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Hi Paul. The only thing that has stopped us trying P&O or Ambassador is they mostly sail from the UK so if you were doing a Mediterranean trip you would need two sea days before you get to the sunshine and of course the same to get back home so that’s over half a week at sea and for a one week holiday that wouldn’t be practical. With Marella fly cruise you can be in your cabin in little over half a day when going to the Med.

Our trip disembarked At Southampton as it was the starting point for the” Around Britain” itinerary. We flew from Birmingham so had to get a coach from Southampton back to Brum. The passenger demographic was fifties plus I would say, ( lots of working age people can’t do the longer trips due to allowed holiday days) Certainly no rowdiness in our experience. We think that they are value for money. Lots of sea days which are for us very relaxing, Go for it.😉

We did that trip 2019 on Explorer and really enjoyed it, three carribean islands then on to Cape Verde for two days, lots of sea days and then onto zebrugge and Southampton. Ironically our cabin was on deck 9 opposite the kids club, not a peep.😂

Thank you for the prompt answer.😉👍🏻 Was your trip before or after the last refurbishment? (I think that was a couple of years ago)

I have put this question on this thread to save opening another one regarding Discovery so here goes. We are on Discovery during June this year, could anyone tell me if deck nine balcony cabin bathrooms have a glass door or is it the dreaded shower curtain.?

We were on the spirit of adventure over the Xmas / new year period which was a Canaries itinerary and inside the ship the temperature was always pleasant. We felt no need to put on jumpers etc. Tee shirts during the day and short sleeved shirts during the evening.

In the suite’s only on the other ships.

You have to be out of your cabin at 08:00 regardless. In our experience we have always had time for breakfast and then a leisurely coffee or two, as Jim says it’s usually between 11:00 and midday.👍🏻

Looks like it’s done an about turn.

Hi Paul. l would never call anyone who smokes pathetic, it’s just a crazy thing how it gets a hold on us, Vapes are allegedly better for you than cigarettes so well done to you.👏🏻 Keep well mate.😉

Hi Jim. As you say other people smoking doesn’t bother me at all, each to their own. And you are most probably right about my surgery trumping my smoking.😂 What I am saying as a non smoker is I now see how it affects decisions that people make. We had a trip recently and shared a car to the docks with another couple, the gent was a smoker and after an hour and half into the journey he was getting proper edgy, When we stopped at the services he had a cigarette in his mouth before the car door was open.😄 I was probably that man ten years ago.🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway alls well here and hoping you and yours are all in good health.👍🏻 Belated Happy new year to you all.

Not having a go at you Paul but it’s amazing how a smoking habit can determine where you can / can’t go on holiday? I smoked for fourty years and to be truthful I was in the same mindset. I stopped ten years ago, Basically I needed an operation and they weren’t prepared to do it if I was still a smoker. These days I truly don’t even think about cigs. I just find it strange now how a habit can control a person. Not judging you at all mate. Keep well.😉

My iPad is a newer model and I am using an iphone12 both with the latest updates, seemed to really struggle especially when at sea.🤷🏻‍♂️ The ship was at full capacity so I was thinking it may be a bandwidth problem ( too many people online at the same time) but even on the days that we were in port and many passengers were ashore there wasn’t much of an improvement. Can’t really complain about it though because on other lines you would have to pay for a similar poor connection.

Hi Jm. There is a thread lower down regarding Wi-fi on board. It wasn’t that good in my experience.🤷🏻‍♂️

Exactly this on the recent Xmas/ new year cruise.

I can’t see where the poster Kohima was was asking which side of the road to cycle on.🤷🏻‍♂️

Also I don’t think that you hire them as I believe that they are free to use. you may have to book them. https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/saga-to-offer-guests-mate-x-e-bikes-to-explore-destinations

On our recent Xmas trip there was always at least three bikes not being used at the gang plank. A couple that we met on board used the bikes at most ports and recommended them.

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We are just back from that trip, The onboard was Wi Fi system was Star link and in my experience it was poor, Ok for WhatsApp etc but no chance of downloading you tube or even Apple Music. Not really complaining as it was included in the price whereas other cruise lines would charge a fortune for the same poor service.We need to remember that any connections at sea are not going to be comparable to land but I was expecting more from Star link as it is a satellite connection.

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Hi PC. Hoping you and mrs PC are keeping well. Raise a glass with us tonight, and here’s wishing you both a happy healthy new year.

If you or hubby do them at home and you find that the ships laundry service isn’t up to your standards there are onbord laundromats so you can do them yourself.🤷🏻‍♂️ Or take your butler.😘

What date / time and departure airport is it ? If you do an online dummy booking usually the flight number shows on it.

This is not having a pop at you but what were you expecting from TUI when you put in your official complaint..? From an outsider looking in you haven’t got anything that you wanted from TUI so you are venting your spleen on here. If they had refunded the cost of your holiday because of your gripes would you have left such a damning review……….. I doubt it. We did a trip on Explorer 2 earlier this year and it wasn’t the best regarding food,service, experience but at the end of the day you get what you pay for and you shouldn’t expect gold service for a brass fare. As you say “ there are plenty of other lines “ so it’s up to you where you spend your money.