Red Fish

Thanks for the replies! I just thought I'd follow up incase anyone else reads this and wonders. It turns out that it could not have been more simple.

At check-in (before boarding) my husband and I linked our cards to our accounts but not to the kids accounts. Once we were on board we then able to go to the reception desk and put any amount of cash, as large or as small as we wished, on the kids cards. Too easy!

Edit: Mostly (but not always) the kids are trustworthy but temptation can get the better of them and they do lose track of how much things cost and how much they have spent... Especially when it is my money lol! I just didn't want to have to worry about it ;)

Not sure if all P&O ships are the same but we were on the Pearl about a week ago. Within an hour on board I went to the shop to ask about sea-sickness medication in case we needed it later (first cruise for 4 of us). The lady in the shop told me that they had none. Simple as that. None.

It later surprised me to learn (after 3 days) that although sea-sick tablets were not available at the shop with the other medical & personal nik-naks they were available from the reception desk. I don't know what brands as we were fortunate enough not to need them.

Hi there, we are going on our first cruise as a family in a few weeks. I called P&O but didn't get a straight answer so I thought I'd see if you good people would help me.

We will be travelling with children aged 17, 16, 14 and 9. We would like to be able to give them a set amount to use on what ever they choose during the 5 days we will be on board (I was thinking maybe $100 or $150 each). I most certainly don't want them to have access to "unlimited" funds via my credit card but I would like them to have some degree of independence rather than having to ask for everything - especially for the older kids. Naturally, my husband and I would like full access to our credit card. Will this be possible? If so, can I please get some advice on how to organise it? My phone call with P&O really didn't make anything clear.

I also read about kids "activating" their own cards and then having unlimited spending at on board arcades with some lines. Is this the case with PO?

So many other unasked questions but I'll start here. It is dawning on me that I may be a control freak!