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Probably just leave it at home then.

Well that's ridiculous

That's how I assumed that it would work and also why we, so far, haven't had a problem arriving earlier than designated - it was never busy when we arrived. I certainly didn't suggest that it was difficult although arriving on time when you have no idea what traffic will be like or how long the queue for CPS will be is not an exact science (my sister took 90 minutes to get through the queue whereas we have waited as little as 10 minutes)- hence we don't rush but we arrive when we arrive

I think that we will take my wife's walking stick that has a seat built into the handle - assuming we arrive before our, yet to be determined, timeslot

Just makes the job harder for the check in staff though, creating busy periods when there is no reason to. Still, whatever, we'll get on eventually

She doesn't need a wheelchair (and won't be taking one). She can walk ok but standing around for a long time takes its toll

It has never been too busy when we have turned up each time time (at worst there were 2 people in the queue for check in, once no queue at all) so that has probably worked in our favour. I think that it's perfectly reasonable to ask early arrivals to wait if they are busy but it would be ridiculous to make someone wait if they are quiet.

No, we haven't.....yet! I guess that it all depends on how busy they are at the time you arrive and we've never been knocking on the door waiting for them to open. Must have been lucky. Hopefully our luck will hold for our next cruise too! (Although, maybe we'll get really lucky and be assigned a reasonable check in time in the first place!!). We now have a little status but we have also booked a cabin for our daughter and her fella so, if they get a later check in time than us then, if questioned, we'll just flash the earlier check in documentation - as recommended above Edit: if we do get asked to stand in a queue then my wife will need a chair - presumably that would be supplied on request?

October 23 We'll have to be more punctual in August. We always stay overnight in a hotel and then have a leisurely start to the day before heading down to the port and we kind of get there when we get there.

Didn't even realise that they worried about the assigned check in times. Nobody has ever checked ours (or, if they have, they have never said anything about being early). Just been lucky I guess

Would it be combinable with any Peninsula club reductions would you know? And, I'm presuming, that it would only be on Select fares? Cheers

I thought that I had seen somewhere that you get discount if you book B2B with P&O. Is that correct? Thanks

I believe that the current price is now £149 for this package

Thanks for the answers, much appreciated

I didn't even know this was a thing until last week - P&O don't seem to advertise it much. Thinking of getting one on our Arcadia cruise in August. A couple of questions if I may? Do we just ask the drinks waiter about it? Do you have to get it on the first day? Thanks

That's handy thanks. I've got a number of 175ml bottles at home so we can all take one of those alongside a full bottle each. Like to have a drink in the cabin while my wife gets ready for dinner!

Just checking that I haven't missed anything in the new policy. In the official P&O policy all I can see is that there is a limit of "up to" 1 litre of wine/fizz per adult passenger - I could see no reference to 1 bottle. Have I just missed that or is it actually no limit to the number of bottles as long as the total doesn't exceed 1 litre? Thanks

Ah, ok thanks, not too bad an increase then. Whilst it doesn't make or break a holiday I find it reassuring to be prepared with the knowledge

I assumed that they were talking about the passion fruit martini. You are right about the restricted choice at the bars, this seems to be fleet wide. Fortunately for us we are very happy with a pina colada, a beer or, as a nightcap, a Bailey's. But I'm sure that it can be a problem for others

You definitely have a point. My daughter (21) does drink - not excessively but definitely likes a drink. She does, however, have a number of friends that are teetotal - way more than I have! I posted another thread about current drinks prices (P&O don't seem to have updated their sample menu on their website) and the increases appear to be significant - given the single reply that I've had so far. A Martini has increased by £1.20 (17%) so I might have to take back all I've previously said about being similar to pub prices around where I live!

Ah okay thanks. That's a big increase as they were £7.15 before! Roughly 17% more. I think I'm going to need to get saving before our August cruise!

Sorry, I was the first to raise Wetherspoons but only to say that they are the only drinking establishment around our way that offers prices any cheaper than P&O. I was trying to make the point that the prices of drinks in pubs that I go to are similar (or more expensive) than P&O - with the exception of spoons who are known for being cheap. I wasn't trying to compare quality or surroundings. We stayed at the Intercontinental Park Lane in march and it was £20 for a glass of fizz (not champagne) and £18 for a glass of house white. Obviously the other end of the scale to spoons!

Hi, just wondering whether anyone has cruised with P&O since the changes to the drinks policy and the increase in the price of the drinks packages? As the packages have increased in price, I an assuming that the bar prices have also increased? Just curious whether any very recent cruisers could share any current bar prices? Thanks

I guess I'm lucky in that I am acclimatised to P&Os prices so don't think twice about going to the bar! 😅

That is considerably cheaper than P&O. I pay similar, if slightly less, in Wetherspoons but anywhere else we are looking at £5+ for a pint - which is very similar to P&O. On our last cruise on Britannia I actually paid more for a pint in the pub next to the hotel in Southampton, the night prior to embarkation, than I did in the Crow's Nest onboard. Outside of a Wetherspoons I struggle to find pub prices for less than about a fiver a pint (although I avoid working mens clubs and "local" style pubs - mainly go to, what I would consider to be, "nice" pubs). Of course, I'm sure that people in some areas of the UK can find "nice" pubs selling beer for much less - but I don't seem to be able to, neither around where I live or where I travel within the UK. As a comparison, the last time we were on a Royal Caribbean ship (about 2014), cocktails were from $13.95 each - they are, I believe, currently from £7.50 on P&O (again, pretty comparible to the pub prices for the pubs I tend to end up in)