Luggage update

[Pensioncruiser]

Has anyone seen the updates on hold luggage weight general impression is it's increased but can't find anything positive.😕

[dronnygirl]

Hi PC, as far as I'm aware the hold luggage is still 20kgs. The hand luggage was raised to 10 kgs, the only problem with this is that people were bringing carry on cases on board and the overhead lockers were full. 

[Pensioncruiser]

They are posting on another site that it's upto 25kg in one case🙄🙄

[dronnygirl]

Aren't  you on E2 next year? You can take as much as you want when sailing from Newcastle..

[dronnygirl]

1 minute ago, Pensioncruiser said:

They are posting on another site that it's upto 25kg in one case🙄🙄

Seems strange as cases are usually limited to 23kgs for the baggage handlers. Don't know how they even manage to lift those😦

[Pensioncruiser]

34 minutes ago, dronnygirl said:

Aren't  you on E2 next year? You can take as much as you want when sailing from Newcastle..

That's true and we may require extra coats. 

[okavango]

3 hours ago, dronnygirl said:

Aren't  you on E2 next year? You can take as much as you want when sailing from Newcastle..

Individual cases are still supposed to comply with the 23kg handling limit but i dont know whos going to weigh them at the port LOL

[okavango]

3 hours ago, dronnygirl said:

Seems strange as cases are usually limited to 23kgs for the baggage handlers. Don't know how they even manage to lift those😦

Must employ some big lads for the long haul jobs with a 30kg case limit.

[Pensioncruiser]

6 minutes ago, okavango said:

Must employ some big lads for the long haul jobs with a 30kg case limit.

Come on I'm an oldie and I have to manage two 23kg cases😇😇

[okavango]

Just seen an extract from Marella , it does indeed look like they have increased the max case weight to 25kg , they are probaly hoping more people will buy the 25kg if they arn't going to lose some of it to the weight of an extra bag.

[Pensioncruiser]

Thought that was the situation perhaps at some stage they will confirm it🤔

[marylizcat]

I booked a Marella cruise a couple of days ago and it said then that the max weight of each case was 25kg, which surprised me as usually it is 23kg.

Edited December 2, 2019 by marylizcat

[Vitalsign]

Which ship and which embarkation port please?

[marylizcat]

4 hours ago, Vitalsign said:

Which ship and which embarkation port please?

 

I booked Explorer ex Tenerife. But I doubt that is significant as it is the Tui flight that the luggage weight is concerned with, not the cruise terminal porters.

[Vitalsign]

Thanks I realise it's the flight weight but just wanted to know if it was a bonded port 

[Pensioncruiser]

Looking like it is official 25kg max, don't understand what's happened to elf and safety which has always been stated to us, if I were a cynic I would say it's something to do with money as most of us purchased just one extra 5kg and split it over the two cases😣

[Vitalsign]

Yes PC if handlers are not allowed to lift more than 23kg then how come British handlers lift 25kg for other international airlines i.e. Quantas, Ethiad, Emirates etc

Of course its money and as has been said this has increased the number of trolley dollies (not the stewardesses) in the cabin and causing flight delays cos not enough room in the lockers for all This happened on our return from Palma last April when quite a few had to be put in the hold which delayed our flight and cost TUI money

So do I get my money back from the 5 kg purchased for next April? I doubt it But having paid 2 x 5kg I shall fill my trolley dolly with 10kg and put it in the hold and we'll still have 25kg in each case and another 10kg in hand luggage - which we'll need for 3 weeks 

This means for a 2 week cruise there'll be no need to buy extra - a result I think 😀

[Pensioncruiser]

Think we will still have to pay for the 5kg extra. We always book the extra for two weeks as don't like to do any washing on a cruise, time is too precious, never done a three weeker, sixteen days most, so have always managed with just the five. Time will tell👍

[cruisevirgin66]

The allowance is still the same, ie 20kg hold, 10kg hand, but each individual case can now weigh 25kg instead of 23kg, so you'll still need to pay for anything over 20kg

[Vitalsign]

Oh b....r!!! ☹️

[okavango]

15 hours ago, Vitalsign said:

Yes PC if handlers are not allowed to lift more than 23kg then how come British handlers lift 25kg for other international airlines i.e. Quantas, Ethiad, Emirates etc

😀

Always wondered that ,most of them can be 30kg bags ,i suppose because most luggage is containerised on long haul the number of times each bag is handled is drastically reduced

[Vitalsign]

Yes Okavango that must be the case especially after seeing what Pakistan airways passengers have as luggage on the programme about Heathrow Airport!!!

[Brummijam]

1 hour ago, Vitalsign said:

Yes Okavango that must be the case especially after seeing what Pakistan airways passengers have as luggage on the programme about Heathrow Airport!!!

Hi Vitalsign.

I think it is the same for any passenger on any aircraft as in you can take as much luggage that you are willing to pay for as long as any single item meets the airlines policy on weight.🤷🏻‍♂️
Keep well.😉

[okavango]

3 hours ago, Vitalsign said:

Yes Okavango that must be the case especially after seeing what Pakistan airways passengers have as luggage on the programme about Heathrow Airport!!!

Have you seen how much they put on the roof LOL

[Pensioncruiser]

😂😂😂