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davecttr

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    Kent, England
  • Interests
    model railways, going on cruises
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Marella, P&O
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Norway

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  1. Oceana did not have a Crows Nest. Actually it did have a forward lounge with dance floor etc but that was converted into the buffet. I think the ship design was pre buffet era. I liked Oceana and she was my favourite ship.
  2. Crew members using the buffet is a problem on Arcadia which has the worst buffet on P&O IMO. In the evenings one of the serveries and a significant part of the seating is cordoned off and reserved for 'officers', apparently Arcadia does not have a officers mess? There are also groups of staff in certain grades that arrive en-masse and demolish the buffet offerings. IMO the buffet is for passengers and staff who are allowed to use it should be mindful that it is a privilage and that the passengers pay their salery.
  3. Smartphone apps have displays that are too small for my ancient hands It is bad enough having to type this. I have a smartphone without a SIM but use a dumb phone for calls and text. I find no problem with pressing a big key 3 times to type the letter c. A tablet is better than a smartphone but not for carrying around.
  4. I have £150 OBC for my 16 night Arcadia cruise and that works out at £9.375 per day. As I average 2 pints per week nowadays that will be enough for one holiday drink a day and maybe a paid for meal. So no problem spending the OBC and then the 10% discount applies.
  5. That confused me. I am booked on iona G437 and that departs on the 9th November.
  6. The email is from North Face and I have no intention to email their help line. My anti virus software is current but I have not clicked any links. I will delete cookies and history.
  7. My Anti virus software has been occasionally reporting a data breach since xmas and suggesting I pay for an upgrade. Now I think I know why. I bought a North Face waterproof jacket last year and I received an email from them this morning. Their parent group had a data breach in December and potentially personal information such as name, address, phone number etc was stolen. However no passwords or bank/ credit card details were compromised and the only thing stored was I paid by credit card with no further details, the system has now been restored. I supose paying for that upgrade is a good idea.
  8. Having had my Equiniti shareholding verified I filled in the redemption form on Stockperks. I had this information to hand. Broker - Equiniti Equiniti Shareholder Ref - XXXXXXXXXXX Name - XXXXX Booking Ref - XXXXXX Ship - P&O Arcadia Sailing date - XXXXXX I can't remember if all those details were required but NO passwords. My redemption application and the amended invoice from P&O took an hour or so.
  9. Is Stockperks based in the USA? If so their working day starts at least 5 hours later than hours. Maybe the time at which we submit the redemption claim makes a difference.
  10. That went well. I submitted my redemption claim via the Stockperks App at 16:30, received a reply from them at 17:58 stating P&O had approved the application and received an amended invoice from P&O at 18:17. This was for an Arcadia cruise at the end of July, much more than 90 days from departure and the final payment is not due until early May.
  11. Not on my old legs dragging a suitcase and carry on. I will probably end up getting a taxi.
  12. Why did they cut the 507? Victoria terminus to Waterloo terminus was an easy route. now you have double deckers, good luck getting a suitcase up the stairs.
  13. Yes, it appears the best option is a train to Victoria and then a 507 bus to Waterloo to catch the half hourly fast service. It would be prudent to travel the day before departure though.
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