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  1. Very silly question, but tragic recent events have got me thinking- how high are the safety railings on public decks? Are they solid glass or metal bars (i.e are they climbable ) 

    Will be travelling with a 3 year old! 

     

    Also, if you have a child in the kids club and they need to contact you if for example the child wants their parents or is Injured- how do they get hold of you? (Assuming phone signal doesn't work) 

     

    Travelling on Ventura. 

     

    Thanks !  

  2. So now I have sorted out my cabin palava, I have a lot of questions if anyone could help?! 

     

    On freedom dining, do we still get to sit with other diners on a large table or will we ways be put on a table for our party size when one is available? 

     

    On the theme nights, do we find out what the theme is before we set sail or only the day before in the horizon newsletter ? (Want to plan outfits!) And what are some examples of themes you have had on previous cruises? 

     

    Is it worth asking when on the ship if there are any room upgrades (e.g balcony) - do you get a good offer if there are any still available ? 

     

    Is there the option to purchase a few photos or do you need to get the full packages ? (Would like a nice group shot of us as a family but not keen on spending £100 on a package) 

     

    That's all I can think of for now but will no doubt have more! 

     

     

     

  3. 1 hour ago, the english lady said:

    It is not changing , its just an option who chose to book a grade that is near to selling out. You will always be able to book your choice of cabin if you book early enough . Or on a cruise that is same as, same as. People who are offered guarantee could pay more to pick a higher grade that is not close to selling out and chose their cabin. People always want more whilst paying less. This is what guarantee gives them. There is every change they will end up the next grade above, whilst paying the lesser fare, but still having the select add ons.

    I certainly don't want more for paying less. 

     

    I selected the cruise, chose inside cabin, and then select fare. It took me directly to the payment page. I had no option of choosing a room, or even the grade of inside room, so it's the site at fault. After booking it let me select dining preference and beds as twin or queen but no cabin selection. 

    I booked using a mobile, maybe that's why 🤷

    Anyway, it's all sorted now, I paid my £20 and chose my room. Iv done some comparisons on a few other sites and I haven't paid over the odds for this cruise, but will of course bear it in mind for any future cruises. 

    I can't vouch for the old website as never used it, but I 100% was not given an option to chose cabin grade or the cabin.  

  4. 3 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

    And since I am sure I am not the only one you have made curious as to the answer to the question, please come back to this forum and post the answer when and if you receive one.

    Hello

    I called p&o and paid £10 pp to be able to select a cabin. She said we were on the guarantee fare as our room grade was nearly full? 

  5. 22 minutes ago, docco said:

    I think you’ll find C737 just fine. No noise problems, and frankly we’ve never had any problems with seasickness in an aft cabin. Far better, I’d say, than a potentially very noisy midships cabin.

     

    I’d also echo Selbourne’s very sensible comments about restricting upgrades.

     

    I think you’ll enjoy Ventura, and Freedom Dining’s hugely more flexible than the alternative.  Time to sit back, relax, and anticipate now.........☺️

     

    Great to hear. 

    It's a year away but already very excited! We were actually going to book a week in bulgaria, but for some reason I woke in the middle of the night and had an urge to look at a cruise! I had looked last year but was surprised that my daughter would be paying the near adult fare (she would have been 2 then) so decided against it. I was therefore surprised to find we are only paying £99 for her on this cruise so we booked it the next evening , hence me now doing the research after booking 🤣

    Roll on June 1st 2020! 

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  6. 5 minutes ago, Selbourne said:

     

    C737 looks good to me. I cannot foresee any issues with that cabin. I think you have done the right thing. Far better to pay a bit more and get a good cabin in a good location rather than leave it to chance. Were you able to choose your preferred dining (e.g. Freedom) and has that been confirmed for you? Also, note my comments earlier re upgrades as if you haven’t opted out of upgrades P&O could move you from C737 to what they classify as a higher g SWrade cabin but might be in a noisy location. You may be happy to take that chance with an ‘Upgrade but only if to a different TYPE of cabin’ but that’s not the default. I would either request this option or specify ‘No Upgrade’ 

    Phew!!!! 

    Yes we have freedom dining. 

    Ok will change to that preference - can that be changed on the cruise personaliser site? 

  7. Update 

    Called and spoke to a lady who said she could chose our cabin. Discovered it was £60 up upgrade to a mid ship inside cabin and she could offer riviera deck, the phone then cut out! I remember reading this deck could be noisy. 

     

    Called back and second lady said for £10pp could chose our room and there was a room available on c deck, which would be above and below cabins so shouldn't be any noise at such. It's at the back of the ship so will stock up on anti sickness tablets for husband! It's C737 

     

    Have I made a good choice based on my available options?! 😬😬😬

  8. Thanks everyone, will call them this morning and see if I can select a cabin or how much extra it is to be able to do so- if they can't help I will look to cancel and rebook with a ta however on first glance the one recommended above was slightly more expensive 

     

     

    I guess that leads me onto the most asked question... any suggestions what deck / cabin location I should chose? It's on Ventura- 

    Husband potentially gets sea sick (although I've only got the bay of Biscay in a major storm as proof he suffers with it so he may be fine!) 

    And quiet enough for our 3 year old to sleep 

    Thank you 

  9. 28 minutes ago, P-L-B said:

    Thanks Stephen for sharing your experiences regarding you Select Fare Bookings.

    It looks like we have been lucky so far with our Select Fare bookings.

    Is it documented anywhere in P&O small print that you are not guaranteed to be able to always choose your cabin when making a Select Fare booking?

    If not it should be made clear to potential customers early in the booking process.

    In my case I have always booked through my travel agent and they have never mentioned this to me in the past.

    I have to agree. It lists being able to chose a cabin as a benefit, along with freedom dining etc so wish it was made clearer. 

  10. 42 minutes ago, stephen@stoneyard.co.uk said:

    I always book Select fares. On two occasions I have not been able to select my cabin. I received all of the other Select perks. 

     

     Best wishes, Stephen. 

     Ok thank you. 

    Does that mean I wouldn't have been able to select the grade of inside room either? - so basically am I stuck with what I am given?! 

  11. Hi 

    I'm completely new to all of this! Booked to go on Ventura (P&O) for next June. Was told by a friend to book the select fare as can chose our cabin. So Iv booked on a select but had no option of choosing a room?! 

    Cruise personaliser website says a room would be allocated from 42 days prior to departure on a guaranteed basis. Bit annoyed by this, travelling with a young toddler I wanted to book early and pay extra to select a cabin so we won't get all the loud noise . 

    Is this correct?! 

    Also we booked an inside room and keep seeing obline there are different grades, but again I had no option of this and no idea what grade we have. 

     

    Apologies if I am being really stupid here!! 

    Thank you 

  12. Hi 

    I'm completely new to all of this! Booked to go on Ventura (P&O) for next June. Was told by a friend to book the select fare as can chose our cabin. So Iv booked on a select but had no option of choosing a room?! 

    Cruise personaliser website says a room would be allocated from 42 days prior to departure on a guaranteed basis. Bit annoyed by this, travelling with a young toddler I wanted to book early and pay extra to select a cabin so we won't get all the loud noise . 

    Is this correct?! 

    Also we booked an inside room and keep seeing obline there are different grades, but again I had no option of this and no idea what grade we have. 

     

    Apologies if I am being really stupid here!! 

    Thank you 

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