JeanieC,Aston

I remember a horrendous crossing from La Palma to Madeira many many years ago…the Captain reported it was due to x2 continental shelves meeting in that area of the ocean. Wow! That was 1999 on Thomson Topaz,,,,an Airtours ship supposed to sail in the opposite direction was still in Madeira when we arrived,,never risked it,,,,the Topaz,,ex Empress of Britain never missed a sailing due to weather the Captain said..unlike today Leviathans.

Here is the view from the highest point on Madeira you mentioned. I thought Neil Lockwood was excellent,he took over from Jeff Lynn after he left. I know some think ELO was Jeff Lynn but they were still good with the addition of Neil Lockwood.

Boddingtons Bitter taken off the beer menu list altogether and Guinness now on the Premium,,,,,ridiculous.

Thanks for that…

The day they put Guinness and Jameson’s in the Premium package was the day Celebrity lost me.

That’s some sale…when todays cost is £39 for Classic DP +WiFi.

Hi Im sure I saw this posted earlier today,,,it seems to have vanished. With my PC discount (7.5%) it makes a 14nt DP down to £930. Thats made my mind up.

Hi Ville Vie has bought Fred Olsens Braemar……

Hi There is a Japanese Beatles tribute act resident in Benidorm who are brilliant. There is an old saying ‘The turns who don’t make it in Northern Workingmens clubs go to Benidorm or cruise ships’ I go frequently to Benidorm (this NYE next) and the turns are really good now,,,,so they must be going onto cruise ships,,,especially that busker on Iona in February.😏

Hi I was on a Marella ship in October when the ship lost all power leaving Gib due to fault in fuel line to a generator,,,,,this made us miss the next port Cadiz. All passengers recd £150 each in OBC as compensation for missing the call into Cadiz.

I don’t give a hoot about Coca Cola,never seen the attraction,it’s horrible stuff in my opinion. Bare a thought for us Brits…. On the first Silhouette cruise this May from Southampton they took Boddingtons Bitter of the menu altogether,,,,then they put Guinness on the Premium and recently Jameson’s followed. Im afraid they took me off Celebrity as well.

Hi I have a holiday booked to Benidorm for NYE with Jet2. Luggage of 22kgs included and yesterday booked seats for £12 each way.

Hi I have sailed both Iona and Marella Voyager this year,I find a Jameson on Marella tasted exactly the same as a Jamesons on Iona. In the Aperitif Bar on Marella they had 14 different whiskey/whisky from Dalwinnie to Bushmills to Glenmorangie and others,,,,,I tried all 14 in a week,,,,very nice they were too.

Hi They sell a Prosecco on board called ‘Canti’’ it’s available in all supermarkets £7.50 to £8.5O a bottle. They wouldn’t know on board where you got it from.

I agree. My last x2 cruises this year was on Celebrity Silhouette and Marella Voyager,,,the glasses of Prosecco were doubles compared to P&O 125ml….same with spirits.

Hi As the poster who the author of post #352 was replying to I agree with your comment re a Marella. My cruise on Explorer last month was great and have booked Explorer2 for next year. One reason,,,,I really dislike sea days. Both Arvia and Ventura of 13/14 cruises have at least 6 sea days each were Marella 7 nt cruises only have one,plus I do like DP’s.

First Guinness now Jameson’s,,,penny pinching of the worst kind.

Hi I don’t believe P&O has ever used Eavesway since they fell out years ago,,,P&O played silly beggars with Eavesway giving passengers the last departure times from the ship whilst Cruise Connect/Intercruises passengers where off first. Thats all changed now both Intercruises and Eavesway are now given the early disembark times,,,,on my last cruise using Eavesway this year it was 07:45 and we where on the road by 08:15. From the North West P&O usually use Ellisons of St Helens,,,lovely coaches.

Hi That is what I said,,if you book coach included with your cruise booking,,,it’s a package. I am not talking about booking cruise and then say book Eavesway,,,that is not a package.

Hi all See what I did there!!!!😏 Hasn't the last x3 pages been more interesting than talking about chocolate.

Hi I did say as a one off to see the difference….Value? There is an old saying “Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing” This really does apply to cruise ships. I have to admit after my Celebrity cruise this May it looks like it was my last.way too expensive going forward,,,,they have now lost value for me.but that’s for balcony,,,,£2700 if you like an inside seems OK. It looks like I will just have to settle for P&O.problem is I end up comparing all the time.

Hi ICF Dont want to seem rude but you have admitted that you are in bed for 22:00 and also said you never went into the clubhouse or pub……try the Club for the 22:30 show or the pub at 23:00 at night and you will see the real problems with lack of staff.

Hi I know how it works,the problem was the waiter would walk the floor collecting orders. Instead of delivering them as they were made he stood at the bar talking to the other waiters until All the orders were completed. The waiters in the queue waited even longer. I have never heard so much complaining about the time taken to get a drink. Another problem was if you only had x2 barmen making drinks and x6 waiters floor walking it was chaos. It only needed one section of the bar for waiter service and one for bar service,,,and each manned up with enough for a ship with near 6000 passengers.

Hi You would be surprised… I am looking for a cruise next October from Southampton. There is x2 options Celebrity Apex and P&O Britannia. As TCF books inside cabins I had a look. Granted Celebrity is 11 nights and P&O is 14 nts. Celebrity===£2700 with £300 OBC. P&O = £2600 with £140 OBC on Select. Its worth a one off for P&O fans to see just how much better P&O could achieve. The choice of food in the buffet would be worth the difference alone,,,steak or fresh fish grilled while you wait on P&O for lunch? The buffet on Silhouette makes the buffet on Ventura look like a snack bar

{I didn't face any of your issues and loved both my cruises but I clearly want different things to you on board and never like to sit in atriums on any of the ships to worry about the atmosphere there} Must be me,,my go to cruises the last few years as well as P&O is Celebrity ‘S’ class. Most evenings revolve around the atrium,you can spend most of the night in any of the bars around it and be royally entertained…rock n roll parties,60s party,ABBA night,silent disco.and no waiters with iPads taking 20 orders then waiting until barman has made them all before bringing you your drink.