Desm

I'm about to book 3 cabins on Quantum out of Brisbane.

Having only booked a single cabin in the past, is it best to book cabins individually or as a group?

We're on a Quantum cruise in December and just wondering if you can store your luggage under the bed on Quantum as we've always done on cruises in the past?

After looking at a number of videos of Quantum Junior Suites , most seem to be storing their luggage in the wardrobe and pointing this out in the commentary.  Is this because it won't go under the bed or are they just unfamiliar with this age old place to store luggage?

On Radiance is it possible to specify a table for two when arriving for Breakfast or Lunch?

My wife has hearing problems and not unreasonably dislikes larger tables because of her difficulty in hearing.

Just wondering if Radiance has the usual free sauna and steam rooms in or adjacent to the Gym locker rooms?  We were previously on Legend which had them but a report I read suggested that this wasn't the case on Radiance.

We're about to embark on our first cruise on P & O and Pacific Dawn.

Can someone tell me whether partly drunk bottles of wine are kept in the Restaurant or is it as I read somewhere that partly drunk bottles must be taken to your cabin?

Every other cruise line we've been on, they simply write your Cabin Number on the bottle and store it in the Restaurant refrigerator until you want it.  Is this the case on P & O or do they have a different system?

Thanks Sinbad, that's pretty much what I expected!

Hi sweetpea12 , Thanks for the information, much appreciated.

Previously we've cruised on Celebrity, Carnival and RCL, this will be our first cruise on P & O Pacific dawn.

Whilst dress standards on our previous cruises have generally been fairly high, I was wondering what happens on P & O, I know it's  more of a budget line and more family oriented.  How do people generally dress in the MDR, do they observe they dress standards, do they dress up on Cocktail/Formal nights?  We don't mind dressing up and quite enjoy it, on the other hand we wouldn't want to be the only ones over dressed either!

Previously we've cruised on Celebrity, Carnival and RCL, this will be our first cruise on P & O Pacific dawn.

Whilst dress standards on our previous cruises have generally been fairly high, I was wondering what happens on P & O, I know it's  more of a budget line and more family oriented.  How do people generally dress in the MDR, do they observe they dress standards, do they dress up on Cocktail/Formal nights?  We don't mind dressing up and quite enjoy it, on the other hand we wouldn't want to be the only ones over dressed either!

Thanks for the reply, I’m aware of that side of it but as I recall previously there was a selection of banners for future cruises to select from and add your dates to, have these disappeared??

I have previously added cruises to my Signature but I can’t see how to do it any more, can someone tell me how please?

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Can anyone tell me whether you can request a table for two at Lunch or Breakfast in the Waterfront restaurant?

My wife has hearing difficulties and struggles with larger tables.

A few years ago we had a cabin on Carnival Spirit that was beside and went behind the aft elevators, meaning that we had a common wall with the back of the elevator shaft.

It was a great oversized cabin and we had zero noise from the elevators, naturally you get a bit more foot traffic outside your door but we found this cabin to be great with no noise problems at all.

You also have the advantage of good access to the stairs and lift, in our case it was up one level to the buffet and down a few levels to the MDR.

Legend is now listed among the ships with the Hub available on the Carnival website.

As a nurse, I'm curious as to the medical center. I'd love to just go down there and see how it is. Do they charge your insurance for everything? Obviously getting flighted off the boat would require extra fees, but if you are dehydrated and need some IV fluid, they charge your insurance? Hopefully we won't be needing any medical services! (We don't drink so no hang overs or anything. My 9 yr old son tends to be my "weak link" medically so lets hope he is ok! He's usually my carsick kid (Im bringing a patch for him) but he is also very small so excessive vomiting is detrimental to him and fluid replacement would be important. What about broken bones? Can they do x-rays and set the bone for until the cruise is over? Just curious but totally not planning on using this service! ( But then again, who plans a medical emergency?!)

The onboard medical centre will charge your onboard account which you settle in the usual way and then claim on your travel insurance. We've needed to visit the on board facility on Celebrity Century and Legend of the Seas, I'm not a medical person but I'd have to say in both cases they were very well equipped and very professionally staffed. Obviously there are limits to what can be performed at sea, anything major requires evacuation be the most efficient means.

