Ladycommonsense

This is so very helpful, thank you. Based on everything you have told us we are now going to take the option of driving ourselves and staying overnight and leaving the car in the car park. Very much appreciate you sharing your experience - thank you again.

Thank you for taking the time to reply - we have used the chauffeur service but still prefer to go independently even though it means an overnight stay the evening before we embark. When you drove yourselves did it affect the time you were allocated to leave the ship? One of the main advantages for us would be being able to get off very early instead of waiting around until 10.30 or later.

Thank you for taking the time to reply - this is what I hoped would happen. Does this affect the time you are allocated to leave the ship? One of the main advantages for us would be being able to get off very early instead of waiting around until 10.30 or later.

We have done several cruises in the last 12 months; some from Portsmouth and some from Dover. Each time we have used the chauffeur service and whilst it is adequate, we would prefer to drive to Dover from our home ourselves and use the complimentary car parking service. I had presumed that there would be facility where the car is taken off us in Dover and parked offsite whilst we are away and then made available for us when we arrive home. However having read the Saga info’ it looks as if we have to park the car ourselves and walk with our luggage to the terminal, which could be some 20 minutes. Have I understood this correctly? I would really appreciate it if those of you who have taken advantage of this service can explain to me a little better as to how it works please.

Can someone tell me how this works please. We have friends who are about to book their first Saga cruise and I seem to remember they can have a discount if they are referred by another cruiser.

Thank you - and good to know you are well.

Great answer - thank you. However you have clearly never been in an emergency situation when life jackets were called for. I have, on three occasions and all of them were on ‘new’ large ‘unsinkable vessels’. …. and the average passenger walks around like a headless chicken.

I have found the answers to this question very interesting as - after 35 years of cruising, my thoughts were the same as those of FannyLiz. I am currently on SOA and listened very carefully to the drill statement which did indeed say ‘ in the event of an emergency return to your cabin and collect your life jacket’.

Thank you - as I said in my earlier post this isn’t about me it is about my friends husband. I will pass the information onto them and fingers crossed all will be well and they can take a cruise. Thank you again.

Thank you for such a comprehensive reply - good to know you are cruising despite all this.

My friend’s husband was diagnosed with prostrate cancer two years ago and has been through radiotherapy and chemotherapy and is now considered to be in remission. I wonder if any of you fellow cruises have been in a similar situation and whether or not Saga insurance will cover him knowing it’s a pre-existing condition. All advice gratefully received thank you.

I would suggest that if someone needs to be told which side of the road to cycle on, they shouldn’t really be on a cycle.

I witnessed the same on P&O so many times I lost count ….. the sad thing is that I let it go on for so long before I made the chance to Saga and I am soooo glad that I did.

What on earth had that got to do with it? I am asking what the quality of the onboard laundry service is like🙄

I would be interested to know what your feelings are about the standard of service provided by the laundry on both ships. I’m thinking particularly about my husband’s shirts. He has some rather nice bespoke shirts and is rather particular about the way they are finished and ironed. Everything else about Saga ticks all our boxes but I just wonder what you seasoned travellers think of the laundry service. Thank you in advance of your answers.

Oh super!! Thank you for putting my mind at rest - much appreciated!!

Thank you for this - I did think as much. Therefore, if they call on let us say the first day a 14-night cruise, we will then have to wait until the end of the cruise for a further call and by that time many others will have been called ahead of us and could have booked the cabins we want. Is that a correct analysis of the scenario?

We have recently returned from our first Saga cruise after having researched it very thoroughly following 40 years with P&O. It was the best decision we've ever made, we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise and have booked several more to take us through 2024. We have taken the advice on this site and have pre-registered for 2025 and 2026. We understand that we will be getting a ‘phone call when the new brochure for 2025 is out and obviously we will be in a queue along with others who have pre-registered. However we have a bit of a dilemma and I wonder if anyone can help please. Does anyone know what will happen if Saga rings us when we are actually on a cruise - we could either be at sea and unable to take the call on the mobile as it would probably cost as much as the cruise (joke!), or we could be on land abroad and not have a telephone signal. My husband did ring Saga to ask them yesterday but they weren't too helpful. They seem to have not come across this before which I found difficult to believe as so many of you are regular cruisers with them. Look forward to your helpful responses as always.

Absolutely I will👍 Thank you very much 😊

My final question before we embarck Spirit of Adventure on Monday as newbies ……may we please ask what time does the show in the theatre start as we want to fit it in with what time we dine. So sorry if this been covered so many times before, but as I said we are newbies in fact, we are very very keen newbies 😜

Thank you for replying, looking forward to it now👍

Super, thank you so much this is just what I wanted to hear👍

Really simple question, promise Saga newby …. We are eagerly looking forward to our first Saga cruise departing Dover 28 August then doing the back to back the following cruise around GB. Can anyone please tell me what the embarkation arrangements are in as much as how does one actually get onto the ship in Dover. We are used to getting on an air bridge and walking uphill to embark, but as the Saga ships are so small and this is Dover, we are wondering if we will have to actually walk up steps/the gang way to get onto the ship. If this is the case, we will obviously have to limit the amount of hand luggage we carry.

Husband and I simply cannot dance, but we have always enjoyed going to the dancing lessons on P&O cruises. Does Saga do anything similar? And by that I don’t mean line dancing or exercising, I’m I talking waltz, cha-cha-cha, tango ….. all that type of stuff.

What a totally excellent reply ….. I agree with all you say!!