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  1. I’ve just had 4 of these emails, 2 for our cruise this October and 2 for a cruise in Jun 25, although nothing for the 2 we have booked next year. They do indeed seem to be about emergency assistance requirements but they don’t make it very obvious.
  2. Another reason to take your own pods is the price they charge on board, can’t remember when it was but I’m sure I saw them charging £2 per pod on one cruise.
  3. We did an excursion in Gib where we went up in the cable car and the tour bus met us near the top of the rock. I don’t think this is the same tour you’re looking at as we didn’t visit the garden, it was a good few years ago now so afraid I can’t remember too much about it.
  4. Thanks for the reviews, hopefully things will be better for us on the return TA. Did anyone see BBC South Today last night? The ran quite an extensive article on Arvia prior to her departure, including some comments from a restaurant manager (I think) who said that they’d taken steps to improve. They then interviewed Paul Ludlow who managed to dodge the questions about the bad publicity very well and point out that everyone enjoyed new year and got some extra OBC.
  5. We are on Arvia TA in March and we’re seriously considering not packing formal wear if the routine is the same as Iona. We do usually enjoy formal nights but we’re wondering if it’s worth it for just 2 evenings.
  6. I perhaps should have added that you can’t pick and choose what OBC goes on - everything you spend on board will come out of it until it’s used up, then they’ll start charging you for real.
  7. You’re correct, you can’t use OBC to book excursions in advance but you can use it to pay for them once you’re on board. We’ve never used the casino so can’t help there, although I don’t think you can use OBC - I’m sure someone else can advise on that. All the other things you mention can be purchased with OBC, plus you can use it in the shops, including duty free. We normally use ours to pay for drinks, the occasional specialty meal and duty free cigarettes. Hope this helps.
  8. We’ve got the OBC for our Aurora cruise on 30 Oct, so 10 of 12 nights in November. Balance isn’t due for another 4 weeks.
  9. Or speculating that people will be put off flying by the current airport chaos and be seeking alternative holidays?
  10. We weren’t keen on the glass screens on Iona, it’s nice to stop and lean on the rail. And Ventura feels more like being on a ship, walking or sitting under the lifeboats.
  11. Just seen the email cancelling our 3 nighter on 20 June. Full refund plus 5% as FCC and £50 OBC on a future cruise so I suppose they’re trying to make up for it. Disappointing but I guess a sign of the times we’re still living in.
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