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No - the ATOL is not the travel insurance - (it’s a protection in case the travel company go bust) Which company did you buy the travel insurance from ? Normally Marella and others recommend companies like holiday extras for travel insurance but I have never heard of buying travel insurance through the cruise company directly. ?

Beautiful - and blue skies !

I always think I will or have forgotten something and it’s getting worse - I keep double checking everything and it drives my wife mad. Also check you have : FX, Cash , bank cards, glasses , any medicines you need, driving licence, GHIC card, phone and watch, any travel cards you may have in case you need to use public transport if something goes wrong with car/transport. maybe some masks. Charging cables / adapters and home keys!! I also take a copy of the holiday confirmation with booking ref number and payments made and excursions booked flight numbers and times etc Hope you have a great trip -

Great Stuff - thanks .

Had a trim on saga recently-similar price. I was curious to try it. Not a very good cut - miserable barber who didn’t even ask if I had been on any holidays recently ! Was mute the whole time. Not worth it - unless in an emergency after self cutting or wife cutting has gone badly wrong.

Thanks for report - I will be following . hope you have a great cruise.

I booked that one as well. Good price select balcony and OBC and parking. Also booked Aurora 7 days in September. If it’s poor then may cancel the December one and go with Marella instead - or maybe Ambassador. Hoping things will improve by then - assuming Aurora still going.

Completely agree - a dedicated section of isolation cabins that are not available to book. Not a boring subject - this is very important to me as we are very careful about what cabins we choose and I would hate to have it changed last minute.

Is the storm over ? Where are you headed now ? Quebec ?

Yes please

Still need to be fully vaccinated I think for p&o Marella etc ? It’s just the testing that’s changed isn’t it ? For adults anyway.

👍 We did similar on Adonia - Azores were fantastic. We loved the journey out - getting warmer everyday.

I also like going all the way and back from Southampton with p&o. I think the entertainment especially pre dinner music is better on Marella and it’s a more relaxed and fun cruise generally. The staff on Marella are brilliant. hard to choose ! I have Marella booked in may to Croatia / Italy and p&o Portugal in September and canaries in December.

Both good - Marella are all inclusive so that might swing it. Marella Explorer 2 is adults only. P&O is a higher standard. I did a cruise and stay in the Caribbean once - I found that an extra week on the ship is better than a week staying in a hotel so I would just do the cruise and not the hotel. Jan / Feb are good times to go.

On Fred Olsen in St Petersburg I could not get any indigestion tablets as similarly no simple meds available in the shop onboard . In a lot of pain. Ships Doctor would not sell me a small bottle of Gaviscon from the surgery unless I made a £100 appointment as it was “not on his list” as available off shelf. Could not get off ship to a chemist as no independent visa for Russia. Eventually customer service manager gave me some of his own and saved my day. Now my Holiday list has Lemsip, Asprin, and indigestion tablets in caps and bold. Thanks for updates.

I agree - an upgrade - of your choice !

I don’t blame you - horrible for you when you made the effort to get the cabin you wanted - out of order. You should be offered a full refund or an upgrade at the least.

When do you think she will leave ? I hope she stays a few more years

Glad you made it - and the weather looks ok !

Hi 👋 Have you had any feedback from anyone in a standard balcony cabin ? I would be Interested to know what they are like. 🙏

That’s a shame .

Wow !!! Awesome.

Thanks - perfect.

Do they have any pre-dinner music at 6-8pm in any of the bars ? Or background piped music ?

Thanks for the review - we are going twice next year on Aurora - September to Spain Portugal and December to Canaries. Glad that you had a good cruise and that Aurora is doing ok ! Cheered me up.