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Spot on !! It is a beauty isn't it! Put that hotel chain The Constantinou Bros in charge of a cruise line and they'd be difficult to beat!!

We will be there soon ----- just praying the weather holds out. We had new furniture for our decking in early March and have only used it for half an hour at most. Hoping we all get some decent weather before the school holidays begin.

Have just returned from a fabulous 2 week break in Pafos, Cyprus so lots of reading on here and catching up with what you've all been up to for the last 2 weeks or more.

Manic ... the ship will be full and though we always had a good time we are looking forward to it being quieter now that we are not limited to school holidays. In terms of when the holidays start you will still find children on board before the break up date ....

The Glasshouse was the best part of the ship to us. Much nicer than the one on Britannia and Azura. Am sure we will try again some time. 😀

Yes we noticed that one and are planning to go along. Must remind hubby to book the tickets. Perhaps some of us can meet up ?

I'm retired .. have more time 😉

That's Azura. :-) I'd go back to her anyway. It's her sister Ventura that doesn't float our boat ..

Spot on. I showed Mr Presto Avrils photo and he said 'she doesn't change much does she' meaning Joan Sims. Made me laugh .. though he hadn't got his glasses on..

We wondered if the cruise itinerary and cabin choice didn't help .. and the weather ...so we have thought of giving her another go some time.

I've said many times that Avril reminds me of that wonderful actress in the Carry On films who played Sid's wife in Carry On Abroad. Answers below please 😉

Sadly we didn't like Ventura for some reason.. though we loved Azura! Think we would be disappointed if this was the only adults only option.

What annoys me is when you try to book a cabin for a 14 night med cruise and it says the cabin isn't available. You then check the 2 weeks as 2 7 night cruises and it is available. In the past we have had to phone PO and ask them to release cabins for a 2 week cruise ... its a real pain.

I thought you could book them from the same section you can book things like chocolate strawberries etc etc under the gift section from your personaliser. Have a look there .. am guessing you need to phone up though.

I know ... 😀

Tbh we missed the real muster drills. Actually being there made it more real ... and made it feel like a cruise.. if you get me. A ship is a ship not a land hotel.....

They can make the whole area the Beach House now of they want to ......

Perhaps not replaced but cleaned .. especially the aft cabins. Anyway have a great time and let us know

Our carpets were not good at all and bed settee really worn. It would be really bad if they didn't spruce up the cabins. They must be, surely ????

Surely they are doing the cabins up a bit in terms of soft furnishings? The casino is the least of the issues

Great. You will have a lovely time. So pleased you took the plunge..

Hi, not for financial stuff, passport identification before being allowed to the ship to board. 🙂

Ps when we were on Britannia we were told that she was sailing with more passengers than her bigger sister Arvia. How true that is, I can not guarantee, but a number of people on there who had sailed on Arvia said they much preferred their cruise on Britannia. Forgot to mention, we took the advice of other CC members and paid for Premium Seats on the flights. It is not cheap, but it was great and we would recommend if you can afford it. If you do want these seats though, you have to book early. Link to our review

We had a fabulous time on our first Caribbean cruise in January 2024 on Britannia and rebooked for January 2025 on board. Our review is on CC. It is a lovely ship which needs some tlc after being in service now since 2015 but she is now having a refurb. I would recommend a cruise in the Caribbean on her 100%. Just remember, you are not paying lots so value for money is excellent in our opinion and beats other cruise lines (including TUI) hands down in terms of what you pay. Give it a go - if you go to enjoy yourself and not pick fault you will have a great time

Same here. I want to see the actual cost as well ! Not too keen on the 10% deposit time.