smj777

Library on Britannia.

We recieved an email fromP&O yesterday sying that booking for dining on our Aurora cruise on 3rd. June was open, but on cruise personaliser it still says 'Coming soon', How long before sailing can you book restaurants?

Just now, smj777 said:

 

Well it was free in November last.

1 hour ago, smj777 said:

They've never charged for milk in the same way as they don't charge for ice. You can ask for a carton or a jug to keep in the 'fridge. I've always rung room service as soon as we've got to our cabin. Milk may be a service provided by your steward, but room service is quicker, especially if you're gasping for a cuppa! We always ask for semi-skimmed but I think they have full and skimmed as well.

33 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

I thought all room service now had a delivery charge?

They've never charged for milk in the same way as they don't charge for ice. You can ask for a carton or a jug to keep in the 'fridge. I've always rung room service as soon as we've got to our cabin. Milk may be a service provided by your steward, but room service is quicker, especially if you're gasping for a cuppa! We always ask for semi-skimmed but I think they have full and skimmed as well.

14 minutes ago, sandancer said:

And pay £2.50 for it. 

No. It comes free.

1 hour ago, Windsurfboy said:

If you eat in Epicurean  two days in a row, can you keep bottles  to next night. My wife only drinks white , I  like a red. 

Yes

Can anyone tell me what are the birthday special dinners on p&o. It says 'special dinner in a restaurant of your choice'. I'd like to know what to expect, what does special mean? Has anyone paid for and experienced the birthday package?

2 hours ago, Thedonkeycentrehalf said:

Another tip is that if you want to get some fresh milk for your room, order cereal on the room service breakfast and you get a nice jug of milk you can keep in the fridge for a couple of days.

 

You could also use one of the water cups and fill it with the milk next to the tea station but you might not be popular with your fellow cruisers.

Just ring room service and ask for a carton of milk and then keep it in the'fridge

Unfortunately I recieved the following reply after sending all the neccesay details and photo to Stockperks;

Unfortunately, per the validation rules we have from our clients, we had to reject your submission because it was too old.

Can you follow the same upload process in the app but with legible recent images of your documentation (from the last 3 months)? These images should show:

• your name (that matches the Stockperks user name)
• the brokerage’s name
• date of the documentation
• the number of shares you own in companies offering perks via Stockperks

I don't know what they mean by the last 3 months, my share certificate is 6 years old. What do they need?

If you can't get in via the app. just turn up at the desk and they'll try to fit you in although you may have to wait.

20 hours ago, posford said:

Just back from my third Iona cruise in 3 months. My fifth P&O cruise in 5 months.

I do not wish to write a review as I could not match the quality of Selbourne or TigerB.

I do though wish to share a few thoughts on my experiences.

 

Iona rides the sea’s magnificently. Force 9 or 10 winds, 10 metre waves, no problems, just a mild sway.

The staff, especially the waiters LOVE working on Iona and actually ask to come back on next contract. That is good because they are the best we have had on our 20 years of cruising. I could name so many instances, but just one. A waiter, who was not our waiter, noticed my wife had lost her voice, so he went and got a plate of honey and lemons for her to take back to our cabin. He checked for the next couple of days to see if it had done the trick. Fantastic.

The organisation including embarking, disembarking, ports is first class.   Much better than all the other P&O ships.

One for Lady Selbourne, no problems at all with lifts, especially front and back.  The etiquette was exemplary. Wheelchairs and pushchairs were always were given priority.  Please give it another try outside of school holidays.

The food was good but was let down by the menus, which is company wide.

PLEASE P&O SET UP A PASSENGER PANEL TO ASCERTAIN WHAT PASSENGERS WANT.

The dining app works a treat because most use it.

The food in the Olive Grove is fantastic, why it is included baffles me.

The shows are good, enhanced by the quality high tech.

 

The Christmas decorations were fantastic as well.

 

Last thoughts.

Cabin steward gave us 4 packs of biscuits per day.

Ice when he did the cabin, usually when we were at breakfast.

 

If I told the waiter I liked something he always asked if I would like two. For instance, if I asked for a steak, he said “ would you like 2”. Nothing was too much trouble.

 

Yes, I know P&O is not what it was but it will do for me.

Especially as I booked the same cruise for next year and got £830 OBC No, I don’t know why!!
 

Selbourne - please give it another try.

 

 

 

What is the cruise with the £830 OBC that you mention?

 

 

2 hours ago, zap99 said:

I love the crinkly, frozen variety. Then again the triple fried variety !!... why couldn't they get it right first time.,?.

I want chips, not fries,not chunky chips, not skin on fries - proper chips!

I'd be inclined to query this, did you book direct through P&O or use a travel agent. You aren't getting what you paid for so I'd see what remedies are available.

Carnival UK have made this announcement today (29/9)

"CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC REPORTS ALL-TIME RECORD REVENUE AND DEMONSTRATES STRONG THIRD QUARTER 2023 EARNINGS MOMENTUM"

Why then has the share price dropped by 50p?      Does anyone understand this, if so can you please explain?

P&O have apparently issued the following statement. "We have stopped building new ships with libraries. The reason is so we can have other bars, restaurants etc. there and the reason is also that, well, the amount of people who want to borrow a book and sit, in library silence on their Fun cruise was, we saw, getting less and less." They have also said that existing libraries will be removed from each ship as it recieves refurbishment. John Heald, Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador  Source:   https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/carnival-removes-libraries-from-ships/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=time_to_say_goodbye_to_this_classic_cruise_feature&utm_term=2023-09-23

I was dreading having to book the Intercruises coach transfer for our October cruise because it usually takes so long, but this time my call was answered on the first ring. They have obviously resolved their previous issues. Just thought people would like to know.

25 minutes ago, Palaceman said:

I always pack a manuel toothbrush just in case I can't charge my electric one

No shaver/toothbrush sockets in Iona or Arvia and the ones on Brittania are the wrong size. I take a 3 pin to 2 pin (shaver size) - n0 problem, but you have to use a socket in the cabin.

I've keep visiting 'My Account' on the P&O website to find out a record of my cruises and the loyalty points that I have. All it ever keeps saying is "Something happened, please try again later." Has anyone found another way o getting this information?

The water in your bathroom is perfectly drinkable and is the same as that served in the dining rooms and buffet. We fill a couple of plastic bottles from the tap and put them in the 'fridge so that they are nice and cold to drink.

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• May 14, 2015
• Nottingham

I don't know why P&O persevere with these dining apps. Everyone seems to have fallen foul of them at one time or another. The old system of turn up, be given a pager if there isn't a table ready was fine. We never had much of a wait and we were never forgotten or ignored as seems to happen now. On our last cruise in October we gave up on the app after we waited an hour and a quarter to be called and sat next to a couple who had just walked up. Thats just what we did afterwards and never had to wait for more than a few minutes to be seated.

We are sailing on Arvia later this month and have seen that there are only two black tie nights in two weeks. We can't find out which bars and restarants are black tie only and which are available to those in casual dress. Can anyone tell us which these are or point us to where this information is given?

You will be allocated to one or other of the two, shown on a card when you reach your cabin. They are both about the same really but if you want to change, you will need to ask at reception.

Yes, they admit they have telephone problems. I rang 3 times, the first 2 just rang and stopped as Fanged Rose says, but on the 3rd. time the phone was answed. I had to do this twice and the same thing happened both times.