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Hi Chris, we've booked a 2 nighter because we're not sure what to expect. As P&O Cruisers we expect great service and quality at a reasonable price. However, we want to try MSC so found your video interesting. We upgraded to Aurea because we fancy the spa and thermal area. This quickly made this short cruise quite expensive. That said, we're looking forward to the sparkly ship and try not to spend too much extra. Cheers.
@Caroline-se7gh7 күн бұрын
Can you still buy a bottle of spirits on board for your cabin? Any idea what irish whiskeys they have in bars on board?
@CaptainChrisCruises6 күн бұрын
Hi. You can buy spirits in the shop, but you only collect it on the last day, so no chance to drink it during your holiday. We bought some gin at a great price. There is Jameson's whiskey in the bars. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.
@Caroline-se7gh6 күн бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruisesThis is still the info in their FAQs........ If you would like to purchase a bottle of spirits for in cabin consumption during your cruise you may do so by ordering via room service (also, from May 2017 we are introducing an exciting new range of chargeable items to the menu). Intra EU Cruises (Cruises visiting only Countries within the European Union) On intra EU voyage we are unable to sell any duty free liquor or tobacco for on board consumption or to take ashore from the shops on board. I wonder if the cruise starts in England (non eu) but travels in eu....can one buy spirits for the cabin? I'm probably as well to email them!! Thanks for your info!
@CaptainChrisCruises5 күн бұрын
We travelled from Southampton to EU countries, and we bought from the duty free shop, but couldn't have the purchases until the last day. Of course you can order from room service for cabin consumption, but these will surely be at a very different price to the duty free shop. Happy sailing.
@Caroline-se7gh5 күн бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruises Thank you. I looked further into room service and apparently a litre bottle of Jameson is approx 26 pounds! Cheaper than in shops here! Happy days! Nice to have a night cap in the cabin, or a hot one on a cold night!
@TravellingLightLisa12 күн бұрын
Thanks for this. We have never tried MSC, but I fully expect that we will be tempted when the right itinerary comes along.
@CaptainChrisCruises10 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose. Best wishes.
@TravellingLightLisa10 күн бұрын
@CaptainChrisCruises Thanks. Just out of curiosity, we are originally from West Bromwich. I am guessing you are or were not too far away. I think Midlanders have a strange yearning for the seas, being so far away from it in all directions! 😆
@Lucifear61610 күн бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruisesI’m a bit confused, earlier today I came across something saying the atmosphere bar south by the pool that serves burgers pizzas and fries was included but you didn’t mention it amongst free places to eat?
@CaptainChrisCruises9 күн бұрын
Hi. Thanks for your question. There are two Atmosphere Bars. The North one serves only drinks, & the South one is a bar & grill, with about 80 seats nearby. I didn't eat there myself, but I can't find anything at all to suggest to me that the food is free there. I hope I'm wrong, and you've found a gem, but having experienced MSC, they don't give much away without charge. Perhaps if anyone else has eaten there for free, they'll add their comment below. Wherever you eat, I hope you enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@CaptainChrisCruises9 күн бұрын
Yes, Brummie through & through, and you're right about yearning for the sea. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@hawiiancanetoad13 күн бұрын
This will cost P&O in the long run.... hopefully. It's getting out of hand. We had already booked before this nonsense was announced, but out of principle it will be the last we book with P&O.
@CaptainChrisCruises13 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Lots of people feel the same way. I hope you enjoy your cruise nonetheless. Best wishes.
@LeeLee-xt5uy15 күн бұрын
do they check for spirits when you board? say i put spirits in a coke bottle?
@CaptainChrisCruises15 күн бұрын
I've heard of people who've done that and got away with it but, as I said in the video, I can't recommend that you try it. Whatever you decide, I hope you have a great cruise.
@peterjones632219 күн бұрын
Not a shocker at all, it's what most cruise lines already do. Last year Princess made much more significant changes than this After customers like us had already paid in full for the cruise.
@CaptainChrisCruises19 күн бұрын
It's annoying when you've already booked, isn't it? Thanks for your comment. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@cruisefraterpoultons22 күн бұрын
Great video, Virtuosa is gorgeous and love the Swaroski stairs. Thanks for the tip 👏
@CaptainChrisCruises21 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@cruisefraterpoultons21 күн бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruises Have a great weekend 👏
@WendyPateman-nn4jg22 күн бұрын
We have just come back from two lovely weeks on Arvia, can definitely recommend this ship! Everything was fabulous! 😊
@CaptainChrisCruises21 күн бұрын
Yes, we loved Arvia too. Start planning your next cruise! Best wishes.
