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Just a slight change of question , could anybody inform me as to how much OBC is added for a seven night cruise with shareholder benefit ? I'm sure there will be somewhere to locate the information but generally find people on these boards to be well informed and helpful. Thanks.

Please refer to post 16 to give an insight why

Gone are the days when you put weight on after a cruise 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The plain fact is ,from observations ,that 50% of people cannot even be bothered to remove their towels from the on deck sunbeds and put them in the used bins provided ,often no more than ten feet away ,so they are certainly not going to exhaust their self returning them from a shore trip😒

I've just used the stockperks app for the first time, very impressed with the speed ,never really had any problems with the old system however this is a very slick operation

Very interesting comments , we are going on our first Fred cruise shortly and the common theme appears to be that the ships are older (especially Balmoral) but that good maintenance keeps them in better condition than the two older ships in the P and O fleet , I will reserve judgment until we have tried Fred but having spent considerably time on both Arcadia and Aurora they do seem to be suffering from under investment , however as also mentioned there is a price difference so it will be good to see if the extra cost is worth it

Totally agree about the Caribbean level been most beneficial, having been top for quite some time it counts for very little , the exception been the most fantastic evening dinner and drinks event in Hong Kong this year , up there with one of the best nights we have ever enjoyed and proves that when the company puts their mind and resources into something properly they are a match for any cruise company

As a point of interest all the posts have reported getting through to P and O in a very short time to make their bookings ,its astounding how you can be on hold for up to an hour when its for anything else, just saying🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It looks like you managed a bargain there, well done☝️ ,will be interested to see what you make of Cunard as we have sailed with them previously and have made enquires about the 2027 world cruise on Victoria which IMO has a far superior itinerary to Arcadia and is not much difference pricewise ,nothing on the P and O collection is of much interest to us so looking to spread our wings and shop around for a better product, the concern with some of the cheaper P and O pricing is how many more cutbacks and what level will service drop to ?

For the latter half of our world cruise it was , yes , not sure why some ports were dropped on the first half of it though

On this years world cruise the original amount of sea days was 62 I believe , by the time ports had been cancelled and ship rerouted it was nearly 70 nights out of 99 and to be honest although we quite enjoy sea days we had had more than enough of them🙄

First time in a number of years we have not taken up the offer of booking with P and O on preferential early day due to a number of reasons and it felt a little strange not having something "in the can" the only temptation was the 75 night Aurora cruise ,but along with mostly same itineraries and ports ,really poor OBC and not wishing to pour anymore cash into something we have done before have decided to shop around for other options be it land based or another cruise company , already booked with Fred this year and Celebrity into 2026 and have two outstanding Aurora cruises in 2025 which were booked at launch ,which suspect will be our last as the P and O product has slipped a long way down. Congratulations to those who have managed to acquire the cruise and cabins of their choice today and hope you have fabulous holidays😀

Even after unsubscribing we’re still getting e mails from half of the places we visited on the 2024 worldie

Does anybody have any theories why NZ has been dropped from the 2027 world cruise (which imo is very poor) and it appears Cunard have done the same?

Thanks for correcting my mistake ,just another senior moment, now what days is it !!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You are indeed correct about the evening buffet arrangement's ,the pop up beach house opposite the ocean grill on certain lunchtimes was very popular, which proves that the market is there for one, the downside is that the ocean grill and beach house would have to share kitchens so not sure how that would work on an evening

I may have been misquoted by a passenger on that cruise but I was told that two passengers were actually taken off the ship for non compliance? That been said from what I frequently witnessed a lot more could have been thrown off for non compliance to the point of a arguing with staff as to why they shouldn’t have to clean their hands😟

She is getting on a bit now , as long as you are ok with a slightly dated but spacious interior and the odd plumbing issue you should have an enjoyable cruise , don’t expect massive refurbishment after the refit though

Thanks for the info , have got the app and submitted my request , could be quite an operation if you don’t have access to a smart phone 😕

I think I may be out of the loop with this topic , however having just tried to request my shareholder benefit for a January 2025 cruise my e mail has returned informing that the address is no longer valid? , I have always used shareholder benefits at carnival .com , am I missing something ? Thanks

I am sure it will not make a jot of difference to them , its the previous experiences with other lines that have made us return to them😃

I suspect you are correct as we didn't understand why it couldn't be used , however tried twice , by telephone and via e mail and got the same response both times, as stated earlier it was only the straw that broke the camels back. Never say never however😉

We were awarded a very considerably amount of fcc following major alterations on our 2024 world cruise ,after attempting to use it as a deposit on a 2025 cruise and been informed this was not allowed and a cash/card deposit was required with the fcc been taken off the balance, we wrote it off, used our money elsewhere and booked with Fred, Celebrity and Azamara .In reality this refusal by P and O to use the fcc as a deposit has made up our minds that our future cruising lies elsewhere and of course lost the company thousands, although it isn't the only reason We have two future pre booked cruises on Aurora but have decided that our time on P and O after those will be our last, we have enjoyed our time cruising with them but it has become so evident of penny pinching and poor ship maintenance and unaltering itineraries that the time has come to move away from them. The deal with Celebrity and Azamara is only slightly more expensive but having cruised with them before are well aware of the superior experience , Fred will be a new experience but the ability to board a ship nearer home is another major plus. Am well aware this is a P and O board but keep an eye on all relevant boards to us ( personal opinion of course)