spideygirl

Well done! I gather an extra £150 each is a great deal? Sorry I haven't a clue about the differences between the upper categories never having dared look lol.

Yes, it would have £2k extra so a bargain:) butler service as well

Great news, congratulations ! I'd try to keep it a secret, but it will be difficult when your luggage labels come :)

My OH wouldn't recognise the labels :-) i think! I have just told him i have organised a surprise since it is only 3 weeks away whoo hoo. :-)

Just had a call from a lovely lady offering us an upgrade from balcony to full suite :). Only £150 each :):):):). Always wanted a suite can't believe it. Now do i keep it a surprise for my hubby?

Looking at the azura tracker it appears to be still in Lisbon! Does the tracker always work? It says it shoukd have been at sea.

I think is due back tonight from its first cruise after refit. So hopefully there will be some reviews :)

We are on that cruise, didn't think about it being a Sunday and the shoos are shut :-(

We are planning on doing the museums, i believe there is a day ticket for all the museums that are open that day. Not sure if includes the oil one, anyone know.

http://www.museumstavanger.no/visit-us/ticket-prices-2015/

You can buy more at ports but if you are going to Norway, as we are in May, it can be a bit pricey:-(. On med cruises it is cheaper to buy at ports etc. :-)

I know what size i am in monsoon, so i then buy them off ebay. I have got some fabulous dresses for under £20 only worn once. That way i can chop and change and not feel guilty about spending to much. :)

I have been on the azura and the ventura and found that the destination can have big impact on the ships atmosphere. The trip to the fjords had a totally different set of passengers to to the med cruise. Both were in school holidays but the med cruise attracted a different demographic. I found there was a lot more drinking and obviously the sun decks were more packed on the med cruise.

I did prefer the fjords experience and we are due to go on the Azura in May back there. I loved the azura and have loved all my cruises with P&O. The entertainment is great on the ships. We went on the carnival Baltics cruise a couple of years ago. Great value for money, but entertainment was dire!

Why do they insist on putting a family friendly ship going to Iceland in term time and an adult only in the summer holidays? I would love to go Iceland with my daughter but will have to wait until she is 18 :(

So 10 americanos would normally only cost £21, yet they charge £23 for 10! A bit of a swindle!

We went with SPB tours in summer 2013, they were excellent. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and we learnt so much from him. It was a 2 day tour and we got to see everything on the list. I would use them again when we return to the Baltics.

I just booked direct with p&o as that is the only way to use tesco vouchers. Stilled worked cheaper for us as we had enough to make the cruise half the select fare. Every time i have phoned up for a price it was always the select fare quoted if using tesco vouchers. The select fare does go up and down, when we booked it had gone down £50 a person.

If i wasn't using tesco vouchers then i book late and hope there is a cabin i like. Also we are booking in school holidays and to the fjords which seems popular this year. So i don't think the select price will change much (not looking anyway!)

Thanks everyone. :)

Booked C246, near to midship as i could get for the price. :). Really lloking forward to our Fjords trip :)

About to book my next cruise today. The aft balcony is £100 more than C deck large balcony. Is it worth £100 more? Or should i just stick to the C deck? :)

On our last cruise with Carnival we had robes in our cabin. It was lovely to put on in the morning and go out on the balcony.