Rare Host Sharon Posted June 23, 2022 Author #35726 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Sorry about the Covid. Haven't caught up yet with the Bristol airport situation but it was bad a week or so ago. I had a great cruise thanks. Trouble is Saga spoil you for P&O! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 23, 2022 #35727 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 7:23 AM, Snow Hill said: It’s an amazing place we went there on our short cruise to Guernsey a few years ago. If I remember correctly the guides are always of French nationality. Yes they are French. It was an incredible house, the pictures don’t do it justice. We saw another tour where it seemed the group were French. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 23, 2022 #35728 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Hello all again, had a brilliant day yesterday as it was hot and sunny from the start and we took a trip to Herm island. There is a bus stop outside our hotel and all journeys are £1-25 so we decided to take the bus to St Peter Port to catch the ferry. We had a nice pub lunch on Herm and then lazed on a beach. After we got back to St Peter Port we had a coffee before we went to get a bus back - we ended up waiting an hour!! The bus journey is about 30 mins so we were very glad to get back at about 7pm!Here are some pics from the boat and on the beach at Herm. We went past an Azamara cruise ship in port. Edited June 23, 2022 by P&O SUE 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 23, 2022 #35729 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Today started a bit drizzly so we went to the Occupation museum and Guernsey Pearl. Then the weather brightened up so we drove round the coast stopping at a couple of forts and taking pictures. Early evening we pretended we were in France as we went to the Crepe place again and this time were seated by the window with this great view. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted June 23, 2022 #35730 Share Posted June 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, P&O SUE said: Today started a bit drizzly so we went to the Occupation museum and Guernsey Pearl. Then the weather brightened up so we drove round the coast stopping at a couple of forts and taking pictures. Early evening we pretended we were in France as we went to the Crepe place again and this time were seated by the window with this great view. In Guernsey we saw Britannia in her first season. We joined her for her maiden Caribbean. The weather in Barbados was better than Guernsey.🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 23, 2022 #35731 Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, zap99 said: In Guernsey we saw Britannia in her first season. We joined her for her maiden Caribbean. The weather in Barbados was better than Guernsey.🤣 Ventura is due in tomorrow, I hope she makes it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 24, 2022 #35732 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Hi all,thought we'd go to Basingstoke for a couple of days next week to see SIL and husband.Went to book car hire,£100 per day,no way Jose,back in May it was £250 for 7 days.Letting the train and freedom pass take the strain.Zone 6 to Basingstone return for 2 £72 and buses from there.Just a couple of cabs to Premier inn from SIL £12 per trip.No brainer,these firms are gonna go bust at those rates.Rant over,cheers, Brian. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DamianG Posted June 24, 2022 #35733 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) We're looking forward to this tomorrow, luckily at our local park so just a short walk away and we may have a few drinks (who am I trying to kid with the "may" bit!). None of the acts are particular favourites of mine but I'm really looking forward to some live music and a good day out. Edited June 24, 2022 by DamianG 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted June 25, 2022 #35734 Share Posted June 25, 2022 We’re on the sea again after a 26 month break! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted June 25, 2022 #35735 Share Posted June 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ardennais said: We’re on the sea again after a 26 month break! Have a great time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted June 25, 2022 #35736 Share Posted June 25, 2022 As you can tell from the photo, it’s not P&O! We boarded Enchanted Princess yesterday after a stressful few days! Set up Medallion App about 5 weeks ago and uploaded our Covid passes. Ordered the Medallion which was ready for us at Ocean terminal. The Covid passes were still pending approval when we boarded! Did a Prenetics supervised test on Zoom on Wednesday - after registering and setting up our profiles three weeks ago. I also uploaded our certificates which arrived within the hour and they were also pending approval yesterday. Same for everyone! They still wanted too see copies yesterday. The app doesn’t work everywhere - it keeps logging out and there were queues waiting for help last night. There are QR codes on tables for the drink menus but they don’t work anywhere and paper copies are few and far between. Small niggles but we know by now what mocktails they have - a first timer wouldn’t know. Enchanted Princess can take 3600 passengers. The cruise director last night announced that there are 2600 onboard - 69% full. 1200 are first time Princess cruisers and there are 250 Elite passengers. 48 nations are represented. Service is good thus far and the atrium area by the International Cafe on deck 5 us lovely and spacious. Turn down last night and fresh towels provided. Lovely airy ship, very very clean. About 5 weeks ago on the app I had booked 7.20 dinner, Capri restaurant for the 7 nights. When we got there last night I was told that it was still first come first serve but that I could try the other door! The second lady I spoke to was far more efficient and led us in straight away! We spoke to some other passengers later on and they were all totally confused with the system! We’ll see tonight what happens! That’s all for now. I know this is the P&O board but I don’t mind answering some questions if that’s ok! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted June 25, 2022 #35737 Share Posted June 25, 2022 One thing that’s very very evident is that everyone seems to be looking at their phone due to the app. And we’re not talking about youngsters but middle aged and older! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmt47471015 Posted June 25, 2022 #35738 Share Posted June 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, Ardennais said: One thing that’s very very evident is that everyone seems to be looking at their phone due to the app. And we’re not talking about youngsters but middle aged and older! One of the joys of cruising used to be having people look at you instead of at their mobiles etc , and in my case leaving it in the safe in the cabin. They also kill the art of conversation 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted June 25, 2022 #35739 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Ardennais said: We’re on the sea again after a 26 month break! Looks fabulous. Wishing you have an amazing cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted June 25, 2022 #35740 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Ardennais said: We’re on the sea again after a 26 month break! Have a lovely holiday! