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Sorry, I was not clear, we booked London to Southampton.

additional information...Our train is London to Southampton

We booked our train tickets for May 8th, we now see a notice that they are striking May 7-9th. Any thoughts on this regarding should I cancel and book another travel method or wait it out? We don't have a train system where I live so unfamiliar with this. Below Copied from news site. Members of Aslef union at 16 rail companies will walk out on different days from 7 to 9 May. Additionally, all members will refuse to work any overtime from 6 May to 11 May. Here is a full list of the services affected by strikes and when. Rail strike dates Tuesday 7 May Strikes will affect c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway. Wednesday 8 May Strikes will affect Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains. Thursday 9 May Strikes will affect LNER, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express. Overtime ban dates From Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May union members will not work overtime. Overtime bans, an action short of a strike, means some services may not be running or may be reduced as drivers refuse to work their rest days. Thanks for all the great advice I have received and read on here, I am probably not the only one wondering what this means. Thanks in advance.

We decided to stay the night at a hotel and fly out the next morning. We took a tour from the ship which worked out great since we could not check in until mid afternoon, the tour dropped us at Gatwick Airport and we walked (2 minutes) to the hotel which was attached to the airport. In the morning we walked to the airport (2 minute walk inside hotel) Decided the stress was not worth it and not sure we would have made it . Sofitel London Gatwick was the hotel, great experience.

Thank you for clarifying and the assurance regarding the direct train, that was helpful and appreciated.

Of course I am going to read reviews on how to get somewhere in a country I am not familiar with, nothing bizarre about that. I don't live in a big city that uses rail so not a common concept for us. I am trying to decipher the way to travel from one place to another including cost, taking all factors into consideration. I appreciate all posts that are helpful in explaining their opinions regarding the transportation options.

There were positive reviews there too but seemed most recent ones were not positive. We are leaving London in the morning, our ship departs from Southampton 4pm that afternoon. Nervous about mishaps, we took the train last year from Gatwick to Victoria Station, it was easy and without mishap, however getting on the next train was stressful as we missed the first one due to trying to find the right platform on the correct side and some misinformation. Love when it is direct with no changes which is what I believe Waterloo would be. Thanks for all your insights!

We were going to take the train but after reading these reviews today we may have to look at a other options. We can't afford to be delayed. Has anyone else had an issue with SWR? Lookup trip advisor for reviews of South Western Railway, they are not good!

Following, we are pondering the same thing. Thought about if trains don't run for some reason how hard or costly to book Uber. I know many are thinking about using the train, including us. We thought about ride sharing an Uber so it would be cheaper but haven't found anyone yet.

We are staying 2 days in Rome but want to stay near the Vatican as we have a 7:30am entry and want to be within walking distance and not worry about being late. Any hotels or any B&B you may recommend nearby?