I don't know. I have a certificate and followed the advice on the other thread.
I applied to P & O first. This did seem to slow things down though as it took them a week to then tell me to use stockperks
We have been to Scandinavia/Baltic many times in May. I don't know if we are just lucky but we have never had weather so bad I can remember it. If that makes sense. One year we had a heat wave! Mostly it is like a fine day at home.
The North Sea can be very choppy, cold and windy
All the pools should be open
I was meaning before you booked In the mag (name??) with the list of captains it also used to give you head chef. If ever I was trying to choose between cruises I would choose the one with the best chef. A problem you may have now you can travel on any date!😉