@magsn282926 күн бұрын
No not on their website
@CaptainChrisCruises25 күн бұрын
I hope you have a fantastic holiday.
@magsn282926 күн бұрын
I’ve booked my cruise with the deluxe package for2025
@CaptainChrisCruises25 күн бұрын
That's great!
@juliamartin600426 күн бұрын
Im lucky im going on both arvia in oct viruosa in may x
@CaptainChrisCruises26 күн бұрын
Fantastic! Have a great time on both. Best wishes.
@ffrederickskitty214Ай бұрын
Wife and I just survived 14 nights on Ventura, with onboard spending totalling £547.35 on pay as you go. Wife is teetotal and lives off diet coke, while I like a large glass of wine or a beer with my evening meal, plus the occasional Costa coffee. That spend also includes £40 on a hoodie, £60 on perfume, £75 on jewellery and 3 visits to the Beach House premium restaurant. I could not imagine myself drinking my way through 40-quids-worth of alcohol every single day; my liver would probably give up by day 7
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment, you & I sound very alike. Make sure to watch the new, May 2024, version of the drinks package video. Enjoy your next cruise.
@lambo7Ай бұрын
good video and a great tip.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
@poppyh65128Ай бұрын
Im going on the ventura is it any good 😊
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Ventura is a good bit smaller than Arvia or Iona, but it's still huge, with plenty of facilities. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Enjoy it. Best wishes.
@poppyh65128Ай бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruises 👍
@user-rz2bg9ik8fАй бұрын
Fantastic, fantastic. Fantastic
@ThealanmillsАй бұрын
Useful stuff, thank you. No-one ever really explains though where you get the special coffees with a package. Is it ONLY in the dining rooms/buffet? If you are in the buffet and its crowded, where how do you get the coffees?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Coffee is available in other places than just the buffet. There's a big chocolate shop and cafe called Jean Phillipe for example. In the buffet there's standard coffee in self service dispensers that are free to all passengers, and there's no problem getting free coffee from there, even when it's busy. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise.
@ThealanmillsАй бұрын
@@CaptainChrisCruisesThanks for the reply but it's the speciality coffees on the drinks package I meant. Chocolate shop is an extra charge and the buffet coffee is available to all. How do I order an espresso or a cappucino that's included with the drinks package?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
You can get espresso based coffees, like lattes & cappuccino from the bars, they have espresso machines, and they're covered if you have the appropriate drinks package. Best wishes.
@godman9074Ай бұрын
So if I buy a drink package, am i allowed to share that with anybody. For example , if i'm allowed 15 drinks a day, can I give one of those drinks to somebody else?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Absolutely not. Everyone in the same cabin must buy the same drinks package, and there must be a 15 minute gap between drinks orders. I notice you've put this question below the older version of my drinks package video, so make sure you watch the updated, May 2024, version before your holiday. Best wishes, and enjoy your cruise.
@TravellingLightLisaАй бұрын
Thank you for this video. We are looking at Virtuosa as a possibility this year. We found this video very useful. Glad to see the subscriber count climbing. You deserve it! Good tip re the carpets. Keep up the good work. 😁👍
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.
@Willow1899Ай бұрын
How will they find spirits in a suitcase, when they have over a thousand suit cases to check when boarding? They wouldnt have the time to open up all the suitcases and take it out and most cases are locked!
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I guess they pass through an airport style X-ray device. When you board the ship after visiting each port, everything you're carrying with you gets X-rayed, so I imagine the same happens with your main suitcase after you drop it off at the cruise terminal. Hope this helps. Enjoy your next cruise.
@lynsaunders3346Ай бұрын
Hi. Would you know if a bottle of sherry (fortified wine) would be allowed in their new policy of taking alcohol on board. Thanks for a really good video, has convinced us to have the classic package.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. The Ts&Cs say "one litre of wine or Champagne" is allowed, and "other alcohol types such as spirits are considered restricted items". My guess is that sherry is not considered to be wine, although I take your point about it being fortified wine, and is therefore prohibited. A quick phone call to P&O would confirm this if you still want certainty. You have posted this question under last year's video, so please make sure you watch the May 2024 update video for the latest information. Have a great cruise. Best wishes.
@thomasdevlin2379Ай бұрын
Hi I've just came off p&o azura they never checked what you brought on ship from start of my cruise you could bring anything on at each port
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for this information. Enjoy your next cruise.
