Riggy84

Hi everyone,

In 2 weeks we will be sailing into Rotterdam (on P&O’s Iona) and thought it would be nice to watch us sailing into port from our balcony. I have a balcony on the port side (mid aft) and my mum has one at the very front. 
Which would you recommend has the best views?

TIA

Thats really helpful information. Thank you John!

Hi all,

I’ve had a quick look but couldn’t find any recent recommendations. 
We potentially have a few hours to kill between disembarking and getting picked up so we’re thinking to explore the area, possibly visit the SeaCity Museum. We will need somewhere to store our luggage during this time. I’ve read there is a cloakroom in the museum but not sure if they just mean big rucksacks rather than giant suitcases! Does anyone have knowledge of their storage facility? Alternatively, does anyone know of anywhere reliable to store our luggage for a few hours?

Thanks in advance everyone!

12 hours ago, Charmaineluvsu said:

It’s a shame they can’t just figure out a small error in the system instead of doing the work around 🙄

yeah it’s really bad that we get penalised for them having a crappy system and have to pay more on the day 

10 hours ago, Charmaineluvsu said:

Despite the terms it doesn’t allow me to purchase the soft drinks package for just me and my husband. I also have to purchase one for my infant which just makes no sense at all. Need to contact Cunard to see if there is a work around pre cruise.

 

If the original poster can also let me know how they get on with speaking to Cunard or their travel agent pre cruise and also once onboard that would be great as I cruise in Dec.

 

Thank you,

Charmaine

I thought I already replied to this but I can’t see it… 🙄

My TA replied and advised me to buy the package once onboard so will have to just forget about the extra charge to not pay in advance!

Just now, Jack E Dawson said:

Riggy84, have you spoken to Cunard directly about this?

 

Jack

Not yet. I booked with a TA so waiting to hear back from them first before I do anything else. 

Just now, BigMac1953 said:

 

If, as you say, it's just a daily fix, then nobody will bat an eyelid if you pour a glass and take it with you.

I’m not saying that in the past I’ve taken a hip flask of vodka in my evening bag at all… if anyone rats me out I will deny it ok??? 
 

👀

3 hours ago, BigMac1953 said:

Can't you just pack a couple of dozen tins of your favourites? and if stopping at ports top up as required.

That’s an idea… but am I right in thinking they only allow you to drink it in your cabin? I don’t plan to spend much time there! Knowing my kids we will spend most of the time in one of the restaurants and some of the time by the pool

16 minutes ago, Winifred 22 said:

Another factor to consider is that premium soft drinks are excluded you can’t have branded cans or bottles just the fountain styles ones from the bar. 

I’m ok with that. As long as it’s fizzy and zero sugar I can get my fix!

2 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

There's no need to buy a package at all if the terms and conditions don't suit you, just pay as you go.

I thought about that but considering the price for just a soft drink I would rather not worry about how many I’m buying 😃

ive already decided to do that with alcohol because I know I will never drink $70 worth of alcohol a day and live to tell the tale 😂

1 hour ago, Pear Carr said:

$75 rather than $70 if booked on board - I imagine you will have no problem sorting out your requirements on board as there will be staff selling the packages on embarkation. There are soft (none fizzy) drinks available all day in the buffet which can be taken out to pool area. You can also carry on whatever drinks you like for consumption in cabin which has a fridge. 

Thank you. I don’t mind losing a few dollars if I have to wait to book it onboard. I have sent an email to my TA to see if there’s anything I can do. If not I will wait until I board 🙂

Wine… 🤮

I planned to PAYG a cocktail or 2 of the evening but was really after a soft drinks package for the daytime (I have a fizzy drink addiction🙈) and if my eldest wanted a lemonade or mocktail with her dinner I would happily pay that. I’m not one of these people who’s going to sneak a drink to her on my package, it’s really not worth the hassle!

But if they insist on making me buy 3 soft drink packages then I will refuse and just stick to water for the duration of the cruise and not put any money their way. They shouldn’t force everyone to buy a drinks package. And I’m not made of money so $210 will be money down the drain for me. 

Example 

and this is all that is said and on the booking page (nothing about people should be on the same soft drinks package)

10 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

Which package are you trying to buy for yourself? The rules are different for each package, for instance for the Soft Drinks package -

• The Soft Drinks Option is charged per person, per day. 
• Each guest assigned to the same stateroom, with the exception of infants aged 3 years and under, must purchase the same Drinks Option. Sharing is not permitted.

just the soft drinks package. But I even tried the alcohol package (would get more of my moneys worth having one alcoholic drink a day than I would paying for 2 kids to just drink water!) and that also wouldn’t let me proceed until I chose a package for my kids. 
surely I can’t be the only person cruising who has kids who don’t drink fizzy drinks?

