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2 hours ago, ziggyuk said:

 

This guide is very comprehensive with your options:
https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/portsmouth-cruise-parking/

Thank you

We are after some advice/recommendations on parking options for Portsmouth in summer 2024, when we try a 4 night Virgin Sample Cruise.

CPS has come up on Google, but after what we've seen on BBC Watchdog, not keen on handing our car keys over when we park.

Any thoughts or recommendations welcome, please!

Thanks for sharing 

Good to hear about the food, looking forward to sailing on her in the New Year.

So glad we saw this program.  An absolute no from us.  Each to their own.

Just booked a Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton in Summer 2022.  Already counting down the days 😄

On 4/19/2021 at 1:45 PM, PhillyTravelBug said:

Starting to look at cruises to Norway or Norway/Iceland for next summer. I’m certainly hoping Americans can travel to Europe by then.

Norway is stunning, we would definitely cruise there again.  Iceland is on our to do list.  Fingers crossed for you.

On 4/18/2021 at 11:17 PM, welshy74 said:

In my desperation to get back to sea we have booked a weeks ‘staycation’ on P&O Britannia end of August.    It’s only one stop, which is Liverpool, and you can only embark on a ships tour so not likely to leave the ship for the full 7 days.  Could be a bit testing, however we treated ourself to a suite as the price was very good.  
I also want to book Queen Elizabeth in July but BF doesn’t want to try Cunard unless it’s going to NYC.  😞 

But at least you'll be cruising and in a suite to boot.   Hubby works for the NHS, so we've entered into the free cruise ballot RCI are offering, we'll find out on 30th April.  He has pretty much been working 6/7 day weeks since COVID kicked-off, so fingers crossed....

We'll make a call a bit later on as to whether we book something later in the year

So not a major surprise that our May cruise was cancelled, glad they called it before the final payment was due.  Last time it took a full four months to get a refund.  Looking with interest to see what UK only cruises might appear later in the year.........doubt they'll open up the Med in time for this year.   Worst case we'll have to give the Norfolk Broads a go. Fingers crossed for everyone else.

Just waiting for our May cruise to be cancelled 😞 I expect we'll move it to 2022.   We'll keep a close eye on how things develop as the vaccine roll-out picks up....... who knows maybe we can find a way to squeeze a 2021 cruise in from the UK somehow 🙏

On 11/26/2020 at 7:24 PM, gerryuk said:

This was the last future cruise voucher i had, so booked this. Departs Rome on 7th April for 14 nights / 15 days with advertised port stops in Palermo, Athens, Izmir, Istanbul, Crete, Barcelona, Marseille, Savona and back to Rome. Whether it docks at all those ports at the moment is questionable, but one can hope.

One of the reasons i booked this, was it departs from Rome a couple of days after Easter weekend. I have already booked a cheapish hotel near the port to include spending Easter weekend in Rome and hopefully spending Easter Sunday in Vatican city. Another reason was the price, just over £700sterling for a inside cabin as a solo, cant complain.

Fingers crossed for you.....ships will probably sail, but you’re right not all ports could be open.......

On 11/25/2020 at 4:55 AM, Canberra601 said:

We have not been game to book a cruise for 2021 - our next ones are March 2022 British Isles Explorer, and January 2023 Holy Lands both with Viking.  We really enjoy visiting both Iceland and Norway and am sure that those cruising to these locations will enjoy them as much as we do.  

 

Don't blame you, they sound great itineraries......definitely worth the wait 😀

16 hours ago, ScottC4746 said:

Holland America Oosterdam to Alaska June 2021.

Definitely on our to do list, need to do this before it melts away 🥺

Fingers crossed, sounding much more promising 😀

On 10/30/2020 at 4:16 AM, nimiq said:

We are looking for potentially Nov 2021 Caribbean cruise.

 

sea ya 

ERIC

not brave enough to fly and cruise....... sailing out of the UK next year, if at all........hope It works out for you.........

On 10/29/2020 at 1:11 AM, moonshawdow007 said:

We have booked a cruise in January 2021 for the Mexican riviera. Sp far it’s a go but not holding my breath. Have also booked South Africa cruise in 2022. We have hopes for that one.

happy cruising hopefully.

fingers and toes crossed for you

2 hours ago, gerryuk said:

November 2021 transpacific 20 night cruise with Costa, Barcelona to Guadeloupe. Also looking at using voucher on Barcelona to Rio in December 202, again with Costa. That will leave me with one voucher left and i am looking at Costa, Savona to Dubai but that will be in 2022. 

wow, those sounds fun itineraries....... funnily enough we also have a number of future credits to spend...... we're thinking of putting all of them towards an Alaskan Cruise in 2022....... which will be a once in a lifetime adventure for us..........

10 hours ago, Bo1953 said:

Med sailing out of Civi for ten (10) nights...

 

bon voyage

And to you.

On 10/26/2020 at 4:33 PM, frquarterguy said:

We booked an Iceland/Ireland cruise in June 2021(BearCruise).  Though we did optimistically book the cruise, I am somewhat pessimistic that it will actually occur (or if it does occur that we will be on it). There are a lot of pieces that have to fall into place before cruising will be back to normal. 😷

Iceland is supposed to be stunning, you'll have a great time.  We're keeping everything crossed that our cruise will happen, we'll make the call right up to the final payment date......... we had quite the adventure getting our money back for one of cancelled cruises this year.

On 10/26/2020 at 8:01 AM, cublet said:

Hello,

 

I'm booked on four cruises to Norway next year.

 

No, I don't have a 'thing' about Norway (or Norwegians) it's just that's all there seems to be with only 1 twelve night and 3 fourteen night cruises.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

Don't blame you the Fjords are stunning, as I expect are the Norwegians.  You'll have to report back on which ports/itineraries are the best.  It won't be our last visit I'm certain.

We were very much waiting and seeing........ but withdrawal got the better of us........ just booked a 2021 cruise.  Just wondering if anyone else has been brave / optimistic 😀 and what you opted for?  We've gone for a Southampton sailing to the Norwegian Fjords.

So the latest news is Susan Calman, Scottish Comedian who was on Strictly a while back, will be taking over........

Let's see, but yes the CV timing is a good observation..........

Nooooooo

News Article

😔😔😔

Following, interested to see how all the predictions pan out.

Following, considering doing the same itinerary on Anthem next year.  Thanks for sharing your photos and insights.