Interesting we are booked in YC for May 24. On the booking on website we have drinks up to 13?(doesn’t currency)bin all ship areas - no exclusions listed 🤦🏻
Joining multiple queues amplifies the issue. Talking to restaurant manger passengers do not cancel the queues they are in when they go into their successful restaurant, meaning multiple tables are held for people who won’t turn up.
We were on the same cruise and had a great time. However we found that you had to be really organised and pre-book speciality dining and entertainment to get the best out of the ship before the cruise and immediately on boarding.
P&O is definitely changing and has a very different target audience than a decade ago. That said the prices are massively reduced and provide excellent value for money.
They are as you describe. We managed to make this work well on Iona for last 2 weeks. Often ordered a starter and soup as well as a desert and cheese - even though they were on the menu together. Waiters were very happy to be flexible as they were at Chefs Table and in Epicurian.
We were also told just under 5,000. That was by the lady at check in on 2nd Jan. Captain told us that Christmas Cruise was an additional 400 ish people - due to children in bunks and on sofa beds.
Just a little tip. It does not say in your cabin how to book a wake up call on your cabin phone. It’s actually *12
Reception staff were unaware how to do this as was the cabin steward. You can ask reception to book one too but often can’t get through to do so.
With clocks changing prefer not to rely on mobile etc so the wake up call is a good option for us.
You have made an excellent choice and will love Britannia Club. Whilst the cabin is the same as standard balconies the restaurant is excellent and feels very special. Cunard is a definite step up from P&O, but there again so is the price.