ParisHilton Posted August 28, 2023 #76 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Thanks Pete, It's frustrating the 'offer' appears all over the cruise till you try to book it (this was an MSC btw). I'm liking the Tesco Clubcard with P&O and RC though. MSC looking less attractive by the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad John Posted August 28, 2023 #77 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Que? Tesco club card on P&O? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisHilton Posted August 28, 2023 #78 Share Posted August 28, 2023 on the clubcard website, the part to redeem vouchers, travels and holidays (2nd page). You'll find the below (and a bit of other blurb) Whether you’re new to cruising or a seasoned pro, it’s good to know that when you holiday with P&O Cruises you’re in safe and trusted hands. Whenever you book with us, you’ll have reassurance and expert support when needed, so you can focus on enjoying your holiday Where you choose to explore, there’s never a better time to rediscover that holiday feeling. We can jet you straight to the heart of the Canaries on a fly cruise? Perhaps you want to feel the warmth of the Caribbean or Mediterranean sunshine from our retractable sky dome on Azura or visit the beautiful location of Norway on our new innovative ship, IONA. What you need to know Cruise must be for a minimum of 6-night duration and you must book at least 90 days before you travel. Reward Partner codes are redeemable against all special offers and promotional prices on the 'Select' fares with the exception of any repeat booker offers. Partner codes cannot be used on Early Saver or Saver Fares. A maximum value of £810 in codes can be used per booking. You cannot add more codes at a later date. Visit P&O Cruises website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad John Posted August 28, 2023 #79 Share Posted August 28, 2023 You live and learn, but then again never realised I could speak Spanish. Must be the Rioja I had with the lamb for my lunch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathygh Posted August 29, 2023 Author #80 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Someone on my last cruise complained to the Loyalty Manager because she booked 2 years ago and had paid so much more (double, I think) than other passengers in the same grade of cabin who booked late. He told her that certain large agents buy the cabins at launch and sell them off cheap if they haven't sold them by final payment. I am not sure how accurate this is. I am not aware of agents undercutting P&O by hundreds of pounds after final payment. Most of them under cut by a few per cent and seem to follow P&Os price rises and falls. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 29, 2023 #81 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Cathygh said: Someone on my last cruise complained to the Loyalty Manager because she booked 2 years ago and had paid so much more (double, I think) than other passengers in the same grade of cabin who booked late. He told her that certain large agents buy the cabins at launch and sell them off cheap if they haven't sold them by final payment. I am not sure how accurate this is. I am not aware of agents undercutting P&O by hundreds of pounds after final payment. Most of them under cut by a few per cent and seem to follow P&Os price rises and falls. IMHO. P&O undercut themselves too though. My last cruise I booked direct 6 weeks out, for a single "cheap". Others on board, also at future sales, seemed to have paid twice as much as me - remember I'm a single so uprated anyway - and were very unhappy. Lots of cancelling to rebook was observed! Edited August 29, 2023 by Megabear2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 29, 2023 #82 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 11:53 AM, sogne said: had email as well just got my new fare , a very pleasant surprise was not expecting such a large amount thought more likely to be £50 or so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bill Y Posted August 29, 2023 #83 Share Posted August 29, 2023 58 minutes ago, sogne said: just got my new fare , a very pleasant surprise was not expecting such a large amount thought more likely to be £50 or so I have been surprised that I had not heard any more about the original topic or anything from my TA, So I phoned TA this afternoon, there were no correspondents on my file and they were unaware of any new P&O pricing or any promise to refund if fares are reduced. They are going to contact P&O aboult this 2025 cruise and also enquire if our 2024 cruise will be treated the same as that was not mentioned by P&O. Maybe the "Tomorrow 24 September 2023" mentioned on the 23 Aug was not the typo I assumed. I realise that P&O have been busy with "operational reasons" over the last couple of days but I thought that was a different department but maybe its all hands to the pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 29, 2023 #84 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Bill Y said: I have been surprised that I had not heard any more about the original topic or anything from my TA, So I phoned TA this afternoon, there were no correspondents on my file and they were unaware of any new P&O pricing or any promise to refund if fares are reduced. They are going to contact P&O aboult this 2025 cruise and also enquire if our 2024 cruise will be treated the same as that was not mentioned by P&O. Maybe the "Tomorrow 24 September 2023" mentioned on the 23 Aug was not the typo I assumed. I realise that P&O have been busy with "operational reasons" over the last couple of days but I thought that was a different department but maybe its all hands to the pumps. I don't