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And on top of that mine is normally inflated because we have 2 rooms between 3 people. We normally go through Iglu unless there are some better deals/perks going through P&O direct.
 
tangey said:
Have some interest in maybe doing a cruise, the only one we previously did was around the carribean on Carnival triumph maybe 20 years ago.

Scanned the last 5 or 6 pages and see loads of people confirming they've booked a cruise or in fact multiple. Is there some etiquette that says no one ever says what they paid for the cruise ? as I saw none reported. Plenty of reports on how much drinks packages or individual drinks costs, but nothing on the cost of a any of the cruises.

Would help someone like me set a reasonable expectation for the required budget
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I can help you out with a flat discount if you are looking at Royal Caribbean or Celebrity, drop me a dm. :)
 
Well I just learned, like most things on planet earth, supply and demand changes prices.

The same cruise we booked a while back is nearly. £ 300 cheaper with a much superior cabin on offer.

For the price difference we are looking at a what they call, executive room at 40m2.... As opposed to the shoebox we got.

I don't think I'll ever pre-book so far in advance again and be a bit flexible.

It's only small money in the big scheme of life but I just hate myself for always hyping myself up :p
 
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Efour said:
Well I just learned, like most things on planet earth, supply and demand changes prices.

The same cruise we booked a while back is nearly. £ 300 cheaper with a much superior cabin on offer.

For the price difference we are looking at a what they call, executive room at 40m2.... As opposed to the shoebox we got.

I don't think I'll ever pre-book so far in advance again and be a bit flexible.

It's only small money in the big scheme of life but I just hate myself for always hyping myself up :p
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Always the case, if you are flexible and don't really care about the level or location of a cabin, there will always be last minute deals.

Back from my tour of Portugal and The Canaries, constant 24-28º the whole time, sad being home :D
 
Maundie said:
Interesting as we're due on Arvia to do the Caribbean beginning of December, not great for the deceased man's family.

Also in the news from Australia:-

www.bbc.co.uk

Woman left behind by cruise ship dies on Australian island

Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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Just going to miss you. Heading out on the 15th Nov on Arvia.
 
Maundie said:
Interesting as we're due on Arvia to do the Caribbean beginning of December, not great for the deceased man's family.

Also in the news from Australia:-

www.bbc.co.uk

Woman left behind by cruise ship dies on Australian island

Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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We're doing the same at the end of Jan :D

Having an absolute f"£$king nightmare though with getting visa information for my wife. P&O fobbed me off to CIBT to ask visa questions, and all they do is cut and paste sections of their own website back to me - which are totally at odds with the websites of the countries in question.

(as a side note, how dare both Saint-Martin and Sint-Maarten both exist on the same island and have different governments and different visa requirements! - and useless CIBT was giving me info for Saint-Martin despite having the cruise number, which would clearly tell them Sint-Maarten if they had the slightest bit of competence or initiative!!!) ok /rant.
 
RC182 said:
Just going to miss you. Heading out on the 15th Nov on Arvia.
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Aah that's a shame, update me on how it went please
Sinbad2000 said:
We're doing the same at the end of Jan :D

Having an absolute f"£$king nightmare though with getting visa information for my wife. P&O fobbed me off to CIBT to ask visa questions, and all they do is cut and paste sections of their own website back to me - which are totally at odds with the websites of the countries in question.

(as a side note, how dare both Saint-Martin and Sint-Maarten both exist on the same island and have different governments and different visa requirements! - and useless CIBT was giving me info for Saint-Martin despite having the cruise number, which would clearly tell them Sint-Maarten if they had the slightest bit of competence or initiative!!!) ok /rant.
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What nationality is your wife as I don't believe British Nationals need any visas (you would need an ESTA if the ship stopped at St Thomas as it's classed as America)?
 
Maundie said:
Aah that's a shame, update me on how it went please

What nationality is your wife as I don't believe British Nationals need any visas (you would need an ESTA if the ship stopped at St Thomas as it's classed as America)?
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She's South African - 7 months away from ILR and citizenship and all these problems going away!
 
Maundie said:
Aaah dude that's harsh
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As I read it, we'll be ok. Everything I've found that ISN'T on CIBT's site says that there are exemptions for cruise passengers staying less than 48 hours, or exemptions for people carrying multiple entry visas for either the USA or UK - both of which she has.
Just would have been nice for someone actually in the business of travel facilitation to give a definitive answer. I mean fair enough that P&O can't be expected to have someone who knows the rules for every country, but I certainly expected more from the people they referred me to! Then again, P&O agents also check your passports/visas when you check into the ship. They must have some kind of checklist/knowledge of what they're looking for somewhere in the institution, right? Otherwise, what are they actually checking?
 
Sinbad2000 said:
As I read it, we'll be ok. Everything I've found that ISN'T on CIBT's site says that there are exemptions for cruise passengers staying less than 48 hours, or exemptions for people carrying multiple entry visas for either the USA or UK - both of which she has.
Just would have been nice for someone actually in the business of travel facilitation to give a definitive answer. I mean fair enough that P&O can't be expected to have someone who knows the rules for every country, but I certainly expected more from the people they referred me to! Then again, P&O agents also check your passports/visas when you check into the ship. They must have some kind of checklist/knowledge of what they're looking for somewhere in the institution, right? Otherwise, what are they actually checking?
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Yeah, sometimes they have that much waffle it's difficult to know what's good information and what's not, how did you book was it through a travel agent or with P&O themselves?
 
We were in Rhodes a couple of weeks ago and the Balmoral cruise ship was moored in the harbour. We were waiting for the ferry to Symi Island and my wife was like "oh wow I can't believe how big they are up close".

About 12 hours later we returned and flanked beside it was the Norwegian Viva, which was easily 4x the size. And it's still not even close to being one of the biggest ones.

She's dying to go on a cruise. I can't stand the idea myself. Two weeks of a holiday where everything is fabricated and preplanned, stuck on a big metal floating box with thousands of other people. I'd much rather go on a road trip but it seems she's got that itch to scratch and it's not gonna go away until we've done it.

That said if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it properly, ie. the biggest ship and the best destinations.
 
Diddums said:
We were in Rhodes a couple of weeks ago and the Balmoral cruise ship was moored in the harbour. We were waiting for the ferry to Symi Island and my wife was like "oh wow I can't believe how big they are up close".

About 12 hours later we returned and flanked beside it was the Norwegian Viva, which was easily 4x the size. And it's still not even close to being one of the biggest ones.

She's dying to go on a cruise. I can't stand the idea myself. Two weeks of a holiday where everything is fabricated and preplanned, stuck on a big metal floating box with thousands of other people. I'd much rather go on a road trip but it seems she's got that itch to scratch and it's not gonna go away until we've done it.

That said if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it properly, ie. the biggest ship and the best destinations.
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Start off a bit smaller, that way you're investing less money and time in something that you may not like. Try something like a cruise to portugal and spain from Southampton. Gives you a few sea days, as well as 4 or 5 shore days in different cities (which for me is the benefit of a cruise - lets you visit lots of different places easily, while leading a very comfortable existence :D )
 
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