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Sure you will love it,China is an amazing place,our visit was spoiled to some degree by problems at Immigration on the day we arrived,never did find out what that was all about or if it was a one off,certainly made us think twice about going back...shame.

We have a check in time of 1100hrs,normally we have a 4-5 hour journey to the ship on embarkation day so don't get to check in before 1400hrs.

Brilliant,thanks Mike!👍👍

Who do you send the request to?

Brilliant guys,thanks for your help!👍👍

Soon to embark on a cruise on Anthem,it will be the first time we have boarded early. Just wondering do groups of cabins get released or is there usually an announcement when all cabins are ready please guys?

Just hate that sort of thing,not experienced it on a cruise yet but I have in restaurants,I never know if giving them money means they go away or stay for another song!😵😵

Quantum had here casino extended for her time in China so obviously the Chinese like their gambling!😎😎

The Intercruises coach we got back from Southampton on our last cruise had space for wheelchairs. if I remember correctly after booking the cruise there was a message to ring Intercruises as ap to confirm the booking so any message about wheelchair requirements can be passed on then,I was daft enough to request the front seats,never again,there really is a shortage of legroom..not comfy!😮😮

I know Quantum was based out there in 2019 for 6 months or so doing mainly short cruises aimed at the Chinese to convince them how wonderful cruising was,if I remember correctly many Chinese used the short trips to Japan as shopping trips. There were some negative reviews from 'Westerners' on these forums about the cruises as they were too Chinese,including,shockingly & surprise,surprise....Chinese food!

P&O are as close as you get to bargain basement cruising IMO,hard to beat the prices you see in the tv ads like £1099 for a 15 night Caribbean cruise which I have seen even lower near the sailing date,tips included,drinks at UK pub prices(depending on where you live of course),specialty dining at reasonable prices,likewise shore excursions. I am sure many will say that it isn't as glamorous as it once was,room servicing is only once a day,food isn't what it once was,I think you just have to look at how little you are paying & not expect the golden 'good old days',be realistic & you will hopefully enjoy yourself!😎

On Arcadia last year we weren't able to book until on board,that became fun when the App wasn't working half the time!

Forgot to mention ciders,there are quite a variety available,some of the fruits varieties are quite superb IMO but of course you have another demon to worry about there & that is sugar,in some cases one bottle can contain your daily quota!😮 In my drinking days I would tend to only drink Guinness mixed with cider(poor man's black velvet!) as I found the black stuff a bit heavy,glad to say that mixing 0% Guinness with LA/AF cider tastes just like the alcoholic version...happy days!

We have done 2 repo cruises so far with another coming up soon,all have been sold out so whoever says repo cruises are not popular is telling porkies or the last minute sale prices are working well!😁😁

Before we left on our cruise last year there were reports on these forums of an outbreak on a/the previous cruise prompting many to think that when it was announced on our cruise that it hadn't gone away,these ships are hardly ever idle for long,they don't make money if not sailing,so once established on board it can't be easy to get rid of especially if the passengers don't help!