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44 minutes ago, gsmt47471015 said:

Been informed from P and O that its a sit down and be served jobby in January

Would you know what time it runs until? We have a 14:00 boarding on Arcadia this coming Thursday. 

On 11/10/2023 at 5:50 PM, Megabear2 said:

Have you considered the specialist Norway cruises on Hurtigruten or is cost a factor for looking at P&O?  Those cruises are very much designed to get you out to nature.

Hurtigruten and Cruising in the same sentence? We’ve cruised more luxuriously on cross channel ferries 😬

Thanks everyone, we were in Alesund this April so we know it’s a good port 👍

There’s no need to bother, they’ll do it at check in. 

If you just want the basics there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the Southampton Central Travelodge. In the town and an easy stroll to the ‘front’ to see other cruise ships etc. arriving/leaving. Why waste your money on overpriced accommodation and food 🤷‍♂️

Anyone know or want to guess why this might be 🤷‍♂️

7 hours ago, Cruisemeister2002 said:

Maybe we'll bump into each other. Probably literally as you look a big fella and I'm 6ft 1 and around 19 stone. We are in the Estrella restaurant. Not familiar with this Medallion thing as we cruised on Sea Princess back in or around 2003 and it wasn't around then.

ITFC?

9 hours ago, Cruisemeister2002 said:

Is that 15th 2024 ? As we are on the same one. Have jumped ship as it were from P&O to Princess.

It certainly is 👍

18 hours ago, skynight said:

Sky Princess Nov 28, 2024 Southampton to Ft. Lauderdale. I don't believe there are any Princess ships that sail from the U.S. to Southampton in September. They are all sailing to the Caribbean. 

Where does it state we’re only referring to West to East TA’s 🤷‍♂️

There’s mention above of TA’s out of Barcelona and Venice 🤔

I’m on the Sky out of Southampton heading stateside on a 31 night return trip back to Southampton which departs on the 15th September 2024. 

2 hours ago, racj846 said:

November next year Sky Princess departs on T/A on Nov 28!!

I hope she does one before that as I’m going her to the US and Canada + return in September 🙏

I absolutely would not risk or bother going to London unless on a ship excursion. So many things to go wrong and London ain’t what it was, I’ll leave it at that. So many other (nearer) things close by 👍

5 hours ago, BamaVol said:

Find out all you can from people who actually used the insurance.  Lots of companies can quote you an affordable premium. The measure of good insurance is how well they manage claims.  This applies to all insurance: homeowners, auto, health, etc.  I had to learn that the hard way.

This is the sort of info I need 👍

My mother who is in her mid 80’s with a number of health issues has booked to travel with my wife and I, but in her own cabin, when cruising to the Med on the Sky Princess next March. Could you please share with me any recommendations for Travel Insurance Companies sympathetic to the elderly etc. and of course any other tips.

Thank you.  

On 10/1/2023 at 4:33 PM, 9265359 said:

 

So an industrial estate with no security. Hmm...

When I used them recently they were parking in Totton 😬

13 hours ago, Cathygh said:

 

Skarfabakki is what I meant. Just come fomr there. Most private tours pick up from outside the terminal, it's a few minutes walk. Some tours have pick up points in town. For this you need to take the free shuttle  to the Harpa Buliding and walk from there.

As I said above there are 2 tour pick up points one at each end of the berth. So ensure you define which place before hand as it’s a fairly long sprint along the berth if you’re in the wrong place. When off the Island Princess a few weeks ago we were picked up outside the entrance to the east as highlighted below.  

1. The first pic is where mine was parked by p4c last month and

2. The second pic is where it was parked on the previous 2 occasions 🤷‍♂️

Bear in mind there is access to the terminal at both ends of the berth so you’ll need to define exactly which end the ‘tour’ will be waiting for you. 

On the 3 occasions I have sailed on the Iona from Southampton I can 100% say that my car was moved from the spot it was initially moved to as I boarded. I could also track it’s movements nearing the end of my cruise and where it was parked on my return awaiting collection. 
I can also say that parking4cruises are now parking cars out the port area in Totton. 

I had an itinerary once which read Cadiz Spain, Cartagena Columbia, Malaga Spain etc. That would have taken some doing 😂 Cartagena Spain was great 👍 

On 8/20/2023 at 7:42 PM, Korimako said:

Thanks!

What sort of $$$ is that -  NZ, AUD,CAD US?? My cruise is priced in AUD.

US $

4 hours ago, KcFanNindy said:

How are you suppose to choose your boarding group if there are no spots available in any boarding groups.

There are no boarding times anymore. 

1 hour ago, Korimako said:

Apologies for jumping in to this topic, but I have a similar query, but aimed at an Australian based cruise, so gratuities are not a factor.

Is it possible if one does NOT have the Plus package to have wi-fi on a pay-as-you-go basis? The Plus package would not suit me as I don't drink alcohol or coffee, don't eat desserts and wouldn't be using the gym!

But I would like to be able to go online if I wanted to.

TIA

 

Yes and I’m using it now on the Island Princess off Greenland @ $19.99 per day or cheaper per day over a longer term 👍

When I booked a future cruise on board recently the ‘agent’ made a big play on the ability to be able to claim a refund if the price went down and that our price was fixed if Princess increased their prices. 

On 7/28/2023 at 10:13 AM, Neil_c said:

Also for us UK based. We cannot get the medallion sent to our home so we will never be green lane even with the package 

Last weekend out of Southampton on the Sky there were no Green or Blue lanes just one queue. 

On 7/27/2023 at 9:03 PM, JGmf said:

 

Read: stiffing the crew.  It is what it is. Can't candy-coat or use righteous justification.

On a previous Sky cruise my stateroom attendant informed me that she was salaried so it made no difference to the crew whether CA was removed or not and that she was not informed who did or did not remove the CA. This revelation caused some doubt so on my cruise last week I asked my SA in a roundabout way about salaries for staff etc. and he was more than happy to inform me that removal of CA made no difference to him whatsoever and that cash left for him was a real bonus. He also confirmed that he had no way of knowing who did or didn’t pay the CA but that he had an idea if a particularly hefty tip was left.