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    Cumbria,U.K.
  • Interests
    walking,reading,singing.
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    P&O
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    UK and N. Spain

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  1. We prefer small ships for multi-port cruises, but for cruises with many sea days, such as 10 days UK- Caribbean, we need the facilities of a larger ship with multi activities.
  2. The captain of a UK based ship informed us once not to take passports on shore except when told to do so (in those days ports in Croatia and Egypt required this), but always take with you the passport number and place of issue which would help if anything should happen ashore. He also offered photocopying help if some wanted their main page copying. We also take copies of insurance with us.
  3. Aurora and Arcadia are P&O's adult only ships. 🙂
  4. Darren- we've driven or taken the train to Glasgow and Edinburgh many times, but there's a great difference in arriving motorway free to these great cities. Arriving slowly up the Firths, and seeing the amazing scenery without stopping for endless red lights is incredible. Leaving Greenock, we sailed round the Isle of Arran, where we've stayed several times, but other than ferries, we've not seen the whole island from the sea before. Our cruise was several years ago, but we remember so many new things about an area which we thought we knew quite well. 🙂
  5. Something I read on this site years ago, was of some Brazillian nationals who were returning to their home country after working in Europe, and using a cruise ship for this, buying an extra cabin for all the things they had bought.
  6. Round trip UK -Caribbean- UK 20 sea day, 2 Atlantic islands, 8 Caribbean islands Perfect!
  7. I once forgot a pile of white cotton socks, which were still sleeping on a white cotton sheet when we returned... I've forgotten my hair brush on the final morning, and left my deodorant in the hotel bathroom...
  8. OH was raised in Africa, and just wants heat and snorkelling; I'm ginger and fade at temps above 24C, so we have 20 sea days and 2 windy Atlantic islands for me (from the UK and back) in the winter, and he has 8 islands for the beaches. I stay on board unless there's an excursion with a guaranteed air con coach! Then I make him go to Iceland in the summer... 😄
  9. Hi Rob- we used to do the crossing with P&O to the Caribbean (and back again) in winter, but not in October, and as people are saying, the captain always tried to miss the bad weather whenever possible. Once we circled the Azores to miss a storm, although it was still a bit rocky, but I quite enjoy that. The ships are sturdy and well able to deal with any kind of weather. The sea days were always filled with all kinds of activities- lectures, films, games, choirs so we have always been kept occupied. Because the October transit it often arranged around half term, you might find there are many families on board, but the children's clubs will be in action. Enjoy!
  10. I once did something similar when I had some free days and OH was working. We lived in West Yorks, and I knew most of the towns around, mainly for shopping/meals out/theatres etc Instead, I took a bus or train from the local station, to well-known towns such as Pontefract, but as a visitor. I'd not been to the castle or old church in Ponte since I was a child; I'd not walked up the Headrow in Leeds and visited the Art gallery etc... I even took a train to Manchester airport and went on the viewing roof. Plenty of coffee breaks and different lunches out, and no shopping for basics- just the odd souvenir! 😄 And I didn't have to be back on board by 4.30pm!
  11. Sailing out to and back from the Caribbean, which is not my scene at all ,we visit and love both Madeira and The Azores, and would be happy to visit either on holiday. Also Iceland, although I can understand that it's not everyone's dream island.
  12. For a cruise with lots of sea days, it's P&O's Ventura (Grand Class); if it's port intensive then Fred Olsen's Balmoral.
  13. As already mentioned, Saga cruises are in the more luxurious category, but they are for people aged 50+ years only. If the adult only part is important, along with different itineraries, then P&O have two adult only ships- more of a standard cruise rather than luxury, though, but one has just returned from a long cruise from UK around South America, and the other one is on her world cruise, picking up a segment from Asia today. Not all inclusive, but there's no tipping.
  14. I agree with Wowzz,- look at P&O for your first cruise , because it's so uncomplicated, with no tipping and uses ££ not $$ Yes, there's a few formal nights, but you can eat elsewhere if you want an informal evening ... I see that dressing up seems to be something you enjoy. 🙂 Go for it!
  15. I do not know your ship, but should imagine it has suitable indoor places with sea views? We made the mistake on our first cruise to the fjords of booking a last minute inside cabin, on an enormous ship where most of the public rooms looked inwards to a central mall. We had to sit out on deck for the fjord sailings, and kept returning to the cabin to warm up again and again. Mind you, it was May, so pretty bleak at times. The next time we went, we were on a much smaller, older ship with plenty of indoor seating with fantastic views of the sea/fjords. An inside cabin would have been fine.
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