Angie463

16 hours ago, maddocfamilyu said:

Do you think it is a good joke to multiply posts with the same name?

 

What on earth are you talking about? I have only posted once in this thread.

EDIT: Oops I see now you weren't addressing me, sorry!

I have booked a 2 day highlights tour with SPB in June. I considered P&O and Alla but there was no particular reason I went with SPB over the others, they all have good reviews and recommendations. Getting excited now!

Thank you annieuk. Yes, I will call the T/A to make sure.

I have searched but can't find anything. When we booked with a T/A we did request no upgrade but I can't see any confirmation of that on our paperwork or on Cruise Personaliser. It's over a year away yet but just for my own peace of mind I would like to know we can stay in the cabin we have booked.

I know exactly how you feel. I was very anxious about cruising and the feeling of being in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight, but in the end so many people I know had been on cruises and loved it, and I wanted to go to Norway so decided that life is too short, I had to face my fears and went ahead and booked a cruise! As the date grew nearer I was getting more nervous than excited and felt sick the day before boarding, but my GP prescribed me some tranquilizers to take the day before and then as and when needed (as it turned out, I didn't need them again!)

My main anxiety is about being sick so I took Stugeron every day (even when it was calm) and wore my wrist bands pretty much the whole time. The only time I felt a bit dodgy was in the MDR one evening when it was quite choppy and I was very aware of the ship's movement, but even then it was a feeling of anxiety rather than sickness. I had thought that I would never use the glass exterior lifts especially at sea but I did and it was fine. Similarly, I was fine walking round the prom deck looking out at the vast expanse of ocean. I think I might have felt more anxious in an inside cabin so was very glad we had a balcony.

So in the end we had a lovely cruise and I'm so glad I faced my fears and it seems to have made me less fearful of other things (eg high escalators). So I would say 'go for it' - you'll be glad you did!

All the best

We had the elderflower fizz several times and found it very nice and a good alternative to having just coke or lemonade. We took a box of wine to drink in our cabin but as I was on seasickness tablets we ended up not opening it until we got home!

Well, thanks to that "big debate", you now have learned that it is much more serious than just an etiquette situation. Keeping you from getting into trouble with the local authorities is a good thing, right? ;p

Absolutely! I am grateful for having had this pointed out to me.:D

Wow, I didn't expect such a big debate! I was really only asking from an etiquette point of view, hadn't considered the customs implications :o

Thanks for all your responses.

Ooh I hadn't thought about the customs side of things, good point. Will probably leave it then. Thanks for your help!

I was wondering if it is acceptable to take items from the breakfast buffet, eg croissants, rolls, fruit, if you are going ashore for the day or would this be frowned upon? After all, if you were staying onboard for the day you would still be eating food from the ship. If acceptable, what would you place it in - food bags, tubs....? :D:D

Apologies everyone for my confusion! It turns out that it is the travel agent offering a choice of free taxi or free parking on cruises costing over £2000. Thank you all for your replies.

Well I'm confused now and will have to check my paperwork, but I'm pretty sure we were given the option of free car parking or a transfer to the port when we booked via our travel agent, this being one of the perks of the Select fare.

Hi, is it not one of the options on a Select Fare that you can choose from either parking in Southampton or transfer to the port? That is my understanding.

We have booked the Select price and was wondering, as a Southampton resident and not far from the docks, whether they will lay on a taxi just for us or will we have to go all round the area picking up other passengers? What have other Sotonians experienced?