Thejuggler

As an alternative catch the local bus. Bus station is next to the railway station in Sorrento, tickets are cheap and its great fun. First part is cross country over the headland, you then hit the coast road down into Positano, then on to Amalfi. The full trip takes about 90 minutes. https://www.sorrentoinsider.com/en/sorrento-to-positano-bus-schedule

As someone who spends many hours of winter outside coaching and watching rugby its all about layering rather than brands. Merino wool baselayer, both top and bottom. Thin long sleeve sweatshirt or t shirt Fleece or hoodie Then either a down jacket if its dry or a rain jacket in the wet Fleece snood for the neck and a decent thick woolly hat Fleece inner gloves and waterproof outers. Thicker outdoor down trousers with a pair of waterproof outers, Thick long skiing socks. Darntough, Bridgedale are a couple of brands. Now is a good time to buy as many stores will be having end of season sales. TKMaxx is worth a visit. They had lots of outdoor gear on sale a few weeks ago as its end of season. I also rate Decathlon if you have a store nearby, Helly Hansen has been my go to brand for outdoor coats for many years. Sale on their website at the moment.

No problem. The car rental offices will be landside you just need to get yourself there and pick up as normal. I once had a courtesy car following an accident and pick up was my local UK airport.

P&O Ferries successfully argued the UK minimum wage legislation doesn't apply to them and had very bad publicity until the day after they took the decision to sack everyone, they are still operating ferries, The UK Equality Act will be no barrier as they aren't a UK land based company. They are getting bad publicity for being useless at vegan food so a day or two of bad publicity for removing it probably won't affect them too much.

Its a few years since we cruised, but the food court style buffet set up on Celebrity Eclipse was outstanding and streets ahead of similar sized P&O and Princess ships.

Providers need to make a choice. If they are going to state vegan food can be catered for it needs to be and be done well. An excellent menu would have dishes which are so tempting even non vegans would choose them, as is the case with an Indian restaurant I visit regularly and I'm not vegan. They are 100% vegetarian and over 50% are vegan dishes. However if the vegan option amounts to little more than variations of boiled rice with a few pieces of veg take the bad publicity and stop offering it as an option.

Both Flam and Gerainger are many many miles from the sea (Flam is on Sognefjord which is almost 130 miles from the coast at the furthest point!) as soon as you leave the North Sea you are therefore entering the fjord and will usually be cruising overnight, although depending on time of year it may not be dark for long. Get up as early as possible. Head to buffet, coffee and enjoy the slow cruise to the port.

I can understand why it is difficult on a large bus to do both as a Vatican visit can be 5-6 hours if you do everything. We visited Rome for a few days and had a 4pm Vatican tour, but even then had to meet at 3pm as it took an hour to walk to the ticket office and get through the ticket office 'quick' line! That leaves little time to go inside the Colisseum which is also a couple of hours, more if you want to see all the levels. A private tour will probably be the only way, signing up to the roll call may offer opportunity to join other passengers on smaller trips.

I have never had need for cash in Norway, Sweden or Denmark and our first visit was 12 years ago. Even the street sellers were cashless, which wasn't the case in the UK back then.

Our first Norwegian cruise was almost 15 years ago, plenty of wi fi available. Just follow crew members who have a day off to find it!

We hired a car for two days on a 7 day holiday to Sardinia during late May about 10 years ago, but we were in the north near Alghero not around Cagliari. We covered a few hundred trouble free miles and saw plenty. General thoughts was driving isn't as chaotic as the Italian mainland. It was easy enough, plenty of motorways, roads not busy, roadsigns in towns pretty hopeless so satnav is required, Traffic police were everywhere checking speeds, which is also an issue as speed limit signs are sporadic, so know the limits before you travel. We hired our car from the hotel, but I'm sure you will find options online.

The sail in and out of Oslo and two days in Stockholm is difficult to say no to. Both lovely cities with plenty to see and do. Gdansk and Visby are places I'd need to really research and be convinced they offer more than those two do. Its so easy to get from Rotterdam to Amsterdam so I wouldn't see that as an inconvenience. Trains every 5-10 minutes and only a 45 minute trip.

