yorkshire terrier

We have been on Marco Polo and always thought that the drinks were very reasonable.We are on the Magellan on the 24th of this month and think that it will be worth our while to take the drinks package at £17 a day.

We did the fjords from Newcastle on Magellan last April and thoroughly enjoyed it,no complaints at all.We have just booked on her for Iceland next April,it's so convenient for us to get to Newcastle from Yorkshire rather than having to go to Southampton or Tilbury.

I don't remember the exact date,probably 2006 towards the end of the QE2's life.We had booked a short cruise and our travel agent informed us we had been upgraded.We had terrible problems driving down the M1 to Southampton,swapped over to the A1,finally arriving in Southampton we got lost,and were the very last people to check in at 4.30.We were told there that we had been upgraded,but I was so flustered I didn't really listen to what was being said.

We were in a beautiful small dining room,had the loveliest enormous suite with walk in dressing room,and met some really nice dining companions.We are still in touch with people from Hampshire,and have just booked a New Year cruise on Queen Victoria with them.

It wasn't until the end of the cruise when we were chatting that I realised we were in the Princess Grill,that was the upgrade!! All our fellow diners had been upgraded too.A wonderful experience,and we have been Cunard fans ever since.

I just got back today from the Baltic Capitals cruise on Marco Polo.The norovirus broke out round about the 4th or 5th day,and we did hear via Chinese whispers of course,that 300 people were down with it.A number of public rooms were closed such as the buffet,library,gym and sauna.Thorough disinfecting was carried out by the crew over the entire ship,and they worked like Trojans.All the passengers received compensation,those who hadn't been ill received £100 per cabin,and the ones who had been ill received various amounts depending on how many days they were in isolation.We were also given complimentary wine,beer,champagne and soft drinks on the next to last night,along with a voucher for a reduction on future cruises.