AndyMichelle

Excellent summary, thank you. We never fancied Iona, too big etc, but positive reviews like yours have made us look to give it a try. Andy

Yeah, I wouldn't want to be in a cabin next to me😂

Have a fantastic time. Thank you for reporting in, we love 'travelling along' with other cruisers, we learn so much. Andy

You make good points, it's all about expectations. We only miss what we had before. 'If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor'... We just had a great cruise on Britannia, but we knew what to expect and made sure the rest of our party did too. All the first time cruisers (5) with us have fallen in love with cruising and are booking more cruises with P&O and taking others with them. We have opened our minds to other cruise lines but will still book P&O when it suits us. There seems to be enough people ready to replace us cynics if we do move on, the ships are busy. Andy

Have a great time Andy, thanks for reporting in. Unfortunately, some people do not understand the risks of not washing hands until too late. We love Olden, I am sure you will too. Andy

Have a great time John. We will watch with interest. We did look at Princess on your recommendation last year, but the prices seemed to jump overnight, so are trying Cunard instead, but still have a very open mind. Andy

Of course, you are the voice of reason. I am enjoying having the popcorn out to see the debate between 'P&O always get it right' and 'don't believe a word they say' 😂 That's my Bank Holiday sorted... Sad I know😊 Andy

Yes, it's a tricky one to know what is true but I must add that, twice very recently, we have been given information in writing from P&O that turned out to be false, even after going away and checking... I still wouldn't be surprised if there is some truth in it, despite the email denial, but time will tell. Andy

Our Paloma was Sammie Lomax from Southampton, a good singer in her own right and came across as a very nice person too, taking time to chat to some audience members after the show. We like some modern music, but unfortunately, the modern stuff being played was a bit too 'out there' for us... Andy

Also, ask for Ice when you order and your cabin steward will top it up daily, well, ours did. It lasts in the fridge overnight. Andy

This frustrates me as we have had a couple of queries recently where a mistake has obviously been made, but customer service, both on land and on ship, insist it is right. Even going away to check with superiors and coming back with the same answer, only later to be proved wrong... I hope you managed to have a good cruise, despite the issue. Andy

Unfortunately this is not correct for Britannia. We had Karl Shepherd last week, who was replaced on Friday by his deputy, I think his name was Denis? Andy

Thanks Sue, I hope you and John are well. It was a strange cruise for entertainment, nowhere near as good as last year, but I wonder if the Headliners and Pulse are new since the refit, so needed more rehearsal time and the gaps were filled with quizzes etc. The silent disco was in the Crystal room last year, but Karaoke was in there on at least one of the silent disco nights. The big plus for us was the Privateers, they were fantastic. Unfortunately, they are giving up cruising soon. Andy

That is slightly different from what we were told on Britannia last week. The waiters said they were happy to make any cocktail in any bar, as long as they had the ingredients. We had 'Mai Tai' all around the ship, even when not on the menu. The frozen cocktails must be different, and I suppose it depends on the helpfulness of the bar staff. Andy

That's from a trusted member too, coupled with what Moley said that P&O policy is not to announce officially until launch date, it is definitely not a scam, just not announced yet. Andy