I've visited a few times. Town is small, walk along the front to see the coloured houses, stroll up the hill behind the main street and there are walks along the headland to the lighthouse which takes about half an hour each way, Distillery is in the town centre and interesting to fill an hour, but go there first and book a time slot for later in the day as numbers are limited on each tour. If you want to see more there is a public bus service to Craignure or Calgary Bay (which is stunning if the weather is good).

Rome2rio is the site for all public transport queries. We have used the train from Sorrento to Pompeii and it was easy enough. No need for Italian as the ticket staff are dealing with thousands of passengers a year from all over the world asking for the same tickets. The trains on the line are old, busy, no aircon and not that reliable, but its a nice trip. Pompeii is huge, its all in the open air so take plenty of water and snacks, a hat and sun lotion if visiting during the summer as it could be 85+ degrees. Don't try and do it all, you will know when you have had enough!

There are now far more cabins at sea than even 5 years ago. Far more competition keeps prices keen. However as cruises are still similar prices to 15 years ago, but the price of food certainly isn't, so thats one area where large savings can be made by operators.

If you don't want the train the only option is taxi. Either private hire which needs to be booked, or black cab from the rank outside the terminal. Black cab will be £80-120 depending on time of day, private hire may be cheaper.

One of the windiest places in the world. 155mph gusts just this year. Low pressure systems aren't generally as prevalent in summer as winter, but they can and do happen. We had a grey, overcast and cool day for our visit, but its a fascinating place.

Elizabeth Line from T3 to Tottenham Court Road, black cab for the remainder of the journey.

Britannia can be done quickly, but if you want to enjoy it it is half a day, but you need to get there for opening as its not large and you will feel crowded out as the day goes on.

Only you know your child and their routine, try and and keep it similar so you all enjoy the holiday. Don't get too hung up about night nursery, our daughter was 3 on our first cruise, she never settled there so we abandoned it. It was a long way from the dining room to the nursery to collect her and she was upset when we picked her up. For her first holdiays abroad we used a Littlelife travel cot which is like a small tent. Small to take in luggage and can be dismantled in the cabin. Sleeping in a pushchair is no bad thing. It means you can get your evening meal and show without being disturbed.

A port which for me is instantly forgettable!. It was national day in Sweden, so quiet. I think we did this trip for half a day then had a wander around town in the afternoon, appreciate its a Princess trip, not NCL, but most cruiselines do similar trips. https://www.princess.com/ports-excursions/helsingborg-sweden-excursions/helsingborg-and-coastal-drive/

There are similar rip off prices when you get off the Monte toboggan. Taxis have a habit of suddenly charging per person, be careful (the rickshaws are even worse!).

From experience it may be worth waiting until you arrive. We did just that and chose a cheaper option as the weather was so poor it wasn't worth spending a lot of money to be on a bus seeing nothing but thick fog and heavy rain. We did go to the peak above the fjord and saw the ship for a few seconds!

If you want to see the Fjords in all their glory,you need to find cruises which stop at ports in them, so check Google maps for locations of each port. Norway has significantly reduced the number of larger ships which can visit each port, so many 'fjords' cruises are now very coastal port focussed. Flam, Olden, Gerainger and Skjolden are deep inside fjordland so look for trips which include those. Bergen and/or Stavanger are expected. I've been to both and happy with either. Cruise by doesn't mean much, but its time spent crusing the fjords. Of your list I'd look at 1 and 3 and it may come down to which ship you prefer. Trip 2 looks a pretty poor offer.

All P&O will do is source your flights and book them as part of a package. I'd make the flying part of the holiday and search out cheap flights with layovers and consider premium economy or business class with a less popular airline using a codeshare. If you want to fly to one airport and return from another after the cruise you will need an open jaw ticket. Google flights is a good wesbite to play with, just change ticket from 'return' to 'multi city' to research open jaw fares.