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Southampton June 11, self disembarkment was started around 7am. They did not finish unloading and sorting luggage dockside until after 7:40. We were waiting to pickup our luggage and could not until they had finished laying out all the luggage in different colour.

The car service will ask for your flight information. They will know roughly how long it will take you. I was told leave 90 minutes to clear immigration and luggage pickup.

It might be which country the ship is visiting. My Sky ports were in Norway and Denmark which did not have to be tested to enter these countries. Britain did not need to be tested to enter. I think, entering Italy had to be tested one day before.

I had 2 different booking numbers for the two 7 day cruises on the Sky May 28-June 4 roundtrip out of Southampton and June 4-11 roundtrip out of Southampton. Princess makes it one cruise on the medallion. I asked at Guest Services 2x, if we needed a Covid Test for the second cruise, “No, as you are not going to a country that needs a Covid test” “You needed a Covid test to get on the ship”. Treat the second Southampton stop (embarkment day for the second cruise) as any port day, if you want to get off the ship. In 2019, on the Sky, two 7 day cruises with 2 booking numbers for Athens-Barcelona and Barcelona- Rome. Princess made it one cruise on the medallion. Told to treat Barcelona as any port day, get off if you want.

I was on Sky out of Southampton May 28-June 4 and June 4-11, 2022. My sister asked at Guest Services the first week if if there were Covid cases onboard, he was not suppose to say, but he whispered to her “a few”. They do not broadcast if there are any cases. My brother in law, was coughing at the end of the second week. On Saturday June 4 (disembarking day) about 1am, they called medical center. He tested negative (he was told a cold) but still had to be quarantined for a few hours before disembarking with the other quarantine passengers. He saw only about a dozen people quarantined leaving the ship.. From the June 4 Facebook, a few stated they tested positive once home.

I have used www.justairports.com from LHR to our London hotel and hotel back to LHR 5x. Use hotel’s postal code to get a quote.

B2B in Barcelona (2019) and Southampton (2022) we were given a “In Transat” card and told to treat the port as any port and show the card when returning to the ship. Southampton (2022), we did not need to do a Covid test for the second cruise.

On the Sky May 28-June 11, my brother in law met a couple staying 8 months on the Sky in an inside cabin.

I noticed while on the Sky that the orange juice is from a box called - Orange Cocktail

I have a Caribbean cruise booked with my 2 yr granddaughter for later in the year.. After, just returning from a 14 day Northern European cruise, I have decided to cancel the granddaughter’s cruise as she would not be allowed into the pool or kids club unless she is potty trained. Not much for her do on the ship. Don’t want other passengers to look at her if she decides to have a melt down. If taking Princess excursions, most buses would put the stroller/pram under the bus (luggage area) where they put the wheelchairs/walkers. On buses, in Norway/Denmark it was the law to wear seatbelts. On a Caribbean Princess excursion, someone brought a car seat, all the seats are counted for with a purchased ticket, plus there were no seat belts, driver had to store the car seat in stairwell of the bus. Not much room in balcony cabins to store a car seat.

The only coupon I used on my recent cruise - casino - $10 if you spend $20.

Enjoy your cruise with your mom

As a Canadian, I only had to show my Covid negative test results and my vaccination paper ( paper is easier for them to read than phone). I have never been asked to show any insurance papers in 35 cruises. It is up to passengers if they want insurance or not. British cruisers have different requirements for booking than North America cruisers.

National Express is much cheaper than Princess transfer. If going direct home after cruise, I have taken Princess transfer or Princess post cruise excursion back to Heathrow. You purchase your National Express Coach timed ticket online leaving minimum of 90 minutes after flight arrive . My ticket was £17/pp LHR Terminal 5 to Southampton for Friday, May 27. National Express will let you change to another Coach (if seats are available) if you are late/early for your timed ticket with no change fee only at the airports. Depending on your airline which terminal you land at, where you will find National Express Coach terminal. Check out Heathrow airport web site for your airline terminal and National Express Coach information. Once you have picked up your luggage, exit luggage area and follow signs for Coaches. Terminal 2/3 - a 10-15 minute walk all indoors, no seats to rest along the way, easy to follow Terminal 5 - follow signs for Coaches, there is a shelter with seats to wait. Drivers get out of coaches to load luggage and will help direct you. NOTE your Coach route number on your booking. On the Coach sign, will not say Southampton, it will show the last stop. Our Coach was -route #204, Bournemouth. It was Heathrow, Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth.

May 27, 2022, I took a taxi from Southampton National Express Coach station to Premier Inn West Quay on a Friday around 11am-12pm. Once off the Coach, we (2 senior ladies), walked through the building. Outside the building , there was space for 4 taxi cars. We only waited a few minutes and a SUV taxi turned the corner. I told him the hotel name. He said you can walk to it. I said, not walking with luggage. Dropped off at the door. Cost was under £7? My sister/brother in law walked. Brother in law pulled luggage and sister had hand luggage. She found it a long walk after getting lost. I was glad to have taken a taxi. I asked at the desk about a taxi for the next morning. There is a direct line to a “Radio” taxi company near the elevators. I called while waiting for our room to be ready for the next day with my name, hotel name, time I wanted, Ship name/terminal, number of people and number of luggage. There was a list of cruise line ships and terminal near the elevator. Cost to Mayflower terminal was under £10. Mask to be wore in taxi. We were tired so decided to eat dinner at the hotel. I had taken the Breakfast Meal Deal. They changed the Breakfast Meal Deal into Breakfast and Dinner Meal Deal. They asked what time we wanted to have dinner and breakfast so chef can be prepared. Dinner meal - glass of wine/beer/soda, either appetizer or dessert and main meal. Breakfast was buffet. You have to swipe your room key to get elevator to go up.

My sister was suppose to have arrived at LHR at 6:30am Friday May 27 for our cruise the next day Saturday May 28. Her non stop flight from her home airport was 2 1/2 hours late due the plane’s late arrival from another country. She spend over 1 1/4 hours going through immigration and luggage pickup. She missed her 9:30am National Express Coach and was able to get on a later Coach. She arrived in Southampton after 2pm. You never know if planes will be on time. Going the day before will help with jet lag. Go the day before your cruise. Stay at a hotel near LHR or a hotel attached to LHR if you want the cruise line transfer. Take National Express Coach www.nationalexpress.com from LHR to Southampton Coach station. Stay at a Southampton hotel (check Port of Call - Britain for hotel suggestions). Take a taxi from National Express Coach station to hotel and a taxi to the port.

I was on the Sky June 4-11, Norway Fjords. I had purchased the WiFi separate. I was refunded $35 for lack of WIFI for 3 days. I don’t know if anything was refunded if you had WIFI was a perk.

Presently on the Sky, Elite amenities are no only in the cabins, you have to requested it and the same with bathrobes.

Do you find print luggage tags in Celebrity website Manage My Booking or on Celebrity app? Is after Check In?

I do not see a thread for St Vincent like the other islands. What is there to see on this island? Tour companies? Beaches?