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23 minutes ago, TowandaUK said:

she said there had been no refund request from the ship despite me being told 3 times that refund was on its way!

That does not surprise me one bit.

33 minutes ago, TowandaUK said:

Incidentally the promised refund of $2016 for the drink package has still not materialised and I’m getting nowhere with Cunard. Seems like I shall have to start a dispute proceeding with my credit card company. This despite being told 3 times by the pursers office that the refund was on its way, and having paid pay as you go for all our drinks.

The problem here is probably one of the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.

From what you have said I am guessing that you paid for the drinks package pre cruise via Cunard shoreside but then cancelled it when onboard and both of those worked fine.

Where I suspect the issue is is that onboard cannot actually process the refund (unlike shore excursions that can) and all they can do is contact whoever shoreside who can be somewhat tardy at times in actioning these matters. If you have not already done so then I would contact Customer Services at Carnival House.

1 minute ago, silversurf said:

Applied for insurance on Caribbean cruise and been refused by 10 insurance companies. What can I do now, canI cancel my cruise?

Obviously you can cancel but P&O's standard terms will be effective - i.e. as a minimum you will loose your deposit.

Have you tried the Nationwide account?

From experience ships normally dock in Barcelona around 08:00 - perhaps a bit earlier depending on how many other ships are in that day.

41 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said:

apparently martinis are literally off the list now

Better be back on by September or my wife will be having a tantrum!!

For those who wrap half a roll of sellotape and two dozen staples on each luggage label would it not be cheaper, never mind easier, to use the plastic covers? After two cruises you would be in pocket.

Just an observation.

3 hours ago, kalos said:

On the chance that we were really unlucky and both the above went missing ,

we also have our surname and mobile contact number printed out on A4 paper

left inside the case ,stating please contact in an emergency .

That, though, is only of use if somebody can open the case, and yes I know that most locked cases can be opened by a 10 year old child!

8 minutes ago, RollingAround said:

Does anyone else use these tags? Are they ok?

Yes and yes

1 hour ago, elmsliebev said:

If (I know it is an "if" so far) they have tightened up on bringing alcohol onboard, what's the score with alcohol free wine? Cunard do have some alcohol free wine but apart from the rose, it's not to my taste so I was thinking of bringing a couple of bottles of AF red and an AF fizz. I assume I'll still need to pay corkage if we want to drink it with dinner. Or will we? 

Those are questions that only Cunard can answer and it would not surprise me to find that you will get one answer from shoreside and a totally different one when onboard.

Technically, I believe, that 0% alcohol wine is still classed as wine so it is anybodies guess as to how it is treated.

1 hour ago, alallallan said:

Is it worth waiting 3 weeks before the cruise to get deals

A lot depends on what you want, where you want to go and when you want to go.

If you just want a last minute cruise to go anywhere at any time then you may get a deal. If, on the other hand, you have something specific in mind then waiting for a deal is probably not the best option.

It all comes down to the old adage - if it is what you want and you are happy with the price then go for it. The price might go down next week but equally the price may go up next week.

It is pot luck as to which side will be best for views in port. Although the naming of one side of the ship is "port" for a good reason these days the ship can dock either side depending on the port, timings and tides.

If you are doing a round trip cruise then for the purposes of getting the sun on your balcony it will make little difference as you would get it one way or the other.

29 minutes ago, Victoria2 said:

Yes, but the security guards handcuffed to the passenger wearing it would be less than conducive to a splendid evening on QA.🥴

That might depend on who the security guards are😇

Unless things have changed you should be able to pick up a booking form from the excursions desk on embarkation day which you can fill in and post in the box on the desk. If you ask on the first cruise they may let you have one earlier.

I find this topic fascinating 😇

I doubt for one minute that anybody will have that information and it certainly will not be public.

Out of interest why does it matter - either accept that you pay it and not worry about it or have it removed and pay whoever you want whatever you want.

21 minutes ago, Winifred 22 said:

Thank you . I can’t see it will be value money for me. I renew in October and I think I will end up just taking out an annual policy elsewhere when I factor in the £13 a month for the account and potentially £27 to £40 per cruise it could be more expensive.

That is dependant on personal circumstances such as age and medical conditions. I can save well over £1000 compared to an annual insurance policy.

For many years now, both cruising and non cruising, we have packed clothes on their hangers - far quicker packing and especially unpacking. Just remove the "provided" hangers and put then in an empty case for the duration of the cruise

6 minutes ago, Interestedcruisefan said:

Found this link which discusses vegetarian and vegan options on P and O

The only thing I would say about that is that it is dated 2019 which is pre Covid and a lot has changed since the restart.

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

the floor was moving about. Does anyone else get this?

I can get that without going anywhere near a ship, but the empty wine bottles may have something to do with it😂

The wardrobe issue is nothing to do with ship design - it is the same in many land based hotels. Obviously those who design hotel/ship wardrobe spaces never use them.

I'm sure it would help if the designers of ship's interiors actually spent some time on a cruise before creating their designs.

I cannot recall ever seeing any vegan dishes on the Epicurean menu - there may possibly be a vegetarian one. The problem I suspect would be that as it is a small galley with a small menu actually creating a vegan dish without cross contamination might prove difficult.

Perhaps somebody on board at the moment could ask for you.

3 minutes ago, sandancer said:

If you are on a B2B cruise and you buy duty free, are you allowed to collect it on the last night of the first leg and drink it in your cabin on the second leg. We are doing 2 weeks followed by 5 weeks so a bottle or two to drink during the cruise would be very acceptable. 

I would guess - yes.

I doubt that the systems are so sophisticated that they would be aware that you are doing a B2B - the only way to find out is to try it.

10 minutes ago, Presto2 said:

OK you can buy spirits on board but though they may be supermarket prices they won't be anywhere  near duty free prices

Not sure that is always true. I have seen items in the onboard duty free shop cheaper than at some of the ports' duty free shops.

49 minutes ago, MyriamS said:

businesses tend to prefer a politely worded complaint to them, which gives them a chance to fix the situation

Tried that on more than one occasion with P&O and nothing changes - gave up in the end (which may be the plan!)

9 minutes ago, Interestedcruisefan said:

Here's the video I made of my bread and butter pudding

 

It was actually luminous yellow

Nice bowl😉