graham uk Posted April 16, 2005 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Myself and partner booked on these two cruises. Anyone else from this site / forum? Four weeks to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted April 16, 2005 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Graham - Could you share some details of these sailings...also compare the P&O experience to other cruises you have taken. P&O has some interesting cruises...I believe they even do a San Francisco to Southampton voyage as part of a world cruise....hmmmmm next year perhaps!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oslo Dutch Posted April 16, 2005 #3 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Enjoy it! I was on Oriana in 1999 for an 18 day Eastern Mediteranean and it's still one of my best trips ever. Love the ship, very stylish with superfacial Vegas kitch left to an acceptable minumum. We loved having drinks at Anderson's before dinner. A very relaxed nice place. The ship has got lots of deck space. Service was very very good! Reint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted April 20, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hi Rotterdam and Oslo Dutch Oriana remains one of my favourite ships if not the favourite. Not easy to say why as I think these things are influenced by personal preferences and what people like to do on board. However, P&O to date have provided a product that myself and my partner are very happy with. Namely, good standards on the ships, excellent food, convenient sailing from Southampton, being able to take your own drinks on board for use in cabin, fridge in cabins, good entertainment, etc etc etc. The cruise in May is a 'back to back' one, hence the two cruise numbers. First 2 nights are Southampton to Bruges back to Southampton and then go on 17 nights to Venice and back. Calling, Spain (Malaga & Palma Majorca), Sicily, Greece (Zakinthos and Corfu), Dalmatia (Dubrovnik & Spilt), Venice. We try and enjoy each ship and cruise for what it offers and have cruised with a range of companies at a range of prices. What some of the smaller ships lack in facilities and sometimes 'finesse' they seem to make up for in good company and excellent itineraries. Of late, however, we seem to have settled with mainly P&0 although I have just done a Caribbean Cruise with MSC. Happy cruising all! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted April 21, 2005 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Graham - Thanks - at some point we'll try P&O - as I said one of the world cruises has a segment from San Francisco to Southampton. We are looking at MSC next winter for carib - hopefully do a b2b for 21 days. I agree with you about appreciating the ships - I am trying to sail some of teh older ones before they retire. I sail 9 May on Prinsemdam transatlantic NYC - Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted April 23, 2005 Author #6 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Have fun - have done transatlantic three times now. UK - New York Return (was on Oriana when she got hit by the 50' Wave) and then on Braemar to Canada (flew home from Montreal). We'll be on Oriana from May 13th for 19 nights - so we could pass somewehre in West Med. 1973, School Cruise, Uganda, Med. ~ 1991, Costa, Costa Eugenia, Med. 1998, Airtours, Seawing, Canaries. ~ 1998, (Royal Olympic), Apollo, Canaries 1999, (Royal Olympic), UK/Nice, MTS Jason~ 2000, P&O, Oriana, Canaries 2000, P&O, Oriana, UK New York rtn ~ 2001, P&O, Aurora, West Med 2001, P&O, Aurora, Dubrovnik ~ 2002, P&O, Oriana, Canaries 2002, Travelscope, Van Gogh, UK -Tangier ~ 2002, Fred Olsen, Braemar, UK - Canada 2003, Ocean Village, Med (May) ~ 2003, Ocean Village, Med (Sept) 2004, P&O, Adonia, Canaries ~ 2004, P&O, Adonia, Amster. Guernsey 2004, P&O, Aurora, Party Night & Canaries ~ 2005, MSC, MSC Opera, Caribbean (March) 2005, P&O, Oriana, Bruges (Weekender) & Venice (May) 2005, P&O, Arcadia, Bruges (July) 2005, P&O, Oceana, Bruges/Guernsey & Canaries (Sept) 2005, P&O, Artemis, Amsterdam & Bruges (Oct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted April 23, 2005 #7 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Thats quite a sailing hostory Graham...... I'm hoping to do more crssongs in the future now that there are more ships to Europe. My prior crossings were To / from Southampton / Cherbourg. Next spring I see a ship that goes from Ft Lauderdale to Venice. I like to do Roundtrip by ship if possible..... Full moon , smoothe seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted April 29, 2005 Author #8 Share Posted April 29, 2005 2 weeks today and we will be off. No other cruisers from this site as yet on same trips. Dissapointing as enjoyed meeting up with people on MSC Opera having made contact on here prior to departure. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted May 6, 2005 Author #9 Share Posted May 6, 2005 One week today and we be on deck listening to the brass band as we depart from Southampton. Fantastic! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted May 6, 2005 #10 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Graham - I'll raise a glass to you when I sail Monday on the Prinsemdam.....heading across the pond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted May 6, 2005 Author #11 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Have a good trip! Enjoy - mind you, how can you not? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipb Posted May 6, 2005 #12 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Graham - there won't be many people on this message board who - like you and I - travelled on board ss UGANDA. I did four cruises - 1978/79/80/81 - and would have carried on and on, had it not been for the Falklands War! It was like traelling in a timewarp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham uk Posted May 7, 2005 Author #13 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Hi Philip - ss Uganda was my first cruise ever - was still at school so went with about 40 other teenagers with two teachers (one of them Auntie Mary). Can you imagine two teachers taking 40 kids away for two weeks on a cruise today? It was all very exciting as first time abroad, first time on a aircraft (Dan Air Comet). It was a great trip and the memory has never left me. P&O's Aurora has a 'Uganda Room' with a model of Uganda in it. Always have a look when I'm on Aurora - very nostalgic. Happy cruising! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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