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14 minutes ago, Interestedcruisefan said:

I remember being on a flight once when children and parents hadn't been allocated seats together and the hostess simply asked people to volunteer to swap places to make sure they were together before the flight took off

 

All very easy and straightforward 

 

So even in the very unlikely event  the allocated seats weren't right they would sort for you I'm sure once on the plane

 

 

But how many people would be happy to move seats when they have paid handsomely for those seats?

Does anyone know the day of the week the menu changes on Azura?

We are going to the Canaries for two weeks in January and would like sample both menus, if possible

I, too, have tried and failed to find any information on website so have phoned Princess UK.

The information that was supplied was from a memo and among the criteria that have to be filled are that we have to wait for an invitation, full payment has to have been made and that the booking has to have been made direct with Princess not through a TA!

The last seems to be different for us.

Has anybody from the UK either been invited and/or been successful in bidding for a higher grade cabin?

Has anyone booked on Aurora on 23/09/24 travelling to Canada had an email reducing the price?

Our TA has no knowledge of P and O ever reducing previously booked prices!

At the present time the cost has been reduced considerably from when we booked

Do these lunches take place when a flight is involved? Or only on sailings from Southampton?

Does anyone know why all of the cruises on the Caribbean Princess are unavailable?

We do agree with TerrierJohn.

We travelled back to UK from Barbados in March on Britannia in a suite and in June on Sky.

 in a mini suite.

These are the same ship in essence.

But, unfortunately, there was no comparison between them. Sky and Princess were a far better experience. From the food, particularly in the buffet (far more choice each day), the attitude of the staff and the general cleanliness of the ship.

One of the things on Princess that we appreciate is the ability, as Elites, to send washing to the laundry on a daily basis as well as the mini bar setup.

The only advantage we had on P and O in a suite(apart from the size of the cabin) was having breakfast in the Epicurean.

And, each year, Princess alters their itineraries as opposed to P and O repeating the same.

8 hours ago, Nauti Buoy said:

I’m going in December and flight details have come through earlier this week.

Depart Birmingham at 06:15.

Depart Tenerife at 11:50.

Both with Jet2.

Thank you.

We are going in January and we hoped it would be early.

Last year we left in the afternoon and we were so late getting to the ship.

Does anyone know the timing of the flights to Tenerife from Birmingham over the winter, please?

8 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

I believe this is now an unannounced procedure/policy.  PCL is keeping one DR "back" from the App.  I am thinking they are now at least attempting it to be the one that hosts the Reserve section.  That said, it may not be always well understood between each ship and HQ which mid-ship DR is going to be hosting Reserve (it is always one of the mid-ship DR's).  The aft DR should be one of the two offered in DMW.

 

I believe they are doing this to allow for better accommodating walk-ups who don't book a res.  It also gives the DR Mgmt more flexibility in blocking a set table for those guests requesting it because it is impossible for DMW to do that. 

 

That 3rd DR (and for Diamond and Sapphire I am treating the split DR's as a single virtual DR on each deck) may be available in the App on board, but don't count on it as they may be directing walk-ups there.  Nevertheless, rest assured that all three DR's will be in use.

That is what I did for our recent cruise. 

And as I said I never saw the 3rd room on the available list and, on Sky, it was Cielo  - the one down on Deck 6 at the back whereas the reserve tables were in the central MDR. When I looked to book for September 24 also on Sky only the Estrella and Soleil were available

Hi BamaVol 

May and September next year.

But have just left Sky and at no time were all 3 dining rooms shown on the app that I saw.

We have got cruises booked on Sky and Caribbean.

When I look to book dinner I am only shown 2 out of the 3 dining rooms - why? The ones missing are not the ones that have the reserve tables as far as I know.

And is there anything I can do about it - apart from wait until we are on board.

After the length of time this system has been running why has nobody involved in it ironed out the glitches

I do apologise if this question has been asked before

Thank you..

Didn't know that the period of use had been altered

Could anyone let me know if I can purchase a FCD on a cruise and then, whilst still on the cruise, book a cruise using the Deposit?

Or do I have to wait until we have returned home.

Thanks

We are also on Sky in June. Where would I find the 'upgrade pic', please?

Intrigued that bidding is starting in the UK.

Thank you

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Which restaurants on Britannia have fixed dining and which are anytime dining?

There seems to be no information on P and O website

Thanks

We asked on arrival at the airport before going to the Novotel for an extremely short night.

We flew to Tenerife from BHX on 3rd December with Jet2 leaving at 06.15 flight no. LS2185.

This flight is a charter and, therefore, we could neither book in before or use the twilight service.

When we flew back from Malta in September the flight was scheduled and so we could book in up to 28 days before.

We are on Azura at the beginning of December.

Does anyone know if the cocktail parties and Captain's talks have recommenced? 

Didn't happen in September and was substituted by a small glass of wine!!

Is it usual for the FCC for days in isolation to still not be credited after 18 weeks?

Is anyone else still waiting for FCC for days spent in isolation occurring at the end of June?

There seems to be a great variation in the timings of the flights out to Malta and with various airlines. The later in the day the greater the chance of delays seemingly.

It would have been nice to have a leisurely arrival but.....

Now our luggage has to be collected on arrival in Malta - has anyone any estimate of the time it takes from landing to getting on to Azura?

I ask because I have been following the Tui flight from Birmingham for several weeks (I know - sad isn't it) and it is usually late arriving. Today it is due to land at 19.01 for example.

We are hoping that dinner is held for us!