know the original cost of your cruise obviously but I would keep at it. To give u an idea our reduction would pay almost for a 7 day cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bill Y Posted August 30, 2023 #85 Share Posted August 30, 2023 17 hours ago, sogne said: I don't know the original cost of your cruise obviously but I would keep at it. To give u an idea our reduction would pay almost for a 7 day cruise Thanks for that, did you get any information as to why this was offered or what "our newly released pricing" is or will be? The only mention on here the OP said it applies to possibly Aurora and Arcadia. The silence has been deafening so I did wonder if NDAs were at play, but then we were emailed by P&O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 30, 2023 #86 Share Posted August 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, Bill Y said: Thanks for that, did you get any information as to why this was offered or what "our newly released pricing" is or will be? The only mention on here the OP said it applies to possibly Aurora and Arcadia. The silence has been deafening so I did wonder if NDAs were at play, but then we were emailed by P&O. No reason given, ironic because we were thinking of cancelling for QM2. We may now reconsider. A choice between itinerary and ship. It is an Arcadia cruise. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathygh Posted August 30, 2023 Author #87 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Bill Y said: Thanks for that, did you get any information as to why this was offered or what "our newly released pricing" is or will be? The only mention on here the OP said it applies to possibly Aurora and Arcadia. The silence has been deafening so I did wonder if NDAs were at play, but then we were emailed by P&O. Sorry I have no further information but I will post anything I hear about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisHilton Posted August 30, 2023 #88 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just saw a great cruise on Arcadia based on that post Cathygh. But then I see it's adult only 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted August 30, 2023 #89 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, ParisHilton said: Just saw a great cruise on Arcadia based on that post Cathygh. But then I see it's adult only 😞 Both Arcadia and Aurora are adult only ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisHilton Posted August 30, 2023 #90 Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, pete14 said: Both Arcadia and Aurora are adult only ships. My mind wanders at the idea of anything being 'adult only'. But then I guess most clubs and bars are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmaidment Posted August 31, 2023 #91 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I had this email as well but haven't received any new booking confirmation. I have discovered that if you access the pay outstanding balance page (there is a link in the cruise personaliser) the price of the cruise has been adjusted. The difference isn't trivial, this is for a 21 night cruise on Arcadia in 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted August 31, 2023 #92 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I had a detailed plough through all the future P&O cruises that we might possibly be interested in yesterday. I always work out a ‘net’ price as being the quoted fare less OBC. I did the same back in March, so compared the net prices now to the net prices then. Of the 5 that we had on the shortlist (1 in 2024 on Aurora and 2 on Britannia and 1 on Aurora in 2025) the net price was broadly the same for 4 of them. The outlier was the Oct 2025 Britannia cruise where although the OBC had shot up to £750, the quoted fare had increased by more than £1,000 so the net price had actually increased. Having found this year that we were able to secure a booking at a very keen price after balance due date (even for an accessible balcony cabin on a Select basis), we have decided not to make any more bookings at this stage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted August 31, 2023 #93 Share Posted August 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, Selbourne said: I had a detailed plough through all the future P&O cruises that we might possibly be interested in yesterday. I always work out a ‘net’ price as being the quoted fare less OBC. I did the same back in March, so compared the net prices now to the net prices then. Of the 5 that we had on the shortlist (1 in 2024 on Aurora and 2 on Britannia and 1 on Aurora in 2025) the net price was broadly the same for 4 of them. The outlier was the Oct 2025 Britannia cruise where although the OBC had shot up to £750, the quoted fare had increased by more than £1,000 so the net price had actually increased. Having found this year that we were able to secure a booking at a very keen price after balance due date (even for an accessible balcony cabin on a Select basis), we have decided not to make any more bookings at this stage. We are operating on a similar basis, we no longer intend to book on brochure launch. So far we have managed to book 2 Princess cruises with available accessible cabins and at sale prices with 50% off the Plus package, more expensive than P&O but change does keep our interest up in cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted August 31, 2023 #94 Share Posted August 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: We are operating on a similar basis, we no longer intend to book on brochure launch. So far we have managed to book 2 Princess cruises with available accessible cabins and at sale prices with 50% off the Plus package, more expensive than P&O but change does keep our interest up in cruising. I find it frustrating with P&O that in order to check whether there are any accessible cabins available you have to phone them or ask the TA to check, whereas with Cunard (which uses the same IT system) you can check this yourself. What is the situation with Princess? