pj-atsea Posted April 22, 2014 #576 Share Posted April 22, 2014 You will need some Euros for Dublin and also for LeHavre. All the rest will be pounds. You probably only need a small quantity in case you want to buy something at a market or something small, where you might not be able to use a credit card if the item is less than a certain amount. You can get euros on the ship , (at a higher rate) or at an ATM in Dublin or LeHavre. I have always found it useful to have a small amount of the currency because you never know if you can find an ATM when you need one, or if you have time to look for one. We'll be on the Ruby in June, and plan on having some Euros, smaller bills if we can get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj-atsea Posted April 22, 2014 #577 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I , too, want to compliment you on your thread. Very enjoyable. A very good and informative read. Pj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavingocalaagain Posted April 22, 2014 #578 Share Posted April 22, 2014 You will need some Euros for Dublin and also for LeHavre. All the rest will be pounds. You probably only need a small quantity in case you want to buy something at a market or something small, where you might not be able to use a credit card if the item is less than a certain amount. You can get euros on the ship , (at a higher rate) or at an ATM in Dublin or LeHavre. I have always found it useful to have a small amount of the currency because you never know if you can find an ATM when you need one, or if you have time to look for one. We'll be on the Ruby in June, and plan on having some Euros, smaller bills if we can get them. You will most likely be visiting Cohb (Cork) as well. There is interesting shopping at the woolen mills if you take an excursion to Blarney or Kinsale. You can use a credit card, but it is probably worth the trouble to have some Euros available there as well. Sent from my iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj-atsea Posted April 22, 2014 #579 Share Posted April 22, 2014 You will most likely be visiting Cohb (Cork) as well. There is interesting shopping at the woolen mills if you take an excursion to Blarney or Kinsale. You can use a credit card, but it is probably worth the trouble to have some Euros available there as well. Sent from my iPad Oh, I forgot all about Cobh. Thanks for the reminder! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted April 22, 2014 #580 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) for our june 29 british isles cruise & land trip last year, we ordered euros & pounds at our bank in early june - they arrived a few days later on june 5 in various small to large denominations since we were staying in london & southampton for 10 days prior to the cruise, plus we used justairports service from airport to hotel & great britain cars from london to southampton via windsor, we probably needed a lot more than if we were only on the cruise we made up small envelopes for all these services plus the private van excursions to hand to the transport drivers & the tour coordinators at the m & g - this way much of our expenses were "sorta prepaid" however, we still used credit cards at blarney woolen mills, stores restaurants, museums, hotels, plus used atm (lots more !!!!!:eek:) along the way as needed !!!:D this was the amount from receipt i still kept in wallet 400 euros = $554.16 600 GBP = $976.98 Edited April 22, 2014 by loma linda ca a & j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted April 22, 2014 Author #581 Share Posted April 22, 2014 They beat me to it! :) Yep, Euros for Ireland and France and pounds everywhere else. We had to spend the rest of our Euros to get rid of it but needed more pounds by the time we got to London. The Capital One Venture card was a safe card to use on all big stores/attractions/pre-booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm3246 Posted April 22, 2014 #582 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thank you all for your helpful information. It definately changes the amount we were going to bring for each currency. We are staying in the Hyde Park area of London 4 days precruise. Does anyone recommend the London Pass with travelcard? Thank you in advance, Cindy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted April 26, 2014 #583 Share Posted April 26, 2014 so others can find it who want to know about princess british isles etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_crib_too Posted July 23, 2014 #584 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Emily, thank you for making this post. I know that this took a great deal of time and effort. Since this thread started, I see in your signature you had a child. Congratulations on the new baby. bruce... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted July 24, 2014 Author #585 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Emily, thank you for making this post. I know that this took a great deal of time and effort. Since this thread started, I see in your signature you had a child. Congratulations on the new baby. bruce... Thank you! He is on vacation every day. I, however, am not. :) I'm already eyeing a Princess Pacific Coastal for next spring. The cruise bug has bitten me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted July 24, 2014 #586 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thank you! He is on vacation every day. I, however, am not. :) I'm already eyeing a Princess Pacific Coastal for next spring. The cruise bug has bitten me! he is just too darn cute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you back to work or just working 24/7 at home ?? ann & jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted July 25, 2014 Author #587 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) he is just too darn cute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you back to work or just working 24/7 at home ?? ann & jim I (and my bosses) knew years in advance a family was in the works. I left on great terms and visit them often! Being at home is 24/7 for sure! We'll see how this goes for a year or two or more and then I'm marching up to the doors of Princess across town with my resume! :rolleyes: Edited July 25, 2014 by DeloreanGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaChere Posted July 25, 2014 #588 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I (and my bosses) knew years in advance a family was in the works. I left on great terms and visit them often! Being at home is 24/7 for sure! We'll see how this goes for a year or two or more and then I'm marching up to the doors of Princess across town with my resume! :rolleyes: He is just precious, Emily! Lookin' like he's already prepared for a coastal cruise! And I can not think of a better Princess employee/PR person than DeloreanGirl! We sail Aug. 3rd on our British Isles cruise. This weekend, will re-read some of your thesis as a refresher! Watching the weather so can plan our packing. So excited! Thanks again for your remarkable assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted July 25, 2014 #589 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I (and my bosses) knew years in advance a family was in the works. I left on great terms and visit them often! Being at home is 24/7 for sure! We'll see how this goes for a year or two or more and then I'm marching up to the doors of Princess across town with my resume! :rolleyes: emily, there is nothing more rewarding than to be at home with your child the first couple of years !! princess will love having you !