Yorkypete

The old maxim..100% is a maximum..full. This must linclude any cabins berths etc. it does not matter what they are. If one berth is available then they are not 100% full. They cannot ever be 103% full as that is overloaded.

!00% is full. If they sell to 103% then they are overbooking by 3% are they not?

So how would you pay cash into your account?We have one branch where we could do it…six miles away in a town centre with no parking. Where we are in a small town in the USA there are 3 banks!

Brilliant here. Fifth day of 90* plus….but we are at the virtual centre of the USA! Food fantastic, accommodation great and just relaxing. No stress.

If that was a select price let me know which ship as I would book it possibly! My taxi (ie shuttles) are private and all in my pricing. No bad flight times (10am out, 1.30 return) We have entertainment each evening and childcare in the hotel ( plus free keep fit classes). We would not need food in the airport and just a drink for the 3 hour flight (2 hrs less than our travel time to Southampton). Much more amenable.

Unfortunately for one day you would not even see 1% of the historic sites and what the country has to offer.

So are many of the Spanish resorts Gibralter is worse than most.

Obviously no culture vultures here then. Malta has more history than any place visited by cruise ships (except Valletta of course).

Have been there. Lovely. My sea view is not boring. I was told it was repetative and I said I found looking at sea all day boring, if my view was deemed as such.

I realise you need everything doing for you but instead of calling it Malta Mysterious Hotel, try looking them up...Phonecia, San Antonio, Dilmen, Qawra Palace just to name a few.. I have quoted prices which you can check . I resent the implication that I am making them up just because you have been proven wrong with your prices. Goodbye.

Sorry, but finally, to quote a price shows a hate for P&O..where does that come from. I could reverse the statement. You love P&O so much that nothing can compare to a floating resort .(with repetative ports most of which I have already explored) . Bye.

With respect I did not say the cruises were boring. I was replying to a post which said hotel seaviews were repetative...just as views on sea days are repetative. I have not counted the number of cruises taken but have been on many lines, fav ship being the Indy. Cruises must number in their 30s. In Malta there is so much to do and the culture and history are never boring. Sea trips, trips to Sicily etc are entertaining. My only point is that quoting like for like then the land based holiday for a fortnight is cheaper than a cruise of similar length. I am glad you are 'entertained'.

As you well know I have compared like for like which you do not. My Malta holidays have never cost more than cruises and never will if you include everything. The hotel is not mysterious as I named it many moons ago. I have not added on 'extras' like you say...just compared it fairly. If I exclude all the so called extras the cost comes down to around £1500. I cannot continue this with someone who cannot admit that many land holidays are much cheaper than cruises . Thank you for the interesting points you make, though incorrect.

Cheaper than a cruise if you include select etc. Same view on a ship on sea days...sea, water, sea, water. Boring.How many cruises are just over £2000 for everything? None for 2 weeks for two people.

Malta, 4* all inclusive, sea view large balcony, all transfers and entertainment inc flights for two weeks £2,200....no comparison. I'll bet your Iona balcony does not include select fare and drinks plus all costs getting there inc private transport!

Glad everything is 100% perfect. Wish I could afford that amount for a meal. We spend that every fortnight! on food.

It would seem that P&O are getting worse.. Am I being negative? Yes because in recent posts about problems there is little positive.

Being contraversial (again) football is played by kids who complain if anyone touches them and fall over when anyone is near them. I would call it a little girls game.

Hotel holidays abroad, like for like, are cheaper than cruise cabins especially if you have chosen select cabins with balcony and a drinks package! Our usual 4* hotel includes air fare, sea view. drinks, great food and private transfers for £2,200 for 14 nights and guaranteed good weather (with plenty to do + entertainment and a casino within a couple of hundred yards.) Unbeatable.

Nice one. Another: the difference between a rugby player and a footballer: A footballer spends 80mins pretending he is injured... a rugby player spends 80mins pretending he isn't! I once played 30 mins with a fractured collarbone. A Hull player recently had a dislocated shoulder put back in and played on. A real professional.

Things must be changing as before(last year) we arrived by coach and went straight into the terminal. We had one stop on the way and the driver said we were on time each of the three trips we made. We were unaware of any set timing window. It must be getting busier or the system is breaking down

Going on Iona in March we also had a queue...about 1hr before reaching the desks . Before that our coach was sent to another terminal and held in a large hanger with about 15 other coaches. We had no information and were there about 45 mins before allowed to the terminal. Only explanation we were given was that it was'busy' with over 25 coaches due!

Sitting out and lovely warm weather. Been shopping for holiday stuff, watched Leeds get beaten by Wigan and out for dinner shortly (local inn).Nice day.

Probably if Villefranche new of the problem they refused the boat berthing. It is norovirus rather than gastroenteritis.

September last year.