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As an aside, we are on Sky in April immediately after her TA. It will be interessting to see if all the cabins recieve kettles, mugs, tea bags etc during the short turn round ! It is a lot of extra work for the stewards on an already busy day.

Unless you have parking as part of your select package, I cannot imagine why anyone would now use CPS, given their new, sky high prices. It is as if they are deliberately driving (sic) customers away.

Comprehensive reply, but unfortunately of no use whatsoever, as the OP says they are cruising on Celebrity Silhouette !

If you pay corkage ($20 per bottle) you can drink your wine anywhere on the ship.

That certainly was the case on the positioning cruise to the Caribbean, according to other sources.

As I just said, it woukd have been because she did not fully declare her full medical history. I do agree that it is unfair, if it is actually true. Where is MegaBear when you need an insurance expert !

That does seem extremely far fetched. Do you actually know this for a fact, or, as you say, it is just something you heard, from an unnamed source ? But, even if it is true, the issue is that the lady did not declare her full medical history. That would have been the resson the claim was denied. We declare everything, and then opt out of the conditions being covered.

I agree, but the conditions that we have excluded cannot be linked to anything that would require urgent medical treatment during a cruise.

By all accounts, this was happening. Some seriously disgruntled pax taking it out on the poor crew members.

Did Nationwide offer you the ability to exclude your husband's condition from the insurance cover ?

Yup, that was one of the cases we bought. Back on Sunday, to stock up on some more Malbec.

I think you are one of many ! Just too much of a faff, and for someone like me, who is happy with a simple cup of "builders", just a waste of time. One of those things that people buy and then put in a drawer and forget about.

Silhouette is a Celebrity ship. This is the Princess forum ! You either have the ship wrong, or the forum wrong !

I hope you are are going at least twice in the next twelve months when you are paying as much as that! Thank goodness we have Nationwide insurance.

Thanks - never known anyone who uses them.

No idea what a Brown Betty is (doesn't sound politically correct !) but yes, you get assorted tea bags, coffee sachets (normal and decaff) milk, sugar/sweeteners and of course mugs and tea spoons. The steward refreshes all the supplies daily, provides clean mugs etc. Brits, being Brits, will naturally bring their own favourite tea bags with them, but we are more than happy with the PG Tips supplied by Princess. What is a tea ball ?

Ha ! Those are virtually extinct in the UK, unless of course you have an Aga.

According to another site, towels and other personal possessions were being removed from unused sun loungers yesterday, and these noticed were left on the sun beds. Has anyone here seen them. Seems to be a welcome development.

Can I suggest you ask this in the UK thread on the Ports of Call forum.

Is there any other type ?

Personally I would have no objection to tailored shorts, especially in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, I think many will disregard the "tailored " aspect, and all sorts of football shorts, gym wear etc will make an appearance.

Anecdotal evidence would suggest that cruises returning from the Canaries get special attention, but C&E are looking for tobacco/cigarettes rather than alcohol.

OK - thanks for the clarification.

One of the issues with Saga is that they wait so long before launching their future cruises. No schedule yet for 2024 ! Wait for their brochure, and you risk missing out on bargains with P&O, Cunard, Princess etc.

I would have thought that a Britannia Club cruise on Cunard would be in a similar price bracket to Saga ?