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PRTVR said:
We always have a table for two, basically I am antisocial, but the tables are so close together we usually end up chatting with like minded people as they have also chosen a table for two also, the way I look at it is like speed dating for conversations,with a limited time period, most times are good unless they want to talk about football, which I have no interest in, I also enjoy the mix of people (especially on P&O)
This is me too - for some reason however people always seem to start talking to me (and not just in the restaurant) DodgyGeezer said:
PRTVR said:
We always have a table for two, basically I am antisocial, but the tables are so close together we usually end up chatting with like minded people as they have also chosen a table for two also, the way I look at it is like speed dating for conversations,with a limited time period, most times are good unless they want to talk about football, which I have no interest in, I also enjoy the mix of people (especially on P&O)
This is me too - for some reason however people always seem to start talking to me (and not just in the restaurant) 
Heading on a Norwegian P&O cruse on Saturday.
I've been on 4 cruses previously varying massively (probably due to time as well as cruse line, one was The Canberra as a teenager!) in terms of formality. I'm not one for dressing up, jeans and a hoody/fleece are my go to. Should I be packing anything else?
Last cruse was Royal Caribbean and it was all t shirts and shorts, prior to that, a good few years earlier it was P&O Ventura and I seem to remember wearing a suit, Hawaiian shirts and all sorts?
Any seasoned travellers help out, I've googled and been on the website bit it suggests you bring some smarter clothes? thanks.
I've been on 4 cruses previously varying massively (probably due to time as well as cruse line, one was The Canberra as a teenager!) in terms of formality. I'm not one for dressing up, jeans and a hoody/fleece are my go to. Should I be packing anything else?
Last cruse was Royal Caribbean and it was all t shirts and shorts, prior to that, a good few years earlier it was P&O Ventura and I seem to remember wearing a suit, Hawaiian shirts and all sorts?
Any seasoned travellers help out, I've googled and been on the website bit it suggests you bring some smarter clothes? thanks.
Electronicpants said:
Heading on a Norwegian P&O cruse on Saturday.
I've been on 4 cruses previously varying massively (probably due to time as well as cruse line, one was The Canberra as a teenager!) in terms of formality. I'm not one for dressing up, jeans and a hoody/fleece are my go to. Should I be packing anything else?
Last cruse was Royal Caribbean and it was all t shirts and shorts, prior to that, a good few years earlier it was P&O Ventura and I seem to remember wearing a suit, Hawaiian shirts and all sorts?
Any seasoned travellers help out, I've googled and been on the website bit it suggests you bring some smarter clothes? thanks.
P&O are middle of the road. Formal dining rooms are generally smart casual (definitely no shorts), dark denim is ok. I've been on 4 cruses previously varying massively (probably due to time as well as cruse line, one was The Canberra as a teenager!) in terms of formality. I'm not one for dressing up, jeans and a hoody/fleece are my go to. Should I be packing anything else?
Last cruse was Royal Caribbean and it was all t shirts and shorts, prior to that, a good few years earlier it was P&O Ventura and I seem to remember wearing a suit, Hawaiian shirts and all sorts?
Any seasoned travellers help out, I've googled and been on the website bit it suggests you bring some smarter clothes? thanks.
Depending on the ship you will have one or more formal nights, Gentleman must wear a jacket and tie in the formal dining room. You can still eat in shorts etc in the buffet if you don't want to do the more formal stuff.
Day time - just casual.
On Royal, it's been steadily getting more casual for years, you can completely avoid all of the pretentious crap if you choose to, no need to pack anything formal.
P&O is more traditional and a lot of people dress up on formal nights. You could still avoid this by eating in the buffet rather than the dining room on formal nights if you wanted to do that.
P&O is more traditional and a lot of people dress up on formal nights. You could still avoid this by eating in the buffet rather than the dining room on formal nights if you wanted to do that.
eldar said:
PRTVR said:
That looks impressive, we need more pictures during your trip of the Inside if you wouldn’t mind.
Nice to see a cruise ship that has classy lines, rather than a block of flats on its side.eldar said:
eldar said:
PRTVR said:
That looks impressive, we need more pictures during your trip of the Inside if you wouldn’t mind.
Nice to see a cruise ship that has classy lines, rather than a block of flats on its side.
Deep Thought said:
bad company said:
Seabourn looks more expensive than other lines but all inclusive onboard including champagne and branded spirits etc.
Most cruise lines offer drinks packages and include branded spirits.bad company said:
Deep Thought said:
bad company said:
Seabourn looks more expensive than other lines but all inclusive onboard including champagne and branded spirits etc.
Most cruise lines offer drinks packages and include branded spirits.Seabourn is similar price point. Nicer looking floaty things, rather than converted ex Russian spy ships
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seas_Navigator
bad company said:
So I’m told. We get the drinks, caviar or just about anything you want when you want it. Just saying that you get what you pay for imo.
Well, quite.There would be little point in paying for an elevated service and not getting it would there?
I have no desire for caviar 24x7 so I see no point in paying for that service. Nor do many on here, I'd imagine.
If it works for you however, great.
That is the beauty of cruising - there is something for everyone.
Edited by Deep Thought on Wednesday 15th May 13:17
Deep Thought said:
bad company said:
So I’m told. We get the drinks, caviar or just about anything you want when you want it. Just saying that you get what you pay for imo.
Well, quite.There would be little point in paying for an elevated service and not getting it would there?
I have no desire for caviar 24x7 so I see no point in paying for that service. Nor do many on here, I'd imagine.
If it works for you however, great.
That is the beauty of cruising - there is something for everyone.
Edited by Deep Thought on Wednesday 15th May 13:17
Would say P&O or MSC have done that? I really don’t know.
