a change!

[titania2008]

totally love cruises but only used p and o , i am fancying branching out a bit with other cruise lines, any thoughts.
Plus when its dollars on board, what is best way to pay?

[GillD46]

In dollars as the bank exchange rate will almost always be betterr than that offered by the Cruiseline.

[Onelife]

Hi titanic...Unfortunately we don't have any P&O cruise booked this year but for a change you might like to join me for a river cruise along the river Avon a week on Sunday...cream tea included

Regards

OL

[Dancing Queen]

I love Cunard so that would be my recommendation, I also think Celebrity are very good too

Princess also seem to be highly rated plus they accept your loyalty status earned on P&O so you start off with loyalty bonuses from day one, I can't remember what they are off the top of my head but if you go to their website it will explain how to join and the benefits, even if you don't intend cruising with them at the moment it is worth joining as there was some talk they will be discontinuing the transfer of loyalty points in the future.

Easiest way to pay when it is dollars on board is on your credit card just make sure your credit card company do the conversion from $US to £GBP and not the cruiseline as you will get a better exchange rate.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Agree with what DQ says about loyalty scheme and Princess. We booked on them for an Alaska cruise and quoted our P and O Peninsular numbers when we booked. We were enrolled into their scheme automatically and went straight to their top tier when we're only Mediterranean with P and O. We enjoyed the cruise too. Enough similar to P and O to feel at home and some differences too. The only thing that didn't work for us were the American comedians, but the production shows and singers were excellent. And we thought the food was good too. And yes, pay in dollars and let your bank convert it usually gets best rate.

[qbman1]

Hi titanic...Unfortunately we don't have any P&O cruise booked this year but for a change you might like to join me for a river cruise along the river Avon a week on Sunday...cream tea included

Regards

OL

Can I come....?

[Manoverboard]

Try looking for different itineraries and see where it takes you, the Line is meaningless if you go to the same places as P&O ... perhaps ?

[Onelife]

Hi titanic...Unfortunately we don't have any P&O cruise booked this year but for a change you might like to join me for a river cruise along the river Avon a week on Sunday...cream tea included

Regards

OL

Can I come....?[/quote

Not sure l will be able to squeeze you in on this one qb as we are trying to get a ticket for our daughter who has announced that she would like to come along. I will definitely put your name down for the next one especially if you live in the vcacinity of Stratford upon Avon?. The cruise is a fund raiser for a cancer support group of which my wife is involved. I've been on a few of these river boat cruises generally with dinner laid on but this will be the first afternoon tea party cruise.

Regards

Keith

[Onelife]

Hi qb...just noticed that you live in Oxfordshire so you aint to far away.

[Stephen]

Hi qb...just noticed that you live in Oxfordshire so you aint to far away.

But far enough

[qbman1]

20-odd miles - is that far enough ?

[Onelife]

I live 14 miles the other way so start rowing and we'll meet up somewhere in the middle

[Boris+]

If the outing along the Avon is on board the Countess of Evesham then you are in for a delightful time and really good food. Have a great time.

Meanwhile - I can't see why you want to move from P&O unless you've done the whole fleet. I don't fancy Fred, MSC or RCI, but anything is better than Cunard.

[Dancing Queen]

If the outing along the Avon is on board the Countess of Evesham then you are in for a delightful time and really good food. Have a great time.

Meanwhile - I can't see why you want to move from P&O unless you've done the whole fleet. I don't fancy Fred, MSC or RCI, but anything is better than Cunard.

You weren't saying that when Cunard were handing out the 'upgrades' Em, in fact you weren't saying that 12 months ago ( I have previously copied your posts where you have been singing the praises of Cunard )

I accept you maybe had a bad experience .. it happens but we have only heard one side of the story and as someone who regularly travels in Grills all I can say is my experience has never been anything less than 5* so I would question why you have suddenly had a complete change of direction as far as Cunard are concerned, of course that is your prerogative and you don't need to explain yourself in fact I would rather you didn't because personally I find it to be a load of B******t

[Onelife]

[quote="Boris+"]If the outing along the Avon is on board the Countess of Evesham then you are in for a delightful time and really good food. Have a great time.


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Hello Em..thank you.

