Cruise enquirer

42 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said:

If they ban mini cheddars, all hell will break loose in my house😂

Don’t give them ideas….

Still unsure whether i can get a bottle of Pimms through security. Probably worth a shot.

Question?

I dont want to raise the heat anymore on this thread,but….would i get away with a bottle of Pimms?

such are the major questions in life!

thoughts?

🤯🤯🤯

3 hours ago, AndyMichelle said:

So we are off on Britannia today, very excited. 

I won't do any sort of blog as I don't have the eloquence of many of you who have posted recently, which we find interesting and useful, but will report back about some of the frequently asked questions which pop up on here. 

We have a few firsts for us on this cruise. 

We are parking at West Quay. 

We are travelling with others, including a GF vegetarian, a smoker and 'Hyacinth Bucket'... 😂

We have a late boarding time, but will drop bags off earlier and walk across to Oxford Street. 

Unfortunately one of our party is unwell and can't come, so 8 has become 7 in 4 adjoining balcony cabins. 

We have late sitting club dining on our own table for 8.

We will possibly be using the gym for the first time as Michelle has a physio plan she needs to keep up. 

The refurb seems to have been lots of new carpet and a spruce up, but will check for any major changes. 

Apparently the Casino will be open as was closed for the last cruise. 

Just going through that last minute 'what have we forgot' sequence😂

Andy 

 

Any update would be great - thanks. And enjoy your trip.

28 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said:

Yep, the calls for compensation has already started on that other site we can't mention... 

I feel so amateur not knowing what this other site is 😮

Thank you - it would be great to get your feedback. Important issues like…are the cocktails better 👍 Ta

We are on her in July. Would love to know more about the refurb but can’t find any details. Do any other sites have better info?

I don’t expect huge changes but nice to see her in good shape.

Thank you both

glad it’s not just me on the cocktail front, but heartened to hear that asking around can help. Seems an easy fix and in today’s world an obvious one to enhance.

P&O are you listening? 😃

the dry dock doesn’t sound long enough for anything material but should provide a chance to freshen up, or maybe change a venue to two, as i understand they did last time with the atrium etc

ta

Many thanks everyone.

the fixed dining is so much better for my family, so i am heartened to hear that opinion suggests it is likely to remain.

i hope they do something exciting in the refurb rather than add 100 rooms by taking things away, as cruise lines have done before

As a side note I’ve often wondered if they could do of a more staggered fixed dining, ie 4 times rather than two slots to even out the work load - but they dont so i assume its an operational reason.

Finally, it sounds silly to base a whole cruise on what cocktails are available (i wont do their drinks package ever again) but as other lines have so much more choice, it is off putting. If anyone can recall more about the choice in the Blue Bar or Andersons that would be appreciated. I have found one from the Crows bar but that wasn’t extensive.

Ta

Hello Folks

We have had one successful cruise with Britannia, one of our best, and we are considering one next year. But I have a couple of questions i thought i would share with you wise bunch…

1] Refurb/dry dock

i think she is due one in April, there is a gap in her itinerary, but i cant find anything about this. Anybody got any intel on this?

i dont know why, but i fear she will drop the fix dining time, which suits my family (ps. i have no evidence for this), so am interested in what’s proposed. With the changes that Iona and Arvia have brought, i do wonder whether the style of cruise she offers may change.

2] Cocktails

one of the issues we had last time was the poor drinks package, and generally limited cocktails list, well compared to most cruise lines. It’s a holiday pleasure for us.

The drinks list on P&O website is underwhelming, re cocktails etc, but i think it could be better in the Blue Bar or Andersons. Anybody recall what these were like? Were they different to other bars. Would they do a classic thats  not on the menu?

ok, first world questions, but it would appreciate any thoughts.

many thanks