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Many years ago we were on a Thomson cruise , yes, that long ago . The ship had to undergo a balance test , which meant compulsory disembarkation of passengers and all crew apart from those needed for the tests . This was also 10 till 4.

Thomson, laid on free excursions, this was Barcelona, a lunch at a 5 star hotel . For those not wanting to do a trip , then a day pass at a hotel , pool etc.  Our waiters were full of it about their time off at the beach etc. 

We all had a great time . Appreciate, this was a much smaller passenger number, but P&O could have done something nicer for people surely. 

On 2/18/2023 at 9:38 AM, zap99 said:

They could do both. With a 5 port 14 night cruise they would have plenty  of time to do a few extra stops.

Quite true

You're missing nothing . Malaga is great . 

No additional OBC for us either

7 hours ago, Waju said:

This worries us too - not witnessed it with P&O yet but have on another line.  It seems the cheaper the cruises get the more we dislike the cruisers (or should it be cruisees?) 😒

 

I imagine it's a bit better on longer cruises or out of school holidays.

Agree with you on that one 

Well, you arrive into Tenerife. Some people go home , but you stay on , come and go as you please. Some new passengers will embark that day . The next day , you go home . 

I've received nothing for March on the Azura . Fellow cruisers have , Select and Savers. Oh well . 

21 hours ago, slug33ukuk said:

I should have said...the cruise is on FEB 24th....we fly out on 21st to hotel.

 

Oh . Wish I'd have acted quicker when they were advertising dates . Haven't seen any further ads of availability

3 hours ago, hazelk said:

Yes although we join it on the 10th.

Thank you . Can't make that one 

31 minutes ago, slug33ukuk said:

Not for us ...its the one on 21st feb

Thank you . Still a date we can't make . I should've acted quicker to an ad a TA put out earlier ,with more dates 

47 minutes ago, hazelk said:

We are looking at booking I assume the same cruise but three nights in a hotel, we are being offered the Sugar Cane, glad to hear you recommend it. 

Is it the cruise that sails on 11th Feb ? 

Do check regarding collecting luggage as its been pick up off luggage carousel recently. Personally, its a good thing ,as at least you can act on any missing cases at the airport. 

1 hour ago, JeanieC,Aston said:

Hi

Just rec do the rules for my cruise in two weeks……jipsy is wrong.

 

Vaccination requirements for your holiday

For your holiday, all guests aged 18 years and over need to be fully vaccinated* with an approved COVID-19 vaccine a minimum of 14 days prior to travel. If more than 270 days (calculated from the last day of the cruise) have passed since the full completion of a vaccination course, a booster vaccine will be needed and must be administered a minimum of seven days prior to travel. If a further 270 days have passed since your booster vaccine, a second booster vaccination is not required at this time.   Fully vaccinated means the two initial  covid jabs.

Just as well, sailing in three weeks . My booster was a year ago next week ( volunteering at the covid centre for me jabbed early ) I'm only 60  and no sign of another one yet . 

15 hours ago, tring said:

 

We are due on that 6th Oct cruise for 16 nights and have not had anything either.  Those slightly longer cruises had a very good price when we booked at launch and sold quickly.  I wonder if that is why we have not had the extra OBS?

 

I did think that , although, I've a friend who is on another ship who also booked on launch at a great price and got OBC awarded a few weeks back . So its not consistent

30 minutes ago, emam said:

 

Nor our Britannia one on 2nd October.

Its a bit all over the place 

Myself and other passengers in my book of the face  group,sailing 6th Oct on Azura for 15 nights , have nothing as far as we know . Those joining a week later , have been advised of some OBC  . Why not us ?

You can buy on Amazon, cruise luggage label holders 

Next to the Ocean Terminal, is Ocean Village. Its a restaurant and office area ,overlooking the marina . There's parking ,paid, in the centre ,open air .

We, go to The Maritimo Lounge , but there's a Weatherspoons there too . We've twice had a late breakfast here when we've had late embarkation times. So then ,you're close to either cruise terminal.

Tenerife - We plan on visiting Siam Park by hiring a car at the port which seems like it should be very easy and much cheaper than the cruise excursion to Playas de las Americas and give us more time too

Siam Park is a water park . Is that what you want ? There's Loro Park nearby, animals , but in the South of the island is the Volcano , Mt Teidi.

On 6/12/2022 at 11:12 PM, nini said:

Exactly! I think when most look at the Princess Plus, the ONLY thing on their mind is, "I really do not drink" or "I really do not drink much".

When you sit down and really analyze each factor (not just "drinks, i.e. alcoholic beverages), then it makes sense.

Most definitely

7 hours ago, Suite Susie said:

Think you have made your point Memoak - I’ve obviously wasted my money. 

Take no notice . Hope you have a nice cruise

12 minutes ago, Cabernet Girl said:

Are glasses of wine from Vines included in the drinks package? I assume they are, but just checking.

 

Thank you.

 

Yes ,as long as within the price limit ,as with all other bars,but not what's in your mini bar 

42 minutes ago, vitrocmax said:

I was ready to print my pass and went to download it, having waited until now because of the relatively short valid period. However, an error message showed when I tried to open it on my iPhone saying the file format (pdf) is invalid. Adding it to my Apple wallet worked fine, though. I haven't tried on my wife's Android phone yet.

 

I thought the original style of pass was just one page with all three (or four) jabs detailed with one QR code. Now there's 3 separate pages, or did I just miss that when I tried before? I didn't take much notice then because they weren't valid for the date of travel.

 

There's some maintenance on the app tonight ,hence the error message maybe . Yes 3 pages long ....more paper 🙄

You're correct x 

On 2/8/2022 at 2:52 PM, KuiperBelt said:

No, not that Angie Brown.

 

The one who sang "I'm gonna get you" is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Brown

 

The one on the Britannia (who I saw two weeks ago) is https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-brown-739368177

 

But she is very good - plays acoustic guitar and can certainly belt a song out.

Oh that's a difference then .