@kimberleybree6731Ай бұрын
I love the new alcohol free package. I didn't see this advertised when we booked our cruise so we're very pleased to have a non alcoholic option for us. I don't drink alcohol anymore and my husband is happy with the non alcoholic options and shared this new package with me. We're very happy. Even when I did drink... Nowhere near 15 alcoholic drinks a day .... My liver couldnt have handled that.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Ha ha! Nor mine! Thanks for your comment. Have a great cruise.
@ColinsMadCamCrew-1993Ай бұрын
I'm sure it's possible to buy 1Litre Spirits of Whiskey, Gin and Vodka from room service at fairly reasonable prices not too much more expensive than the major supermarkets? Surely this is just the same as bringing on your own other than P&O making a little extra.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I'm sure you can. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@pjs2409Ай бұрын
Example - room service charge £26 - £38 for 'luxury' branded gin as opposed to 11.99 for your standard duty free bottle.....which would you rather pay?
@robertowen6499Ай бұрын
I meant we just don't drink the amounts that drinks packages specify in my earlier comment.Sorry, my error😂
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
No problem. Best wishes.
@JH-zv7ltАй бұрын
This information will certainly put me off going with P&O and look at other provider's and is far too expensive.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Many feel the same way. Enjoy your next cruise.
@JohnSmith-ef8nrАй бұрын
Thay are not enforceing this, i took 3 liters of sprits on at the start, and two more bottles in ports and thay didnt take them, its too much hassle for them to take bottles and return them.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Very interesting. Enjoy your next cruise.
@emjayvick511Ай бұрын
NEVER purchased a rip.off drinks package,never will
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I don't drink enough to justify buying one myself, but they are incredibly popular. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@paulmcfarling3074Ай бұрын
Hi Chris, I ahve been informed that you now cannot bring a litre of spirits on board only a bottle of wine or champagne.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Yes, that's right. Watch my latest "May 2024 update" video for all the details. Enjoy your next cruise.
@adrianfoster8881Ай бұрын
We have just returned from a P&O cruise on Iona. Bearing in mind it often took 30 minutes to get served I can't see how such large increases could be justified.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose.
@123yozzerАй бұрын
Very poor from p and o. Not only can't you take a bottle of gin onnoard for the room there has been 2 price increases in 12 months.was £39.99 per day and now £48 .
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. A lot of people are very unhappy. I hope you enjoy your next cruise anyway. Best wishes.
@ardongrainford8004Ай бұрын
I think passenger capacity should be limited to 3,000 max for passenger comfort.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. There are plenty of smaller ships across many different cruise lines but, whatever the capacity, the cruise lines always want them full. Enjoy your next cruise.
@ardongrainford8004Ай бұрын
Extra cost food is a disgrace.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
The extra cost food comes at a small supplement with P&O. I have just got back from an MSC cruise, and their extra cost restaurants were much more expensive! More videos on that to follow.
@ardongrainford8004Ай бұрын
The ship looks very top heavy. Does she have enough stability?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
I feel very confident in the safety of the ship.
@karenwinterton3292Ай бұрын
Absolutely disgraceful. It is not fair that P&O can change their polices when people have paid in full for their cruise. Allowing 1 litre of spirit onboard, for comsumption over two weeks, is a minimal amount. Very greedy on their part, squeezing every penny from their customers.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Many people have said the same. Enjoy your next cruise.
@CruiseDomandHelenАй бұрын
One the reasons we don't book P&O is the 15 drinks in 24hrs and 15 mins between drinks. I understand why, but with RCI there are no restriction (unless you're totally irresponsible)
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I've just got back from an MSC cruise, and they had no upper limit on drinks either. More videos on that to come. Enjoy your next cruise.
@theresalennon4048Ай бұрын
Lot of desperate people on hear really need that alcohol don’t they , I’m happy been sober on my holiday
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I'm not much of a drinker myself, but the drinks packages are really popular. Enjoy your next cruise.
@123yozzerАй бұрын
Not really,just people who enjoy a drink wanting a fair deal. Well done for being sober
@phyllisbiram516329 күн бұрын
Yes I'm sure you feel the need to be sober on your holiday - it's just everybody who meets you feels they have to be drunk.
@donnaharrison972Ай бұрын
To be fair, I don't blame them. So many people on Facebook groups openly admit to taking more alcohol on board than permitted or drinking the alcohol out of their cabins. The packages have only gone up a little bit. The bar prices are comparable to those on land and bottles of spirits etc can be bought from room service to drink in your cabin and they are very reasonably priced.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. The drinks prices on P&O are very reasonable, I agree. Enjoy your next cruise.
