Rare P&O SUE Posted February 27, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It's official - I have just had an e-mail from P&O - well done you clever people who had guessed! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwa Posted February 27, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It's official - I have just had an e-mail from P&O - well done you clever people who had guessed! :) And I thought it would be P&O Lynne Knickers.;););) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted February 27, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) and i thought it would be p&o lynne knickers.;););) :) :) :) Edited February 27, 2015 by P&O SUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted February 27, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I just saw this on the P&O website - how exciting! I am so looking forward to our 2 night taster cruise on the Britannia in July. She looks stunning. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathsmum Posted February 27, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We did our first cruise in 1995 for our 25th wedding anniversary - last leg of the world cruise on Canberra. Oriana was in Southampton to be named by the Queen. Have been on Oriana 16 times since and she remains our favourite ship. We are now having to get used to the bigger ships, but we're getting there and perhaps will do Britannia next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted February 27, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We will be on her for a visit on 13th and back on her 14th for the maiden voyage. So looking forward to it. How sad am I, I have to keep looking to see if she has left Monfalcone yet, 5 mins ago there was a tug at either end so hopefully she will soon be moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 27, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We will be on her for a visit on 13th and back on her 14th for the maiden voyage. So looking forward to it. How sad am I, I have to keep looking to see if she has left Monfalcone yet, 5 mins ago there was a tug at either end so hopefully she will soon be moving. I'm sad too - how do you check where she is / has left? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 27, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Just found her 17.52 27th Feb https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:13.07613/centery:45.40942/zoom:8/mmsi:235106595/shipid:1873308 Heading for Gibraltar - getting excited now -- there's nothing like a new member of the family :):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenusLady Posted February 27, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The Queen is the perfect choice! And a lovely lady ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted February 27, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We will be on her for a visit on 13th and back on her 14th for the maiden voyage. So looking forward to it. How sad am I, I have to keep looking to see if she has left Monfalcone yet, 5 mins ago there was a tug at either end so hopefully she will soon be moving. Love it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 27, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Love it :D She's on the move and heading our way. I wish we could be in Southampton to see her arrive, but work will prevent this. Shame it isn't a Saturday. Hope they do a live stream of her arriving and the naming ceremony. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted February 27, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted February 27, 2015 She's on the move and heading our way. I wish we could be in Southampton to see her arrive, but work will prevent this. Shame it isn't a Saturday. Hope they do a live stream of her arriving and the naming ceremony. :) :D Can't wait for you all to come back and report on her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 27, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 27, 2015 :D Can't wait for you all to come back and report on her! She is going to be stunning --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted February 27, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wonder if P&O will give her and Phil a pair each of the new Peninsular Club slippers :D:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted February 27, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wonder if P&O will give her and Phil a pair each of the new Peninsular Club slippers :D:D:D:D They will not have enough points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 28, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 28, 2015 they will not have enough points.:d:d:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richleeds Posted February 28, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Worst kept secret in P&O history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkpon Posted February 28, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 28, 2015 One nice perk the Queen will get is always to travel free on the Britannia. But HM will have to chose between the Britannia, Oriana, Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Elizabeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted February 28, 2015 #19 Share Posted February 28, 2015 One nice perk the Queen will get is always to travel free on the Britannia. But HM will have to chose between the Britannia, Oriana, Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Elizabeth. For some reason I don't expect we'll be seeing her on our July Strictly Come Dancing cruise at the start of the school holidays .... :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikki21 Posted February 28, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hopefully this news will mean that the ceremony will be televised and we will see some footage of HM touring round Britannia too! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elviex Posted February 28, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 28, 2015 We live in Basingstoke and the local BBC news is bound to cover at least some of this...they like P&O and shipping stories! Might try and get to see her leave on the 11th for that short cruise. On her in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wilkies Posted March 10, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just watched HM launch the Britannia. Good news the champagne bottle smashed. Good luck omen. Why, oh why was the BBC reporter so negative. Cruising is a growing market in the UK, so why bang on about only 3% of holidays are cruises. Think somewhere about 20m holidays are taken each year so 3% is an awful lot of people. Hoping to momentarily desert Princess and go on her later in the year. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tring Posted March 10, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I have just watched it on P&O's website. A very good ceremony with some good entertainment - really liked The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Just one downer, they had the words of rule Britannia onscreen when the singer was singing it - shame they did not give her a copy of the words beforehand, as she fell for the regularly made mistake (s on Rule, so the meaning was wrong). I do not remember a singer making that mistake before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted March 10, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just watched HM launch the Britannia. Good news the champagne bottle smashed. Good luck omen. Why, oh why was the BBC reporter so negative. Cruising is a growing market in the UK, so why bang on about only 3% of holidays are cruises. Think somewhere about 20m holidays are taken each year so 3% is an awful lot of people. Hoping to momentarily desert Princess and go on her later in the year. Fingers crossed. The positive spin on that is that there is plenty of scope for expansion. Which is why we have three new large ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver2014 Posted March 10, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 10, 2015 My favorite singer, Michael Ball, sang at the christening last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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