chances are minute.

Crikey, that really is paranoid !

Possibly true, but I was thinking more of travel in general.

Until about four years ago, P&O allowed passengers to bring unlimited quantities of alcohol on board. This freedom was abused mainly by those on short booze cruises. As a result, the one litre of alcohol per person rule was introduced. Some of us wine lovers may slip in an extra bottle of wine, as we are at a disadvantage versus spirit drinkers, but I, for one, still manage to build up a sizeable bar bill during the cruise.

Worth remembering that in a full scale regional power cut, the mobile phone network will not be operational. Also, if you have a cordless landline phone, that also will not work.

I do hope that the young man in question has not just travelled the world in a cruise ship "bubble ". Cruising has many benefits, but when you are young and fit, to limit your travels only to those places accessible by cruise ship seems a shame.

The OP says they are going to the airport.

How is it deceptive ? Your sales receipt clearly shows how much VAT you have paid.

You say "new policy". What has changed ?

When we look at all the various services that have been done away with, we realised that we never used any of them ! I'd rather have a cheaper cruise than worry about afternoon tea, turndown service etc.

I hope people booking these cruises investigate flight costs first. They could be in for a nasty surprise.