Bazrat

Depends if they have got a special offer on, because normally cheaper onshore duty free shops, also depends what part of the world your in.

Just sat through a video headlined school dinner's, they went to the mdr and had a meal of pie and mash, the crime of p&o was to put a scope of mash on the plate so they called it a school dinner, yes the mash should have been tastily arranged not to offend anyone.

Booking a cruise wether it's early late middle is entirely down to your own personal circumstances, we book early so we know everything is sorted, others prefer to book late to get that bargain if there is one. There's no-one on here can say with any authority which is the best choice.

The thought of retiring and booking holidays as and when we wished, have been tempered by the fact the government changed the retirement ages of women, being 5 years older then my beloved I will be 72 before she can retire so by 2030 the worlds our oyster.

That obviously works if you have flexibility in what time you can take your holidays, alas I have not got that flexibility

Totally agree with your comments, we book in advance because we want to be on a specific deck cabin and location, if you wait till after balance due it is a lottery what you get but each there own.

We mostly book onboard, last year we got £680 which I don't care what anyone say's we thought was good, this year we get £500 but the holiday is slightly cheaper because they was running a special offer, the flights are now more expensive for premium.

Alas my sarcasm at the great and good eluded you my apologies, but I was referring to most threads on here usually degenerate into cutbacks on p&o.

That would be a deal breaker for some on here, obviously more cutbacks from p&o

We had one after spending most of Friday trying to get through to customer services, I actually thought someone was pulling my leg.

I hope there’s water underneath when we are on her to the Caribbean

That is correct ask the question then pass it on But like you say each to their own

I prefer to give benefit of doubt to whoever asks me my opinion, because I would have no idea if they have been asked to collect feedback.

P&O are good value for money and in our opinion we have had many enjoyable cruises with them, as for the British vide that happens to be the people they are aiming for I would have thought

That would be my reply, if I have a problem I would tell them not wait to post on here.