Edith1950

Excellent news for you and your family.

That’s really good news and she must be improving to be allowed to fly which must be a relief for you and your family.

Sorry I’m a bit late to comment on the awful situation you found yourself in and then the unwarranted comments you have had to endure. First of all how is your Aunt and how are you? Like you I don’t do any social media, only very recently on this forum. I was most grateful for all the time and trouble you took highlighting the insurance situation and the excellent advice which I took and was able to clarify my position with my travel insurance company. You didn’t have to tell us all what you had found but I gathered you are a very kind and caring person and wanted to let as many people know, which is the same as sharing your recent experience so as many people as possible are forewarned should they find themselves in the same unfortunate position. Please don’t let a minority stop you posting anything that will inform so many of us. Take care.

Personally for us this is not a good move as we both got Covid from our Ventura cruise. Fortunately we had our double booster in April so wouldn't like to think how we could feel even worse than we are. Really upset as it's the first time we have had covid despite us taking extra precautions during the cruise.

Yes it should have said what I had found espeically as I started the thread askingfor help, thank you David for jolting me, and yes I think I preferred the set surcharge. This is what I found when clicing on Details. A £10 per person reservation charge is required to secure your reservation. For Sindhu bookings made via My P&O Cruises, a 20% discount will be applied to all food items, and the prepaid reservation charge deducted from your bill.

Just re read the Speciality Dining and sorry P&O you did make it clear as I should have clicked on Details where it is absolutely clear.

Thank you, that seems to make sense as both the Epicurium and the Beach House have supplements on some dishes while Sindhu has a price by all dishes. So by booking prior to going it ensures you have a booking. I just wish P&O would make it more clear unless I missed that part!

I'm going on the Ventura next month and looking at booking Sindhu. Through my CP the price is £10 but I thought you paid per dish. Surely you don't pay £10 plus per dish? Can anyone clarify this for me who has recently been on the Ventura.

Yes you’re right they were and I think still are the names for the buffet, but then I could be wrong. Now it’s bugging me as to what is was called especially as we went there quite a lot.

I think this is probably the best advice rather than relying on whether the guidance has been updated. We are asking the European Commission to clarify the 10-year rule. Their guidance for Schengen border guards may not be updated until the spring of 2022. Until then, for some Schengen countries your passport may need to be less than 10 years old during your whole visit, and the 3 months at the end of your visit may need to be within 10 years of your passport’s issue date.

Just copied this off the GOV.UK website which was updated 20 April 2022 still current 1 May 2022. Check your passport and travel documents before you travel Check with your travel provider to make sure your passport and other travel documents meet their requirements. Passport validity If you are planning to travel to an EU country (except Ireland), or Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino or Vatican City, you must meet the Schengen area rules. Your passport must meet 2 requirements. It must be: less than 10 years old on the day you enter (check the ‘date of issue’) valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’) We are asking the European Commission to clarify the 10-year rule. Their guidance for Schengen border guards may not be updated until the spring of 2022. Until then, for some Schengen countries your passport may need to be less than 10 years old during your whole visit, and the 3 months at the end of your visit may need to be within 10 years of your passport’s issue date. Check both the issue date and the expiry date in your passport. If you renewed your passport early, extra months may have been added to its expiry date. This could affect the requirement for your passport to be less than 10 years old. Contact your travel provider or embassy of the country you are visiting if you think that your passport does not meet both these requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.

Verona.