Lady Meer

Not the only cruise line to include alcohol in their rates - SAGA does and is serving drinks in UK ports.

Thank you so much, that’s really useful information. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.

JimmyVWine - thank you for taking the time to write this excellent review. We are on a similar itinerary on 1 June and wondered if you could tell me roughly where the tender dock is in Guernsey. Thanks.

Sarah, Have a look at ‘mal de debarquement’ on google.

We’ve taken our grandson on cruises from the age of 4 and he’s never eaten from a kids’ menu in any venue!

Darn - never thought of asking for a refund 😡. Thanks for the info will remember next time (if there is one)!

Robkat - I think you’ve made a great choice. If you haven’t arranged anything yet for Quebec, we went on a great ‘free’ walking tour with Samuel Dubois and can thoroughly recommend him.

Hi Robkat Last year we took the Princess excursion which included 3 hours in Montreal and then going on to the airport. This is what I wrote on our roll call! "We booked the Princess excursion to Montreal airport giving us about 3 hours on our own before being taken to the airport. It didn’t work out like that - we were over an hour late leaving the ship. How long does it take to get 40 people plus bags onto a bus? We eventually arrived in Montreal just before 1 pm and were told we would be picked up at 2 pm. We arrived at the airport before 3 - our check in didn’t open until 6.30 pm. We got to the business lounge an hour later to find that we had to queue to get in 😳. The food wasn’t good and the white wine was undrinkable (we had to queue to be served). Our plane was 2 hours late leaving Heathrow so we took off at midnight. We have seen enough of Montreal airport to say we will not go there again. The whole experience was horrible plus we have never waited in line to get into a business lounge. However, on the positive side, we did enjoy the cruise. We thought the food was excellent and the service (club dining) very good. Our room steward was one of the best we have had. The ship was ‘tired’ but after a couple of days we didn’t notice that." We stopped in Montreal in a really busy area with lots to see. Unfortunately it was 1pm when we arrived and were told that we had to leave at 2 pm which gave us enough time to either eat or do a quick look round the local area. The restaurants were all mega busy. Some pax were late back to.30the bus as they got lost so we didn't leave until about 2.30 pm. Apparently a lady was on the bus had a flight before 5 pm so she shouldn't have been on the bus. When we arrived in Montreal she should have been sent to the airport in a taxi (15 minutes away) so the rest of us could have stayed for the full 3 hours. As you can imagine it was a very disappointing end to a great cruise and the annoying fact is that it could have been avoided. On the plus side, the business lounge did stay open for the BA passengers (about 30 of us) until our plane was boarding but the food and drink areas were closed! Good luck.

What would happen if the dog owner is off-loaded due to illness / emergency? Where would the dog go? Who would take responsibility for it if the passenger was travelling solo? .

There were 2 on our Mississippi cruise - a guide dog for a blind lady and a small one in a basket on a walking frame.

SaraSailing The curtains annoyed me too! We had a mid-ship suite which had a sofa along the side wall of the bedroom so when seated your only view was of the balcony divider - a very poor design. We would have preferred to have 2 chairs to position in front of the window. Sorry about your breathing problems, hope you feel better soon. Thanks for taking the time to post. Brenda

We’ve booked Canaries Christmas too 😁.

Good choice! They both have great itineraries. If you haven’t been to Greenland before, the passage through Prince Christian Sound is spectacular!

We’ve never had this feature and it hasn’t been on automatically. When we travel with our daughter and grandson, DH links the 3 of them but not me. I want some peace and quiet…😁.

Did you book anything?

Had our call today and booked for Christmas 2024.

Agreed. On our first Princess cruise with MUTS, during the day the screen was silent and headphones were handed out to those who wished to listen. I wonder why it changed?

Hi we went on our first Saga cruise (Canaries) last year. We are early 70s. There were a lot of people older than us but many more were younger. We met a lot of solo travellers onboard who, without exception, said they were having a great time. There was a solo gathering early every evening which was well attended. By the end of the cruise I had decided that I would definitely cruise as a solo with Saga if I found myself in that situation as I know I would meet nice people of all ages, be well looked after by the staff, and, importantly, I would feel safe. i’m sure you’ll have a great time in Norway. Please report back after your cruise.

Which restaurant were you in? It looks really good!

I’m sure I recently read on the Princess forum that Captain Tuvo has moved to MSC.

In July club dining was the starboard side of the Coral dining room.

There are 12 cruises for Nov 2024 on the UK website.

DeepFreeze63 Thank you for taking the time to produce a comprehensive report on this trip. It has been really interesting, even more so as we will be on this cruise next year. I just have one question, did you encounter any mosquitos on your shore excursions? Thanks.

Yes, they are. We’ve cruised 3 times with our daughter and grandson and they have always been welcomed in with us. Our grandson likes to take a small board game for us to play and there is always room for us to sit round a bigger table. In fact it’s one of the highlights of our grandson’s cruising experience! Enjoy.

Hi DeepFreeze - following along with interest as we’re on this trip in Nov 2023. We were wondering if you have any local currency for the African ports or will you be using US dollars? Disappointing about Dakar but hope you make the rest of the African countries. Thanks for the updates.