Ship visits?

[uktraveller]

It's a small world... many many years ago I lived in Long Ashton. I was a weekend Mod; I had a Lambretta, and used to drive out to Weston & sometimes Clevedon on Sundays.

Small world indeed. My youngest son has many friends in Long Ashton, met through school in Backwell. There are still plenty of people driving down to Weston on nice weekend days..but not seen many recently on Lambrettas!!:D

[LibraLass41]

Have you seen the WSM big wheel yet? Wonder how much the tickets are?

[upwarduk]

IMO Artemis is old & faded. So far she is the only P&O ship that we have been on. We selected her because she is child free. And for the same reason our next P&O cruise is on Arcadia.

I am hoping that the average age on Arcadia is lower than it was on Artemis! It was difficult getting into a lift at times( especially at first dinner sitting) as they were filled by wheel chairs.

[uktraveller]

Have you seen the WSM big wheel yet? Wonder how much the tickets are?

No, haven't been down yet..but plan to before the summer rush begins. On a nice day the views should be really good.

[PJ18]

I went as a guest with a friend on a Princess ship for the day and had a great time.

How do get an invite to do this ??!

 

thanks

 

PJ

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Sorry that won't work. It is by INVITE ONLY! When I got mine, people asked me for contact phone numbers which I happily gave them and they were told NO SORRY, strictly invite only....

 

I don't know why I got mine, I think they thought I was a cruise virgin!:eek: As they asked if I would consider booking a cruise when I was onboard Artemis, and the literature sent and given to me at the time was all promoted towards a newbie cruising for the 1st time!

OOPS.

 

After this years cruises on Oriana and Oceana I will have sailed on all the fleet , so was pleased to have seen Artemis, I think I got the invite as I re-registered on the pando cruise chat site as I had trouble logging in, and they must of picked me up from there as a newbie.

 

Hi PJ18, See the above post and post 17.

[honeymooner2009]

Hi could you tell me if you asked for the invite or was it just pot luck ? ,i`m asking as,although i`ve cruised once before and loved it, i`m having a job trying to convince my parents ,who are both nearly 80 yrs old,just how much they would love a cruise,it`s first time i`ve heard of a "ship invitation day" and me thinks this may be an idea to show my folks around

[LibraLass41]

As mentioned previously you could ask a Travel Agent if they could get you a ships visit, they get sent some invites - especially cruise specialists, but the 'invites' frompando direct are sent out by marketing and they choose who to send too.

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Sorry to break the news Honeymooner, as regards a ships visit you have two chances Slim and None, not unless you have a relative who's a Travel Agent.

[uktraveller]

Have you seen the WSM big wheel yet? Wonder how much the tickets are?

I was just in Weston today, so I had a look at the wheel and prices. It's £5 per adult or £12 for a family ticket (2+2). Didn't ride today 'tho so can't comment on how good it is but it did say it lasts about 10 mins.

[MrsTW]

Hi could you tell me if you asked for the invite or was it just pot luck ? ,i`m asking as,although i`ve cruised once before and loved it, i`m having a job trying to convince my parents ,who are both nearly 80 yrs old,just how much they would love a cruise,it`s first time i`ve heard of a "ship invitation day" and me thinks this may be an idea to show my folks around

 

Put your name down on all the websites, ask for brochures etc and say you've not cruised before ;)

 

Saga has just introduced ship's visits this year. I haven't sailed with them before but get their mailings etc. I got an invite and am off on a ship's visit soon :)

[LibraLass41]

Good idea, worth a try!:)

[honeymooner2009]

Hi ,i have actually mailed PANDO as i thought these ship visits would be an excellent way to show my parents just how wonderful a cruise could be for them.The reply i had was saying it can be just a luck of the draw type thing if you get any thru the post and thats about it !! ,they did say they`d keep my details for future ref but they all say that don`t they ? ,will let you know if i do hear any more

[timetravellers]

Hi could you tell me if you asked for the invite or was it just pot luck ? ,i`m asking as,although i`ve cruised once before and loved it, i`m having a job trying to convince my parents ,who are both nearly 80 yrs old,just how much they would love a cruise,it`s first time i`ve heard of a "ship invitation day" and me thinks this may be an idea to show my folks around

 

I took my 87 year old father on the QE2 last year on a 3 night cruise to Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. It was the first time has left the UK apart from a day trip to France. He absolutely loved it and could talk of nothing else for months.

 

He was so smitten with cruising that he has treated me to his second cruise on the Artermis in August for 4 nights!!!

 

The mini cruises are great as an introduction to cruising.

 

Gail

[jenny wren]

We got our invitation after going to a promotional evening at a local hotel...I think we paid £25 to go on Artemis but we had it deducted from a cruise we booked with P and O the following year. A week or so after our day/lunch we had a letter saying that if we booked a cruise the cost of our day out would be deducted and it was, even though we booked through a travel agent.

[LibraLass41]

[quote name='timetravellers']I took my 87 year old father on the QE2 last year on a 3 night cruise to Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. It was the first time has left the UK apart from a day trip to France. He absolutely loved it and could talk of nothing else for months.

He was so smitten with cruising that he has treated me to his second cruise on the Artermis in August for 4 nights!!!

The mini cruises are great as an introduction to cruising.

Gail[/quote]

Same here Gail. I took our 78 yr old MIL on a Aurora 3n cruise to same places as you, she loved it as well, and has since done a 14n Med last year and a 7n Ventura a few weeks ago with her neice... She wants to come with us now all the time, but we go to get away from her lol....:D

[Taffygirl]

Hi,

through cruiseclub.co.uk I have recieved 2 offers in the last few weeks for ships visits.One for Celebrity Equinox overnight (food and drinks included) for £50-00 per person,and the other I recieved today is for a Thompson ship that will be docked in Newcastle (can't remember date)--this one is a tour and lunch.

I do not fancy the Thompson ships but would have liked to have taken up the offer for Celebrity-unfortunately I would have only just got back from land/cruise holiday that entails a lot of driving and could'nt face another drive of hundreds of miles just for 1 night .

Hope this helps.
Taffygirl

[LibraLass41]

Thats interesting, I think you have to live reasonably close (Within 2-3 hrs of Southampton to make in viable) but it is a great day.

[Taffygirl]

Hi Sue,

we do live within 2/3 hrs driving to s/ton,but the timing was wrong for the offer :(-story of my life!

Taffygirl