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If you live nearby it may be worth it but I wouldn’t travel any great distance to do it.👍

Hi Ormy. We were onboard Explorer last May and found no problems at all with the food in fact we thought it was better than previous trips on her. The TUI dress code (smart casual) was adhered to in the MDR, the tux brigade happily mingling with smart casual attendee’s. The staff on Marella are this company’s asset and they were all on point as usual. Unfortunatly wherever you go some people will complain if things are not going their way so we try to avoid them as they will try to drag you down to the same miserable level as themselves. As always everyone has a choice there are other cruise lines to choose from.🤷🏻‍♂️ Keep well.

A couple of weeks ago it took us about thirty mins total to get through check in/ bag drop and security. That was at ten o clock in the morning, so not really a problem. Last May at Birmingham airport it was nearer two and a half hours total for a six thirty flight.🤔

Hi Jim. We used east mids a couple of weeks ago and on entry into the departures hall there were staff who were telling you everything that you need to know. (a little tip if you arrive early for your flight walk around to the arrivals hall and there is a Greggs outlet for refreshments and not many people around there when we were there)

Thanks for the reply RR. As I recall they were something like...... Winter200 and Cruise200 but tried both and not recognised.🤔 Not really a deal breaker but in the words of Tesco, "Every little helps" Keep well.😉

Hi all. we are looking at canary island trips for this November/December. A few weeks ago on the marella site there were discount codes for various trips but they have all disappeared, has anyone any recollection of what they were.? Thanks.

Hi Jim. Sorry to hear that your adventure ended up the way it did.😞 Hope that yourself and Mrs JTS have a swift and complete recovery. look after yourselves.😉

Hi RR. Absolutely crazy people. But to be fair if they weren’t fighting on a ship they would be doing it somewhere else. Disneyland and vegas had a let off that week.😳

So there’s the answer then, Leave the stag parties in peace and ban women.😂😂😂😂

Good morning RR. The reason that we choose cruise holidays more than land based holidays is because the guests are a similar age range to us and with age usually comes maturity. As said in a previous post we have never seen any rude,aggressive or confrontational behaviour onboard. Plenty of tipsy people enjoying themselves 😜🥂but isn’t that what it’s all about? If stag and hen parties are onboard and as long as their behaviour isn’t causing problems with other guests or staff what’s the problem. Surely we should act upon what we know and not on what We assume. Anyways keep well.😉

Looking at that picture with a tinge of sadness. What a sad ending for a great little ship.😢

Hi Nancy. Was drink involved in the laundry room fight ? Because I never managed to find the bar down there.😂 Just an observation but the incident’s in your post involved more women out of control than men. Keep well.😉

Sorry to hear that you aren’t feeling too good, hope you fully recover soon. Proper disappointing to miss the F1. All fine here.👍 Look after yourself and mrs PC.😉

This happened on p&o a while ago when the prices were massively reduced on one cruise at short notice resulting in large groups of drunken youths booking at the last minute causing trouble and spoiling things for others. To be honest I have never seen even small groups of youths on any cruise, it’s just not their thing. I have witnessed people who have had one too many but they are predominantly in the sixty plus age group. (It’s called enjoying yourself) 😉

Hi PC. Hope yourself and mrs PC are both keeping well. In the past we have shared tables and had some great evenings, We have also ended up sharing with people who could curdle milk by looking at it. There does seem to be more tables for two guests these days which seems a better option as they are close enough to the next table so you can still converse if you or they want to, When it was allocated tables you were sort of stuck with the company ( good or bad) for the duration. Keep well.😉

It’s all “ What if’s “ Not really worth wasting our energy on. I have been on stag does that have had our vicar asleep. I am sure security will sort out any disruptive behaviour, that’s their job.🤷🏻

We only sailed on her three times but it was also our favourite cruise ship. The layout, the size of the ship and the staff were perfect. Many happy memories.

People going on a cruise to enjoy themselves…….Who would have thought it?🤦🏻

That’s brilliant.😂😂👍

Apologies if I am being a bit slow.🤔 But what is this......John Prescott.? f you,ve had john prescott and the booster forget the 270 day ruling

That sounds familiar Mrs BJ needs all paperwork in duplicate at least😂 I have to admit she was fretting a fair bit until we got past security at corfu airport. Shouldn’t laugh really😂😉

Hi RR. On our last trip we were only able to print the outward boarding passes, the return passes were unavailable until a couple of days before the return flight so we unable to print them. The digital passes that we used were flawless to be fair, no problems with them at all. Keep well.

Each kit has a unique number assigned to it so you would put your name against one and hubbys name against the other. You really shouldn’t stress over the test procedure, it’s very easy and the leaflet in the pack includes step by step instructions. Keep well.😊

Thanks both.👍

Not sailed with P&O yet. Which airlines do they use for the flight/cruises. We would depart from Birmingham? Thanks in advance.