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I like to eat early so can see the 7:30 show. I wonder with the unlimited specialty dining, will there be table available?

With the new Premier having unlimited specialty dining, do think there will be any tables available at decent times?

Thanks for the pictures

Following along. Enjoy your cruise and your stay in Rome.

I remember having a shrimp salad at the IC.

It would be nice to have a few fruit pies slices in buffet/dining room/International Cafe instant of all cake or tarts. I know they offer an apple pie once during a cruise.

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Here is an example of walking verse a taxi in Southampton. From Southampton National Express station to Premier Inn West Quay - I took a taxi under £10. Arrived relaxed. - my sister and brother in law (he is fit for his age) came on a different Coach and walked, Thinking it didn’t look far on Goggle. Sister was exhausted after pulling/pushing luggage on the sidewalk with people. Get a taxi and arrive relaxed to the ship.

On the Island, we got milk shakes on the Plus, paying they were $8.

On the Island, after the second time of just having 2 scoops of ice cream and chocolate sauce with the lollipops separate, the crew lady remembered us and would say “2 scoops with sauce and lollipops on the side”, we laughed each time we went when she was there.

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I know the new ships don’t have covered pools. Which of the Grand Class ships have covered pools? It is hard to tell from the ships deck plans

You have to try one to say you tried them. i tried one and only ate some of the ice cream. Next time, I asked for 2 scoops of ice cream with chocolate sauce and the lollipops separate.

The ice cream is 2 per day with Plus per person The fitness classes are 2 per cruise with Plus per person

I have been in M706 on the Sky. It is close to the elevator, we heard very little noise, only a couple of times during the day and the balcony is covered. If you look at Lido deck, M702 is under near the stairs, near the end of the buffet sitting area.

The desserts are too much for me to eat, I ask for 2 scoops of ice cream with chocolate sauce and take the lollipops (they are wrapped) home for the grandkids.

My card is TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card.

I found the blue bags are great to go to the pool, towel, ipad, phone, sunscreen

To help me clarify, we will be coming from Canada and flying in/out of Heathrow, November 2025 and August 2026. Roundtrip from Southampton Ports - Spain, Portugal, France, Canary Island, Gibraltar I don’t think I will need the waiver? Please help me understand.

You might get more points if you switch to TD Travel Visa Infinite and redeem for any type of travel - air, hotels, cars, cruises. I get points for every transaction plus acceleration points on groceries and restaurants (I don’t know why they picked groceries /restaurant to get more points). If you book travel through TD Travel, you get 9 points vs regular points.

I have Visa Travel Infinite card, good to redeem for any kind of travel - cars, hotel, cruises. I use my Visa for everything and the points add up to redeem.

Thank you for the helpful information. I have a 12 day Canary Island cruise for November 2025 with ports- Southampton, Vigo, Spain, Funchal, Portugal Tenerife, Spain Las Palmas, Spain Lanzarote, Spain Lisbon, Portugal Southampton After I booked with Princess, a British Travel Agency took over selling the ship and Princess is no longer selling the 12 or 28 day cruises. There will be a lot of British passengers on the sailing.

Thanks that is what I heard Brits go there for their holidays for the warm weather.

In 2019, we took a private tour with others from our Roll Call with all the stops. We will in Gibraltar in November. I was thinking on the Dolphin trips tour. What are your thoughts on this tour? Will there be dolphins at that time of year?

Does the HOHO have a stop at the port?