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Sorry I just noticed it's May 😅

Hi. Where are you docking & what month? Port Aventura is just outside Salou? Been there a few times. TBH I don't think you would have time to see the two parks anyway. They are fairly big but not as gigantic as some. First of all I think the parks hours change in the summer months too close later, so maybe check again ? Could you maybe go & just concentrate on one park? Shame to miss it - great day out 😊

Hi all I am looking at booking a cruise on Ventura - Southampton to Southampton ( 14 night Spain and Portugal) In August. Was wondering if anyone has stayed in an inside cabin on Lido deck (15) and if there are any pluses or minuses for this location in the summer months? Thanks

Oh dear. All the P & O ships I have been on have NEVER enforced washing hands anywhere on the ship. I personally witnessed people entering the buffet going in and out with food & not washing their hands.Also in toilets .In MDR there is hand gel on reception. I guestimate 10% of people used it & staff did not challenge them. SOME passengers are disgusting 🤮

I have been reading these posts with interest. Guessing some of the responses are from cruisers living in USA? in UK you will rarely find any good deals although they do exist sometimes if booking ahead

Hi In my experience NCL are about the best really in terms of price & meetups etc. RC/Celebrity very expensive although occasionally you may find a few late deals. P & O (UK) are not too bad if you book in advance although nothing for solos except meet up in Crows Nest (not hosted). None of them have reasonable prices for solos. Total rip off.

yes teriierjohn I suspect you are correct. TBH I'm not holding my breath for the compensation form I submitted for my delayed flight. Megabear- I don't feel sorry for them at all. the bottom line is it was a business contract that they accepted & couldn't fulfill....end of. Personally I had a horrendous delay & flight with them and I actually felt unsafe. I wouldn't travel with them again even if the fare was free ! in all my many flights it was by far the worse experience and not a good start to what was a super cruise.

Hi Yes I have seen this hike on Royal Carribbean Mediterranean cruises May to Sept 2024. Not seen it so high with RC before. Norwegian seem to have put their prices up for solos on Mediterranean cruises also & they used to be pretty good Total rip off for solo travellers as usual

Hi Mark P & o will bus you back to the airport. If you do not plan to drive to airport ( I use National express buses) you can book with P & O one way back to your nearest town You need to book using the following link https://www.intercruises.com/cruiseconnect/index.php/home Cheers

I have cruised on both ships. Not much between them really Holly Arvia has more choice in pay for dining restaurants & a rectractable roof in pool area I would choose based on itinerary/price

Hi I popped in to future cruises when I was recently on ARVIA (insane q but I went passed when they had a cancellation) Didn't have a particular cruise in mind but knew date & area I wanted to go too. My experience was . *Agent was not interested in me at all *I didn't think what they offered was a good deal * Rushed me & didn't follow up when they said (telephone call to my cabin ) I must add I am a solo traveller & very few good deals for solos . Assuming we are not lucrative enough re drinks etc & no one is ever interested in us. On saying this if you already have your cruise earmarked & a couple it may well be worth your while. Book appointment in advance early evenings & port days seemed quiet

im not sure. its a forum the same as this where people can post questions etc. There is specific section for flight delay. why not start a post for Tui yourself if there isn't one ?

apologies for jumping on this thread - i cant seem to find where it started ! Just to let you l was delayed on a Maleth Aero flight LGW to Barbados on 6th January . I have created a post on Martin Lewis's website (forums- search flight delays section). The thread is for anyone that has made a flight delay claim with Maleth Aero, to report any progress/lack of progress with claims. Thanks

thanks for your reply Port Royal. Yes i have already looked at the tourist board website.. Some of heir recommendations seem to be out of date and the search engine on their site is not too good. I was looking more for personal recommendations by people who have stayed in a place .

Hi all I am disembarking a cruise in January (13th) 2024 would not have much time to see the island. I am therefore thinking of staying on for approx. 5 days and fly home then. I know very little about Antigua and am just doing my research. My budget is low, can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive hotel/inn I could book. My requirements would be a pool and breakfast in the establishment in the mornings and somewhere i could walk too for dinner. Not too far out as I will not have a car . I am a single lady travelling solo ,so don't want to be walking about after dark anywhere quiet. I don't mind a busy part of the island. I will take a taxi back to the airport. Thanks in advance

hello Like everyone i have had BF deals popping up in my inbox recently. I have been following the prices of some particular cruises (May 2024 to March 2025)I have had my eye on. I must add I cruise solo so prices are ridiculous for solos mostly. Tui /Marella have been advertising Black Friday 'deals' with discount codes for some cruises . Now hears the thing - the base price (on the ones I have been watching) has been raised by as much as £400 on some, so even allowing a reduction with a code they are still more expensive that the ones I have been watching! NCL have some quite good offers and look as if they have genuinely cut the prices of some. I appreciate that BF can be smoke n mirrors but there are genuine discounts in the retail world. I would be interested in anyone's thoughts- are BF deals really 'deals' ?

Thanks Flanell1

ha kalos - well spotted my stupid mistake - yes 2024 . HA

thank you both . JET 2 flys from Stanstead not Gatwick ? Is this correct ?

hi all I am looking at the A402B Azura cruise to Tenerife on 13th-20th January 2023. I wish to fly from Gatwick. Does anyone know what airline P & O use for this itinerary and the time of the flight if possible please? Thanks in advance

hi, thanks for the detailed reply. My ship is in port from early morning to early evening. As far as I can see from the shore excursion notes the excursion is by sea, so I will not have a driver ? It leaves at 8.30am for 4.5 hours so back to ship at 1pm. I think I will stick the with ship excursion for now as it will allow time to get back, have some lunch and explore more of BVI.

hi blue water just reading your reply to macfam5 post I'm in Tortola in January. My cruise line is offering an excursion to Virgin Gorda at £60 and one to Spring Bay at £75. Both are 4.5 hours .The Spring Bay one seems to imply that you can experience the boulders with none of the crowds. I'm a bit confused as to what the difference is ? wondering if you could shed some light on this please ? thanks

Hi. No I am flying on Sat 6th Jan at 9.30am (K401B) its the 7 day Caribbean. I assume your crowd is on the 14 day as that seems to be going earlier? Thanks so much for the kind offer of a meet up though , its very kind of you. Maybe we can meet up on the ship solo get togethers ? When I was on Iona they done these in the Crows Nest in the morning, I'm not sure what they do on Arvia. Keep in touch - thanks

yes . I am not paying for a seat full stop...

If you read my post you would see that I am travelling solo , its gone off on a tangent