eddie11

This is the second time in  a few days you have asked this question.

The facts on cost and current benefits are set out quite clearly.  Only you can decide if you think it works for you as an investment and if any risks are worthwhile.

https://www.pocruises.com/frequently-asked-questions.miscellaneous.Where-can-I-find-more-information-about-shareholder-benefits.summary

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worked for me last time

18 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said:

Do you have a price for the 11day crossover back to Soton in late March?

£734/812/979

The usual specialist agents have details up

Any idea of the single supplements?

We thoroughly enjoyed IGtours.

Booked online

Everything ran smoothly each of the three days (including the tender port).

Our tour groups were 15(ish), which started with a swift trip around town to pick up independent travellers from hotels: 6 and 5.  The 2nd & 3rd days  were just people from the ship

Fantastic, personal, service and no waiting round for  50 people to return to a large coach

MSC do a simple non-vocal rendition of “Time to Say Goodbye” on leaving ports.  Really simple but can be quite affecting.

I couldn’t give a simple answer to this question.  So much depends on the length of cruise, time of year, ports involved, etc etc.

That’s a shame for you

Hope you can find a suitable alternative 

What a shame but it’s probably the right decision

I hope all those booked will be able to find an alternative holiday

... making CPS less simple and convenient than other, invariably cheaper, Southampton parking companies.  What sort of a business plan is that?  

Taxi? Lift? P4C etc? - drive direct to lane 1 and the porters will take the luggage.

CPS? - Not you!  Take your car, plus passengers plus luggage to *somewhere*, unload, CPS will take your car and the driver, passengers and luggage must get themselves back to the ‘hole in the wall’.

Let’s hope it’s not too rainy, cold, icy etc

And me.  But that’s not what the OP described, is it?

Dunno

I can’t make head nor tail of it tbh.  I think I’ll wait for more clarification 

I’d like to hear something official about this change, or confirmation from other passengers/other embarkations.  Not doubting the OP at all, first hand info from a reliable source, but wondering (hoping) that there are wires crossed somewhere.  Surely this is a retrograde step - those of us who have used CPS love that “holiday starts right this minute” feeling, as we drive into the unloading lane.  

I can only only see this as a custom-loser for CPS - it is their Unique Selling Point over other parking companies and is that which they would use to justify their higher prices

One thing I’d like the OP to clarify is exactly where passengers were asked to leave their cars and how far they were expected to take luggage?  

As I see it, there’s not a huge reward for the equivalent of 2 x 14 night cruises each year for 3 years, or in perpetuity if you want to stay in the Baltic tier for ever.

This, from the website

”The Baltic tier offers all of the benefits of our lower tiers, plus a complimentary half bottle of Champagne (per cabin) on your first formal night, a Senior Officer hosted fine dining event and 50% discount on machine washable laundry (just leave your laundry bag in your cabin for your steward to collect)”

or or am I missing something?

Dinner, half bottle of bubbly and half-price laundry are fine but I wouldn’t, eg, book a short cruise to make up my numbers and retain Baltic status.

Unless anyone else knows differently, I think all of Oceana’s inside cabins are such that a Queen bed arrangement is impractical.  It’s possible, but one side won’t have a bedside cabinet, easy access to light controls etc

Well, i guess so, as we definitely docked.  Walked past all the Croatian coastal cruisers (mmm, looked good) and ferries between Split and Italian ports.  10-15 minutes pleasant walk till you take a right turn into the old city.

It’s as nice a port as can be for DIY

Incidentally, I think I fibbed earlier - not a free walking tour but a paid one via TripAdvisor.  Maybe £15 each for two hours and as much history, sights and wonderful a cappella choir as you would wish

Yes.  The Ventura/Oceana news is interesting.  Guess it shows the Med fly cruises are more popular now than when they started?

I would love to get back on Oceana ex Southampton

We docked in Split.

its lovely

you could do worse than book for a free walking tour - it’s an interesting place

You don’t say your son’s age but do refer to him as a child, so have a look at the MDR items always available for children on this link (Scroll to the very end)

https://ask.pocruises.com/help/PO/life-on-board/example_menu

As others have said, the crew are always lovely towards children, and to people travelling with disabilities

Here’s a good article

https://trakke.co.uk/blogs/handbook/travel-packing-cubes-the-ultimate-guide

I guess everyone finds their favourite way to use them ... or send them to a charity shop if they are an unrequested, unwanted gift

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Is Epicurean available for breakfast on disembarkation day?  

If so, what time does it close?

I’ll put in another recommendation for the Aeropress.  Great coffee

If you take one make sure you take something to allow you to dispose of the grounds, which pack down to a solid-ish disc.  Not the sort of thing to flush and not nice to fling, unwrapped, into the waste bin, where it would disintegrate messily