Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #51 Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 10/5/2023 at 4:29 PM, Ocean Mouse said: Our 5 week roundtrip cruise to the Caribbean was due for final payment today. After our experience on our last cruise we have decided we will not be going. This means losing our deposit but as we booked this cruise nearly two years ago the money is long gone and its loss is not regretted. Far less painful than forking out another £8k+ for something we would not enjoy So an aft facing balcony cabin on deck D should be available shortly. I hope it finds a good home Same for us after 3 P&O cruises over the last 18 months on Azura and Britannia we cancelled our Arvia March 2024 Caribbean cruise, didn’t think P&O deserved it our balance payment of £6700. When I called to cancel P&O couldn’t have been less interested in our decision to cancel so I only assume they will easily fill our room. We have booked a celebrity Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, cheaper than P&O and inc drinks and WiFi on Beyond in an infinite balcony, so will be interesting to see how it compares. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 7, 2023 #52 Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Al_W said: Same for us after 3 P&O cruises over the last 18 months on Azura and Britannia we cancelled our Arvia March 2024 Caribbean cruise, didn’t think P&O deserved it our balance payment of £6700. When I called to cancel P&O couldn’t have been less interested in our decision to cancel so I only assume they will easily fill our room. We have booked a celebrity Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, cheaper than P&O and inc drinks and WiFi on Beyond in an infinite balcony, so will be interesting to see how it compares. Does your price comparison include the cost of flights? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #53 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, terrierjohn said: Does your price comparison include the cost of flights? Yes… Virgin PE outbound, Economy delight back, and 2 nights hotel in Fort Lauderdale £1000 cheaper than P&O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyJay Posted October 7, 2023 #54 Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) We've just switched from Royal Caribbean to P&O. I love Royal, however, the itinerary's for the Caribbean are repetitive once you've sailed with them to the Caribbean a few times and like most cruise lines they've also been cost cutting. Upon pricing winter cruises, P&O came up considerably cheaper with far better itinerary's. Our TA added up the cost of a Royal/ Celebrity Cruise + Hotel + Flights + Gratuities + Transport between MIA airport -> Ft Lauderdale hotel and it was £1k more for a 1 week trip, than the 2 weeks we've got with P&O. It will be an interesting switch for sure. I'm looking forward to seeing the differences between the cruise lines and ofc will miss Royal Caribbean, but I just can't justify their prices at the moment. Edited October 7, 2023 by EmilyJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyJay Posted October 7, 2023 #55 Share Posted October 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, Al_W said: Yes… Virgin PE outbound, Economy delight back, and 2 nights hotel in Fort Lauderdale £1000 cheaper than P&O That's crazy! We just priced up a trip with Royal + Celebrity (7nt cruise) with economy BA or Virgin flights, with 1 night pre cruise hotel in Ft Lauderdale and it came up £1k more expensive than 2 weeks with P&O. You got a good deal there!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted October 7, 2023 #56 Share Posted October 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Al_W said: Same for us after 3 P&O cruises over the last 18 months on Azura and Britannia we cancelled our Arvia March 2024 Caribbean cruise, didn’t think P&O deserved it our balance payment of £6700. When I called to cancel P&O couldn’t have been less interested in our decision to cancel so I only assume they will easily fill our room. We have booked a celebrity Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, cheaper than P&O and inc drinks and WiFi on Beyond in an infinite balcony, so will be interesting to see how it compares. Is that the Grand Cayman 14 night one or the 13 night Barbados route one by any chance? There have been some good prices on the Iceman site for those two itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted October 7, 2023 #57 Share Posted October 7, 2023 17 minutes ago, Al_W said: Same for us after 3 P&O cruises over the last 18 months on Azura and Britannia we cancelled our Arvia March 2024 Caribbean cruise, didn’t think P&O deserved it our balance payment of £6700. When I called to cancel P&O couldn’t have been less interested in our decision to cancel so I only assume they will easily fill our room. We have booked a celebrity Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale, cheaper than P&O and inc drinks and WiFi on Beyond in an infinite balcony, so will be interesting to see how it compares. Lovely ships but the itineraries and flights put us off. Am sure you will enjoy Beyond ---- it if is like EDGE it is a beautiful ship. She will 'wow' you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted October 7, 2023 #58 Share Posted October 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, Al_W said: Yes… Virgin PE outbound, Economy delight back, and 2 nights hotel in Fort Lauderdale £1000 cheaper than P&O Were you in a suite with P&O? Crikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted October 7, 2023 #59 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Presto2 said: Lovely ships but the itineraries and flights put us off. Am sure you will enjoy Beyond ---- it if is like EDGE it is a beautiful ship. She will 'wow' you Hope so, I'm on her at Christmas before our jaunt on Britannia in January! