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1 hour ago, iowananny said:

 

 

We've always received very good service on cruise ships without extra tips.  I really wonder if those who give big tips really do get that much better service or if it just makes them feel important.

 

 

It is frustrating to see people pre tip. It is obvious they are ‘paying’ for a better service. Embarrassment  to the staff who give amazing service. Embarrassing to see it and it is crass. 

We book all our holidays through our agent but not saga cruises.you don’t collect the nights you are on board to benefit you in the Britannia club and you have to go through your travel agent to book tours. We prefer to look at the tours and book them straight away without waiting for our agent to do it.. 

Denarius. Exactly my  thoughts . 

Wondering if the government bans smoking in certain outdoor spaces, will it be banned on British Saga cruise ships? 

If flying out to board SOD,would that entail an overnight stop in a hotel at destination so as to avoid missing ship with flight delays,strikes etc? I wonder.

We did a winter canaries. Also this year and an Iceland/ Greenland cruise a few weeks ago.The passengers on the last cruise were older ( in our eyes) than the canaries cruise.You will get odd upsetting comments anywhere you go in life be it a racist comment on public transport,ageist remark in a shop or anti ‘autistic child’,remark.

On both this years cruises I never heard any racist comments,but I did avoid starting a leading conversation.I just like to laugh and enjoy making others happy.

I can say that to us it was disgusting to see people laying  asleep in Britannia lounge on sofas  with their bare feet on small cushions.

Also the smokers section is in the wrong place,

I agree the music is too old and I got sick of ABBA on the last cruise.

We did have problems with our cabin,to the point where without help we would have cancelled next years cruise but that’s another topic.

25 minutes ago, amcwaterfalls said:

Haha hardly slumming it Windsurfboy 

Touch wood, on past cruises we’ve both been okay with the movement of the ship, but to be on the safe side we’ve bought both Seabands and Stugeron this time. 

 You can ask your butler for some ginger. 

Which cruise have you booked for?o

We were in forward suite earlier this year. The balcony is double depth. Some ‘extra’ wall is one end and the bridge the other. 
The proper aft suites have double length balconies. 
The front suites are very bumpy. I had to put pillows down side of bed when going down Bay of Biscay! 

9 hours ago, the mice said:

Construction mishap 😁!

And OMG - what did you do with it?  Seems like a nice thought but a little sweet to actually eat. (and I have a sweet tooth... well, actually a full set). 

we didn’t eat it, goodness knows where it had been and for how long! 😂

We were in an Oceania  suite Xmas 2022.we had this broken old gingerbread house delivered as you see it! 
 

Excursions out today for our cruise.Email at 9 am,booked immediately.

All still available 2 hours later.

Our 2025 aft suite is at a 35% reduction- exactly what we paid . 

Apologies I didn’t make it very clear. There are four DD anft suites  and 4CC aft suites,  but in total there are only four right at the back.  we didn’t want deck 11 because of the smokers. We noticed the smoke many times sitting on deck 12 having lunch at the Veranda. It was horrible.

Some cabins are very popular on certain decks so I guess they sell at 35%. Quite quick . The big 4 aft suites have one only at 35% I believe then the discount drops. 

7.15pm. Call came in. Got aft suite at 35% off. Exact suite that we wanted. 

Glad you got what you want everyone. We pre registered on 21st March so getting close! 
We want  an aft suite and only a couple are good enough for us. Have to be careful of smoking (deck 11), under the decks. It was very unpleasant inhaling smoke whilst having lunch out the back on a warm day on deck 12 . 

Goodness me. Ours was last March 2023! 

Everything opens on my phone but not my pc would be easier to see on my pc. 
Do you know when we will get a price? 

Forward suites are not good in rough seas. The difference between one of those and mid ships is considerable. 

Aft suites have more room. 

No compensation. 

Just over the last 12 months we have cruised with 4 different companies. 
Best Food;

1st Saga

2nd Oceania

3rd Regent

4th Seabourn

 Seabourn was tasteless and having watched a chicken being sliced in front of us that was oozing blood, never again.