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I personally don’t agree their interpretation.

P&O’s interpretation of the new rules is that anyone taking a wheelchair requires an evacuation chair - even if they never use it. P&O will deny boarding if you arrive with one and it’s not on your booking. It actually has nothing to do with cabin in case you’re wondering. Yes, 2 are allocated.

My faves too!

Cruise lines have sold so much of their inventory early on that they dont need to push such offers.

I had just come on here to advise that the website had now been updated but it appears someone else beat me to it. P&O set the restricted items list and the security teams check in line with that policy. Thats not to say that every bottle of will get found, but some will. Their higher priority is items of a terrorist/weaponry nature. As its not permanent confiscation of the items, there is no need to advertise in advance, unlike the liquids allowance at airports.

There are various levels of public health precautions that can be taken to stop contagious illnesses spreading. Sone involve closing laundrettes as shared facilities, some involved the buffets being served or even closed, some involve quarantine procedures etc. There is a scale, which I’m not sharing, which sets out what changes need to be made. Thus level is not normally publicised but it’s fair to say the ship is following a protocol and not just making random changes. The fact this is being used show you that the ship are paying attention to the health and wellbeing of everyone on board.

This doesn’t sound like a hold. Suggest you call P&O and ask them to check. They will contact the ship for the receipt and then come back to you.

My comment stands true. The current offer effectively gives you OBC if you take a package. Previous offers have included 30% and 50% off the packages instead. Princess offer different offers to different geographical markets.

Actually, the last stats I heard (before Starlink installation and the bundles Princess offerings) was that P&O sold more internet packages per 100 passengers than Princess. Yes, I note about Gratuities, but that only needs to be a £10pppn reduction in price. Princess have regular offers for their packages, and generally don’t offer OBC.

If they update website in advance then you highlight the difference in policy and prices because you have to display both. Instead, update on the day of change and apply a light touch at security for the first couple of cruises for those not aware. Return any restricted alcohol at the end of the cruise.

It’s been a tremendous success for Princess.

Practically it will be difficult. P & O have normally only policed in exceptional circumstance and booze cruises. You’re right that Southampton security staff don’t see it as their job.

Plus is drinks + single device internet + gratuities Premium is Plus package plus deluxe drinks and 4 device internet plus signature deserts plus multiple speciality restaurants plus prize draws.

I believe this is true but the document shared online is not from P&O. Its been created by a travel agent based on the information their P&O contact has provided them. P&O tend not to let their contact centre / socials team discuss price changes until the day of change in the same way they don’t advertise the change publicly. There is a price update coming - not unusual for P&O to review their prices at the start of the peak season. I suspect, but don’t know, that the prices are accurate. Also bearing in mind that bar menu prices are likely to rise on the same date. Please remember that you are not required to buy a drinks package and if it does make financial sense at the new prices then buy drink by drink. For heavy drinkers, it’s likely to still generate a saving. e.g. 15 drinks x £5 is £75 so still a saving. The removal of the 1 Ltr of Spirits aligns more closely with the rest of the Corporation. Indeed some cruise lines don’t permit any alcohol being taken on board. Boarding limits on alcohol are not part of the booking Ts and Cs so it doesn’t matter if you’ve been told or not, or if you’ve paid in full or not. Yes it is a policy change but one that impacts by less than £10 per person (onboard purchase for cabin less supermarket price) unless you were planning on taking a Malt. P&O have no obligations to announce price rises, after all, when you nip into the Supermarket you pay the price in the shelf. If you want to lock in the current prices, you have a couple of days to buy online. Finally, please bear in mind that P&O still has some of the lowest bar prices at sea, and no service charge. I still say we will see a P&O Plus/Premium package before too long. It’s worked so well for Princess.

It’s possible on all ships.

The industry standard definition of sailed capacity is ALB. Available Lower Berths. So ship has 100 lower berths and 20 upper (additional 3/4th person berths). 107 berths are sold (doesn’t matter the mixture) then sailed capacity was 107%. Sofa beds are upper berths.

Not sure I would agree there. However that’s not a public conversation. Guess it depends what your looking for.

There is so little cabin availability across the fleet that there is no need to offer late deals. Same for Princess in Europe. I believe that Carnival Corp may hit a new record for Q3 for having average global capacity sailed above 109%. Noting this industry measure is based on lower berths not ship capacity.

I know - just sharing the updated Cunard viewpoint timings which Cunard announced in the last hour or so. This confirms beyond doubt that she is coming in via the Nab Tower.

Note: times are subject to change. Ryde and Gosport 1745 Lee on Solent 1810 Cowes 1810 Calshot 1820 Hamble 1830 Royal Victoria Country Park & Weston Shore 1900 Hythe 1915 Mayflower Park 1930 Mayflower Cruise Terminal 1945

The old process involved staff in each brand validating as best as they could. It was not outsourced, the process was slow, open to manipulation and errors occurred. With Stockperks standardised data is provided to the staff in each brand. If the evidence meets the rules, Stockperks can provide a validated result which allows the staff member to just add the credit if the booking is an eligible tariff. If Stockperks can’t validate the rule, it’s passed to the staff member to do in full. Where Stockperks is clever is that if connected to a broker account, it can check share ownership in real time. There is some debate internally about this however I believe that the Ts and Cs will be tightened the next time they are issued to require ownership at point of application and departure. This will enable validation to be redone at the time of departure (or shortly before). For anyone updating evidence manually, you may be told to take a copy of your evidence to embarkation/check-in.

To add, Marine Traffic also has its own calculated ETA. This is purely distance between last port and next port pilot station dividend by average speed since last port. This is currently showing 1am on the 1st May. This should slowly come back towards the reported ETA as more hours spent at full speed thus increasing average speed since last port.

Southampton port advertising 14:45 arrival at berth however latest AIS update from ship suggests Nab Tower at 14:15. Currently advised timings from Cunard Press Office are: Note: times are subject to change. Ryde and Gosport – 12:45 Lee on Solent – 13:10 Cowes – 13:10 Calshot -13:20 Hamble -13:30 Royal Victoria Country Park & Weston Shore -14:00 Hythe -14:15 Mayflower Park – 14:30 Mayflower Cruise Terminal – 14:45 I expect these formal timings to nudge back slightly.

New show is called Unbelievable.

A new show is coming to all ships this year - it’s replacing Astonishing. A new show cycles in every couple of years. Slowly, each ship has been upgraded with respect to video screens on stage which make it easier to roll out shows. When shows change, it’s in conjunction with the headliners cast as they learn the routines etc in Southampton. Therefore, it will take 6 months to cycle the new headliners casts across all ships.