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ScratchTheRat

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    Cardiff, Wales (UK)
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    Culture, History, Natural Beauty, Food
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    Carnival
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Mediterranean
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  1. We are too and it'll be fine, our weather is due to be beautiful 😄
  2. That’s amazing to hear! I got the same deal and upgraded me to a sea view 🙂
  3. The case is packed, the clothes are ready, just the normal things now of having to wait til the morning to pack toiletries, chargers and all that kinda stuff! I'm getting up bright and early to go to the gym at 6am (save me) and then I will be heading to Southampton on the train from Cardiff. I aim to get to the terminal for around 12:30 and hopefully be on the ship for lunch! Look forward to providing you with updates!
  4. Not quite, only the $ limit for drinks is being honoured, all new features and additions are not unless you upgrade (juice bar, desserts, classes etc...)
  5. Can probably buy some on ebay? I always keep mine as well as cruise cards etc
  6. Exactly, YOU do these things for YOUR reasons. Likewise, people may like medallion colours for THEIR reasons. Thanks for proving my point.
  7. Yes, most likely! It's purely optional though.
  8. Why choose a nice colour for your car if its performance is the same regardless? Why choose a nice looking house if its just as comfortable inside as any other house? People like things you may not care about, but it matters to them and hurts nobody 🙂
  9. You will get sent an email 1-2 weeks before the cruise telling you of any special nights, what entertainment to expect etc
  10. I also have no response from the email, not even an auto response. With Princess, I sent them an email and had my OBC confirmed the next day!
  11. It's time for another....LIVE cruise blog and journal! This time, I will be detailing my first visit onto P&O Aurora on a short cruise to Amsterdam. My goal for this thread is to provide background on what I'm doing, when, where and how, as well as sharing tips, experiences, reviews, menus and pictures to (hopefully) entertain and inform you all. So first of all, a little about me! I'm a man in my 30's and have been cruising now since 2010, where my first cruise was a 7 night Caribbean cruise on Carnival Dream from Orlando Florida. Since then, I have completed many cruises on Carnival where I am now Platinum status, I have cruised on Princess, MSC and Norwegian and have sailed with P&O on Iona, Britannia, Ventura (and this one will be on Aurora!), I was also lucky enough to be invited on to the Arvia test cruise before it was unleashed on the fare paying passengers! So needless to say, I think I know quite a bit about cruising and I think I have a rather unique voice on cruising as I am a bit younger than the average cruise guest and have some different ways of doing things! So why this cruise? Well, I recently got myself a new job and as I have another cruise booked (Sky Princess the following week!) my start date at work is in June. I left my old job earlier and was given garden leave so I figured...what should I do with that extra week off? Of course! Last minute cruise! Now, with the cruise being SO last minute (I booked 6 days before sailing), I couldn't bring any of my friends and family along as they couldn't get time off work at short notice and so, undeterred, I booked to go solo! Cabin and Itinerary I booked a very cheap rate for an Inside cabin on a saver fare with a guarantee cabin, so I wouldn't get to choose my cabin in advance. Lo and behold, the next day my cabin has been confirmed and to my surprise, I was given a Seaview single cabin. There are only 4 of these cabins on the ship and I was quite happy to get it as it's rather unique! Itinerary wise, this is a 4 day cruise from Southampton with an overnight stay in Amsterdam. Now, as a young (ish) solo traveller, I was glad to see the overnight stay was a Saturday so I can experience some of the fun of Saturday night city nightlife in Amsterdam, hit up some bars and see the party atmosphere. I hope you will all enjoy my posts regarding this cruise as I know I often enjoy reading trip reports from others. If there's anything you want to see or know, please let me know and I will do my best for you! Thanks all 🙂
  12. Some people just like to have a new colour as they go up the tiers, nothing wrong with that.
  13. I hardly expect a TA to examine my passport, I added those to the medallion app, my TA never sees them.
  14. Which I appreciate and have now done.
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