I've been on the Countess of Evesham a couple of times for a night time dinner/canal cruise and as you say it is a nice experience although the limited choice of meals may not be to everyone's taste.

Our afternoon High Tea will make for a nice change.

Regards

Keith

[Manoverboard]

... because personally I find it to be a load of B******t

That cannot be right DQ, this site surely shows ******** thus.

[Boris+]

Jo, Ok - we had some upgrades, but we always paid for a QG suite, the upgrades we had didn't move us into QG, just around and about within QG.

Since this new CEO has been in place it's all gone to pot - that's our personal view. We were regular Cunarders, but not any more. We simply found something better - and we are quite happy, thankyou.

My opinion is not a load of whatever it was you alluded to - quite unpleasantly. My opinion is based on facts and experiences. This forum is a place where people share their experiences and opinions (politely preferably). Bad language is uncalled for - even if it is disguised as per your attempt.

So Jo, you go off and enjoy Cunard, and I'll go and enjoy myself - and that's just grand.

[Dancing Queen]

I certainly will Em and quite honestly I could be even more unpleasant especially about things you should and didn't know about Cunard but I won't embarrass you by listing them.

I would hardly call b******t bad language especially as I used ***** but 'you' obviously knew what I meant !!! and just for the record I didn't attempt to hide anything of course this forum is where people share their experiences and opinions and I would never question anyone's experience or opinion as we are all entitled to that but I will question what I said is total b******t ... just one example 'repetitive menu's' pull the other one or better still justify what you said which we both know you can't

Anyway back to topic as I don't wish to highjack the OP's thread, they asked for advice about other cruiselines there was no need for you to 'diss' anything it is very easy to be positive about what we do like if the OP wants to know what to avoid well there is always Tripadviser for that.

[Boris+]

Well Jo,

You don't believe that the menus were repetitive - just where have you been hiding? Not in QG, that's for sure.

Don't be boring.

[Dancing Queen]

Well Jo,

You don't believe that the menus were repetitive - just where have you been hiding? Not in QG, that's for sure.

Don't be boring.

Oh dear Em you really will have to try harder are you suggesting I'm boring and also that I lie

I don't hide I don't have to and as for QG well there is at least one member of the forum that has seen me in there so your suggestion that I wasn't goes straight out of the window.

The very subtle difference between you and me is I don't feel the need to tell everyone and their mother that I travel in Grills neither do I feel the need to keep mentioning 'suites' .. some though just can't help themselves can they

[Boris+]

Well Jo - you've got it wrong, and stunningly so. When I say that I've been in QG it is a simple statement of fact, it's stated so that if I mention something which happens or is available, then people who aren't familiar with the way Cunard do things (or used to do things, or would like passengers to think they do things - whatever) don't labour under the impression that by booking Britannia will get them all the bells and whistles.
I won't knowingly mislead people, hence having said that I sailed in QG is a simple statement of fact. Additionally, I wouldn't like anyone to spend time looking for me in a restaurant that I'm hardly likely to frequent (or an afternoon tea venue either) - and that's called being thoughtful.

I'm not suggesting that you are getting boring Jo, it's simply the way you make me feel.

[Manoverboard]

Hold up Gals ... handbags at dawn, etc

I think that the OP, and indeed everybody else, will be perfectly able to choose who's advice is best suited for their purposes regarding Cunard.

As an aside, for me detail and substance rather than generalisation and innuendo is far preferable.

[Dancing Queen]

Point taken Moby and my apologies to admin for my part in taking the thread off topic, it isn't always a good thing having an excellent memory

[Dark Knight]

we are going with Celebrity next year, they are a dollar ship and we will just pay with our credit card and get the bank rate of exchange.
I have had endless discussions/arguments with people about which cruise line is this and that and it comes down to personal taste, nothing more
if you have had enough of the PandO offering, there are loads of different lines to try but for us it itinerary first, date second, cost third and ship and line a distant fourth
You may be pleasantly surprised by what a new line offers or you may be straight back to Pando??? who knows

[Boris+]

DK, I hope you'll enjoy Celebrity, I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised and have a great time. Hopefully you've got a deal with free tips, the drinks package etc., so there may not be too much to worry about where the payment of the on board account is concerned.