Rare Eglesbrech Posted May 12 #551 Share Posted May 12 2 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said: Sorry this is a a cruise not the local pub . One should expect better food accompanied by better wine than your local pub . One should indeed expect better food than the local pub on a cruise ship. The food on Aurora was however significantly worse on our cruise a few weeks ago (with the notable exception being Sindu which was excellent). The beer and wines were the same brands. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovemygarden Posted May 12 #552 Share Posted May 12 I have spent a fair bit of this endless journey home reading this 23 page thread. Does anyone know of a cruise line who actually allow any alcohol to be brought onboard for personal consumption? I have to say I can’t recall one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted May 12 #553 Share Posted May 12 6 minutes ago, Ilovemygarden said: I have spent a fair bit of this endless journey home reading this 23 page thread. Does anyone know of a cruise line who actually allow any alcohol to be brought onboard for personal consumption? I have to say I can’t recall one. Very few now and generally those who are all ai anyway so you bringing on a decent malt does not affect their profits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovemygarden Posted May 12 #554 Share Posted May 12 Exactly. I cannot understand how P and O’s new policy has stirred up so much angst! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted May 12 #555 Share Posted May 12 1 minute ago, Ilovemygarden said: Exactly. I cannot understand how P and O’s new policy has stirred up so much angst! Because their onboard offerings are fairly limited and pedestrian. Add to that the change has been made after people have paid in full so customers have no valid choices. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovemygarden Posted May 12 #556 Share Posted May 12 Just now, Eglesbrech said: Because their onboard offerings are fairly limited and pedestrian. Add to that the change has been made after people have paid in full so customers have no valid choices. Fair enough but the prices are still very reasonable at £9.50 for a large glass of very pleasant wine, the equivalent of which would be a lot more on American lines with an additional 18% service charge. Cheaper wines are also available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted May 12 Author #557 Share Posted May 12 2 minutes ago, Ilovemygarden said: Exactly. I cannot understand how P and O’s new policy has stirred up so much angst! Well, 558 replies and over 25k views says it must mean a lot to some people. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornegirl Posted May 12 #558 Share Posted May 12 The drinks menu on the P&O website from May 2023 has a Merlot from Chile 250ml £7.50. I photographed the wine list in one of the bars and the 250ml Merlot, Chile was £8.80 in April 2024! I also thought that wine and spirits onboard were duty and VAT free, (except for 10% added in Spanish waters) unlike pubs and restaurant in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted May 12 #559 Share Posted May 12 I agree that the food on P&O should be better than a pub, but we've been to quite a few pubs to stay in the last few years and frankly I have had better food in the pub if last October on Aurora is anything to go by. Never see constant roasts on a pub menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted May 12 #560 Share Posted May 12 5 hours ago, Eglesbrech said: Add to that the change has been made after people have paid in full so customers have no valid choices. Isn't that standard P&O practice though? The vast amount of changes over the past few years have all been made on a take it or leave it tough luck stance. Maleth Aero being the biggest one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Jones Jnr Posted May 13 #561 Share Posted May 13 8 hours ago, Windsurfboy said: That's not why you go on a cruise. Why do you go on a P&O cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1971 Posted May 13 #562 Share Posted May 13 5 hours ago, terrierjohn said: Surely you dont expect paid for food and drink prices to be fixed at, a variable, point of booking do you? Perhaps not TJ, but nor would I expect to find out at the check in desk that I can no longer take a bottle of alcohol onboard amongst other things, as has been the case for those boarding Britannia on the 10th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Jones Jnr Posted May 13 #563 Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, S1971 said: Perhaps not TJ, but nor would I expect to find out at the check in desk that I can no longer take a bottle of alcohol onboard amongst other things, as has been the case for those boarding Britannia on the 10th. 2 hours ago, S1971 said: How did they find out that they could? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosapphire Posted May 13 #564 Share Posted May 13 (After I post this, I'm not coming back for a while as I know I'll get shot down for it). Reading some of the comments on this long running thread, it seems that specific alcoholic drinks are so important to some people that I wonder whether their health could be vastly improved by 2 weeks making do without any alcohol. Sorry. I'm off now.🙃 6 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted May 13 #565 Share Posted May 13 19 hours ago, Ilovemygarden said: I have spent a fair bit of this endless journey home reading this 23 page thread. Does anyone know of a cruise line who actually allow any alcohol to be brought onboard for personal consumption? I have to say I can’t recall one. Cunard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutziputzi Posted May 13 #566 Share Posted May 13 I wonder if the ‘mini bars’ will reappear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted May 13 Author #567 Share Posted May 13 1 hour ago, majortom10 said: Cunard Apparently they are following suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 13 #568 Share Posted May 13 21 hours ago, Eglesbrech said: Very few now and generally those who are all ai anyway so you bringing on a decent malt does not affect their profits. It may if folk bring there own coke to tip in it.🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieC,Aston Posted May 13 #569 Share Posted May 13 Hi Lots allow alcohol to be brought on board usually wine/champagne but not spirits. https://thepointsguy.com/guide/cruise-ship-bring-your-own-alcohol-rules/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted May 13 #570 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, zap99 said: It may if folk bring there own coke to tip in it.🤐 Not really most drink packages include mixers, and soft drinks are free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 13 #571 Share Posted May 13 21 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Not really most drink packages include mixers, and soft drinks are free. Didn't know that. So you take on a bottle of Malt and P&O supply the coke free. Well done P&O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted May 13 #572 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, zap99 said: Didn't know that. So you take on a bottle of Malt and P&O supply the coke free. Well done P&O Coke in malt, sacrilege. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted May 13 #573 Share Posted May 13 54 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said: Coke in malt, sacrilege. The only thing that makes whisky drinkable is a large dose of coke! (Don's tin hat)😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddle Posted May 13 #574 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, terrierjohn said: The only thing that makes whisky drinkable is a large dose of coke! (Don's tin hat)😉 Or the only thing that makes coke drinkable is a large dose of whisky 😁 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted May 13 #575 Share Posted May 13 14 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: The only thing that makes whisky drinkable is a large dose of coke! (Don's tin hat)😉 I can’t abide whisky or coke! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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