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18 hours ago, Cruiserjules said:

Hi Terri

|We took a (dreadful) photo on our phone, emailed it to ourselves and saved it.   Then if you click on browse, double click on the icon in the saved file, and it will automatically appear in the appropriate box and you can move the lines till its the required size.  

Taking the advice of someone on here, we have ordered our tests from Boots - the form-filling is tedious , took ages, and you have to upload a photo on that too, but got there in the end.  £136 for two tests.

Hope this helps.

 

 

Well, you did better than me!  I have given up for the day, too

frustrating, cannot get beyond the page confirming last country

visited, just will not let me continue to checkout.  So fed up with

the site, I rang the helpline at Boots, but they were useless, you give

them the reference number which was registered but they can’t get

into the system.
 

Think I will look at alternatives tomorrow!

Terri

Thank you Cruiserjules for your advice, I am now going to try to

register etc at Boots, will put the kettle on!

Terri

Hi cruiserjules

Also on this cruise and have read everything. Don’t know how to

check in re photograph, can you help? Then we would know our

arrival time.

Have you ordered your PCR test?  Thinking of using Boots, have

you any other advice?

Terri

Ask your steward to put a top sheet on the bed and then you can throw the duvet off whenever you need to.  Have done that loads of times, no

problem.

Terri

5 minutes ago, flipflop104 said:

We are booked in it for January.

 

Has anyone stayed in it before and, if so, can you elaborate on what is like (other than P&O's basic cabin plan) position-wise, noise-wise, balcony size, what it's like for not getting the sun on it, etc. etc. and anything else you can think would be useful to know before we travel?  Thanks in advance.

 

And if you had any photos or videos that would be even better thanks.

Hi, obviously a good aft cabin, however it is quite overlooked by

sunbathers at the far end of the pool, I remember being in that

corner once and thinking the balcony was pretty close to the

public area.  Not sure about noise either, you may get some

from the pool itself especially if a function/competition on in the pool which in the Caribbean is quite often. We are on the Azura over Xmas,

fly back 8 Jan so may just miss you. Hope you enjoy.

Terri

31 minutes ago, NaomiW said:

We were on this cruise too and had the best time! Iona is beautiful and there was just so much choice. We had suite 9739 which was great. The inside space wasn't huge but the very large wraparound balcony (best one we've had) and the bathroom more than make up for it. When we got allocated this cabin, I was worried about being above the clubhouse venue and also overlooking the sunset bar, however neither were an issue. I only noticed noise from clubhouse when the band were playing and it didnt bother us. With regards to the aft bar, it was actually quite nice being able to overlook it, as it felt like being part of the atmosphere whilst having a nice private area. It was pretty quiet and there was no smoking allowed there which I had been worried about. 

Weather was fantastic as already mentioned and we saw so many dolphins.

Hi Naomi

Thanks for your review, I have been waiting for one from a person

having a suite over the aft.  I am so glad the noise was not overly a

nuisance because I have been very concerned as we have a similar

suite on Arvia and I have seriously considered cancelling because

of the bars, entertainment, jacuzzis etc which are situated on aft.

So glad you enjoyed. Is it possible to PM you with further questions.

Terri 

1 hour ago, kalos said:

We decided to go for a walk and popped by our local cemetery where one

of  our family is laid to rest . Late last week we put some flowers in the pots

only to find the flower heads had been snapped  off and some nearby had the

same treatment or had the flower pot tops used as frisbiees .We have replaced

our flowers but cannot help wonder what goes through the morons head that

does this sort of thing . Thankfully it is not a common occurrence so we hope

it stays that way

 

 

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Actually Kalos,  I used to think the same as you until one day I actually

saw magpies doing exactly what you described.  Squirrels also love

flower heads especially if seeded, so now I chase them off but obviously

does not do much good!  For some reason they love carnations best.

Terri

Amazon do great e-ticket tags etc for all Carnival brands including

Princess and p and o. Just google luggage tags for cruises and you

will find a good choice.

Thanks for that review Welshy, really appreciated.  Like you, we have

not been on Britannia previously and we also have a suite on her

next month. Am looking forward to it even more now!

Terri

1 hour ago, thornegirl said:

So it's not only me then, I was beginning to think I wasn't doing things correctly.  What has happened to their usually good customer service, you can't run a business with after sales service like this. Lots of complaints about this on one social media site.

No it’s not only you Thornegirl, we sent email with info and redactions,

over three weeks ago.  No auto response. Will try again this week.

Terri

43 minutes ago, L751 said:

We are on the Med 9th Oct I think it is just freedom for the staycations we have booked first sitting

Yes, you are correct, I had originally booked freedom but have

now changed it to second sitting, it must have just been the

staycations which were all freedom. Did not want to be hanging

around for an hour or so as described by app users so am quite

happy with 8.30 club dining. Looking forward to it now, why don’t you 

join the roll call which I started a while ago.

Terri

Yes, I rang this morning and was answered within 10 mins.

But that was not the number I rang, it was 0345 355 5111

Terri

Hi Debsjc

We are on Med 9 Oct cruise, I am a bit confused as to dining

arrangements, relating to the app.

Were you ALL on freedom dining?  Is Club dining (6.30/8.30} no

longer on Britannia?

We have booked freedom dining but would now prefer the

8.30 sitting and am happy to change it via phone but am

concerned that freedom seemed the only option. Would appreciate 

 your thoughts.

