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Britannia has lifts forward, mid-ships and aft. 

My mother is a wheelchair user and the only time we had a major problem with lifts was on disembarkation day. We were 4 hours late docking and lots of people decided to self-disembark, meaning that the lifts were full of people with luggage.

46 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said:

 

Please let us know how you get on. Does it exist do many people leave books

I was on Arvia at Easter and as I had taken books with me to read, didn't check it out till nearer the end of the cruise. There were quite a few books when I went to leave mine. I took one and returned it a couple of days later and there were a lot more then. Obviously a lot of people, like me, were not taking books that had been read home. Therefore, I should imagine if there would be quite a selection at the beginning of the cruise too.

It's in Andersons.

9 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said:

That's my theory out of the window then😂

Espcially as the previous year we were on deck 15 and had a boarding time of 12.15!

50 minutes ago, the wandering two said:

53 minutes ago, the wandering two said:

Due to board Iona on Saturday, we're Mediterranean tier & been given 3.15 check in.

Doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern as we've had earlier times on previous sailings, regardless hope to be on for lunchtime, yes it's a seven night cruise but with these timings it's a 61/2 day cruise! 

 

20 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said:

Good luck, you may be lucky but we wasn't last week. 

They say it is allocated by floor, we were deck 8 on Britannia with a 3.15 boarding time, so I assume it goes from top to bottom. 

We tried our luck but had to wait, so no complaints here, we knew the rules. 

Andy 

Due to board Iona on Saturday, we're Mediterranean tier & been given 3.15 check in.

Doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern as we've had earlier times on previous sailings, regardless hope to be on for lunchtime, yes it's a seven night cruise but with these timings it's a 61/2 day cruise! 

There is no logic!

We are in the Mediterranean tier and were on deck 14 on Arvia at Easter and our boarding time was 3.30 pm.

Thanks for your review, and glad to hear that you all had a good time.

I too enjoyed Iona, but as it was shortly after the pandemic, so she was only sailing half full and certain corridors were closed off for quarantine.  I would like to sail on her again though. Just wish she had a more varied itineries.

We had rain overnight again. It was looking very dull when I got up, but although it's bright blue sky the sun is out. It's about 12c now but expected to get up to 15c, so not too bad.

Been to Truro and back already this morning, as son needed a lift into work. Also stopped at The Range on my way home to pick up one or two things we needed. Now sitting with a cup of coffee before getting on with the rest of the day's chores. 

Not sure what our weather is going to do as we had rain overnight, and it still looks very dark although there is blue sky and sunny spells. It's supposed to be sunny with a high of 14c, but we will see!

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Morning a busy day doing little yesterday apart from awaiting text messages 

from the granddaughter who had took our 8 month old to the hozzi on the 

advice of NHS-111.

She had been stressed two days and yesterday refused drinks and came out

a rash.

Even on a bank holiday they had to wait 3 hours to be seen by doctors,

Who after ruling out the rash as nothing nasty put the baby on 

antibiotics for a Strep throat , which can be common they said when babys 

are teething .

Anyway The granddaughter rang us to say ,babys now settled, sleeping and

eating and seems to be happy.

That news made us feel happy as well.

Hope you all have a lovely day -Take care 🙂

Glad to hear the baby's OK.

On Arvia at Easter we were told that there were 1250 children on board!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

We had rain overnight. It's a bit cloudy, athough I have seen the sun this morning and about 13c, and not expected to get much warmer. At least it's dry.

11 hours ago, Mad4WDW said:

what were they?

If I remember correctly they were Tia Maria, Contreau and Grand Mariner.

On Arvia last month my mother asked for three different drinks - none of which were available. A very poor choice was!

Morning all,

Bright and sunny down here and although a cool 8c at present expected to rise to 15c. 

Need to post some birthday card to friends I was at school with and a trip out to Penzance to get some shopping, but nothing else planned. Although one of my daughter's and I were discussing, a few weeks ago, about having a BBQ if the bank holiday weekend was nice, but will see!

Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend, whatever you have planned.

14 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

I'm envious of those of you with sparse brows, I'm constantly trying to tame mine. I have mine waxed but my skin is sensitive and I have red lines above and below my brows for 24 hours after each waxing 😏

My mum was in hospital this week having a spine decompression and disc removal op and dad stayed near the hospital which was over an hour away so I stayed at theirs and looked after their pampered cats. Having nothing to do for 3 days was very strange but I actually managed to  finish compiling a photo book of our Canaries Cruise last summer, just in time with only 4 weeks until our Norway cruise later this month ☺️

Wishing your Mum well.

Three weeks ago disembarkation from Arvia was completed quicker than expected.

At about 10 o'clock it was announced that all remaining passengers didn't need to make their way to their allocated venue and could proceed to the gangway.

Morning everyone,

Partly cloudy here but expected to be sunny and reaching 14c.

Had a really enjoyable evening at the theatre yesterday. Caught an earlier train than planned, therefore arriving at the theatre early. Not a problem as plenty of seats to choose in the foyer and spent the extra time with a couple of drinks before the show. 

Hope everyone has a good day.

Turned out to be sunny here although it's a bit breezy and doesn't feel very warm. At least we wont get wet walking to the station and then down into Truro later.

40 minutes ago, Caullkhead said:

Cloudy here too, no thunder though. Off to Truro this afternoon for a cystoscopy (joy) already had an ultra sound all clear kidneys etc, no symptoms, but blood showing in urine when tested,😩. Watched Queen Anne come in on the IW webcams, not quite the same as rushing to Cowes after work like we did for Oriana with my Mum, but still exciting. Have a good day everyone. 

Wishing you well.

I have attached my passport photo, or taken photos using my laptop when checking in online but they always take another photo when I check in at the terminal. 🤷‍♀️

Morning  to you all.

After a nice day yesterday, it's back to being dull, overcast and rainy and not expected to warm up much either - expected temp 13c.

I was still awake at 2am and then woke at 5am. Got a busy day today.

Got to hubby to hospital in Redruth this afternoon. Then going to the theatre in Truro this evening.

Enjoy your day.

No rain here at present, we have got some sun🙂, although we still have rain in the forecast later on this morning. 

Meeting up with a couple of friends this morning for a cuppa, or two and a chat, but nothing else planned.

My mother's letter was more about the terms and conditions. 

If I had had access to the internet in the terminal I would have been able to show/prove to them that the required paperwork had been sent, and the corresponding correspondence.

Since then everything is done online before sailing on 'My P&O'. After that incidence I have printed off the filled in form and taken it with me should there be any discrepancy! Once bitten, twice shy, as they say.

I had a 12.30 boarding time for Arvia last May and I'm not in a high tier.

We had a problem when we were boarding Britannia last September. This was before the online system and I filled in and emailed off the required form. I had sent an old form and needed to submit the newer version, which I duly did and informed them at the same time of my mother's allergy. I received a reply acknowledging my mother's allergy, so I know they had received the email.

Come to board in Southampton they denied all knowlegde of her request for assistance, and they were quite nasty, almost accusing us of lying, which upset my mother. She was also given a letter stating that if assistance isn't booked in advance it would be denied. On arrival in our cabin there was another letter with regard to her allergy. 

So somewhere along the way they had lost half of the information! 

I did wonder after the cruise if they had listed my name for assistance instead of my mother's.

I was going to complain on her behalf, but became illl after returning.

I now take a hard copy of any forms that I have email/filled in as proof.