Invincible Posted August 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the english lady Posted August 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. Thinking about I don't think they do fill a full a4 size. Do you have the printer set up as landscape or the other one. I don't think they print full page as you have to fold them -to make them stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted August 3, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. Had the same problem in June, I saved to a .jpg then opened a Word session and inserted the .jpg which I could then size to fill the page before printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincible Posted August 3, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I've since printed one off, it's still big enough to wrap around a case handle and I can get a extra fold in making 4 thicknesses of paper so it will be even stronger, you can still see clearly the cabin number so I'll go with what I've got. Thanks for the replies the .jpg one was one I hadn't thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemug Posted August 3, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. Don't you think that printing our own labels is a cheapskate way for P&O to operate. Gone are the days when you could tie your own labels around the handle of your portmanteau. Having a cruise line label on your luggage used to mean something, now its just another way for the cruise line to save money by having the passengers print the labels themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted August 3, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Don't you think that printing our own labels is a cheapskate way for P&O to operate. Gone are the days when you could tie your own labels around the handle of your portmanteau. Having a cruise line label on your luggage used to mean something, now its just another way for the cruise line to save money by having the passengers print the labels themselves. Don't they all do it that way now. If you want to have it like it was then you may have to pay the price, like it was. You can buy plastic label holders which are designed for these type of labels. They have them for all the cruise lines so they mut produce them different sizes. If you have not gone green then you will get a cruise booklet with the labels printed on card in the booklet. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the english lady Posted August 3, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. to get round this problem, just print them off as is, and put in one of these http://www.thanetdirect.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onelung Posted August 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2014 to get round this problem, just print them off as is, and put in one of these http://www.thanetdirect.com/index.php That's a very useful link, thank you. I actually quite like getting the pack in the post, it feels more "real" somehow:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Sharon Posted August 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Don't they all do it that way now. If you want to have it like it was then you may have to pay the price, like it was. You can buy plastic label holders which are designed for these type of labels. They have them for all the cruise lines so they mut produce them different sizes. If you have not gone green then you will get a cruise booklet with the labels printed on card in the booklet. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app No they don't! Cunard still give airline-style sticky ones as do Oceania. Fred Olsen & CMV have the ones P&O give you in the back of the cruise bookelts and Crystal have lovely tie-on card labels. Having said that I still get the proper P&O ones in the back of my cruise booklet, and always have done. Surely you only have to print your own if you have "gone green"? Edited August 4, 2014 by Host Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted August 4, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2014 No they don't! Cunard still give airline-style sticky ones as do Oceania. Fred Olsen & CMV have the ones P&O give you in the back of the cruise bookelts and Crystal have lovely tie-on card labels. Having said that I still get the proper P&O ones in the back of my cruise booklet, and always have done. Surely you only have to print your own if you have "gone green"? There seems to be a lot of people not getting the booklet. Do you get one if you book a saver? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted August 4, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2014 No they don't! Cunard still give airline-style sticky ones as do Oceania. Fred Olsen & CMV have the ones P&O give you in the back of the cruise bookelts and Crystal have lovely tie-on card labels. Having said that I still get the proper P&O ones in the back of my cruise booklet, and always have done. Surely you only have to print your own if you have "gone green"? The reason I said what I did was that this is what the website says for the tags. True Cunard are not there but the other big ones are. These Cruise Luggage Tag holders have been designed to hold the print your own paper luggage tags now being used by the cruise industry. The plastic wallets will take either A4 or AQ folded paper (without the need to cut or trim the paper) and are tough enough to cope with repeated use. We are very proud of our cruise tags all made here in our own British factory. So don't let your luggage leave home without one. Products For Cruise Luggage tag holders Carnival Cruises Holland America Cruises Norwegian Cruises P & O Cruises Princess Cruises Regent Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruises Seabourn Cruises A5 NHS Diary Covers Information Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDadw01 Posted August 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2014 We are off on Azura on the 14th, I've used the printed labels lots of times before with no problem, this time printing direct off the P&O cruise personalised page or saving as a .xpf and printing from there it only seems to fit around 2/3 of an A4 page. Always in the past it's fitted the whole page. Am I doing something wrong or have P&O reduced the size of the labels. Couldn't print mine either, so I phoned PandO who agreed to send me some in the post! :):):):):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjvinthechair Posted August 4, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2014 to get round this problem, just print them off as is, and put in one of these http://www.thanetdirect.com/index.php That's appreciated, thank you. Ordered straight away ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted August 4, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2014 There seems to be a lot of people not getting the booklet. Do you get one if you book a saver? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app I think that it maybe dependant on how you book, we had the booklet when we booked though a Travel Agent but when we have booked on line we have not had the booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Sharon Posted August 4, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I think that it maybe dependant on how you book, we had the booklet when we booked though a Travel Agent but when we have booked on line we have not had the booklet. It is obviously hit and miss as when I last booked on line (last January) I did get the booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Sharon Posted August 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Products For Cruise Luggage tag holders Carnival Cruises Holland America Cruises Norwegian Cruises P & O Cruises Princess Cruises Regent Cruises Royal Caribbean Cruises Seabourn Cruises A5 NHS Diary Covers Information Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Princess I agree I had to print my own, the others I haven't sailed with - yet. We'll see what happens with HAL come January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemug Posted August 5, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Don't they all do it that way now. If you want to have it like it was then you may have to pay the price, like it was. You can buy plastic label holders which are designed for these type of labels. They have them for all the cruise lines so they mut produce them different sizes. If you have not gone green then you will get a cruise booklet with the labels printed on card in the booklet. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Are you saying then, that because we are now printing our own labels the cruise line has reduced its fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted August 5, 2014 #18 Share Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) Are you saying then, that because we are now printing our own labels the cruise line has reduced its fares. Sorry where have you been. I paid less for a suite on Azura in April per night than I did on Aurora for a balcony cabin.... In 2001 that's 13 years. Have they gone down.......Yes. But you can still get a booklet with your labels printed for you as we do every cruise. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Edited August 5, 2014 by daiB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onelung Posted August 5, 2014 #19 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Celebrity still send sticky labels in the post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemug Posted August 6, 2014 #20 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sorry where have you been. I paid less for a suite on Azura in April per night than I did on Aurora for a balcony cabin.... In 2001 that's 13 years. Have they gone down.......Yes. But you can still get a booklet with your labels printed for you as we do every cruise. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app I think you have to compare like for like. For starters they are different vessels and I suspect different itineries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincible Posted August 6, 2014 Author #21 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just for the record we have printed our own labels for P&O, HAL, & Cunard in the past few years, it's not a problem for me I simply started this topic because from memory in the past the label printed full page, we then folded it twice and stapled it on, never had one come off yet. On an A4 page now you seem to need to fold 3 times and have a short blank area at the end of the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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