jimbo1683

Queen Victoria Rotterdam and Bruges this time around.

Sorry I asked this before and can't find the thread now. We are just 2 months away from our first ever cruise. My husband has suffered seasickness in the past when travelling on cross-channel and greek island ferries. I know this is different, but he needs to have a good experience otherwise is going to be reluctant to go on cruises in future. We have a Club Britannia mid-forward cabin. What non-drowsy medications, herbal remedies, other tools and techniques would you recommend to ward off seasickness?

That's a huge amount of money. You're looking in the wrong places for villas.

Is it like a hotel key card when you checkin and they just put the key card on a machine to code it?

Really interesting to read the perceptions of the Fred brand here. As a very new cruiser with little/zero knowledge of the industry until a year ago, my perception of Fred Olsen was that it was the two-and-a-half star, beige, past it's best british seaside guest house version of a cruise line for the over 70s which visited wet and windy islands in the North Atlantic. (Harsh I know). So I'm really suprised to read about the high prices mentioned here but less suprised, therefore, to read about low occupancy and a company which seems to be struggling to know what it is. I have had a look and some of the itineraries sound good to me, but as many of you have said, the prices and lack of balcony cabins, and for me the traditional dining approach, isn't going to encourage me to book.

Would there really though? No more so than somebody with a birthday on literally any other day of the year accidentally selecting the date after theirs. Perhaps 28th Feb babies might do it more often because they're used to just selecting the final february date.

Your confusion is really confusing! On my confirmation email from Princess it very clearly states: You have booked Princess Plus and will recieve the following...Pre-paid crew appreciation for all guests in the cabin... Do you not have a confirmation email from Princess that tells you what you have booked or access to their website?

Similar - we have a cruise booked for next May and we booked an excursion when we booked the cruise last summer.

Whilst I agree with this perspective for the short term - a few years - aren't cruise ships intended to be in service for 30 years or so? In which case surely cruiselines have factored in the economic cycle of several recessions and good times over that period. Those mortgage free oldies are going to pass their multi-million pound suburban semi's down at some point, and it'll probably be cheaper to go on a cruise than to sit at home in the dark and cold.

There's a half term roughly every two and a half weeks isn't there?

The price of fuel has been falling - certainly in the UK in recent weeks (down 15% in the last 3 weeks at my local forecourt) - so it would be a very hard sell to convince Brits it was a legitimate need.

Over time there is going to be fewer and fewer people who have experienced 'small' ships so the large ships become the norm (if they're not already) and that's what people will know cruising to be. It's just another industry trying to change and stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.

It's an enriched, very soft dough and very usual to find in savoury meals nowadays - brioche burger buns etc.

Im looking at a very short Hamburg 2 or 4 night cruise on QM2. As it's so short I'll go for a lower cost cabin. Two have caught my eye - Atrium View: i think there are just 12 of these cabins on deck 5 and 6. I can't see any videos of them. Wondering if there is any noise floating up from the Atrium? Second are 5242 and 4210, inside cabins which appear to be situated by themselves but potentially surrounded by a crew area. Any insight on the good or bad of these cabins?

How would you normally request gluten free options?

I suppose somebody who is going to/can fork out for one of these suites is going to do so regardless of the smaller size as they are still the biggest and most luxurious on the ship? But also, like you say, maybe they're more often used for upgrades/perks/'VIPs' who aren't paying full market rate for it.

It's a bit hard to imagine that this much thought has gone into the wine tasting schedule. The purpose of it surely is to help promote certain wines for sale so it's a poor marketing tactic to put it at the end of the cruise, which to me suggests the opposite of a deliberate attempt to save money and more likely the result of a junior activities coordinator putting it in the wrong place on the schedule.

Who said anything about them being disliked? There's nothing wrong with different people wanting different experiences. I very much doubt you'd enjoy coming on an Atlantis cruise with me.

Nevermind, you're not getting my point.

Why shouldnt seats be numbered and allocated as they are in theatres and cinemas

Can do. I just prefer to spend precious time in other ways.

Great

Doesnt have to be pre-crusie. At some point during the day presumably you decide if you want to see the show and at what time in order to plan what time you will eat dinner.yes changes thd time at which the queue happens but also removes the wasted time getting there 45 mins early for what, a 45 minute show? Id much rather know i had a seat and show up 5 mins early, or know i didnt have a seat and choose an alternative way to spend my evening.

Because it indicates that the target market skews heavily to families and young adults. I hope they enjoy it but it indicates an environment I don't wish to holiday in.

Children more so...