terrierjohn

In Southampton we were able to arrive at any time of our choosing, whether that was because we are elite I dont know?

There are enough cocktails available at under $15.00 to keep me happy, but I am no great connoisseur.

The question I was answering related to passengers preferring to only drink the ones they brought onboard.

Arvia is in the prime berth today with a short walk in to town. Sky Princess is in the industrial port and needs a 15 minute shuttle bus ride.

Since the majority of cruise line profits are made from onboard spend, I would have thought it was self evident.

Minibar set up still in place, and elite passengers do get priority in lots of things, but we dont have a tender port this cruise, and as wheelchair users we probably would not be able to use a tender anyway.

We have Princess plus so drinks are free, so the elite lounge get together with discounted drink prices is not a benefit, however we hope to take advantage of the free laundry for elite passengers.

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Are you not interested in a comparison to enable you to decide if you would be interested in a different cruise line?

But maybe the app will still object to someone with reserve dining joining a table of plebs?

I guess if it's a problem, you could ask them to return your old threadbare carpet!!!

Cruise lines like mainstream pubs judge what to stock by customer demand. So one can only assume that demand for malt whisky is very limited, and cruise lines prefer to ensure they use their limited storage to hold stocks of drinks in higher demand.

I think we had a medical emergency last night, got back to our starboard cabin to find we could see the coast and were sailing ENE, then pilot boat pulled alongside us to guide us into port, no idea which. By 1:00am we were still some way out, but by 4:00am we were sailing south again. Fortunately it does not seem to have delayed us, and we are cruising at 17kts and just about to round the south western tip of Portugal. A beautiful sunny day at sea today, lots of waiters bringing drinks and food orders, and deck stewards bringing round chilled face cloths to keep passengers refreshed. Service standards on Princess are certainly higher than P&O.

Very true, on our first 3 MDR meals we have enjoyed very entertaining dinner companions which is giving the cruise a positive vibe.

Quoting one specific cruise as a general price comparison is extremely faulty. I would guess that this cruise was selling very badly for whatever reason, and your price was not truly comparable to the normal pricing of Azamara cruises. In fact you state that you do a lot of homework to find special offers, which is admirable but not very prevalent among the general cruising public.