@adrianfoster8881Ай бұрын
Classic drinks package gone up about £9 - almost 25%
@salforlad64Ай бұрын
I won’t bother with them again.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. It's a shame, isn't it? Enjoy your next holiday.
@andrewcurtis8739Ай бұрын
Why? You'll find a similar rule on nearly every cruise line.
@salforlad64Ай бұрын
Just won’t bother with cruises. I went to Norway with p&o and you could bring on a litre each. Stick to flying
@annat8824Ай бұрын
Can you fill up a water bottle anywhere on the ships? We’re with Arcadia in December and I drink about 3 Litres a day..?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Hi. I haven't been on Arcadia. On Arvia there are water dispensers on the ship, in several places, and there's nothing wrong with the tap water in the cabins. There's water available at the table in the restaurants too, so, hopefully, you'll find enough to drink. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise.
@annbailey6316Ай бұрын
So glad we haven't booked yet and won't be booking again we go twice a year always book a balcony because we love to have a vodka and bacardi with coke before we go out for the evening and when we come back.also when we depart it's always been that we had a drink to start our holiday.Out of principle we won't be booking again.
@helenpask254Ай бұрын
You can buy a bottle from room service so you can still have a drink in the cabin. Its not that expensive.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for this useful comment.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
It's a shame, isn't it? I hope you enjoy your next cruise.
@andrewcurtis8739Ай бұрын
That's ridiculous. What principle? They are a business and people were buying goods somewhere else rather than on board. It's basic business sense. Pretty much all of their competitors do the same. And you can still have your vodka and bacardi from Room Service.
@PostcardAndAPintАй бұрын
We want to try Arvia. We loved Iona so we're keen to try this ship too. Wow we never came across that with the lifts on Iona. We agree with finding seating. Our go to was Sindu bar! Useful video. Cheers 🍻
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
@beautifulscotland7443Ай бұрын
I booked my refresh package before the price change so glad I did so only paid £9.85 per day! Seems crazy you can’t take 1 litres spirts onboard !
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
That's great. A nice little win! Enjoy your cruise.
@andrewcurtis8739Ай бұрын
Not crazy at all, it's in line with nearly every other cruise company. Wanting people to spend on board instead of bringing it with them is just good business sense.
@CaptOReillyАй бұрын
is that a litre of wine each or between 2?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
One litre per adult. Enjoy your cruise.
@jade291000Ай бұрын
Goin on the brittania on the 24th got my drinks package in february
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Well done! Enjoy the savings! Have a great time.
@pjs2409Ай бұрын
I could understand it if it applied to cruises booked after 7th May but not for existing customers who have already booked and are having their terms and conditions changed! Out of order P&O!!
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
I know how you feel. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Enjoy your next cruise.
@andrewcurtis8739Ай бұрын
With every passenger booking at a different time (sometimes up to 2 years ahead) that would be absolutely impossible to enforce.
@garethtaylor7437Ай бұрын
1 litre of wine each?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
One litre per adult.
@garethtaylor7437Ай бұрын
Why have p&o not officially announced this yet?
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
The P&O website was updated on the 7th, to reflect the changes to what drinks you can take on board. The rule applies from the 7th, they announced it on the 7th, no warning given. Best wishes. Enjoy your next cruise.
@philjackson1422Ай бұрын
Hi when you first board the ship can you take a bottle of martini on board or is that classed as spirit's
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
My understanding is that it's wine, Champagne and soft drinks only. Best wishes. Enjoy your next cruise.
@pjs2409Ай бұрын
had same question - reply from p&0 - its fortified wine therefore ok if under 1 litre...🎉
@tonynightingale7356Ай бұрын
Now officially on their website , thanks for the tip off Each guest aged 18 years (21 years in United States of America ports) and older may bring up to 1 litre of wine or Champagne on board as they embark the ship for the first time only. Wine or Champagne over the 1 litre limit will be stored and returned to the guest prior to the end of the cruise. If this alcohol is consumed in the dining rooms, bars, restaurants or lounge areas, it will be subject to a corkage fee of £20* per bottle, per occasion which will be charged to the guest’s on-board account. Other alcohol types such spirits are considered restricted items and are prohibited to bring on board when guests first embark the ship.
