so,ton saint

Last time i had steak of the menu, was on the Dream £10.

about time the company brought back cruise and stay with picking brits from Barbados and U.S from San Juan, it worked very well when Virgin used Carnival, a week stay in Barbados and a seven day cruise.

Looks like P&O  have Partnered TUI once again for the winter 24/25 for its Caribbean cruises.

Reading a article from cruise hive, P&O have partnered TUI for 24/25 winter season for the Caribbean.

Did cruise pre covid out of Jamaica on Marella Dream, and there were many Canadians on board, they were using Sun Wing part of the TUI group, but as U.S Citizens try going through a Canadian travel agent.

Friday southern Daily Echo 

Investigation into firms offering parking for cruise ship passengers is underway by trading standards and ABP, with invalid parking, dated November 10th 2023

Thats two of the ships, any news of  Explorer 1 & 2 and discovery.

Did read rumours of Mein schiff 2 being transferd to Marella in 2025, as TUI have three new builds being built two being 160,000 tons 4,000 pax,s, that would hopefully be the one for U.K sailings again.

21 hours ago, Pensioncruiser said:

Hi Howard hope all well with you. Long while ago on Destiny they started to weld a lifeboat outside our cabin, I asked to see the safety officer, stating issues with welding at sea and an unusable lifeboat, he refused to see me! They did however refund us.😖

Hi  Roger hope you are both well, going back to life boats Britannia got caught up in that storm in Majorca and lost two, having broke her mooring lines and blew her into a tanker, health and safety they had to fly passengers home. not enough life boats to go round.

If Voyagers life boats were unseaworthy x2 she would loose 300 Paxs strait away and i dont think Marella would like that, but hey you cant pick up a life boat of the top shelf.

For cruisers waiting outside as i have seen all season, there is now tea and coffee to be had.

10 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Very unlikely any O class would home port there.

thank you

On 7/14/2023 at 6:51 PM, Biker19 said:

Indy is showing in Gibraltar in July: 

Schedules | Cruise | Gibraltar Port Authority

I did hear rumours of a Oasis class to home base the port of Southampton in 2024, would i be right.

1 hour ago, Portsecurity82 said:

Parking for cruises?  Check cruise parking as these are the ones linked to many linked sights!  Airllynx is recommended, deal with them daily and allocate certain parking for them too 

Companys trying to use NCP. as cruise parking have now been stopped.

On 7/11/2023 at 9:25 PM, bubsie said:

Thanks so much for all the advice. We are 5-12 August so it seems that Penguin, Parking4cruises, CPS and Portside Meet and Greet are all fully booked. I can't seem to find a dedicated Triangle site - it takes me to something called Cruise Parking Ltd which doesn't look right?  We don't need a hotel the night before as we are only around 70 miles away,

I have messed up here and clearly should have booked months ago but I just didn't realise as we have always done fly cruises before. Looks like our options are pre-booking someone's driveway via Just Park, chancing West Quay shopping centre or doing a bit of research and maybe trying Airlynx or Cruise Parking Ltd if I can find out if they are reputable.

Thanks so much for all the advice, you're all so helpful! 

As a local yes you are ok with airllynx, they are now at woolston, as for cruise parking yep part of holiday extras, they will put you to airlynx or port parking.

Have found on Cruise Timetables, 9th jan 2025 Amber Cove, and strangely grand turk 14th march 2025..

Have just read Explorer 2 will home base Domincan republic from December 2024, which go on sale 20th July 2023 and will operate till mid feb 2025. may get some new ports.

Over the years it has been mid November.

This maybe helpful for future cruisers unable to find parking at the port of Southampton, though i live in So,ton and work in the cruise parking industry i know its getting desperate now the season is upon us, we for one are full all the month of May, had a email from So,ton Airport for meet and greet parking and taxi down to the port, those traveling south would find it very easy using the airport parking as i know with four ships in port can be very busy. i hope this will help anybody looking for parking,

Hi Roger and everyone its nice to read the cruises you have all taken over the years and brings back memories of the Eastern med, just about to show my age yep went through the Dardanelles, and through the Bosphorus into the black sea and docked in Yalta, i worked on the royal mail cruise ship Andes, 1963, have just done B/B on Discovery and any one cruising on her this year will find the refit very good, with decks 6/7/8 all completed glass doors on the showers and all fittings new, i had cabin 6616 standard balcony, and found it very quiet, and no hesitation in recommending this one.

Was also looking at the Caribbean again for 2024 again £6000 for a standard balcony and two weeks cruising , done a dummy booking on P&0 web site £4500 plus £480 0n board spend, for a Balcony, the point is my wife is T.T. and only my self like a couple of pints, though i love marella and have done many cruises were it was pay as you go was fine by me i do think they are very expensive now.

8 hours ago, Dinglebert said:

Our TUI flight last year was moved to a Canadian company for our Edinburgh to Palma flight.  No issues other than all the safety annoucements were in both languages which apparently is a legal requirement for all Canadian planes even when being chartered by a another line.

Could well be Sunwing, part of the TUI group, they are the company pushing cruises for Explorer 2 for Jamaica next year from Canada.

Hi  opshannon do remember pre Covid there were many Canadians who cruised with Marella out of Jamaica on the Marella Dream, they used Sun Wing i think they are part of the TUI. group, but are you saying the Cruises out of Port Canaveral are open to U.S residence, was told by Captain Chris skipper of Discovery this year that bookings were very slow, and one reason for not returning back to the U.S next year, except for the U.S Virgin islands.

Have just cruised Discovery in the Caribbean and had cabin balcony cabin 6616 a very good refurb with glass doors on shower every thing was new and worked very well, Balcony was adequate with small table and two chairs, as for wardrobes everything hung up  as i would want it to be trousers and shirts fitted just right, the same with the wife,s  calf length dresses no problem, i would rate this a very good cabin with no noise or vibration.

3 hours ago, Rebel Rouser said:

I'm getting to like the BIGGER ships, now have Done MSC Virtuosa and P&O Iona, and because 5k passengers never felt cramped at all. The space has been well planned out and always got a seat and never had to wait for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner or a seat in any of the Bars and all the shows were well planned out.. Yes, I do like Marella, but they are pricing themselves out of the Market at the moment. My money will only go so far, and I don't like being ripped off. If you shop about, there are bargains to be had. 

Looks like your parking with ABP. dock gate 10 is your entrance through the dock gates hang a right, keep to the left Parking on the left.