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Have you read the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. Very very popular in the UK. 4 books so far. A certain Mr Spielberg bought the film rights of the 1st book!

I noticed that too, for the next sailing. 11th April and 12th April both given. Please let me know 😊

Have a look at the airport shuttle buses - they serve a lot of hotels in Tokyo. https://webservice.limousinebus.co.jp/web/en/Top.aspx

Guests who have purchased the new Premium Pass also now receive reserved seating every night in the theatre.

May and Oct this year.

Possibly? 3,5 and unlimited available for my cruises.

5-night packages are available to buy on my 2 cruises this year (Apex - Scandinavia and Millennium- Japan). Both 12 night sailings.

My Dyson hairdryer only works using the European socket in the cabin. It doesn’t work in the US socket. I take a european travel adapter with me for this (I’m from the UK and need an adapter anyway, but don’t bother with a US one). If it helps I LOVE my Dyson hairdryer! It makes such a difference to my hair!

Thanks for confirming- makes the decision to book easier.

Can I check what is included now with the cabana rental? Do you still get unlimited soft drinks and a bottle of either vodka/wine/champagne? When I go to book, none of these things are mentioned so I’m wondering if the package has changed? Many thanks in advance.

Thanks for clarifying. You may wish to go back and edit your original post where you state the room was given to a VIP with a deep discount. As it stands, you don’t know what happened. And maybe the staff you spoke to didn’t either, which is why they didn’t confirm or deny anything. You have been given an alternative explanation in a reply by a member who was on the opposite side of this type of scenario.

Just curious - how do you know the cabin was sold to a vip for a deep discount? Was this disclosed during one of the calls you had?

My experience has been that online check in opens at midnight of the departure port of the sailing. If you’re sailing from Southampton this summer this will be GMT up until 31st March when the UK moves to GMT+1. I don’t know who “they” are that you are referring to? But if it’s UK residents then having to stay up to midnight is less advantageous than being able to check in at 8pm if in New York!

We booked our first P&O cruise a few months ago and my husband has mobility issues. Not yet in a wheelchair of his own but he does use 2 sticks and uses a wheelchair at the airport and cruise terminal as he can’t walk very far. Anyway, when we were booking we were asked specifically if he would need evacuation assistance - I replied he would. I was told that the ship could only accept a finite number of passengers who would require assistance on board. This makes sense as they have a limited number of evac chairs and staff to assist. There’s maybe a bit of confusion about this rule? Or it’s maybe been interpreted into require-evacuation-assistance = adapted room.

Not sure if you are aware, or if it is an option for you, but both EasyJet and Loganair fly from Glasgow to Southampton. I have booked easyJet for a May cruise.

That’s exactly what I would have done! We took a taxi in San Francisco last year- a very short distance back to the cruise terminal. There was a queue of people waiting for a taxi at the terminal, so the driver would have had no delay in getting another passenger. The meter said $10. I gave him $11. He said “is that it?” rather angrily. I apologised, took the $11 back, handed him $10 and made a quick exit. The tipping culture is getting out of hand in USA!

Not sure why the price differs, but you’d need to cancel the upgraded wifi to get a refund. It won’t get deducted.

Check New Zealand government website for accurate and up to date info.

Living your blog and especially the food photos! You said in an earlier post that you bought some gin in the duty free shop. Do they hold it for you until you disembark? Or can you take it to your cabin? Thanks ☺️

Hi - really enjoying your blog! I’ve booked my first P&O cruise for next year. I’ve read a couple of times that your wife doesn’t eat whilst you are off the ship. Is there no room service? Or do you just not use it and prefer to eat in the restaurants? Thanks ☺️

I’ve often found that buying a 2 device WiFi package for 1 person (which 2 people can use) is cheaper than buying 2 x 1 device package.

From the FAQ: Q: What if the early arrival window is not available when I check-in? A: Look for signs with the Premium Access logo for priority boarding and proceed through the check-in process. Q: If early access is not available, does Premium Access include priority boarding? A: Yes, look for signs with the Premium Access logo for priority boarding

Also worth noting if you like to take your own sauce on board or buy some to take home and transit through New Zealand:

From the NZ government website; Honey is a high biosecurity risk for New Zealand. It can bring in harmful pests and diseases that can affect our bee populations. If in doubt, do not bring honey.

I have never had wine confiscated when boarding at a port. Never hidden it. Would have been happy to surrender until the last evening, as bought to bring home, but it’s just been waved through. Experience of this in European and US ports with scanners staffed by the terminal and also Celenrity.