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On Aurora August 2022 there was a P&O shuttle in Tromso, it dropped us off in a carpark near a shopping mall but I can't remember the exact location I'm afraid.

I think so yes but am not 100% sure. I just know I tried to move a booking but because the new cruise I wanted started before the one I had booked ended I couldn't do it.

The other thing to think about is that the deposit can only be transferred to a cruise that has a later start date than the original one that is booked.

Officially, self-disembarkation happens first. You haven't specified but, assuming Iona since you are going to the Fjords, self-disembarkation has been between 7:30 and 8:15 on my last two Iona cruises. However, it has generally been possible to get off before this. I've found self-disembarkation busier on Iona than any of the other ships due to the often younger demographic, although I do only travel during the holidays. After self-disembarkation time, everyone is supposed to go to their allocated meeting points and be disembarked in groups. I have never tried to self-disembark after the allocated time to advice if this is possible but you no longer have to show your disembarkation papers as you did years ago when leaving the ship.

There are lots of videos on Youtube which show what a cabin is like on that deck. Iona and Arvia both have the same format so videos on either are good. This one is a good place to start if you haven't found some already. Having been on Iona twice now in all honesty it isn't a deck I would want to be on but it is a convenient location. If you are bidding to upgrade can you do so by cabin grade so you can check the deck plan to make sure the cabin is not near an entertainment venue if this is your concern? Sorry I can't be any more help.

For people’s information: arrived on TUI in Malta this morning and bags didn’t need to be collected at the airport as they were brought straight to the ship. Bag has arrived at the room with no problems but needed to put P&O luggage tag on before handing bag over in Manchester. There was a sign in the airport that said this was just for those arriving on TUI all other airlines had to collect bags in the airport. Thought it might be interesting as I don’t think this has happened in Malta for the last few years but please correct me if I am wrong.

@carlanthony24 thank you for the information and prompt reply.

Appreciate this is last minute but I am flying to Malta tomorrow to board Azura. As I am on a TUI charter flight I can only check-in at the airport but it has only just occurred to me about what they will want to see in order for me to check-in. I have printed my P&O boarding pass and have the flight details email on my phone. Is there something else I should have ready? Many thanks for any help

They deliver a luggage label to your room with the details about where to meet the coach to the airport and what time etc the day before departure. Each flight - airport and time as there are numerous flights going to some airports - has a different coloured luggage tag, with the relevant information. Once you've put the tag on your bag, there is a part you keep youself - I'm assuming in case the bag gets lots they can track it. Hope this makes sense.

When the bookings open online, it tells you who is going to be performing so yes you can see before you book your actual tickets.

On our return flight from Malta last year, we were on a scheduled Jet2 flight put out our bags on the last night and saw them again at Newcastle airport. On the way out we did have to collect them in the airport and then take them to the coach where they were put in a box truck and we next saw them outside our cabin.

Thanks for this. Sounds like it is better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks, it does say check-in opens 3 and a half hours before but was hoping I wouldn't actually need to be there that early. Fly with Jet2 to Malta last year from Newcastle, checked-in online and took no more than 20 minutes to check bags and get through security at 4 am. Thanks again for your reply.

Can anyone advise what time to get to Manchester airport to check-in for a TUI charter flight to Malta? The flight is at 6am from Terminal 2. It is during the school holidays if this may make any difference. Thank you

Usually have to be out of cabins by 8am at the latest.