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You would think. It says you must be on within 90 minutes of departure, but some are not scheduled to board till 3.30/4.00. It seems counterintuitive.

We are due to board Pursuit in a week and have the final pre cruise paperwork. The ship sails at 4.30 and the boarding times start at 1.30 and go on till 4.00. As I understand it boarding is now later following COVID and the fact there is a deeper clean between cruises. I know they don’t want you turning up earlier than your scheduled time but can you drop bags at least? We are out of our hotel late morning and don’t really want to hang around with bags for a few hours if it can be avoided. Anyone with experience of this - especially in Southampton?

Thanks for all this. We now have a time of 8.15 at the airport. On the basis we will have to be overnight no matter what, we are driving to and from Manchester. That way the luggage can’t be lost by baggage handlers at the airport. 😱 It actually works out significantly cheaper this way and we won’t be stressing if the flight home is delayed.

Yes - it’s just coach down to Southampton and then fly back in to Manchester. It completes the circle as the rep on the phone described it.

I have just booked a transatlantic cruise with P&O in October. Leaves from Southampton on Britannia. Coming from Scotland I assumed we would just fly to Southampton and stay over but I discover that as we fly back to Manchester there is an included coach at the start. is it from the airport - I’m assuming - and has anyone used this? Any comments for and against would be appreciated. I don’t relish a long coach journey but there is a certain elegance about it. I don’t have timings for it yet. Do P&O leave that pretty late? Super excited about the cruise 😎

Not sailed with P&O before but considering a transatlantic on Britannia. Can you eat outside at the stern of the buffet? I’ve looked a lot and it’s not clear. It’s a bit of a deal breaker for me if it’s a warm weather cruise. Thanks. 😎