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted August 31, 2023 #95 Share Posted August 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Selbourne said: I find it frustrating with P&O that in order to check whether there are any accessible cabins available you have to phone them or ask the TA to check, whereas with Cunard (which uses the same IT system) you can check this yourself. What is the situation with Princess? Thanks. Princess shows available accessible cabins on line, when you tick you need an accessible cabin at the beginning of the booking process it will only then show you available cabins in each grade.as you proceed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted August 31, 2023 #96 Share Posted August 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, Selbourne said: I find it frustrating with P&O that in order to check whether there are any accessible cabins available you have to phone them or ask the TA to check, whereas with Cunard (which uses the same IT system) you can check this yourself. What is the situation with Princess? Thanks. On the front page under requesting a cabin for 2 there is a box asking if you want an accessible cabin. Does this not work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted August 31, 2023 #97 Share Posted August 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gettingwarmer said: On the front page under requesting a cabin for 2 there is a box asking if you want an accessible cabin. Does this not work? No. You just get a message to say that you have to call P&O to check availability. Cunard work off exactly the same IT system, yet when you tick that you need an accessible cabin it first of all asks you to confirm that you meet the criteria for one (and explains that your booking will be cancelled if you don’t) and then you can see further on whether or not there are any accessible cabins available. Daft that P&O works differently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisHilton Posted August 31, 2023 #98 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Selbourne said: I had a detailed plough through all the future P&O cruises that we might possibly be interested in yesterday. I always work out a ‘net’ price as being the quoted fare less OBC. I did the same back in March, so compared the net prices now to the net prices then. Of the 5 that we had on the shortlist (1 in 2024 on Aurora and 2 on Britannia and 1 on Aurora in 2025) the net price was broadly the same for 4 of them. The outlier was the Oct 2025 Britannia cruise where although the OBC had shot up to £750, the quoted fare had increased by more than £1,000 so the net price had actually increased. Having found this year that we were able to secure a booking at a very keen price after balance due date (even for an accessible balcony cabin on a Select basis), we have decided not to make any more bookings at this stage. Does the 'net price' method work for you because the OBC is always less than you'd plan to spend? We had an amount for our Iona trip that would barely dent excursions ( so we skipped those) and was realistically more than we'd drink (though I gave it a good go). We used it up on a few things in the shops. In reality a bit more of the price of the cruise would be better. Arguably OBC is worth say 80% of cash because of the limitations as to what you can do with it. If however you always spend the OBC and possibly a bit more, the net method is fine. (sorry maths geek brain kicking in here) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted August 31, 2023 #99 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, ParisHilton said: Does the 'net price' method work for you because the OBC is always less than you'd plan to spend? We had an amount for our Iona trip that would barely dent excursions ( so we skipped those) and was realistically more than we'd drink (though I gave it a good go). We used it up on a few things in the shops. In reality a bit more of the price of the cruise would be better. Arguably OBC is worth say 80% of cash because of the limitations as to what you can do with it. If however you always spend the OBC and possibly a bit more, the net method is fine. (sorry maths geek brain kicking in here) I completely agree that it is far better to have a lower headline price with low (or no) OBC than a high headline price with high OBC, especially as I get 10% loyalty discount on on-board spend. However, P&O use double OBC (etc) offers to encourage bookings making people think that they are getting a bargain when, in reality, they have simply increased the headline price to pay for it (or sometimes by even more than the extra OBC, as in my Britannia example). Nothing dishonest about that, it’s just clever marketing. However, I can only recall one cruise out of over 20 where we had OBC left at the end of the cruise and had to buy some perfume in the shop to use up the last bit. I tend to work more on a total net price though and have a price limit with P&O that I won’t go over, unless it’s an exceptional / unique itinerary, which are as rare as hens teeth these days. Edited August 31, 2023 by Selbourne 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted August 31, 2023 #100 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Selbourne said: Edited August 31, 2023 by Selbourne Duplicated post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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