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #60 Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, EmilyJay said: That's crazy! We just priced up a trip with Royal + Celebrity (7nt cruise) with economy BA or Virgin flights, with 1 night pre cruise hotel in Ft Lauderdale and it came up £1k more expensive than 2 weeks with P&O. You got a good deal there!! We cancelled Arvia and booked Beyond when we got back from our May Baltic cruise. Have booked cruise, flights and hotel separately and saved. Just need to sort out our own transfers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #61 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Presto2 said: Were you in a suite with P&O? Crikey Nope central balcony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted October 7, 2023 #62 Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Megabear2 said: Hope so, I'm on her at Christmas before our jaunt on Britannia in January! Oh stop it ---- have you been on an EDGE class before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted October 7, 2023 #63 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Al_W said: Nope central balcony Am stunned - that's some bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #64 Share Posted October 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Megabear2 said: Is that the Grand Cayman 14 night one or the 13 night Barbados route one by any chance? There have been some good prices on the Iceman site for those two itineraries. It’s a 10 night cruise Barbados route. Only downside is 2 days at sea either side. But happy to give it a go and have enjoyed all our solstice class cruises with celebrity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted October 7, 2023 #65 Share Posted October 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Al_W said: Yes… Virgin PE outbound, Economy delight back, and 2 nights hotel in Fort Lauderdale £1000 cheaper than P&O But isn't that cruise 10 nights at $2,500 pp + flights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #66 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Presto2 said: Am stunned - that's some bargain I was amazed how much we could save we booking everything separately, more risk obviously but having the hotel at the front helps with any flight delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted October 7, 2023 #67 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Al_W said: It’s a 10 night cruise Barbados route. Only downside is 2 days at sea either side. But happy to give it a go and have enjoyed all our solstice class cruises with celebrity This class ship make the Solstice class look 2nd class. Enjoy and send us all pictures 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted October 7, 2023 #68 Share Posted October 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, Al_W said: Yes… Virgin PE outbound, Economy delight back, and 2 nights hotel in Fort Lauderdale £1000 cheaper than P&O And is it a 14 night cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #69 Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, zap99 said: But isn't that cruise 10 nights at $2,500 pp + flights We paid £3900 for cruise and then flights and hotel on top. P&O was costing us near £7000 prem flights which we now know would not have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted October 7, 2023 #70 Share Posted October 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Al_W said: Nope central balcony And you paid £6700+ deposit?. Wow, no wonder you cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #71 Share Posted October 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: And is it a 14 night cruise? Nope but adds hotel stay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #72 Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, zap99 said: And you paid £6700+ deposit?. Wow, no wonder you cancelled. Yes booked it while on Azura so had the extra obc in hindsight it was expensive so only lost £100 as the deposit is lower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted October 7, 2023 #73 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Al_W said: Yes booked it while on Azura so had the extra obc in hindsight it was expensive so only lost £100 as the deposit is lower Was that a deluxe balcony fare? We originally had an Arvia Christmas cruise booked on launch overlooked large balcony at £7100 no PE. I cancelled in May and we have Beyond booked over Christmas 13 nights for nearly £1,000 less. The Arvia deposit moved to a deluxe PE flight Britannia January cruise but that is still just over £7100 but I'm using my last FCC and a refund from my disastrous Arvia cruise towards that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted October 7, 2023 #74 Share Posted October 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, Presto2 said: Oh stop it ---- have you been on an EDGE class before? Yes, on Edge herself. I'm hoping my OH likes it, it's a bit different to what he knows. He's just had me booking us another 28 day Cunard fly cruise for September 2025 while the £99 flight offer is on. I'm not sure what's come over him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_W Posted October 7, 2023 #75 Share Posted October 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Megabear2 said: Was that a deluxe balcony fare? We originally had an Arvia Christmas cruise booked on launch overlooked large balcony at £7100 no PE. I cancelled in May and we have Beyond booked over Christmas 13 nights for nearly £1,000 less. The Arvia deposit moved to a deluxe PE flight Britannia January cruise but that is still just over £7100 but I'm using my last FCC and a refund from my disastrous Arvia cruise towards that one. Not delux just top standard balcony with premium flights, I think it was a day at sea and had too many pina colada’s 🍹🤪😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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