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We have used a mixture of direct booking or travel agents. We rarely book flights through cruise lines unless we want to fly the same day as we sail as cruise line flights are massively overpriced.

We have recently booked a cruise ( but not P and O) through a North American Travel Agent because the price was £1500 less than the same cruise with a U.K. TA. We also got on board credit and will get any price drops.

We did Abu Dhabi to Singapore last year. Great trip. We stayed at the Premier Inn Abu Dhabi Airport as we landed quite late. We were able to walk to the hotel. It was very good , spotlessly clean and very cheap.

I recently accidentally priced up a cruise on the American version of the Royal Caribbean website and was very impressed by the price. I got a quote from my UK TA who was unable to match the price as the difference in price was £1200 for exactly the same cabin. Clearly this may change if exchange rates change but how is it that travellers from the U.K. are being asked to pay so much more?

We enjoy trivia at home and on cruises but on our last back to back cruise on Constellation the trivia quizzes were very poorly managed by the entertainments staff. They accepted answers that were wrong, let people mark their own papers, used the same quiz on both cruises and generally didn’t understand some of the questions they were asking.

Thanks for all the replies.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

We are about to go on our first cruise on Azura and I wondered what type of adaptors I will need to take. Does anyone know if the electrical sockets are UK, US or European please.

I know the NHS has a discount card too - are there any other groups that are eligible? Public servants per chance [emoji5]

 

 

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Holders of a Blue Light Card can get a discount on P&O cruises as well as at multiple businesses, shops and restaurants. The cards cost £5 for 5 years and are available to current and retired members of any U.K. emergency services.

Elite and above were given priority tendering on our B2B in Jan/Feb this year. We had to meet the Captains Club host in a bar and were then escorted down to the boats.

Sorry can’t help with promo code but maybe just google it.

Husband and I plus son then aged 17 did Segway in Copenhagen and had a great time. Lots of cycle lanes in Copenhagen that segways are permitted to use.

We’ve used ferries a number of times to visit Capri and Sorrento and have always bought tickets on the day. It is useful to know sailing times before you dock and give yourself enough time to purchase tickets. We’ve mainly done this in U.K. school holidays and therefore at the height of the season and have never had to queue for long or have had any difficulty in getting onto the vessel we wanted.

We visited Sydney, Uluru, Cairns and Brisbane in November. We took fly nets but never needed them or used them. As I recall we didn’t bother with insect repellent either.

The US travel agent I used was happy to take the booking. I actually approached 2 US TAs recommended to me by a U.K. citizen. They both came up with prices that were £1500 less than U.K. quotes (on yesterday’s exchange rates). I reasearched both companies before approaching them.

It is not really possible to use any US address as when it comes to paying you need to use the billing address of the credit card.

Thanks everyone. I have now identified a couple of US TAs and have received a very good quote for the cruise we want to do. Not only that the deposit is refundable and any price drop will be passed on.

Wonder why we can’t get this in the U.K.

We spent a lovely day in Tarquina using public transport to get there. Lots of information on these pages.

I have just priced a February 2020 cruise. The price on the USA website is £1700 less than the best price I can find in the U.K. for exactly the same cabin. It seems as if there are a number of offers currently available in the USA but not in the U.K.

i’m used to some differences but this is massive. I wonder if anyone had Any thoughts on how to get around this please as I am unable to progress a booking on the USA website?

Ships usually dock in Livorno. Florence is approximately 95 kilometres away. The distance from Florence to Pisa is 83 kilometres and therefore not walkable. There is lots of information on these boards on how to visit both places on your own. Last time we visited we used the ships “Florence on your own” excursion as we didn’t fancy the bus/train option.

White night is a deck party with an amazing buffet meal served on the deck. Usually includes grilled lobster tails :). They have music and dancing and it's a blast!! Everyone is requested (not mandatory) to wear white.

Azamazing Evening is a complimentary private shore excursion for the entire ship; it varies depending on where you are. We've been to concerts and also a wonderful "street fair" in Sorrento, where an entire park was reserved just for us; there was food, lots of drinks and entertainment. Really fun.

Thank you Laurie

Thank you.

Just booked our first Azamara cruise. What are the White Nights and Azamazing Evening please?

i tried to ask this question before but seem to have lost it.

Does anyone know when RCI cruises from Sydney to the South Sea Islands for January - April 2020 go on sale please?

We sailed on the Constellation from Abu Dhabi to Singapore in February 2017 calling at 4 ports in India. We really enjoyed the cruise and used private companies for all our excursions. I put together a small group and we used Mumbai Magic in Mumbai. In the other 3 ports we used Lijo from Muzaris Tours https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g297633-d2078429-Reviews-Muziris_Heritage_Day_Tours-Kochi_Cochin_Kerala.html

Both companies were excellent.

There were a couple of issues with India. The visas are very expensive- over £100 each for U.K. visitors. Also immigration was different in each port and sometimes very slow. At the last port ( docked) it took us 2 hours before we were able to leave the ship. Thankfully Lijo was still waiting for us and the tour took place with a few adjustments.

Trip Advisor reviews. Although it says Akureyri reviews cover other ports also

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g189954-d4453568-Reviews-Fab_Travel-Akureyri_Northeast_Region.html

Sorry if this has been asked before but does anyone know when RCI 2020 Cruises go on sale please?

It is very easy to do Capril on your own if your ship docks in Naples as this is likely to be very close to the ferry port. I’m not going to post details as many other people have done this previously on this site.

Don’t bother with the ships tour. Very easy to arrange on your own and much cheaper.