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It's not all been bad on Azura...but if Azura was £500pp and Symphony OTS was £900pp I think I'd do the Symphony OTS and I guess that's where I took that from. I'm normally a budget cruiser btw, the cheaper the better. And several points on Azura have been better than MSC Seaview although I still think MSC would still come slightly higher on my list than P&O at the moment (not to say that if we sone Fantasia or a smaller MSC boat we'd think the same)

Only my opinion but on Azura just now .. was on Symphony OTS last year and I genuinely can't find anything that P&O are doing better other than price. That's not to say it's all bad (will report once we're home) but would take 1 week on Symphony over 2 weeks on Azura 👌.

We were there on 3 kings day (Tenerifes equivalent to Christmas day I understand) so most places were closed. We stopped in at a corner shop...bottle of wine, 2 cans of beer £10)

DW drinks Zinfandel... £8.45 per 250ml or £25 for bottle...grand saving of 35p!

We boarded on Friday...was late on (flight delay, baggage delayed, last bus from airport etc) so just got on board. Went into Tenerife today and picked a few things up - security was done by the port and they didn't blink an eye. Once on ship there were no questions asked at all. Problem is, I've now had to request a bigger fridge for the 44 cans of beer and 7 bottles of wine we've brought on!

Got it...I thought when you said no-one has ever checked your bag you meant it wasn't x-rayed 🤦‍♂️...what I should have read was, it is x-rayed but they're not overly fussed about checking things like that.

We are not big drinkers at all btw - I don't want it to come across that we're planning on taking 40 bottles of wine onboard. My wife drinks wine and was planning on 1 or 2 bottles, I drink beer and was planning on taking a few bottles (6 maybe?) as well as maybe a couple of cans of coke. Just didn't know what the rules were. I'm more concerned that they didn't check your backpack...do they not normally go through an X-ray? 😱

I had to send the deck plans you sent before they admitted they weren't fixed beds 🤷‍♂️ however....here's to a great holiday!

Thank you!

2 days before we go and P&O have just confirmed they are NOT fixed beds, indeed you were all correct and despite being told multiple times otherwise, they WILL give us queen beds. What a way to make a mountain out of a molehill. Thank you all! Without promoting another cruise company, it has been a SAGA!

Either way, it won't be the end of the world. It'll put us off booking again but we'll still go and enjoy it 😊 thank you! Not long now!

Oh wow, that sounds amazing but certainly out of our budget 😂.... If you're talking about getting the last train back to the boat and grabbing a big Mac on the way then possibly 😂 although I do love the sound of it! The TA tried to sell it as Florence and Pisa which I thought was strange. We visited Santa Margherita last year and L-O-V-E-D it so possibly a return to there!

I wouldn't smuggle them on, P&O allow it 😊. I just wasn't sure what was the done thing so just wanted clarity. I also tried to buy the drinks package several times and had a huge amount of hassle... If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't even be asking.

TA advertising it to us as Florence and Pisa.... We've done Livorno before but this seems further away from Florence and Pisa. Thankfully we'd have the overnight but it seems a long round trip to Florence!

Thank you! And...only for consumption in your room or were they happy for you to walk into bars/main dining room with a wine glass? Thank you again!

Hi all, Considering Constellation for September this year. Where abouts in Cinque Terre does the boat port? Is it a tender? Thanks!

Hello! Just doing a wee check - understand that P&O say you can take onboard a certain amount of drinks. I'm on Azura next week. Would be keen to take on a few cans of beer and soft drink as well as possibly 2/3 bottles of wine. How strict are they are with what you can bring on/how much you can bring on? Thanks!

Ah amazing - we've booked a hotel at Gatwick now but very handy for you to be able to change!

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone has 7 days of up to date menus of the MDR on Azura? Just want to show my wife so she can decide what night to look at speciality 😱

When do you go Waggie? We were told all London flights are from Gatwick for the winter season to Canaries 😱

Brilliant thank you! We'll need to work it round our 6 month old sleep schedule 😬 but apart from that, that sounds great!

Very helpful!

Any issue getting a table at Glasshouse? Alot of people saying there's no way you're getting a table unless you're on a 14 night cruise and book for the 2nd week during the first week?

Ah sorry, I must have read it wrong.

Is Sindhu not pay per item any more? Sorry, if you're able to give prices it would be great, it's still showing on the sample menu as pay per item for my cruise in 2 weeks. Thanks!