Jennizor

This morning we got our coach travel confirmation from Intercruises. They confirm there is no need for a COVID test prior to boarding but masks need to be worn at all times on the coach. That’s fine by us.

Presto, I see from your post you are on Azura on 23rd of December, we are joining her on the 22nd. We are also going to the Canaries on the 18th of February on Iona (4 weeks today, getting very excited). We are also going to the Fjords but in July, again on Iona. Happy cruising.

Snow here this morning and a winter wonderland view.

1 hour ago, P&O SUE said:

On the smoking front I’m one of those unusual people who’s never smoked one! When I was a teenager no one offered me one so I didn’t have that peer pressure.

Me neither. My husband used to smoke but was told by his daughter when she was pregnant with her first child that he would not be able to hold the baby smelling of cigarettes. It worked like a dream and he gave up and has never had another one. That was 15 years ago.

We haven’t been on Arvia but I presume it will be no different to other ships. You can use any of the drinks stations around the ship. The all inclusive package is indicated on your cruise card so you won’t be charged.

Thanks for all your comments Alpha. We are on Iona for the first time on 18th of Feb, so really appreciate your views. 

The sun has just come out in Bolton after heavy rain overnight. Just seen the deer in the farmer’s field behind us, they have not been around for a couple of weeks so very pleased they are still with us. We are hopefully going for a walk later if the weather stays fine.

We are on Iona on the 18th of Feb. In ‘My P&O cruises’ it says that bookable events can be booked from the 3rd. We are only really interested in the Limelight Club and Sindhu currently but will see what else is available when we book them.

Hi Graham and Pauline, so sorry to hear about Sarah. You always sound so upbeat about life and I’m sure this is a very hard time for you both. Like some of the others, I presumed Sarah was your daughter. She is very lucky to have you both in her life. I hope you get good news very soon.

4 hours ago, Peanut006 said:

Thank you, everyone has positive things to say about Madeira so really looking forward to it.

 

 

Michelle 

Michelle, as others have said you will love Madeira, I have never known anyone who didn’t like it. We had a holiday there several years ago and we could see the cruise ships coming into port, it got me very excited. We subsequently have been on two Western Med cruises which stopped there. It’s my husband’s 70th birthday in July and I have booked 10 days in a hotel my sister recommended.  Have a great holiday and keep well. X

If you go into P&O Cruises then my.pocruises.com, login with your 6 digit booking ref,, name and date of birth. On the next screen, click on ‘before you sail’ and ‘shore experiences’ and you should have all the latest information.

Thankfully, there is a lot less to do than when we went on our December 22 Caribbean cruise.

Have a great cruise I’m sure will love it.

Good to read all your new year posts. Lovely morning here in Bolton. I am going up to my daughters shortly to look after Leo, her 12 year old son who has autism. They are taking the other two (10 and 13) to the cinema. Leo doesn’t like the noise and light so we will have a cosy afternoon eating chocolate. 
 

I had a surprise last evening, going through the channels trying to find something to watch I came across an advert for P&O cruises on Great TV, channel 157. It was part way through so didn’t see it all. I have never seen one before, have they always done them?

Happy new year to you all. We normally have my sister coming to stay on NYE but she has flu so it was just the two of us and the cat. There were very few fireworks here which is unusual. We were in bed by 11.30 and asleep before midnight. 
 

We are off up the road later to my daughters (630 footsteps) and beginning the start of our New Year’s resolution to walk every day. Very happy as I can now say we are cruising next month. 
 

I hope you are all well and have a happy and healthy 2023. Xx

Just now, zap99 said:

A couple go for the bad report=compensation tactic and folk jump on the band wagon. No proof just jump on board.

That’s so sad. I don’t understand some people these days. Self, self self ……….

Just had an email from my friend who is on Arvia. She says to ignore all the bad press, they are having a lovely time, minor issues with waiting for a table but nothing terrible and they would recommend it to anyone. They have not seen any bad behaviour, as usual the minority who are causing problems get in the press. We are on Iona in 7 weeks, my friend has been on that and says it’s a lovely ship and she knows we will enjoy it. I trust her views as she knows us very well. 

16 hours ago, Peanut006 said:

My daughter managed to get antibiotics for him after ringing 15 pharmacies 

 

What a relief, he should start to feel better soon

 

Michelle

So pleased to hear the good news Michelle. Hopefully by now they are starting to kick in. Have a great Christmas. Xx

Have you checked whether there is a roll call for your cruise? Someone on there might be able to answer your question.

A balmy one degree here in Bolton but forecast is for -5 later.. We had quite a scare last night. Around 6.30 our doorbell rang and two young children were there. They said that someone had fallen on the drive next door. Ian went out and their grandma was trying to get our next door neighbour, Peter, up from under his car. Ian got him up and in the house and he wasn’t badly injured. He is 89 and despite the ice on the road and it being dark he said he had to go out to buy Christmas presents. We have asked him several times not to go out in the dark,  he is a lovely but stubborn man. His daughter lives in Scotland and his son lives in Wales, I rang Janet and she was really upset but angry with him for going in these bad conditions. I couldn’t stop thinking that if the Grandma and children had not been walking there dog, he could have been lying there for a long time, with potentially dire consequences. We are at the bottom of the cul de sac and there is a narrow ginnel in the corner which goes down to the main road. It is used a lot during the day but not so at night. He says he feels fine this morning but I suspect he has had quite few words from his children. We do a lot of shopping for him but he does like to do a bit himself and go for a coffee in town. Upsetting time for us all.

1 hour ago, Jennizor said:

It worked terrierjohn. I had to click on every page individually (41 times). I then came out of the thread, when I went back in took me to the last page. Thanks for your help, it was beginning to annoy me that I had to select the fill in the page finder box every time.

No, it didn’t work, it reverted back when I went back into this topic.  Only just noticed that you can click on the latest page at the top of the screen. I will do that in future until I can figure a solution. 

29 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

I can only assume that the system thinks you have not read some posts  around 1589. Possibly if you use the next page feature to get you to the current page it will get you back to normal.

It worked terrierjohn. I had to click on every page individually (41 times). I then came out of the thread, when I went back in took me to the last page. Thanks for your help, it was beginning to annoy me that I had to select the fill in the page finder box every time.

I don’t log out Avril, I used the term automatically. When I go into the P&O page on CC, it list all the threads but when I click on this one it goes to page 1589 and I have to manually put in the current page number to see it. Very odd (not sure if I have done something to cause this!).

Can anyone give me advice on how to resolve a problem with this thread? When I first log on it takes me to page 1589. I have to request the current page every time. It doesn’t happen with other threads.

We had quite a bit of snow here yesterday which is not thawing as temperature is -1. We are at the bottom a sloping cul-de-sac and the road is covered in compressed snow so we are not venturing out today. We had a surprise yesterday, three very small fawns chasing round the farmers field behind us. It was lovely to watch but it probably means more of my plants will get eaten next summer. 

Winter wonderland here this morning. Just glad we are not going out today, except for Ian has just gone for his paper.

We have been on Arcadia twice, the last one to the Fjords in 2019. The Fjords were fabulous but not so Arcadia. The ship was full and on sea days it was difficult to find a quiet spot. Everywhere felt crowded and it was looking a bit tired. We are going on Iona in February, I am a little concerned it will be very busy but wanted to give it a go.