P&O's Azura....First Glimpse

[LauraS]

Intrigued by P&O's now-under-construction Azura? Check out our first glimpse here: http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/review...cfm?ShipID=539

[stopgo]

Thanks for posting the info, it certainly looks impressive.

[Smee]

Wow... I will be spending my 60th birthday on this amazing ship next April..................

[Barum]

Originally Posted by Smee

Wow... I will be spending my 60th birthday on this amazing ship next April..................

I will be 65 on this ship in Venice on October 7th ! God willing !

[Johnthed0g]

Invites to the naming are for the ''most travelled customers".... goldies then....

[its,only,me]

Originally Posted by Johnthed0g

Invites to the naming are for the ''most travelled customers".... goldies then....

So is anyone going to the christing of the Azura

[Johnthed0g]

They ain't asked me yet!!

[jocap]

Yep, I'm going.....and we'll be dressing up for it and taking a few days in the South on holiday afterwards.- jocap.

[jenny wren]

yes....we have been invited too !!!

[Johnthed0g]

So if we haven't been invited by now do you think we've had it?

[jenny wren]

We received our invite on 14th December and of course there will be people who won't/can't accept ....so don't give up hope yet !!!! it is not until next April so plenty of time to get a late cancellation !!!!!!!

[Johnthed0g]

Too lowly I fear!!

[jocap]

Originally Posted by Johnthed0g

Too lowly I fear!!

No- nothing like that!
Your TA may have a few places, or there may be some in competitions. I gained mine by posting lots of times on a UK site.
Hang in there, John!
Jo.

[Johnthed0g]

Tried the TA, asked Portunas, asked a senior officer we know, written to P&O....I'm in Southampton tomorrow ..I haven't tried begging yet... Main mistake is probably actually booking a cruise on her, they don't need to cultivate us!!

[jocap]

Try CC UK! Mine came from cruise.co uk, who were obviously offered a number of places. Perhaps the same has happened with CC?-jocap.

[Johnthed0g]

Don't think posting a lot helps.....did over 7,000 on P&O did me no good!!

[jenny wren]

But did you write a nice letter to Santa ??? he might have been able to get you a place !!

Hope it doesn't stop you having a good Christmas !!!

[Johnthed0g]

Originally Posted by jenny wren

But did you write a nice letter to Santa ??? he might have been able to get you a place !!

Hope it doesn't stop you having a good Christmas !!!

That's about all I didn't try, can't imagine many kindly old blokes who give stuff away at P&O!! More like the wicked witch. Xmas was fine, did a bit of visiting.

[jenny wren]

Like Jocap we got ours through a travel agent as a reward for contributing to their forum over the past few years....and of course booking cruises with them!!

I do know that on our last adventure (on Equinox pre inaugural) most of the people on board were either Travel agents or guests of...I also know that there were some who were offered places by Thomas Cook at a price!!! the Daily Mail also had some places for which they had a draw.

It might just be worth asking your travel agent if they should be offered any places to consider you ....

[Johnthed0g]

Thought of that one, they "said" they didn't "do" that sort of thing but gave me a link to the P&O department that dealt with such things, I contacted them but they said they couldn't help but further info would be in the next Magazine. Which was "the most travelled etc''....Done 4 cruises in the last 12 months or so with P&O & same agent.