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I recently booked a 10 day cruise for next year and paid for the drinks package. I noticed on my booking confirmation that it is not listed as a separate item although there is a sentence further down to say that we have booked the drinks package. Should I be worried that it is not listed separately on the booking confirmation?

For the masquerade ball, do they sell masks onboard or do people take their own?

That's useful information - thanks. Glad we have booked mobility assistance if the walk to the gates is that long :)

Hi Norris, serial lurker here ... just caught up. Thanks for yet another great report. I now need to read your Apex report, I'll be interested to see what you thought, personally, I don't like the design of the ship. I've also gone off Celebrity due to the huge price increases and decrease in service. We have Cunard and P&O booked this year so will see if we like either of them. Hope you and Carol (and the cats) are all well. Frankie

If we order a bottle of wine and don't finish it, can we take it to our room to finish?

Sorry, another drinks/gratuities question for a newbie. I am looking at the drinks package for our Iona cruise next year, am I right in thinking that if I buy the drinks package it includes gratuities? Thanks

That is interesting, I think we have got Freedom on Iona next year. We don't get through a whole bottle of wine in one night so might have to think about just ordering a large glass each 😞

It means you check in online and just drop your luggage off at a drop off point. It saves them having to staff the check in desks.

That's useful information - thanks. Not sure if this will work with the group flights booked through Cunard as it is a separate jet2 log in page but will certainly have a look.

Hi All, we are sailing on QV next June and have just received our flight details which are with Jet2. I'm OK with this but it says online check in only and I don't want or need internet access. I don't take an ipad or phone on holiday so my question is, therefore, is there a computer centre or similar where I can access the internet for 1 day (if I pay the daily charge) in order to check in for our return flights? Thanks

Hi All We have just had our flights for next June on QV to Rome/back from Trieste. It says to contact the flight team to discuss upgrades but I can't find a number for this department. Also, might want to change it to a different departure airport. Does anyone know how I contact the flight team or shall I just call the main number? Thanks

Hi All, is there a water package on P&O? I know they do the non-alcoholic and refresh packages but I just want bottled water. I know there are water stations around the ship but the treated water onboard does not agree with me so I tend to buy lots of bottles of water so wondered if they offered any kind of deal. Thanks

Kalos - I don't get that pop up box. I think Dermotsgirl may be right. Not a good improve in my view if people using Edge can't access the correct information as lots of computers are auto set to use this browser. I don't even know how to get a different browser 😞 Not an improvement in my view.

OK, I'm probably being daft but I can't seem to select a different cabin. I've done a dummy booking and have got to the "select cabin" section and it does list all the different decks, however, when I try to choose a different deck/cabin it doesn't seem to change anything?

We have a Cunard one on QV before Ionia so it will be interesting to compare the two.

A similar thing happened to us a few years ago when the motorway into Southampton was closed over the weekend - totally nightmare 😞

Thanks Megabear - "he" is actually a "she" but of course there is no way you could have known this 🙂

These answers are not filling me with confidence, I have to say. We will be on Iona so hope things work a bit better than Arvia. I am happy to share a table but would not be able to stand for 45 mins to 1 hour in a queue for a table. We like to eat later, say 8-8.30 so it seems that the only way to get a table at that time is to queue?

Thanks Majortom10, I know some people like it and it works for them. My point is that I don't like to take my telephone on holiday - I prefer not to be disturbed 🙂

Hi All, we have just booked Iona for next year. This will be the first time on P&O for us (have done several on Celebrity), and I see that bookings for restaurants etc are done via the app. I prefer not to use technology when I'm on holiday so my question is, do you have to use the app for the main dining room (we have open seating) or can you just turn up? Thanks

We booked this week and got free parking and £240 onboard credit.