poppyfield

I’ve been caught out 😎 just noticed there’s a sail away party when we set sail from Cadiz, is this the first one though or have I just missed the rest?

Observations, just something else I noticed when we first set sail, sail away parties have gone. we haven’t cruised for a year, so I’m not sure when they stopped, just something else that’s gone bye the bye.

Sorry I don’t know about the select fairs and shuttle buses, I’m sure you are right about the capacity, pretty sure I’d give it miss then in school holidays, 6,200 on board! my brain would start to melt 😀

I’m on board the same cruise, so far it’s been ok, as you say the ship is full. we sailed on Iona last year, but due to the restrictions it wasn’t full, so this is our first experience of a ship this size filled to capacity. a few observations , not criticisms, just how we see it so far, shuttle bus service you now pay for, there and back, organised chaos at Valencia and Marseille , people waiting ages to get on a bus, no problems at Barcelona. Night time room turn down has gone, no little chocolate either. With so many on board it’s difficult to book a restaurant, unless you want to eat at 5 30, the virtual queue is a pain, it’s hard to plan your evening when you’re not sure what time you will eat. We’ve found it better just to go to the restaurant you choose, and as long as you don’t mind sharing a table you can get in. Shows have been ok although two shows at the headliners we saw last year, Skys the limit and Digital . Horizon restaurant is mega busy at peak times, we use the Quays restaurant for breakfast, get there before 9 am and it’s fine. Trips, we’ve done, La Coruna panoramic, good value, Valencia panoramic, good value, Marseille panoramic and old town, we didn’t enjoy this place is so run down apart from the marina , Barcelona on your own, waste of money, use a taxi or shuttle bus, Barcelona to Montserrat monastery, well worth it. We are enjoying the cruise, it’s just different with so many people on board.

Interesting, how do you know if it’s old or new format?

Trying to register my debit card to complete the boarding procedures, to print off our boarding passes, gets right to the end (takes my £1 ) and then there's a technical fault please try later. So after 4 goes its still not working , really frustrating. Phoned P&O, first time they it must be the banks fault , (phoned the bank they confirmed £4 had been taken no problems there end) Phoned P&O again got a different advisor she said its a fault on the website , she said you can do all this at the check in at Southampton. So if you are stuck behind me in the queue on 16 April, Arvia its not my fault. Crazy system . Anyone else having similar issues?