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£69??? Could you double check exactly what train ticket you’ve bought? The most expensive possible fare from Southampton to London Waterloo (apart from 1st class) is £52. And if you buy an advance ticket as recommended by @John Bull for June 21st, I’m seeing £19.30 for the 9am train and £17.70 for the 9:30am. I’m concerned you’ve bought a ticket to the wrong destination.
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London Waterloo 1st class or standard rail seat??
gumshoe958 replied to fishman620's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
No drinks or snacks. Just a bit more room (although still no dedicated luggage space). For $12 it’s probably worth it as long as you keep your expectations low! -
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It’s easily walkable, even with luggage, in about 10 minutes. Use the back exit from the station, where the ferries leave from, turn right and you’re there. Failing that there’s the tram #26, every few minutes.
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Southampton Mayflower Terminal - Carry On Luggage
gumshoe958 replied to Jeter02's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
If your carry-on fits through a standard airport scanner, you should be absolutely fine. -
Easiest would be to jump in a cab outside the cruise terminal, or get an Uber. It’s about a 20 minute journey. Right now Uber is quoting £12, though obviously it may be more at peak cruise arrival time. Unless it’s essential that you’re on the road by 9am I wouldn’t worry about carrying off your luggage. The rental car company isn’t going to mind if you’re a bit late. And most ships want everyone off by not long after 9 anyway.
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Go on the app, select the current Oasis sailing and you can see who’s playing when this week. Hopefully won’t change much before the 9th.
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Menus on sailings from Southampton
gumshoe958 replied to smokey01's topic in Royal Caribbean International
That would have been before the new MDR menus and reported cuts in the WJ though. -
There is only one hotel actually at Terminal 2, the Hilton Garden Inn. That’s a short walk from the terminal and the tube/rail stations. All the other airport hotels (there are dozens) are off airport and involve a cab or bus ride. Also note that Heathrow does not allow hotels to operate their own shuttles, so you have to either use a city bus or the ‘Hoppa’ shuttle which is not free, often crowded and serves several hotels on each route.
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Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins
gumshoe958 replied to Biker19's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I just can’t see it. Surely they’ll want to see how the first one goes before committing to another. Is there really enough demand for another so soon? -
Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins
gumshoe958 replied to Biker19's topic in Royal Caribbean International
That feels more likely than a world cruise. They haven’t fully sold out Serenade yet, and she has less than half the capacity of Allure. And the ports visited would be restricted by her size. -
Typical disembarkation time Barcelona
gumshoe958 replied to joan&jen's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Where does the cruise start? If it’s a closed loop, or it starts elsewhere in the European Union, there should be no passport control and it should be very quick. If you’re embarking outside the EU (eg on a TA) there will be passport control and there may be a line. -
Your options are basically bus, train or private car service. How much do you want to spend? Are you happy using public transport? Plenty of information on the various options in this thread:
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Explorer diverting to Trieste disembark
gumshoe958 replied to MeHeartCruising's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Glad you made it safely. Given BA’s meltdown over the last 24 hours, you were lucky you even managed to leave the UK! Have a wonderful cruise. -
We Londoners love to grumble about our public transport but in truth it’s fairly reliable. Except when there’s a strike. Or a signal failure. Or it’s too foggy/windy/wet/snowy/hot/cold. For a 7.30am-ish flight you’ll want to be checking in by 5.30 or 6. The first Heathrow Express leaves Paddington at 5.10 and arrives at 5.26. It’s then a 5-10 minute walk to T3. There’s also the Elizabeth line, which runs on exactly the same route but takes a bit longer as it stops more. That starts up at 4.36am and runs every few minutes. If you get to Paddington and find the trains are kaput for any reason, you can always jump in a cab or book an Uber.
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I think most ships allow you to disembark having already checked in and boarded if you want to get off again and explore the port. Alternatively you could get to the ship and drop off your luggage but not actually check in yet - make sure you don’t miss the deadline for checking in though!
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The problem is Dundee is visited so rarely by cruise ships it doesn’t have the variety of tour operators you’d find in most busy ports. There just isn’t enough business to make it viable. Edinburgh is where most tourists visiting places like Glamis Castle, Balmoral and the whisky distilleries will be based, so that’s where the majority of the tours start. Your best hope might be to find a local taxi firm and hire a car and driver for the day, if they’re not already booked up as well.
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No TVs that I recall. It’s not a sports bar. Playmakers is your friend.
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Unknown Credit card charge authorized but not posted
gumshoe958 replied to chukli's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Weybridge is the location of Royal’s UK offices, in case anyone was wondering. -
Anthem - Geirainger issues today
gumshoe958 replied to Mark_UK's topic in Royal Caribbean International
In the UK, cruise cover is commonly available as an extra cost add-on to travel insurance policies. It also pays out for things like breaking down or losing your passport on the way to the ship and being confined to your cabin or missing excursions if you get sick. -
Anthem - Geirainger issues today
gumshoe958 replied to Mark_UK's topic in Royal Caribbean International
That’s a shame - Geiranger is beautiful. These things happen, and hopefully Royal will throw some free OBC at everyone (albeit they don’t have to - it would purely be a goodwill gesture). Organising that takes a bit of time though, so your parents shouldn’t expect instant compensation. Do they have cruise insurance? If so it should pay out for a missed port.