Apologies for repeating this query but I added it to an earlier thread as a reply but of course it went to the bottom so I thought it best to start a new thread!

Just wondering if anyone has an explanation as to why the cost of WIFI for the mid range usage jumps from USD 16 per day to AUD 30 for Australian and ex Australia cruises?

We're on Legend to Hawaii in April and to put it politely it seems to be an exhorbitant increase when by current exchange rates USD 16 is about AUD 21, for a cruise where probably 16 days of wifi is involved, it seems a bit steep!

What's been the experience of those who've travelled ex Oz, are there discounts offered or is it simply profiteering?

I started this thread some time ago and thanks to those who replied!

Just wondering if anyone has an explanation as to why the cost of WIFI for the mid range usage jumps from USD 16 per day to AUD 30 for Australian and ex Australia cruises?

We're on Legend to Hawaii in April and to put it politely it seems to be an exhorbitant increase when by current exchange rates USD 16 is about AUD 21, for a cruise where probably 16 days of wifi is involved, it seems a bit steep!

What's been the experience of those who've travelled ex Oz, are there discounts offered or is it simply profiteering?

Can anyone give me an idea of the cost of wifi on Legend?

Are the per minute packages still available or are they only using the US$16 per day flat rate as seems increasingly common?

Are there any discounts available at any stage or is it flat rate or nothing?

Is it possible to book just the odd day or is it the whole/balance of the cruise or nothing?

Thanks in advance.

As I recall the only documentation required is your Passport and a copy of your itinerary. I think I filled in the form on their website then downloaded it and printed it, you can't lodge online but their are options for courier lodgement or you can just go to their office. Check out their website for the latest details.

We got our Indian Visas through VFS who as I recall were quite efficient. The main problem we had was the Indian bureaucracy which is unbelievable, before we arrived in Cochin, our first Indian port we had to meticulously fill out forms on board for each of the four ports which took about an hour then at the first port we had to form a conga line which stretched over about three decks so that the Indian immigration officials could do a face to face check of every one going ashore. Celebrity tried to speed things up, but never get in the way of an Indian bureaucrat!! It improved at future ports but it was just sheer madness compared to so many ports where you can just walk off the ship. the only other country remotely as bad is Japan because they won't allow their officials to board at the previous port like most nations.

Never mind India is a fascinating place, very different to OZ and I'm sure you'll eventually get to enjoy it.

Hi Robyn,

Thanks for the info, balcony looks a bit larger but it's hard to see any difference in the cabin!

Still looks like fun though!!

cheers

Des

We've booked cabin 6128 which is one of the central rear facing cabins on deck six. Can anyone tell me whether these cabins are any different to the normal D1 balcony, there are some indications that both the cabin and balcony are larger, also are there any obstructions? it's hard to tell from the various photos. Comments about any of the aft facing cabins on deck six would be appreciated.

I assume the same would also apply on any of the RCL Vision Class ships.

We're on Century from Singapore to Dubai in late March.

We've booked select dining and I was wondering if there are any tables for two because my wife has hearing difficulties and finds larger tables difficult.

We've been on RCL and Carnival and had no difficulties but the deck plans suggest that smaller tables are very limited on Century.

If you plan on catching a train from Honquaio I'd suggest organising a transfer with a guide to assist at the station. We disembarked in Shanghai at Wusongku and were met by our guide, at the station it is very modern, huge and absolute chaos to a westerner.

My research told me that there was an english speaking person at one window but we saw none, even our chinese guide was a bit confused but she was also invaluable, buying us a ticket on the bullet train to Hangzhou and escorting us to the departure area. She was with chinahighlights.com and her name was Lussie Lu.

From our experience I wouldn't tackle the transfer independently unless you are energetic, have plenty of time and are used to dealing with the Chinese. This was our second time in Shanghai and it was originally my intention to get a cab and go from there, my wife was a bit uneasy so I agreed to organise a transfer which proved to be a good move.

An added complication is the chaos once you leave the ship, most transfers are not allowed onto the wharf which means you have to walk or take a small electric shuttle form the terminal to the carpark or port gate which isn't really a problem but we were pleased that our guide met us as we left the terminal and made the whole thing so much smoother.

I should add that this was a couple of years ago but I suspect that not much will have changed.