room with a view

Maybe the deposit included the air fare ...maybe P&O negotiate a deposit that included a reduced air fare  . Best phone to discuss . 

Thanks, Di same for us ...so we thought to stay in Trieste for the 4 nights . Now looking for a hotel. 

Last time we were in Venice it was Christmas Day and we managed to get into St Mark's for part of the service. 

1 minute ago, di T said:

There’s a good train sevicefrom Venice Mestre station to Trieste Central then just a 15 minute walk along the front to the ship, I booked the train through train line and it was very comfortable and inexpensive.

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 

7 minutes ago, di T said:

We will be in the Med around then on Celebrity,B2B love a Med cruise in June😊

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

13 minutes ago, di T said:

Yes we were flying from Manchester, the train from Trieste is around 2hrs if on time ours to Venice was about 20 mins late so a bit of a gamble for a lunch time flight! Even by car it would be a good hour or two depending on traffic.When do you cruise? 

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 

9 hours ago, di T said:

Hi, we left the Dawn yesterday in Trieste fortunately we were staying in the region and Venice for 3 days post cruise.We have never experienced the like of slow disembarking, and it took us 95 mins to get off we were stuck in a corridor on deck 4 with hundreds of others, people were complaining of the lack of air and not pleasant at all.We we’re self embarking so didn’t have to pick our luggage up at the terminal but that looked badly organised.Dianne

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 

21 minutes ago, di T said:

Hi, we left the Dawn yesterday in Trieste fortunately we were staying in the region and Venice for 3 days post cruise.We have never experienced the like of slow disembarking, and it took us 95 mins to get off we were stuck in a corridor on deck 4 with hundreds of others, people were complaining of the lack of air and not pleasant at all.We we’re self embarking so didn’t have to pick our luggage up at the terminal but that looked badly organised.Dianne

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 .

5 hours ago, mexicobob said:

Think the odds of you leaving the ship at 6:30 are less than zero. You do not say what ship you are on, but would say 9:00 would be more realistic. 

We disembarked there last April. Very small terminal. Finding your luggage might could be a challenge. Anyway......you should not have any trouble. Nice, smallish city with much character. Plenty of taxis out front when we were there.

It's the Pearl .

12 hours ago, DCGuy64 said:

Plenty of time. Trieste is not a large city (compared to, say, Rome, Milan, Florence, etc.). It's not a small podunk town, but not enormous by any means. You'll be fine. For comparison's sake, we disembarked from Civitavecchia about 8 am on Sunday and after taking a train from there to Fiumicino airport, we were there by 11, and our flight was at 1:15.

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.

1 hour ago, Cruising Nomads said:

The cover charge for the Epicurean is £50.

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

1 hour ago, Megabear2 said:

Shepherd's Pie is the renowned speciality of The Ivy ...

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 .