Thejuggler

I assume your tour involves a trip to a distillery, hence the timings? The downside with Edinburgh is it doesn't have a well established whisky distillery convenient for the centre. However the nearest - Glenkinchie - is only about 15 miles, about a 30 minute drive, so a taxi is an option. If not the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh does tasting tours and has a bar with almost 500 whiskies.

Depends on time of year, but if it is during summer, generally late June to early September consider student halls of residences. Prices start at about £60 per single room per night. Two weeks is however a long time to spend in London and it would be worth looking at a overnight stays in other areas of the UK.

Do you want freephone because of cost? No need. All calls over wifi are free.

This thread probably needs moving the France ports section. You are correct Le Verdon is 'difficult', I'd say boring so seeking out an alternative is a good idea. For such queries Google maps is great for providing all details for the train service between the two towns. Book tickets via SNCF site. €23 return before any applicable discounts. Ten minute walk to station, 45 minutes train, 15 minute walk to Pauillac centre.

Why are people so quick to use the word 'scam'? Its not a scam. P&O rely on information from the attraction. The company haven't set out to deliberately get money off passengers under false pretences knowing they can't honour the promise but will subsequently keep any money paid. It may not be possible to do the trip, if it isn't you get a refund. If you have bought attraction tickets based on the advert above you need to raise it with P&O, as you have done. Posting it a scam as fact potentially puts the post on the wrong side of a fine legal line.

It is always a gamble taking cruises to Norway in May as trips to mountainous areas may be cancelled due to snow. My parents visited second week of May many years ago and suffered the same issue, Many attractions close down in winter and they can't reopen until staff can get to them. This can't happen if roads are blocked with snow as Norway only clears important routes over the winter period.

Easiest and cost effective way to get to the port is by train. Direct service from Rome Termini station, takes about 45 minutes. There are also plenty of hotels in the area. A few years ago we stayed at the Massimo D'Azeglio. 5 minutes walk from rail station, bus station and metro services.

Considering Apex in early to mid September from UK to Iceland. We did a similar trip a few years ago on Eclipse in August and it was great. However there are back to back sea days at the time of year when its getting colder. Looking at plans and reviews Apex looks to be more of a summer climate ship with lots of outdoor areas and bars, but does not appear to have any large indoor areas such as the Eclipse crows nest where you can sit on inclement days and watch the world go by. The front areas are the spa and gym on Apex, neither of which interest us. We avoid Princess and P&O Grand class ships for this very reason. Sitting in a busy coffee bar or buffet with a side view doesn't appeal. I'd welcome any insight into where and how you spend sea days outside of spa and gym areas if it is less than 10 degrees C and raining.

Due to potential strike action which may result in trains being cancelled and refund of tickets costs, use an official train operating company website and not an agent with a large marketing budget that charges fees.

As its only for charging an EU 2 pin with USB ports will do the job. You just need to decide which USB types you need. This should do: https://www.amazon.com/European-VINTAR-Foldable-International-Essentials/dp/B0BY1VWM9J/ref=sr_1_7

I wouldn't be fearful of the train, its old, rattly stock, but that's the fun!

Depends what you are looking at. Popular smaller independents may well require a booking, especially at weekends. However most venues don't have an issue with you cancelling if plans change. Popular restaurants will fill the seats.

We cruise for destinations, but the ever increasing size of ships doesn't appeal. It is therefore highly unlikely P&O would be chosen by us above all other providers.

If I wanted a day trip to Berlin I wouldn't start from Rostock! We did morning in Warnemunde and then an afternoon trip on the Molli train along the coast. Very pleasant and we had a great young guide who explained what the area and life were like when it was part of East Germany (something most on the tour had forgotten about). The only downside was the tour arrived back 20 minutes before our set dining time.

Call direct, as anything above 8 can be dealt with as group booking.