We’ve also had some excellent speakers/lecturers onboard including politician Michael Howard and Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple. As I said you get what you pay for.
bad company said:
It’s not just the food & drink. We were scheduled into the Scilly Isles on Monday but couldn’t get in due to weather. Instead the ship sailed to the next stop, Lundy Island a day early. That left us short of a day so today we made an unscheduled stop in Holyhead with free trips to Caernarfon Castle and other attractions.
Would say P&O or MSC have done that? I really don’t know.
We’ve also had some excellent speakers/lecturers onboard including politician Michael Howard and Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple. As I said you get what you pay for.
Re: missed ports, all cruise lines will usually do something as it's in all their interests to do so.Would say P&O or MSC have done that? I really don’t know.
We’ve also had some excellent speakers/lecturers onboard including politician Michael Howard and Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple. As I said you get what you pay for.
On Marella a few years back the weather in the med was patchy so the Captain opted to rejig the ports to follow the sun and avoid the rain storms, so he changed the port order and changes a couple of ports. Marella then had different activities / tours ready at each of those ports.
More recently we were on Cunard in December and the ship couldn't port in to Zebrugge due to storms so we stayed an extra day in Rotterdam. Cunard organized extra trips for the extra day.
Haven't really had any missed ports with other lines but I'd imagine it would be similar. Almost certainly on the basis of, any booked excursions refunded, and you could rebook a new excursion via the app.
With the high end lines like Seabourn then yes they may go over and above that (which is all factored in in the cruise price).
Re: lectures. On Princess we had Shaun Wallace and on Cunard we had an FBI drugs agent and a published Concorde pilot giving guest lectures. Interesting, and we went along but it's not high on our list of must haves. If a cruise line is pitching at a particular demographic then lectures may be more common.
MSC tend not to as they are an Italian cruise line and thus multi lingual on board.
Can't comment on P&O, but again it's not a big thing or expectation for their demographic.
Broadly speaking there are four different cruise line classes and grades (mainstream, premium, luxury and ultra-luxury).
What you get varies on category and on a sliding scale of price.
If all the bells and whistles you have mentioned are really important to you, then great, however as many on here will attest its quite easy to have a fantastic cruise without spending an absolute fortune.
Such is the beauty of the breadth of cruise offerings out there.
Personally, 3 or 4 premium / luxury cruises per year works better for us than one or two luxury / ultra luxury.
Edited by Deep Thought on Wednesday 15th May 21:27
Deep Thought said:
Re: missed ports, all cruise lines will usually do something as it's in all their interests to do so.
On Marella a few years back the weather in the med was patchy so the Captain opted to rejig the ports to follow the sun and avoid the rain storms, so he changed the port order and changes a couple of ports. Marella then had different activities / tours ready at each of those ports.
More recently we were on Cunard in December and the ship couldn't port in to Zebrugge due to storms so we stayed an extra day in Rotterdam. Cunard organized extra trips for the extra day.
Haven't really had any missed ports with other lines but I'd imagine it would be similar. Almost certainly on the basis of, any booked excursions refunded, and you could rebook a new excursion via the app.
With the high end lines like Seabourn then yes they may go over and above that (which is all factored in in the cruise price).
Re: lectures. On Princess we had Shaun Wallace and on Cunard we had an FBI drugs agent and a published Concorde pilot giving guest lectures. Interesting, and we went along but it's not high on our list of must haves. If a cruise line is pitching at a particular demographic then lectures may be more common.
MSC tend not to as they are an Italian cruise line and thus multi lingual on board.
Can't comment on P&O, but again it's not a big thing or expectation for their demographic.
Broadly speaking there are four different cruise line classes and grades (mainstream, premium, luxury and ultra-luxury).
What you get varies on category and on a sliding scale of price.
If all the bells and whistles you have mentioned are really important to you, then great, however as many on here will attest its quite easy to have a fantastic cruise without spending an absolute fortune.
Such is the beauty of the breadth of cruise offerings out there.
Personally, 3 or 4 premium / luxury cruises per year works better for us than one or two luxury / ultra luxury.
P&O will do something when they are able. We had a missed port in the fjords and ultimately nothing else was in sailing distance so we sailed additional fjords and the ship ran a sea day entertainment schedule. On Marella a few years back the weather in the med was patchy so the Captain opted to rejig the ports to follow the sun and avoid the rain storms, so he changed the port order and changes a couple of ports. Marella then had different activities / tours ready at each of those ports.
More recently we were on Cunard in December and the ship couldn't port in to Zebrugge due to storms so we stayed an extra day in Rotterdam. Cunard organized extra trips for the extra day.
Haven't really had any missed ports with other lines but I'd imagine it would be similar. Almost certainly on the basis of, any booked excursions refunded, and you could rebook a new excursion via the app.
With the high end lines like Seabourn then yes they may go over and above that (which is all factored in in the cruise price).
Re: lectures. On Princess we had Shaun Wallace and on Cunard we had an FBI drugs agent and a published Concorde pilot giving guest lectures. Interesting, and we went along but it's not high on our list of must haves. If a cruise line is pitching at a particular demographic then lectures may be more common.
MSC tend not to as they are an Italian cruise line and thus multi lingual on board.
Can't comment on P&O, but again it's not a big thing or expectation for their demographic.
Broadly speaking there are four different cruise line classes and grades (mainstream, premium, luxury and ultra-luxury).
What you get varies on category and on a sliding scale of price.
If all the bells and whistles you have mentioned are really important to you, then great, however as many on here will attest its quite easy to have a fantastic cruise without spending an absolute fortune.
Such is the beauty of the breadth of cruise offerings out there.
Personally, 3 or 4 premium / luxury cruises per year works better for us than one or two luxury / ultra luxury.
Edited by Deep Thought on Wednesday 15th May 21:27
Tend to have speakers on board for sea days...
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