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted June 25, 2022 #35741 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I’m currently on a Thames Clipper boat, going from the O2 Arena to central London for the day. My husband thinks it counts as a cruise 🙄 We’ve just gone past the Viking Mars cruise ship. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted June 25, 2022 #35742 Share Posted June 25, 2022 We’ve just seen a Japanese war ship & sailors sailing under Tower Bridge, photo isn’t good as it’s taken through a dirty window. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted June 25, 2022 #35743 Share Posted June 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, SarahHben said: We’ve just seen a Japanese war ship & sailors sailing under Tower Bridge, photo isn’t good as it’s taken through a dirty window. It is called the Kashima and their leading training ship, was she going downstream as they are going to exercise with the RN 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted June 25, 2022 #35744 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Ardennais said: One thing that’s very very evident is that everyone seems to be looking at their phone due to the app. And we’re not talking about youngsters but middle aged and older! Not sure why people need to use their phones. We managed perfectly fine on our Princess cruise without using our phones once ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted June 25, 2022 #35745 Share Posted June 25, 2022 3 hours ago, davecttr said: It is called the Kashima and their leading training ship, was she going downstream as they are going to exercise with the RN She was facing upstream but was being towed downstream. Quite an impressive and unusual sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted June 25, 2022 #35746 Share Posted June 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Ardennais said: As you can tell from the photo, it’s not P&O! We boarded Enchanted Princess yesterday after a stressful few days! Set up Medallion App about 5 weeks ago and uploaded our Covid passes. Ordered the Medallion which was ready for us at Ocean terminal. The Covid passes were still pending approval when we boarded! Did a Prenetics supervised test on Zoom on Wednesday - after registering and setting up our profiles three weeks ago. I also uploaded our certificates which arrived within the hour and they were also pending approval yesterday. Same for everyone! They still wanted too see copies yesterday. The app doesn’t work everywhere - it keeps logging out and there were queues waiting for help last night. There are QR codes on tables for the drink menus but they don’t work anywhere and paper copies are few and far between. Small niggles but we know by now what mocktails they have - a first timer wouldn’t know. Enchanted Princess can take 3600 passengers. The cruise director last night announced that there are 2600 onboard - 69% full. 1200 are first time Princess cruisers and there are 250 Elite passengers. 48 nations are represented. Service is good thus far and the atrium area by the International Cafe on deck 5 us lovely and spacious. Turn down last night and fresh towels provided. Lovely airy ship, very very clean. About 5 weeks ago on the app I had booked 7.20 dinner, Capri restaurant for the 7 nights. When we got there last night I was told that it was still first come first serve but that I could try the other door! The second lady I spoke to was far more efficient and led us in straight away! We spoke to some other passengers later on and they were all totally confused with the system! We’ll see tonight what happens! That’s all for now. I know this is the P&O board but I don’t mind answering some questions if that’s ok! Thanks for the details and lovely photo. I'm booked on Enchanted Princess in October so I'm very interested, although I expect her to be similar to Sky Princess, which we sailed in March. We've just boarded Arcadia, deluxe balcony and although everything is very clean, it feels dowdy after Sky Princess. I can tell we have a family with 'excited' children next door and they appear to be door slammers to boot. I'm sure it will be wonderful nonetheless 😉. I wish you a happy, covid-free cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted June 25, 2022 #35747 Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 hours ago, wowzz said: Not sure why people need to use their phones. We managed perfectly fine on our Princess cruise without using our phones once ! To make dinner reservations, view and book shore excursions, view drink menus I suppose. No paper copies and therefore no drop off boxes for booking shorex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmt47471015 Posted June 25, 2022 #35748 Share Posted June 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, mrsgoggins said: Thanks for the details and lovely photo. I'm booked on Enchanted Princess in October so I'm very interested, although I expect her to be similar to Sky Princess, which we sailed in March. We've just boarded Arcadia, deluxe balcony and although everything is very clean, it feels dowdy after Sky Princess. I can tell we have a family with 'excited' children next door and they appear to be door slammers to boot. I'm sure it will be wonderful nonetheless 😉. I wish you a happy, covid-free cruise. Lets hope they quieten down as the excitement subsides, however our dealings with door slammers, no matter where, is they don't consider other people either through ignorance or habit , personally it is something we never have and never will do, no matter what time of day or night it is .Hope you enjoy Arcadia although its probably an understatement that she may feel a little "outdated " after Sky Princess. Happy sailing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted June 25, 2022 #35749 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I wonder where they’ll make their money on this sailing. We went for the Princess Plus fare which includes drinks, Wifi and Grats. Still a cheap cruise even allowing for that. Bought a bar of soap for $3 and a cap for $12 - my husband when packing could only find a cap with Russia on it so needed a new one! I struggle to see what else will be on our account as we’re not doing any excursions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted June 25, 2022 #35750 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Hello all, just reporting in, four days into our cruise on the lovely Ambience and all is good. We are in Rejkavic today and have a beautiful sunny day albeit a bit on the cool side we managed a couple of hours laid in the sun once we had looked around. The ship, staff, food and entertainment have all been good. The ship is only just over half full and there are no COVID restrictions so far. The food in the buffet is being served but I prefer that anytime. I will try and update when we reach Greenland. We met up with Barbara (Tring) and Alan first day. Edited June 25, 2022 by yorkshirephil 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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