Teresa Price

Hi,

yes plenty of experience!😂😂 You ring the said company and they organise it.  I ring a few months before the trip but

I think you can ring up to a month before.  They have never failed me.

Teresa 

Pennbank thanks for the link. Was hoping to buy an all cruise pass like we do on HAL but never mind.

Teresa 

purchased ours through a British company, first initial H which you can easily find online.  Great investment as 2 long cruises this year plus dividends.

Teresa

Hi, coming back to p and o at the end of October and have a question.  Does anyone know how much a pass to the spa hydrotherapy pool costs?

many thanks Teresa

I took one of my long dresses on our very recent Koningsdam 23 night cruise. It stayed in the wardrobe!  It was obvious from gala night one that there was little regard for the dress code and if I had worn it I would have stood out like a sore thumb.  Hubby wore his tux and looked very smart on all 4 nights I went more cocktail length.

Teresa 

just back from b to b on Koningsdam, 23 nights in all.  Most food was repeated, some entertainment too [at least they called it entertainment].

If you are happy with a ship stick with it and enjoy.

Teresa

Just back off the Koningsdam. It would appear you can now wear shorts up to your bottom, torn jeans and tatty tshirts on a gala night!  So your jeans will be fine. Really put me off HAL. We hadn't been with them for 4 years and this is just one thing that has changed.  Sadly it looks like it is me being behind the times and expecting people to turn up for dinner clean and with 'smart casual' attire. Just got our bronze medal too!

Teresa 

Just back from the Koningsdam 23 nights in the med.  Felt very crowded at times. Not helped by no proper prom deck -- as in to sit on during days at sea. Staff lovely as usual but many negatives this time and noise in the MDR was really bad.

Teresa 

Just back after 23 nights on Koningsdam. No ballroom dancing at all and the entertainment was poor.

Teresa 

thanks everyone, I will take some! 

Teresa 

Hi all urgent help needed as packing.  Do balcony cabins still come with slippers and robes?

thanks very much

Teresa

At the weekend I bought premium online for our 23 day voyage.  I thought 10 dollars a day seemed an okay price. But then I hand't read this.  Only 3 days to go now!

Hi Colin,

she was born in Middleton and christened in the cathedral there. Although she had lived in England most of her life she loved the old country and we scattered some of her ashes there when she died.  Great part of the world.  Was in Cork a few years ago with a round Britain cruise [took our American friends and we all loved it]. God bless The Paddywaggon Tours!

We usually like the thermal pool etc but boy has the price gone up in recent years. Thank you Paul for your answer on that one.

Enjoy your time on board Colin,

Teresa 

Hi Colin,

I see you are from Cork, my dear mum was born there.  Just love Ireland!  We will be on a 23 nighter in the Med next month on her.  Have been on many HAL but not this ship.  It sounds like your weather is rough at the moment.  I hope it improves for you.  As I read your posts I am starting to get excited about our trip.

I don't suppose you would know how much a spa pass is going for these days?  We love this part of HAL ships always.

hoping the sun shines on you and the sea is calm,

Teresa 😎

Scorpio41, me too.  You ring them a few months before your cruise.  Yes it really works!  Have had them for at least 7 years now, they have gained in value and had many OBCs from them!  

Teresa

I have the American shares. Doing well at the moment and were much cheaper than the British ones.  Bought through 

a broker. 

Teresa

Hello, have just booked our first Oceania cruise for next year. Can anyone tell me - what drinks are included at mealtimes? Thanks Teresa:)

sorry addition - also very noisy in force 8 or above. We expected some but like being in a washing machine. Good point is you hear the sea but don't feel it so much as further up.

Okay we were in P324 - central. We split the beds so night stand in the middle. Bargain cruise but...... this is a very noisy cabin. Not from the Plaza but there is some type of door beneath you that needs to open and close in port and works on hydrolics. When it goes it is LOUD. We complained and got some OBC as they couldn't move us. Otherwise this deck is great for getting around the ship.

this is funny, I was on board but am enjoying reading your review! The Fjords rock - can't remember how many times we have done them but keep going back.

Too much for what it is [just back from Crown Princess] IMHO. Celebrity often do on the day two for one offers, catching people as they come back on board. Last week we ate twice at the Salty Dog - super food, music and a bargain at $12.

On Crown last week the burger had replaced the steak. Not a popular move with DH.

And the grill now $30

Hi, I was on the same voyage and had Norovirus and know others who did. It wasn't much fun but you take that risk on any cruise. You must have had special treatment in those cabins as the rest of us had no bottled water to wash our hands with and used gel only for 5 hours. We did have bottled water with dinner, however.

As for our experience. We were unlucky with our waiter in the MDR and had sloppy/rude service when using my husband's soda card in bars. They are happy to sell you the card but after that they aren't making any money on it unlike bar drinks. However we also had some fantastic service at lunch in the MDR and at other times around the ship. Love the guys in the coffee shop!

Enjoy your next voyage, she is indeed a beautiful ship!

Teresa

"It is, of course, usual that those who have issues will raise them while the contented will say nothing" - sorry poster of that comment but that was my experience, I didn't invent it and I do have 31 cruises and 21 years of cruising behind me. I always praise where it is due and raise any issue as it occurs [ie on board]. With so many people on board it would be odd if we all had the same experience!

thanks both, yes I think I will put it into proper writing too welshred

thanks guys

Sorry me again! Has anyone got the email for customer services in the UK? I know I can ring them but have no wish to get into that waiting around being stone walled etc etc.

I have looked all over the boards before asking

thanks Teresa