terrierjohn

Was this on intercruises?

We are considering switching to coach travel for our future cruises but as my wife is 'almost' a full time wheelchair user we are seeking advice. Does anyone know if intercruises provide wheelchair spaces for passengers who find it impossible to climb coach steps, and difficult to transfer to a coach seat? Anyone know for certain if Intercruises still use Woolly Edge services for their Barnsley collection and drop off point?

They have, but the one thing that hasn't changed is the number of dining places, and now one third of those are back to TD which limits the numbers because they can only manage 2 seatings a night. This is probably the same number that a bookable dining room can operate because of the numbers of empty tables that are waiting for their customers. That will eave the walk up dining room very over stretched to accomodate everyone else who want to eat in the MDR. anyway come September we will find out.

What do you mean by select dining, the current DMW system does enable you to book ahead of time and at a different time every night, and different restaurant.

If you are on traditional 2 seating dining then you do not need to pre book normal MDR dining, but speciality dining can be pre booked before your cruise.

Maybe some Russian govt approved mobsters have hacked the P&O website and all your money has now been converted to roubles.🤣

We are thinking the same @Selbourne, and P&O have not made it any easier by doubling the launch deposit to 10%. We have also noticed this last weekend that our Iona Caribbean cruise in January is being offered at a £600 pp discount to the launch price we paid for a GC balcony in 2021.

Even if you dont book through a TA you could check the price for all grades of cabin with them.

Don't get me wrong, I am very happy with the change, but if everyone who used freedom dining pre covid wants to use it in future, then it will lead to long waits. I just have to hope that enough of them now prefer to pre book all their dining times, which would be an anathema to me.

Britannia has a great pool deck with big pools, and a separate adults only serenity pool, but no prom deck. Arvia has a great prom deck but teeny weeny pools, although the Sky dome pool does have a swim up bar.

But it will considerably reduce the number of true anytime or freedom places, compared with the older system of having 2 MDRs for Anytime Dining and one for Traditional Dining.

You have obviously never been on Iona or Arvia..

Reading the Princess boards, there seem to be quite a high percentage of passengers who prefer TD, and who have not enjoyed the DMW version of dining. Most Princess ships have 3 equal sized dining rooms which makes this switch possible. However with only one third of dining seats available for freedom dining, I guess there will still be complaints from many, including me.

I wonder how Coral and Island will operate this system?

It also states the following, ........ "Now whether guests prefer an early seating every evening, or change things up every night, or even change their mind, these flexible dining options ensure that their dining preference is effortlessly accommodated.” which reads as though you could switch your dining preference mid cruise.