ann141

I am trying to persuade hubby to book the 40 night cruise 20 Feb and I too was told that the lead price is for an inside cabin and no idea what the price is for a balcony but if it is (hopefully!) in the region of £4000pp that would be good value.I do like Aurora and the thought of a few weeks in the Caribbean sun.... If the price is more like £6000 or £7000 we will probably  make do with our cruise to the Canaries in January.

34 minutes ago, Josy1953 said:

The sun is telling us that it is time to go inside. 

Fantastic photo!

2 hours ago, kalos said:

We are having a great holiday in sunny Scotland and will be watching the match later!

32 minutes ago, Purdey16 said:

Well first day in London went well , arrived at 9.30 this morning and dropped suit case of at hotel which is lovely at very central in Mayfair, went to green park to see the elephants display them on too fortnum and mason for a cup of tea and biscuits, other half had a coffee which came with a mini ice cream 😂 then on to Hard Rock Cafe for lunch and we were treated to going down to the vaults which was originally the very first Bank of England and also held princess Diana’s wedding dress, but now storing all the pop stars guitars and the Beatles drum kit , was very interesting but I won’t post all the photos. Tomorrow is borough market and maybe Harrods and then on to Ken Kerridges for a late dinner, I’m certainly spending my cruise money 😂😂refund 

Sounds fantastic! I particularly like the elephants and mini ice cream

sounds great and I can imagine a few people transferring from Ventura to a longer cruise on Aurora.If only we hadn't already got a cruise with Saga booked for January...

3 minutes ago, wowzz said:

Just a couple of points:

Firstly calling at NY would entail all pax having ESTA's, which is an added complexity, plus of course, one has to hope that the US will change their rules and allow UK pax to enter the US.

Secondly, and from a purely personal point of view,  balcony cabins on Aurora are relatively expensive,  and I'm not going to the Caribbean unless I can sit in the sun on my balcony!

  

I wouldn't expect p and o to sail via New York to the Caribbean.Because Queen Mary sails translantic anyway and quite a lot of passengers are American, it works well for Cunard .

12 hours ago, Manx buoy said:

Cunard are going to do 3 Caribbean cruises to replace one of the worldies  I think, 2 via New York and one via the Canaries so they must think it’s viable

on the cunard caribbean cruise we sailed on, some did all 26 nights like us but others just cruised to new york and disembarked whilst others joined in new york and just did the caribbean sectin.Pand o would need people who wanted to stay on the whole time.However the 35 nights on Ventura are always very popular and for those who prefer smaller ships, Aurora would be ideal

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Pauline came to work with me today while I did a couple of calls.

I decided to drive 100 miles to Keswick and we had a great day.

I have been to The lakes today too including a wander around Bowness where your favourite hotel is We also paddled in Coniston water and visited Grasmere.Lovely sunshine.Think it will change tomorrow for when we arrive in Scotland

6 minutes ago, molecrochip said:

Yesterday, P&O ran their government mandated 'operational test cruise' on Britannia.

 

Attached are Horizon and the MDR breakfast menu to give you a flavour of some of the changes. Worth noting that entertainment was limited as the weather was awful and the ship did not leave the dock.

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Interesting.Thank you.

5 hours ago, Ardennais said:

The only server ever who got to know what I wanted and had it ready for me was in the buffet on Ventura - hot chocolate around midnight every night for 5 weeks! 
 

Forgot to add - I did give him a tip at the end of the cruise!

Probably the same server who had hot chocolate ready for me about midnight on our 28 Ventura cruise a couple of years ago!

9 minutes ago, cruisenewbie1976 said:

Mine looks like this.....

 

Thank you.I have managed to send myself an email copy 🙂 

14 minutes ago, indiana123 said:

Oooh  todays the day I'm having my post trauma steroid injections in one or two ankles.    We know they are very uncomfortable"

 

Be brave message from my daughter said "Put you're big girl's knickers on today Mummy.. you know they hurt"  😨🤣🥰

Thinking of you and hope the injections don't feel as painful as you imagine

36 minutes ago, zap99 said:

We are off on holiday. Weather doesn't look too bad, but I doubt I will get me abs brown.🤣

2 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

and we're off tomorrow to Welsh Wales.  Looking forward to someone putting food in front of me and a change of scene, after a really rude customer this morning 😞

Enjoy! We go to Scotland at the end of next week and hoping for reasonable weather

2 minutes ago, Sea Green said:

The honey and ginger ice-cream, it's the best.

