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New 3rd dining time for traditional dining
peteukmcr replied to cruiseboy89130's topic in Royal Caribbean International
And on P&Os new ships Iona and Arvia where there are no traditional set dining times unless you want to dine between 5:30pm to around 6:30pm as this is the only time period you can pre-book for. -
New 3rd dining time for traditional dining
peteukmcr replied to cruiseboy89130's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Not all Brits like eating early. Us and many of our friends prefer something like 8:30pm. -
Arvia - Impressions from Maiden
peteukmcr replied to No pager thank you's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Never been pursued by staff on RCI for tips either. Either a daily service charge is added to your onboard account on a daily basis or you can elect to prepay before boarding. -
Arvia - Impressions from Maiden
peteukmcr replied to No pager thank you's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Interesting reading on here regarding “My Holiday app” and that it should have been tested. Well it obviously was as it worked flawlessly on Iona for us. So this must be an Arvia issue. As for freedom dining, again worked very well for us on Iona and we look forward to the simplicity of selecting a venue with the smallest virtual queue, booking a table, being notified when ready and selecting “I’m on my way” which gives us 15 minutes to get to the venue. In comparison to to other 3 sailings we took in 2022 (Virgin Voyages and 2 with Royal Caribbean) the freedom concept on P&O is superior. With VV you need to book via an app that is very unstable to say the least. RCI lets you book a specific time via an app or you have to get in line outside the venue. With regard to changes, I can’t include Virgin Voyages in this as they have only just started sailing so everything is new (btw food is the best of any of the 10 lines we’ve sailed bar none). So in comparison with RCI (as we've sailed with them 3 times since the restart in 2021) the portion size of food offering may have changed, but the quality was just as good, but then again it was on Iona too. Yes, there are cutbacks, staffing issues and supply chain challenges, but all lines were experiencing these, not just P&O. Just made final payment on our very first 14 night sailing with P&O on Arvia and I’m sure by April she’ll be as good (if not better with the additional dining venues and redesigned Sky Dome) as Iona. -
Arvia - Impressions from Maiden
peteukmcr replied to No pager thank you's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
USB ports are under the bedside lights. -
Here’s a link to my review of our recent Norwegian fjords sailing. Any questions please ask and I will try and answer as best I can. I will also post links to various videos https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?posfrom=1&EntryID=686583&et_referrer=RCI Party Data&et_cid=3500453&stay=1&et_rid=10393735
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We found the night light was on permanently
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P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
peteukmcr replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
peteukmcr replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Just as an addition, I’m very impressed with Patrick’s video skills, shooting and editing, I only contribute small amounts. Here’s a shorter time lapse of us leaving Ålesund. -
P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?
peteukmcr replied to Host Sharon's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Well we’ve been back from our Iona fjords sailing for 2 weeks and the videos are being edited and the review written. We had fabulous weather albeit chilly in the mornings and evenings. We really like Iona, the ‘freedom’ dining concept and using the ‘virtual’ queuing system using the ‘my holiday’ website. If anyone is interested, grab a brew, sit back and enjoy this ship tour.