Terri

I would stick with Ventura. The aft cabins are really at the aft.

Am seriously considering changing a booking we have made on

Arvia because on close inspection and hearing reports from Iona

which is more or less identical, and looking at the deck plan,

the aft suites are looking over the Sunset Club, some hot tubs

and a busy bar. Noisy? Certainly not the aft suites we are used to
on other P and O ships.

Am awaiting some reviews from Iona aft suites to confirm, or

otherwise,  my misgivings!

8 minutes ago, NaomiW said:

Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere but does anyone who is in a suite or ligurian tier for the iona staycation cruise have their arrival time yet, including the time for testing? We had planned to drive down (from Cheshire) in the morning given the covid situation to minimize our contacts, but seeing various threads it seems as though we might have to be there quite early, and I wouldnt want to miss out on any of the day! Wondering whether it would actually be hest to book a hotel?

Hi Naomi

We are also in Macclesfield and frequently get to Southampton by

11.30 am if we set off about 8.00 am.  We have also stayed overnight

 many times at Holiday Inn Express opposite the Hampshire cricket

ground, Ageas Bowl.Very good rates and it only takes about 20 mins

to drive to the docks.

It all depends what day, Weekends we always drive, Monday mornings not.

Our next cruise is Britannia in October and we will def.drive there.

We are in a suite so we can arrive early or late. 

It’s all really depending on how you feel and how confident you are with

your car etc. If you have the slightest doubt, then book a hotel.

Hope you enjoy your cruise whatever you decide.  Please report back!

Terri 

16 hours ago, Jennizor said:

We are due to be on the Azura Caribbean cruise on 4th December, flying from Manchester. Just did a dummy booking and the only flight option was London. Being optimistic, perhaps the Manchester flight is full (us on it). I am going to ring our TA tomorrow for clarification. It would be a pain for us to get to London with all our luggage, probably involving an overnight stay. We would probably want to cancel. I will report back if I get any info from the TA. 

I thought the first Caribbean cruise on Azura was not until 

the 10 Dec? Maybe I misunderstood.

2 hours ago, Glitterati said:

Anyone on a fly cruise at the end of this year had their flight details yet?

No not yet updated, it’s says 8.00 am from Manchester but I think

that is a generic time as it has always been there!

however, I have booked some excursions now they are live. Have been 

trying to visit Virgin Gorda for years but each time the sea was too

rough and it was cancelled, so fingers crossed for this time. Have also booked St Barts which is an island we have never visited (it does warn you on the excursion that everything is very expensive!)

Why not join the roll call I started for Azura, we are going on a special

28 day cruise but the roll call encompasses both 14 day cruises.

Terri

Looks like Xmas in Caribbean on Azura might just be on.

recommences 10 December and we are due to go on 11 December.

Fingers crossed yet again!

Just had email from P and O to say that October 9th 2021 on
Arcadia is cancelled.

11 hours ago, Purdey16 said:

Just to let know that Jane Macdonald new series is on tonight channel 5 at 9 o’clock, first one is sky Princess , 

Yes, really enjoyed tonight’s programme, the Caribbean looked

fabulous and I can concur that the Everglades are exciting.

So sad for Jayne Macdonald, she has just within the last two 

weeks lost Ed her partner, she was always talking about him

on these programmes.  She deserved some happiness. Really,

really sorry for her loss.

Terri

SOA. we were on Ventura Feb 2020 and booked Epicurian on 14th.

It was fabulous, do go.  But try and book as early as poss. We were on

the 35 day New Orleans cruise which left on 11 Feb.  But booked

way before on board so was sure to get a table. Cannot recommend

it enough.

You can book it online on your cruise personaliser.

Terri 

The EU Medical Committee have published their report on the

correlation of the blood clots and AZ vaccine.  They have stated

categorIcally that all the clots are in the EU and all the vaccines

are in the UK.

Yes Majortom, that is what confused me, because I thought if the

document is dated last year, how do they know I haven’t sold

the shares!

Nearer the time I will contact PandO share advice office to see

what they will accept and take it from there.

Terri

Thank you all, that is so helpful, I had in fact already seen the FAQs

but I was nonplussed as to what to send to them, I understand

now that they are able to check the share register so that’s really

clarified it for me. Thank you again. 
Just as a matter of interest , do you all recommend putting my shares

with Equiniti or does it make no difference.

2 hours ago, wowzz said:

I see that Carnival shareholder Benefit has been continued for a further twelve months

https://www.carnivalcorp.com/static-files/50351a91-4dc0-4f6b-bfec-684647e6129f?fbclid=IwAR35ofd8uoRXV2OFnEWd8OBf6NBuw5aIwuMRWyAoBF6_9jeNTh5OgRSRQ6Q

I could do with some help re shares.  Know nothing about shares!

I bought 100 carnival shares last March when they were very low priced.

Bought them through the Share Centre which has now been taken over

by Interactive Investments. 
 

What do I actually need to prove to P and O or Princess that I have

these shares? Everything was done online. I have found something

called a Contract Note from March last year. Do I just print it out and

email it to them? Or do you recommend transferring them to

Equiniti which evidently, according to P and O , they will liaise with

them for proof of ownership.

We have three cruises this year and three next year so would really

appreciate someone’s help with this.  Thanks.

Terri