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There are more than 68 people who post a lot but don't click the follow button, myself being one that hasn't done so . Granted C C is just a tiny speck of who sail with P&O but leaving web sites aside I do wonder what the actual number is of P&O return bookings ? At a guess far more than those who not return , other than that they would soon be going bust . On TV last night a travel program forecast that the cruise industry is actually set to grow this year .

I wouldn't say you were stupid Michelle ,back in early 70's we were unaware compared to today. A relative of mine used to nip in the village chemist and buy a bottle of olive oil as she said it helped her skin stay moist and tan better. I was as bad munching through tons of Mars bars that would help me work rest and play and just to give me energy a bottle of Lucozade to give me even more energy and stop me being poorly 🙄 Even sugar was good back then ! Hope you get sorted soon and give that dog a hug from me ,they really are our best friends 🙂

Cheers for the tip , it helps us keep abreast of such matters 😉

For Any Art Fans Out There 🙃

That's how I see it Megar. I was checking out a few cruises and found they were offering the choice of select a forward cabin or an aft but they choose your actual location. You get things like OBC and shuttle buses . The fares were cheap and that's possibly why ,I didn't opt to buy as it wasn't value to me . So there was no way that you could say I was being robbed as it was my choice to take it or leave it. I note other cruise lines do the same . The worst culprit used to be Thomson cruises ,back then you would select inside /outside cabins and after you paid a hefty deposit ,only then could you see what was on offer but too late as you were booked by then .

Update our local Morrisons is 140.7 and Mrs K has got a 5p off per litre off from our online shopping , so that will do us nicely .

Our cheapest petrol is 139.9 at a Texaco. If out and about we use petrolprices.com to find who's charging what .

Yep the guarantee of Zapp or you get your Bingo money back 😉🤣 Sometimes we read too much into a review .I remember my first cruise, most people telling me I would love it and a odd few telling me I was in for a bad time . Turns out that within less than six weeks we had rebooked and were back onboard .

Polite request .Nothing would please us more than to read your experience of how you did or did not enjoy your cruise, as you are a fresh canvas being a new cruiser. Same as others say ,they think you will love it. Please come back and tell us all about it .🙂

Make sure you do ,enjoy 🙂

The op kindly put us right in post #4 . I have only done select and wrongly thought there was an upgrade box on saver as well .

Good for you and hope you enjoy them both . We are all big boys and girls and would like to think we are grown up and capable of choosing a cruise ourselves. I had a fantastic holiday the other week ,so good I have booked again but reading the review sites ,some posters would have had us running for the hills. If people want to go on a cruise , that's their choice, live and let live . If I want to cruise ,I do and I will just like I will return to my choice hotel. You get your bucket list ticked off it's your dream your choice ,you enjoy .🙂

Lets hope they keep the good work up ,to be fair I have never had complaints regarding the food and hope it remains that way the next time we go.

Just an Idea , maybe send poor old hubby off on a few cruises to balance things up 🙃😉

Makes sad reading when people are cancelling cruises for reasons that should and could be avoided in the welfare of the ships passengers . Thirty or so passengers wanting to move cabins on a full ship is one thing but serving food not at the correct temperatures is out of order, no excuse such as, short staffed or the old pandemic excuse. Hope you find a suitable replacement for your cancelled booking.

Welcome to C C forum board .🙂 Did you tick the Do Not Upgrade BOX ? If Yes ,I would give who you booked with a ring .

But if that fails and she is looking unhappy . You could try ... Only kidding ,wives are lovely , well that's what my Mrs told me 😉🙃

Our thoughts as well Andy, Mrs K could hardly take in how poor Megar B ' has been treat. Maybe it is a soundproof design fault ,that should have been picked up upon before it went into service. We came back off a holiday the other week and had flight delays and to top it off got caught in a down pour and were soaked. As it had been our anniversary the day before I booked us in the airports 4* hotel as a treat . There we were at the hotel reception stood among pilots cabin crew ,suited and booted people ,looking rough still dripping soaking wet. When it came our turn ( imagine Tim Curry home Alone ) asked for our booking and I said " As you can see we are drowned ,tired ,hungry and could we have a quiet room as it has been a very long day ?" Certainly sir ,end of a very long corridor and your room awaits " We got there to find the room like a bomb had hit it ,food on the floor bed unmade dirty towels strewn everywhere ! Still soaked dragging cases we made our way all way back to reception . The guy looked a bit surprised to see us return . "Hope all is well ? " He knew we were not impressed and shocked at the state of the room . Looking through his booking system ,he said .." I'm very sorry that should not be happening , we are pretty full tonight ,so if you don't mind I want to put you up in our Presidential Suite for the night .Feel free to use anything within as well as mini bar, We are sorry " Now if a hotel can do this, all we wanted was a clean room and a sleep ,I am sure they could have sorted a room out for Megar B' for that night . Really feel for her .

I hope you manage to get away Avril, you and Frank have been through a fair bit over the last few years . We also choose sea views and if at all possible avoid places that haven't got them , such as hotels in the peak district .🙃

All dependant on what you want ,I've booked cruises online just as fast as I booked latest holiday.

Said same sort of thing to the Mrs this morning as we did a random check on our BP which was in the Goldilocks area . How many out there think they are ok just because they have been nowhere near a Doctor in years . They would have a right shock ,if only they knew.

Yep we did the did the same but it was still Thomson soon to be Marella. We would drink a fair amount one night (not a daytime drinker) but hardly anything the next night . I want to be in control ,not tied to some bundle package , it's our holiday. When away I do not need WI FI as I want to get away from all of that whilst away. If I want something I like to ask for it and pay for it as I go along . Even down to A I hotels, we tried a few but it's not for us and I hope the ships leave something for us who like to holiday this way .I don't mind them catering for those who do . Just don't turn P&O into another cruise brand copy, as if you do, we may as well just go cruise with them anyway.

I think your thinking of the sister hotel across the road , this hotel only opened in July 2021. Unless you have managed to sneak away then Harry 😉 This hotel is 4* the other two are 5*

Yep same as you Zapp I hate it when the banks or the supermarkets do that . If I wanted an ATM or even a self serve in the supermarket I would have used them. As Graham has said ,online banking /shopping has a lot to answer for regarding our town centres .At the last count we had around at least five travel agents in our town . As far as I know we have non ,they are all out of town on the outskirts, and our out of town shopping centre. This to be fair this has no detrimental effect on me personally as I have just rebooked the same holiday we just got back from, for next year . With all the online discounts and the money off coupons the holiday company gave us , it would have been rude not to. So I suppose we are partly to blame for our own actions regarding our towns shops.

Look at it this way.. Why does gallows humour not always have a punchline? Sometimes, they just prefer to keep you hanging.🙃