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
@tonynightingale7356Ай бұрын
@CaptainChrisCruises we will , 34 days to go before we embark on Arvia. Your vlogs have helped us so much, we cannot express our gratitude enough, but if we ever bump into you on a future cruise, the drinks are on me. Keep up the good work friend....er sorry ...Captain
@phil7794Ай бұрын
How about a Cruise Line adopting an all inclusive cruise deal, all drinks and meals free. Could be onto a winner there ! (Might be a bit pricy though) But I still reckon it would be very popular!
@CaptainChrisCruisesАй бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Best wishes.
@emjayvick511Ай бұрын
Just come back from a Marella all.imclusive cruise.
@MikeBoultonBlueStarSurveysАй бұрын
Please stop wearing a fake uniform; it's insulting to those that have earned it.
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Hi Chris, we've booked a 2 nighter because we're not sure what to expect. As P&O Cruisers we expect great service and quality at a reasonable price. However, we want to try MSC so found your video interesting. We upgraded to Aurea because we fancy the spa and thermal area. This quickly made this short cruise quite expensive. That said, we're looking forward to the sparkly ship and try not to spend too much extra. Cheers.
Can you still buy a bottle of spirits on board for your cabin? Any idea what irish whiskeys they have in bars on board?
Hi. You can buy spirits in the shop, but you only collect it on the last day, so no chance to drink it during your holiday. We bought some gin at a great price. There is Jameson's whiskey in the bars. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.
@@CaptainChrisCruisesThis is still the info in their FAQs........ If you would like to purchase a bottle of spirits for in cabin consumption during your cruise you may do so by ordering via room service (also, from May 2017 we are introducing an exciting new range of chargeable items to the menu). Intra EU Cruises (Cruises visiting only Countries within the European Union) On intra EU voyage we are unable to sell any duty free liquor or tobacco for on board consumption or to take ashore from the shops on board. I wonder if the cruise starts in England (non eu) but travels in eu....can one buy spirits for the cabin? I'm probably as well to email them!! Thanks for your info!
We travelled from Southampton to EU countries, and we bought from the duty free shop, but couldn't have the purchases until the last day. Of course you can order from room service for cabin consumption, but these will surely be at a very different price to the duty free shop. Happy sailing.
@@CaptainChrisCruises Thank you. I looked further into room service and apparently a litre bottle of Jameson is approx 26 pounds! Cheaper than in shops here! Happy days! Nice to have a night cap in the cabin, or a hot one on a cold night!
Thanks for this. We have never tried MSC, but I fully expect that we will be tempted when the right itinerary comes along.
Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose. Best wishes.
@CaptainChrisCruises Thanks. Just out of curiosity, we are originally from West Bromwich. I am guessing you are or were not too far away. I think Midlanders have a strange yearning for the seas, being so far away from it in all directions! 😆
@@CaptainChrisCruisesI’m a bit confused, earlier today I came across something saying the atmosphere bar south by the pool that serves burgers pizzas and fries was included but you didn’t mention it amongst free places to eat?
Hi. Thanks for your question. There are two Atmosphere Bars. The North one serves only drinks, & the South one is a bar & grill, with about 80 seats nearby. I didn't eat there myself, but I can't find anything at all to suggest to me that the food is free there. I hope I'm wrong, and you've found a gem, but having experienced MSC, they don't give much away without charge. Perhaps if anyone else has eaten there for free, they'll add their comment below. Wherever you eat, I hope you enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
Yes, Brummie through & through, and you're right about yearning for the sea. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
This will cost P&O in the long run.... hopefully. It's getting out of hand. We had already booked before this nonsense was announced, but out of principle it will be the last we book with P&O.
Thank you for your comment. Lots of people feel the same way. I hope you enjoy your cruise nonetheless. Best wishes.
do they check for spirits when you board? say i put spirits in a coke bottle?
I've heard of people who've done that and got away with it but, as I said in the video, I can't recommend that you try it. Whatever you decide, I hope you have a great cruise.
Not a shocker at all, it's what most cruise lines already do. Last year Princess made much more significant changes than this After customers like us had already paid in full for the cruise.
It's annoying when you've already booked, isn't it? Thanks for your comment. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
Great video, Virtuosa is gorgeous and love the Swaroski stairs. Thanks for the tip 👏
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
@@CaptainChrisCruises Have a great weekend 👏
We have just come back from two lovely weeks on Arvia, can definitely recommend this ship! Everything was fabulous! 😊
Yes, we loved Arvia too. Start planning your next cruise! Best wishes.
No not on their website
I hope you have a fantastic holiday.
I’ve booked my cruise with the deluxe package for2025
That's great!
Im lucky im going on both arvia in oct viruosa in may x
Fantastic! Have a great time on both. Best wishes.
