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Sorry to rain on your parade but on the Sky in the Med a couple weeks ago wet swimwear and gym wear showing lines of sweat was a regular occurrence. I complained after one group of the adults wearing wet swimwear and towels totally ‘ruined’ the chairs on a table near the window in the buffet. Absolute cretins 😡

Do you ever get asked to remove the medallion at security so that the engraved details can actually be seen?

Only when playing football, sorry I meant soccer 😇

Us Brits can spot you guys from across the pond a mile off 😉

Cielo all day long for us! We made a compliant about the service in the Soliel restaurant once and the Maitre D’hotel found us a table in the Cielo with a quip about how much better the service was in there 🤷‍♂️ We certainly could not fault it and we had a cracking sea view too 👏

I asked the above question because I repeatedly received error messages. However, I’ve found the answer from a friend who contacted me personally as below 👍

Help please. It states in the upgrade blurb that the price is per person based on 2 people. So if my wife and I travel with our 11 year old granddaughter is the upgrade cost the price x the first 2 or upgrade price x 3? Thanks.

Absolutely, which is why we only ever use the Opal or Aqua.

The Keel and Cow can have an ‘eating in a corridor’ feel in that it’s not an intimate environment and can be spoilt by noise from the atrium etc.

Hello again, read back through the posts 👆

CPS, ABP or the West Quay multi storey depending on the embarkation berth or whether inc in the package etc.

There’s no security at all… if you’re happy go with it 👍

So you’d be happy with your car being there, moved on a regular basis and several miles off the docks? If you’re happy that’s all the matters I guess 🤔

Basically they’re losing their parking options so have resorted to using a number of locations that I would rather they didn’t. See my message below.

They’re running out of room to park around Southampton but they won’t tell you where they’re going. This is where mine was parked last time in Totton which was moved several times in the fortnight I was away 😡👇

I once used P4C as my go to for parking. Never again after mine and others recent experiences 😡

They were dear enough previously, certainly wouldn’t have used them before and most definitely won’t be in the future 🙁

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The constant embarkation/disembarkation at each port with all of the relevant tannoy announcements etc. Attending the evening shows and having to watch the Senior Officers introductions again and again. The having to listen to messages in all of the differing languages. The horrendous Market Place. The overworked waiting staff who unfortunately have no time to chat. The disregard for rules such as too many in the pools and jacuzzi’s. The dollar and dime feel. The pissed up passengers acting a tw@t and very loud. Too many passengers for me. The poor/overcrowded spa. The very limited stateroom storage with 4 coat hangers 🤷‍♂️ The evening turndown service where the towels that have just been used are not changed, thus leaving them wet until the morning. Having to pay to watch in room movies. Overpriced wine/spirits. The stupid situation re onboard payments if using cash or debit cards. Im bored now so I’ll leave it there. Of course there was a lot good aspects but I’ll stick with the cruise lines I like whilst continuing to try other lines I haven’t had the pleasure of yet. All have their idiosyncrasies but some are more tolerable than others. I’m trying out Seabourn next for the first time so that’ll be interesting but in the meantime I have 4 Princess and 1 P&O to hopefully enjoy 🙏 Just remember though that it’s your opinion that is relevant to you 👍

Good for you and that is why we have forums for an opinion to be expressed 👍 MSC is not for me though and it doesn’t make me a bad person 😇

Back from my first ever MSC Cruise (Euribia) after some 30 cruises on a variety of differing lines. My overall impression is not good and when asked I use an analogy that a Travelodge is good in that it provides a decent bed, en-suite, coffee maker etc. and if that’s all you’ve experienced you’d think it was pretty good. However, if you’ve stayed in the Hilton, Intercontinental etc. you’d probably think the Travelodge was not so great and that folks is where I will leave it. The ship itself is fantastic but overall for me the good was far out weighed by the very bad. It’s cheap for a reason and it shows 😬

But some customers prefer the other option and seek out the cruise lines that still have formal nights 👍

I can foresee a few arguments on the horizon and it will only be as good as the crew imposing the rules 🤦‍♂️

50 years age difference in tux wearing on the Island Princess last summer. What’s not to like? We both feel comfortable so that’s all that matters and as he’s looking to go into the military as an officer I guess he’d best get used to formal wear 😀

Thanks for the info… my point was that Crew Appreciation is not mandatory on Princess.