buddymum

Not answering your question but just in case you were not aware - you can actually access Giant's Causeway for free - the charge is for going into the National Trust's visitor's centre. There is a bit of controversy about the signs being misleading.

So I would need my card to access the visitors centre?

Well let's start this forum for the American Queen sailing from New Orleans on April 16th. 2018.

We are Neil and Joan from Leeds in the UK and look forward to meeting you all on this thread and in person.

We are arriving in New Orleans four days prior to setting sail to give ourselves plenty of time to see the sights.

We are on the cruise after you from Memphis to New Orleans so look after the boat for us

We have an excursion booked with Princess to the giants causeway. Can anyone tell me if I will need to take my national trust card to gain free access or will the entrance fee, shuttle bus etc be covered by princess??

I asked the question originally because if they are still issued I would not bother to take one the ones I already have. I find them extremely useful. I just fold them up and put them at the bottom of my handbag. They are great when you are on the ship.

Wow what a review. We are on the next British isles tour on Royal Princess. Your report is fabulous I hope we enjoy it as much as you did. Thank you

Thanks for all the responses

Do Princess still issue a free tote bag when you cruise with them?

Lucky you following your mini-vacation with a cruise! Best of both worlds!

 

 

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It gets better, weekend in isle of Wight in september to see marty wilde, 5 days in north Wales in October then new year at warners nidd hall hotel, Isn't retirement great!

There was a little bit of everything, but it wasn’t overly dressy. I didn’t see many tuxes at all. My husband wore a black sports coat with a tie both nights and he fit right in.

 

 

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There was a little bit of everything, but it wasn’t overly dressy. I didn’t see many tuxes at all. My husband wore a black sports coat with a tie both nights and he fit right in.

 

Thanks for the information

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Great review. We are doing this cruise in a couple of weeks. Question how formal were formal nights? Did most men wear Dj's or suits?

We are on this cruise in August. Another way to get to Edinburgh from South Queensferry is by local train. We are going to do this by firstly going to north Queensbury over the iconic forth bridge then going back to edinburgh

We were in cabin F518 last October. No problem whatsoever with the lifeboats. They were below the deck level. We loved Britannia, our first cruise with pando

It sure is a money making scheme. I just wait until I get into a port and find a cafe or bar which advertises free WiFi buy a drink and do whatever I need to do.

Thanks for the information

Does anyone know if the Azura has retractable wahing lines over the bath in the superior delux balcony cabins?

And I think that their on-board bar prices are the cheapest, hence on other lines, they prefer you to buy from their stocks :eek:

The prices a re akin to pub prices. Compared with some cruise lines they are extremely reasonable.

We were in cabin F518 on Britannia last September and had no problems with the lifeboats one deck below

I know that PandO Briannia has uk 3 pin sockets but can someone tell me how many there are avaliable to use in Balcony cabins or do I need to take a gang plug extension?

Gratuities are added to the onboard account early in the cruise for the whole duration. Britannia has draught beers. Stella was £3:80 last time I was on board. I think Peroni is draught in some bars although not all bars have draught beer. They also do some decent ales in bottles plus all manners of cocktails and spirits. The Glasshouse has a good selection of wines as well as draught beers. Some ships have your account linked to the TV in your cabin. Britannia is not one of these but you can get a print of your account from reception whenever you want one.

Thanks for the information

Princess charge a lot more per night grattuaties and their drink prices are ouch ouch ouch!! My husband paid £7 for draught stella. Can someone answer a couple of questions on pando Britannia, do they put the gratuaties on your room bill on a daily basis? Secondly do they have draught beer/lager or is it bottles/cans? Thirdly how do you check your account? Again on Princess they have print out machines where you can get a statement when you want it

Only small ships stop at the berth near the cable car and only when other berths have been taken up. I never seen a P&O ship berth anywhere other than on the main pier which is shuttle bus ride away from the edge of town.

 

If you look at the Madeira port webcams you'll see what I mean.

As I said it was over 13 years ago when we last went there. Thank you for the information.

Last time we visited Madeira in 2003 I believe there was a new cruise terminal bring built. At that time the cruise ships berthed very near to the cable car. Could anyone tell me if they still berth here and if not where, and how far away from the centre of Funchal

Hi, Buddymum although I have quite a few fall length dresses and maxis I am barely 5.1 . Although I do wear killer heels with the more evening type dresses but lower toe-posts with the maxis. For me it's just a treat to get really dressed up once in a while as I rarely do at home.

Killer heels not for me as I have a problem with one of my knees! So highest heel I can wear is 1 to 2". I have tried various outlets but I always end up with enough material on the floor to make me a skirt!!

This will be our 8th cruise,previously sailed with Celebrity and Princess(who cater more for the american market) This time for the first time we are sailing with PandO. My husband does not own a dj and and so will wear dark lounge suite with shirt and tie. As I am under 5 foot I cannot buy a full length evening dress so I wear long chiffon skirt with glittery top or crepe coctail type dresses.

Yes dj's do look great but if you donot have reason to wear one anywhere else dont feel pressured to spend the money. I know people who love cruising but never do formal nights, as someone has said previously they just go to places on the ship that dont insist on formal attire

We are on a 12 night cruise and there are 4 formal nights.