Hi all,

I did a quick search on this topic and couldn't see my exact query. Hope i'm not repeating something already mentioned!

I'm travelling in august with my 2 kids (13 and 6) and have just gone to book myself a drinks package and it won't proceed without adding a package for the kids too (as in the book now button is greyed out until i select a package for all of us). I know it says both adults must have the same package, but i'm the only adult in my cabin, and it says nothing about if one person in the cabin buys a package then so must everyone else. My kids aren't big soft drinks people, so paying $140 for them is out of the question!

I'm sure when i booked a few months ago and was considering my options, it let me proceed with just my package and nothing selected for the kids. Have things changed or am i doing something wrong? 

I understand i can just book this onboard too, but i want to get everything sorted beforehand if i can, and also i hear the price goes up (does anyone know how much by?)

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Thanks all for the info. Looks like I’m taking the terror into port with me then and buying the alcohol package I originally decided I wouldn’t need 😃

I will think about putting him in it when we return back onboard for a little bit of sanity. 
we weren’t planning to be any further than 30 mins away from the ship at any time and as I hate being late for ANYTHING I would never be one of those ship chasers I laugh about! But rules are rules and I will stick with what they tell me.

Hi everyone. I’ve just booked QV for the summer and have a question regarding kids clubs. I did have a look around but couldn’t find any up to date information. 
I will be taking my kids away on our first proper holiday as a single parent of a soon to be 13 year old daughter and a 6 year old son. 
Could you please advise if you know if the kids clubs allow you to drop off and go off the ship on port days? We don’t plan to go on any far away excursions, just a mooch around the local area. 
the 6 year old can be a bit of a handful when he’s bored so I want to plan for one or 2 days of stress free touring if that’s even possible!
Also, if they do, are the kids fed there during lunchtime? Again so I can plan accordingly. 
Thanks in advance for any advice, and no judgement please!

This sounds fabulous - just to clarify they are definitely at the Moll d' terminal (and not the one next to the Eurostars Grand Marina hotel)......but which terminal were you at or do they have an office at each terminal??

Sorry, are we talking about the port or airport terminal?

When we left the terminal at the port they were right outside before you get to the shuttle bus service.

I don't know where the Eurostars Grand Marina hotel is.

We sailed on the Norwegian Epic but i would assume they would have a stand outside each terminal that is disembarking that day.

They drop off at the airport terminal 1. I don't think they drop off at the other terminal.

 

Liberty OTS - Rick Edwards starts Oct 6 (end date? then who?)

 

Apparently Rich's contract is for 128 days

Did you notice if the shuttle was wheelchair accessible? That is, did it have a ramp or lift? Also, does the shuttle take you to the city center? Is there a stop at the train station?

I vaguely remember it being more like a coach than a bus so probably not wheelchair accessible. but don't quote me on that. I got on so many buses on my trip!

I do remember, however that the shuttle only takes you to the port entrance not the city centre or train station.

We were an hour early. They just scanned our tickets and sent us through. They didn't even bat an eyelid!

Although NCL don't advertise the fact there's a free shuttle, we still asked the staff where we pic the bus up from and they pointed us in the right direction.

Although it only drops you off at the port gates, it's not far to walk to get to the old port although we didn't make a note of the time but time!

On the way there we went up the hill and walked past the shops and on the way back we took the direct route along the seafront. Both journeys were well signposted.

There was either an adults only sign or an over 18s sign. Can't remember which as i never ventured it up there!

The sign was on the wall on the staircase as you go up

OK, so i used this service this morning and i must say i'm impressed!

We arrived just after 8.30 and they were very easy to spot, just to the left of the exit doors to the port terminal. In fact you will probably walk past it to get to the shuttle bus!

The cost was advertised at 10 Euros per person.

Be prepared to have your flight details handy though, that was the only part i wasn't prepared for so had to turn data roaming on to find the flight number!

They advise you collect your luggage 2 hours before your flight and Give you a leaflet with a map and directions to where their van was located (right near the shuttle bus if you are on T1).

We were 10 mins early for our pick up time and our luggage was already loaded on a trolley ready for us!

I would highly recommend this service! We didn't pre-book, and it didn't seem like there would be a need to.

Any questions, just ask!

I can confirm that the shuttle was running as of last week and seemed to be running quite frequently