My user name is sea for cruising, and greens my favourite colour. It's also part of Robespierre's nickname, The Sea-Green Incorruptible.

Rejected ideas were Pussyfoot and Polly Acker.

I might have to re invent myself!

1 minute ago, Pink-belle said:

Mine is a user name I used on one of the first forums I joined, for all things Disney, a combination of my favourite colour and my favourite Princess.  
I wouldn’t chose the same user name now.

I often  wish I had thought of something more unusual.

3 minutes ago, Waju said:

No I haven't tried it either!

 

Just curious ann141 is 141 your birthday?  Strange if it is as mine is 14 January!

Not my birthday or age!! I am often curious as to how people choose their CC names

12 minutes ago, Waju said:

Mmmm sounds good, have you tried the salt and vinegar one they have sometimes?

That sounds too awful to try! I have seen it on the menu and like most flavours of ice cream but that certainly doesn't appeal

Having a sweet tooth I love their Rum and Raisin Ice Cream!

3 minutes ago, lindylooellalouise said:

Hi Ann we phoned yesterday and they couldn’t give me an answer also asked if I re booked could it happen again and they said they couldn’t guarantee it 

I can understand P and O saying they can't guarantee a cruise being cancelled in the future because no one really knows definitely about future government policies etc.It was an official reply by P and O to the question of how people were chosen that I read so possibly the person you spoke to yesterday didn't know but perhaps she should have asked her manager One problem I find with phoning P and O is that you get different answers depending who you speak to.I tend to email instead. Very disappointing for you

In the past I think P and O have stated that the drinks package is not available on shorter cruises is because they want to deter stag and hen groups

According to a reply by P and O on another social media site P and O are cancelling customers who booked last so if anyone booked as soon as dates were released I suggest phoning P and O and asking why they have been 'bumpedoff'

1 hour ago, Beckett said:

So sorry for you Sandra - and it's such short notice too. No wonder you're totally after all the plans you've made. I'm looking for something else for you right now. Jane.xxx

I have been looking too for you Sandra.Marella (Tui) are advertising a 3 night cruise on 25 June and also a cruise in July from Southampton.They may not be suitable but thought I would mention them

Sorry to hear of people having their cruises cancelled, particularly if they have had to take time off work or arrange child or parent care.I am expecting an email any day about our Tradewind Voyage in July. We know it can't go ahead as planned as Scotland isn't allowing cruise ships but we are hoping it will just depart from Liverpool instead of Greenock.

4 hours ago, Glenndale said:

I’m enjoying a 7 night cruise on the Viking Venus, we’re in Falmouth today.

We have to produce a saliva sample every morning for testing, we cannot go ashore on our own but can take ships tours to ensure we remain in the ships ‘bubble’. We are taking the included tours.

Mask wearing when walking between venues on the ship, daily temperature checks and health surveys.

The health survey consists of 4 questions and can be completed on the Viking journey app.

Temperature check has to be done once a day and takes moments as long as the facial recognition works.

There are around 300 guests aboard the 930 capacity ship.

We have had evening shows and trivia.

Food has been very good and we have had the opportunity to try out the included speciality restaurants.

Not quite cruising as we know it but certainly a start to heading back to normality.

We are just so happy to have had this opportunity to be back at sea.

The staff have all been marvellous 😀

That sounds great.Enjoy the rest of your cruise

8 hours ago, wowzz said:

I can't see these long cruises being offered this winter, in the current climate.

Too many downsides, if things go wrong, sickness wise. 

I expect to see a plethora of cruises to the Canaries!

I will be happy with that if it means warm weather.We already have a cruise in January to the Canary Islands with Saga but  I like a bargain so if lots of cruises are on sale I will be happy to go again in February or March!