Csardas

Sorry to hijack but does the same apply on Reflection re number of tables for two and a quiet area at the back? We've booked fixed, late dining, not select.

I guess us Brits always hope that "tomorrow will be better" !!!:):)

It can be. I reckon our wardrobes must be the biggest in the world as we have to have access to all four seasons' clothing in an average summer week!

Csardus;

 

Believing your report for July conditions, it is highly likely that the ship may have received scolding passenger reviews and comments , on that issue, at the end of the cruise, and management dictated a strict enforcement of policy on subsequent (August) cruises.

 

Oceania does read those comments!

Perhaps they do read our comments but wouldn't it be more appropriate for them to maintain their own rules about beds/chairs all the time?

Oceania's well documented and common courtesy policy of removing chair hog squatter items after 30 minutes is a good one.

 

Hoping the OP finds a mass market cruise line to meet his/her courtesy class since, fortunately for us, Oceania is not a good fit for him/her.

See my post, no. 13. They didn't remove items to free chairs/beds after hours, never mind 30 minutes.

As to your second paragraph, it's beneath contempt.

On Riviera in July. Bed hogs strewed belongings from 08:00 and I never saw a staff member remove them! By 12 noon the beds were still uninhabited, except by the baseball caps, STL etc. Very low class behaviour.

I've seen my doctor and a specialist and am now waiting results of an MRI scan to see if there is any underlying cause. The specialist is also arranging some physio for me, so yes I suppose until they tell me different it is a medical diagnosis.

 

BTW: Don't you just love it when the doctor looks you in the eye and says that a lot of the problem is 'age-related' :mad: Problem is that in my mind I'm still 21 but my body is telling me something totally different - and no, I'm not telling you how old I am; let's just say I'm a senior citizen and leave it at that. :D:D

My symapthies, as I feel the same. I get a horrible shock when I look in the mirror every morning as the face doesn't correlate with what's in the head!

Elder daughter is a doctor and said that anyone over 50 is considered medically "old". Don't know if that's any consollation....

Try making a mildly critical remark on the Oceania board! My god, some of them are really snide.

Speak to your Physiotherapist and tell them you're going away. They may give you a tailored 4 week programme of exercises you could follow on board. Mine sent me a video of exercises, post hip replacement.

At least, I would want their opinion on any massages etc. Good luck - sciatica is horrible!

My new hip sets it off too. My hospital did offer the card but said it would be useless as hightened security meant no airport would take it at face value. Actually, I think that's how it should be. I always end up in the full body scanner thing!

Well said Cahpek!!

When you consider the pre internet days and near impossibility of checking against other prices, you can only wonder how long these " anomalies" have existed in the industry.

Perhaps an illustration of the "Me, myself and I" sense of personal entitlement?

To return to the jeans, I can wear them every day in life which is precisely why I will not be wearing them in the evening on board. Effectively going out for drinks and dinner every night, I will be dressing smartly and not at the nadir of the dress code.

Before leaving home, take a photocopy of your passport and put it in the cabin safe. If you are required to take a passport onshore and it's lost/stolen etc, I read somewhere that you get a replacement quicker with a photocopy, rather than just the number.

Interesting thread now.I believe the staff should be able to do something about the disruptive children as they do with adults.Same consequences, if they do not calm down,Parent/carer should be sent back to cabin until they had calmed down.

As for dementia passengers,that is so sad.We had a cruise where the man next door tried to get into our cabin at 3 in the morning via connecting door.We were unaware until we received a very apologetic letter slipped under our door from his wife.I immediately wrote back and told her not to worry and indeed offered to sit with her husband one afternoon or evening so she could have a break.(understanding dementia as I have been through it personally 3 times).This was her holiday after all.The couple in question had grown up family with them and so she declined my offer.But two days later we were all disembarking for a tour and the husband was missing.Sadly all 5 missed the tour.He was missing for nearly two hours on the ship.Extremely worrying and I wonder if they will cruise with him again.

