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I believe from what I’m reading the Northern European one was in Set 2024 and the British Isles one in June 2024.

The whole cruise. One cruise is a Northern European and one is a British Isles Cruise. They are replacing them with totally different destinations.

Sorry, should have made it clear - one cruise of each itinerary.

Reading reports on my social media of Northern Europe and British Isles Cruises being cancelled for other itineraries.

Cabins have different grades, even if they are identical in style and size, depending on where they are situated. Cabins midship are the most expensive, followed by Mid Aft/Mid forward and the lowest priced are Forward or Aft cabins. There are sometimes other reasons (eg deck) for different prices but this is the main one.

Came off Britannia yesterday. All speciality restaurants open for entire cruise 😀 and we had no problem booking them once on board ship.

Hi, I just returned from a Baltic cruise on Britannia. Not sure if your itineraries will be the same, but we kept to ours and on schedule. Also bear in mind some destinations have more than one place to dock, although they are likely to use the same one. Shuttle buses were always FREE as we booked a ‘Select’ price but charged to your on board account if you booked a ‘Saver’ price. You get your boarding pass scanned as you board the bus. Skagen - there was a shuttle bus provided, free for both saver and select. We didn’t use it as the walk into town was only 15-20 mins. Kiel - no shuttle bus but only a short walk into town Stockholm - shuttle bus to Stromgatan, opposite the Opera. £5 per adult, £2.50 per child if Saver fare passenger. We didn’t use this as we got on a ‘Red Sightseeing’ hop on hop off bus just outside the port, which was well worth it in Stockholm. Helsinki - shuttle bus to Makasiinterminaali (£4/£2 for Saver) Tallinn - shuttle bus to Mere Blvd Old Town (£4/£2 for Saver) Copenhagen - no shuttle provided. There are hop on hop off buses waiting alongside the port. We walked. About 10/15 min walk to the Little Mermaid and another 15/20min walk to Nyhaven. We like walking and it’s a nice walk wherever you are heading. Walked for over 5 hours one day! It was brilliant on board, our second time on Britannia. We had a fantastic time!

As far as I remember, the number of dishes for each course in the MDR each evening was similar to 2017. They still have the ‘always available’ and for the starters these were prawn cocktail and tomato soup. For mains, sirloin steak but also salmon now instead of chicken. We didn’t use the Horizon Buffet so I can’t comment on that. Also, when we bought wine by the bottle in the MDR we’d always finish it 🫢 The staff are still wearing masks but there were no Covid restrictions for passengers at all. I’m sure there must have been a few passengers who came down with Covid after boarding, but I was not aware of any and didn’t see or hear anything to suggest there had been a problem. Everything felt back to normal on our cruise.

We just came off Britannia today, after a 2 week Baltic cruise. Last on Britannia in 2017, Med cruise. Had a brilliant time. There was a lovely atmosphere onboard and was not aware of any problems with Covid. Everything except ‘grab and go’ open. No restrictions. Service and staffing levels excellent. Food as I remembered it in MDR for dinner - some days better than others - but overall happy with it. Breakfast in the MDR was excellent. We went to the Limelight Club 3 times, Sindhu twice, Epicurean once, and Glasshouse twice for lunch - all serving fantastic food. Standard balcony cabin very well kept, not tired or dated at all. Only the balcony furniture a bit rusted. Entertainment was plentiful in all the venues and REALLY good. Headliners the best I have experienced! High quality guest performers. We are really happy we paid our balance and had a brilliant time onboard this beautiful ship.