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted August 1, 2014 Author #590 Share Posted August 1, 2014 So, I joined a gym to work off the baby weight (and them some...*cough*) and the best part is that the view is of the lovely Princess headquarters. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted August 1, 2014 #591 Share Posted August 1, 2014 So, I joined a gym to work off the baby weight (and them some...*cough*) and the best part is that the view is of the lovely Princess headquarters. ;) now we know how you'll be spending your lunch hours when you return to work !!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCFC Posted August 1, 2014 #592 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Just so you know when visiting London the tube and buses are soon to be cashless: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28479906 Buses are already cashless: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27753670 Edited August 1, 2014 by CCFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girl from Oz Posted September 23, 2014 #593 Share Posted September 23, 2014 When I first read this review a couple of years ago, I was instantly convinced that a British Isles cruise was for me!!! I loved EVERY post and EVERY photo in the review and actually created my own document with only the review posts. Well now I need to re-read the whole review as I've just booked the Royal Princess out of Southampton on May 9th 2015 with my son who has moved from OZ to London this year and will turn 30 on May 15th - we should be in Greenock!!! A million THANK YOUs to you Emily for painting the most vivid and exciting picture of your experience that I haven't been able to get out of my head for 2 years. Living the dream, just as you are now with your precious son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted September 24, 2014 Author #594 Share Posted September 24, 2014 When I first read this review a couple of years ago, I was instantly convinced that a British Isles cruise was for me!!! I loved EVERY post and EVERY photo in the review and actually created my own document with only the review posts. Well now I need to re-read the whole review as I've just booked the Royal Princess out of Southampton on May 9th 2015 with my son who has moved from OZ to London this year and will turn 30 on May 15th - we should be in Greenock!!! A million THANK YOUs to you Emily for painting the most vivid and exciting picture of your experience that I haven't been able to get out of my head for 2 years. Living the dream, just as you are now with your precious son. Wow, what a shock to wake up and read this e-mail! Thank you SO much for the sweet words!!! I am thrilled that you were able to book your dream vacation and, even better, spend it with your son! I haven't been able to get the vacation out of my head for the last two years. Your own trip will be even that much more special! Enjoy every minute of the planning process!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbldcl Posted September 26, 2014 #595 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Emily, As Girl from OZ posted, we too read your blog and decided the British Isles cruise was for us. We booked the Royal for 8/1/2015. Princess needs to start giving you referral bonuses! :rolleyes: Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Smokeyham Posted September 29, 2014 #596 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Emily, What an incredible review! I've lived in both London and Edinburgh and my family is from Scotland, so this brought back some wonderful memories. It also spurs me to look at a British cruise! I hope you had a wonderful time on the Norwegian Pearl. Did a Coastal on her a few years back, including a stop in Astoria, and had a wonderful time. I do hope you get a job with Princess. You have the enthusiasm, and the writing style, to be a great representative for a company which does a wonderful job looking after their customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted September 29, 2014 Author #597 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Emily, What an incredible review! I've lived in both London and Edinburgh and my family is from Scotland, so this brought back some wonderful memories. It also spurs me to look at a British cruise! I hope you had a wonderful time on the Norwegian Pearl. Did a Coastal on her a few years back, including a stop in Astoria, and had a wonderful time. I do hope you get a job with Princess. You have the enthusiasm, and the writing style, to be a great representative for a company which does a wonderful job looking after their customers. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The P.Coastal was great and I'd probably do it again. Wish I had spent more time in Oregon while the opportunity was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzfahrtneuling Posted October 6, 2014 #598 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi Delorean girl, I enjoyed your British Isles review so much and now we're back from our British Isles cruise as well. I'd love to invite you over to my review, maybe I can repay some of the fun moments you blessed us with. Be my guest! http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094891 Stef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloreanGirl Posted October 7, 2014 Author #599 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Delorean girl, I enjoyed your British Isles review so much and now we're back from our British Isles cruise as well. I'd love to invite you over to my review, maybe I can repay some of the fun moments you blessed us with. Be my guest! http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094891 Stef I would be honored! Had no idea MSC even did British Isles cruises. Thanks for sharing the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaLaRae Posted October 8, 2014 #600 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Thoroughly enjoying your review. We will be on the Caribbean Princess next April. Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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