room with a view

We are looking at the options going straight from Marco Polo airport to Trieste ,4 nights there and then on to the ship. Guess it will be by bus ..but direct .

Hi Di ..we are flying to and from Marco Polo . 4 nights 🌙 post and 1 night at a MP airport hotel as the flight is an early one. Plenty time to look at transfers up to Trieste . As you know we came unstuck when the Epic was cancelled..but still prefer to book flights and hotel separately .

Thanks,Maple leaves, We are in the UK and the only airline that flies direct to Trieste is Ryanair. Looking at options the best route for us would be into and from Marco Polo ...we are looking at staying 4 nights in Trieste and then 1 night at a hotel near Marco Polo for a early flight. So back to planning ! Best wishes,

Thanks ever so much for your quick reply . I willl check it out ..thanks

Difficulty arranging flights from Manchester to connect with a few days before and then back on the 24 th.

Di the cruise is from the 14th June - 24th June .

Our flight departs at 7.00am ...so we will have to stay over night at Marco Polo airport .....any recommendations for a hotel ? thanks

Di, I guess you were flying from Manchester ...it looks like we will have to do 4 nights pre cruise and then stay have an overnight post cruise at Marco Polo . Can't get from Trieste to Marco Polo for a flight that departs at 13.00

Thanks everyone for all your posts ...because of logistics (Ryanair are the only airline that flies direct to Trieste) and other airlines have one or two stop-overs) we are going to have to rethink and fly into Marco Polo and back from Marco Polo. We haven't booked the cruise (hope the cabin we want is still available !!!) until we can sort out flights. Thanks for all your very kind replies

To fit in with flight schedules we will have to stay 4 nights pre cruise . If we can't make this 11.00 am flight then we will have to stay 4 days post cruise ...we don't have time for an extended holiday . It's the Pearl .

Thanks for your reassuring advice....because of luggage we will probably take a taxi .

We can disembark from the ship at 6.30 ...our flight leaves at 13.00 .,,Trieste cruise port to Trieste airport I'm not sure but I guess the check in will be 11.00 .,,then passport control and bag security , Allowing for luggage collection and taxi transfer ..is this enough time ? thanks

Just noticed that the menus for the MDR and Epicurean Christmas Dinner on Azura are online.

So ....£100 ..that will eat into my OBC !

We are on Freedom Dining and requested 5.30 in the MDR ( I presume) ...thanks

New to P & 0 and Azura . Any advice on where to have dinner on Christmas Day ...thanks

And Jeffrey Archers "suppers".

On no !! I hope they don't serve that in the main dining room .

I'm sure someone out there will enlighten us !!!

We are new to P&O ..on our cruise we have 2 Celebration Nights and 2 Formal Nights . Is there a difference ? thanks

Over the years we have enjoyed many Christmas/New Year cruise around the Canaries/ Madeira on the Spirit, Jade and Sun. This year there are NO Christmas/New Year cruise in Europe . Can't understand NCL pulling out of the Christmas/New Year cruise market when the cruises have always been full. The Canaries are warm this time of the year. Looking at 2024/2025 ...it's the same . Is NCL pushing us towards P&O or MSC ?

Jewel ships ... Gem, Jade, Jewel , Pearl ....then Spirit

Thanks for your blog ...we are on the Azura over Christmas / New Year . The MDR menus look uninspiring ...is there tomato soup on every night ? Looks like a lot of pork, lamb , beef and chicken most nights...and a limited choice of puddings ... ice cream /cheese platter .

I think this refers to the Epic Christmas/ New Year 2023/2024 cruise that NCL cancelled. Those passengers who had booked this cruise received a letter in May 2023 stating that Epic sailings from December 1st 2023 through and including April 9th 2024 were cancelled. Deployed .

Thanks, IAcruising