These people cannot be punished like children.Drunk passengers can become violent and lost on Shore too.

Surely it is up to the family and general practitioner to decide if a dementia passenger should sail or not.

More complex is the total upheaval for the person with dementia and how they completely change when in a different environment.Things like different colour plates,lines on carpets,sudden loud noises.etc.

I agree that maybe the family should say enough is enough, and the rest of us not judgemental..Especially for the well being of the affected passenger.

Thank you Jane. A kind, sensitive response to an illness which could hit any of us or our loved ones.

Checked the VP yesterday and Dining has been changed to Late! V happy and relieved that we don't have to face the angst of trying to change on board.:D:D

Even if all excursions were included, I wouldn't go on them unless they were a straightforward transport to and from. My anti-herding instinct is strong!!

Thanks!

We've never visited Venice from a cruise ship before so the people mover will be a new experience. I suppose distance to it will depend on berth and that could change every time Cunard is there!

We plan to make the most of our day and cherry pick our favourites to re-visit and thought a day vaporetto ticket would allow the feet a rest and the joy of up and down the Grand Canal - something we always do.The combination of the two works out a whole 2 euros each cheaper than the Cunard transfer- at least that's a contribution to Florian's music charge!

Has anyone used the People Mover? I was thinking about it and a day vaporetto ticket so we can cruise up and down the Grand Canal again, rather than the Cunard transfer boat.

You only booked 2 weeks before you sail, so it's likely that late sitting is fully booked. I note on Cunard's site that there's only a single grade of Oceanview cabin available, so the cruise is pretty much sold out.

 

Having said that, I always understood that early was more popular than late. Maybe not ?

The point is that Cunard's system offered the TA the option of Late, which he booked as per our choice. Why offer a choice if it's actually a Hobson's??

Hi Bell Boy,

It is the Cunard fare, not a saver.

We booked, yesterday, for QV on the 12th of August. On the 'phone, the TA said that both Early and Late were available and we chose Late.

VP came through this morning and we're down as Early, waitlisted for Late!! I'll go straight to the Maitre D' when he's available and try to get it amended but would prefer to get it resolved before leaving and have already emailed the TA.

Has anyone had any experience like this and what was the resolution?

Thanks!!

Just booked QV 12/8/17 and too impatient for the Voyage Personaliser to be ready!

We're flying out with Jet2- done many times- and back with Titan - a first for me. Does anyone know what their luggage and hand baggage allowance is?

No matter which ship you are on, you will always find a couple of men who wear their baseball cap to dinner - and want to keep it on during dinner.

 

The waiter will usually ask them to remove it and most comply. Some don't.

Not being American, I don't understand the preoccupation with baseball caps. Do these men ever look in a mirror and see how silly they look??

I don't agree that it's just about the money. I loathe being hearded about and having to stop, view, rest etc when proscribed by the tour. We always do our own thing. Admittedly it's along time since I booked a tour but there always seemed a stop at some overpriced/boring market/factory shop or some other shopping opportunity no matter where you went.Btw, I'm a woman and I hate shopping - there should be a group for women like me!!

OK, so this has got me thinking now. I am in my fifties and have never encountered Bed Bugs anywhere. I did a CC search and find many complaints of bed bugs on lots of different cruise ships, including some photographic evidence. The common theme seems to be however, that the overwhelming majority of complainants are in fact Americans. Therefore I must ask the question, are bed bugs racist?

I do accept that these boards are frequented by many more from the US than anywhere else, but of the posts that I quickly scanned, there didn't appear to be any Brits affected by these horrible little creatures.

I'm sure someone will come back now with hundreds of posts that I have missed. :confused:

:loudcry::loudcry::loudcry::loudcry:

It's definately too cold for them in Scotland!

The rain is almost bashing the windows in this morning, in not sunny Ayrshire!

On a more serious note, I've read that it is more of a problem in the US and it may be that the delightful creatures are stowaways in the luggage and crossing the pond for their holidays.