terrierjohn

A slight addendum to the above, the buffet also serves iced tea and lemonade all day, one side has that, the other has orange and apple juice.

Agreed, I was just commenting on the actual dress of the diners on our cruise.

I have just noticed that the adverts appearing on my phone are now in Spanish, presumably the CC system knows I am cruising the med.

A further comment on what is still standard on Princess but missing on P&O, or at least not automatic. Evening turndown service, including fresh towels and cabin tidying. Two facecloths regularly changed. Body lotion along with shower gel and shampoo/conditioner, in bathrooms Orange juice and Apple juice available all day in the buffet. Soft serve free ice cream available from pool deck kiosk. Iced face cloths brought round pool and sun decks by deck attendants. Cold drinks and iced facecloths on return to ship. Will add if I detect anything else.

Sky Princess sailings from Southampton do still seem to have quite a reasonable number of tuxedos, but jackets and tie, or just shirt and tie are equally acceptable in the MDRs. So go with what makes you feel most comfortable.

One of the early bits of buff we received on our current cruise informed us that a pending charge would be made. So I checked yesterday, and there are no pending charges on my card, so make of that what you will.

If your car only ran on a motorway like cruise ships only sail on the ocean, then that's a better comparison.

I suggest you look at the audited annual accounts if you want the official figures.

We are on Princess at present and the regulars have similar complaints. I appreciate both P&O and Princess are Carnival brands, but I bet Royal Caribbean, Cebrity, MSC, NCL, Saga, Fred etc are all saying the same thing. If cruise lines need to increase revenue to satisfy shareholders, then prices will need to rise, and we have the choice to accept the increase or not.

Until they ask you to drink it all just to check it is water.😯

All banks use an underwriter to provide the insurance and these cover the medical cond6itions. So fat the Nationwide medical excess has been quite reasonable.

Possibly, but US cruise passengers take far more short cruises than UK ones, and thse lend themselves to a much higher per diem spend as passengers try to cram in as much as they can in a short time.

Sorry, I must learn to read things more carefully.

You need a flex plus account, which has a monthly fee of £13, which then gives you worldwide travel insurance, but medical conditions are extra.

To be fair the smoke smell seems to be limited to the casino, I have not noticed it as a problem anywhere else. In fact the smoke around the deck 18 smoking area on Iona is far worse.