Wife and I just survived 14 nights on Ventura, with onboard spending totalling £547.35 on pay as you go. Wife is teetotal and lives off diet coke, while I like a large glass of wine or a beer with my evening meal, plus the occasional Costa coffee. That spend also includes £40 on a hoodie, £60 on perfume, £75 on jewellery and 3 visits to the Beach House premium restaurant. I could not imagine myself drinking my way through 40-quids-worth of alcohol every single day; my liver would probably give up by day 7
Thank you for your comment, you & I sound very alike. Make sure to watch the new, May 2024, version of the drinks package video. Enjoy your next cruise.
good video and a great tip.
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
Im going on the ventura is it any good 😊
Ventura is a good bit smaller than Arvia or Iona, but it's still huge, with plenty of facilities. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Enjoy it. Best wishes.
@@CaptainChrisCruises 👍
Fantastic, fantastic. Fantastic
Useful stuff, thank you. No-one ever really explains though where you get the special coffees with a package. Is it ONLY in the dining rooms/buffet? If you are in the buffet and its crowded, where how do you get the coffees?
Coffee is available in other places than just the buffet. There's a big chocolate shop and cafe called Jean Phillipe for example. In the buffet there's standard coffee in self service dispensers that are free to all passengers, and there's no problem getting free coffee from there, even when it's busy. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise.
@@CaptainChrisCruisesThanks for the reply but it's the speciality coffees on the drinks package I meant. Chocolate shop is an extra charge and the buffet coffee is available to all. How do I order an espresso or a cappucino that's included with the drinks package?
You can get espresso based coffees, like lattes & cappuccino from the bars, they have espresso machines, and they're covered if you have the appropriate drinks package. Best wishes.
So if I buy a drink package, am i allowed to share that with anybody. For example , if i'm allowed 15 drinks a day, can I give one of those drinks to somebody else?
Absolutely not. Everyone in the same cabin must buy the same drinks package, and there must be a 15 minute gap between drinks orders. I notice you've put this question below the older version of my drinks package video, so make sure you watch the updated, May 2024, version before your holiday. Best wishes, and enjoy your cruise.
Thank you for this video. We are looking at Virtuosa as a possibility this year. We found this video very useful. Glad to see the subscriber count climbing. You deserve it! Good tip re the carpets. Keep up the good work. 😁👍
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your cruise. Best wishes.
How will they find spirits in a suitcase, when they have over a thousand suit cases to check when boarding? They wouldnt have the time to open up all the suitcases and take it out and most cases are locked!
Thank you for your comment. I guess they pass through an airport style X-ray device. When you board the ship after visiting each port, everything you're carrying with you gets X-rayed, so I imagine the same happens with your main suitcase after you drop it off at the cruise terminal. Hope this helps. Enjoy your next cruise.
Hi. Would you know if a bottle of sherry (fortified wine) would be allowed in their new policy of taking alcohol on board. Thanks for a really good video, has convinced us to have the classic package.
Thank you for your kind comment. The Ts&Cs say "one litre of wine or Champagne" is allowed, and "other alcohol types such as spirits are considered restricted items". My guess is that sherry is not considered to be wine, although I take your point about it being fortified wine, and is therefore prohibited. A quick phone call to P&O would confirm this if you still want certainty. You have posted this question under last year's video, so please make sure you watch the May 2024 update video for the latest information. Have a great cruise. Best wishes.
Hi I've just came off p&o azura they never checked what you brought on ship from start of my cruise you could bring anything on at each port
Thank you for this information. Enjoy your next cruise.
I love the new alcohol free package. I didn't see this advertised when we booked our cruise so we're very pleased to have a non alcoholic option for us. I don't drink alcohol anymore and my husband is happy with the non alcoholic options and shared this new package with me. We're very happy. Even when I did drink... Nowhere near 15 alcoholic drinks a day .... My liver couldnt have handled that.
Ha ha! Nor mine! Thanks for your comment. Have a great cruise.
I'm sure it's possible to buy 1Litre Spirits of Whiskey, Gin and Vodka from room service at fairly reasonable prices not too much more expensive than the major supermarkets? Surely this is just the same as bringing on your own other than P&O making a little extra.
Thank you for your comment. I'm sure you can. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
Example - room service charge £26 - £38 for 'luxury' branded gin as opposed to 11.99 for your standard duty free bottle.....which would you rather pay?
I meant we just don't drink the amounts that drinks packages specify in my earlier comment.Sorry, my error😂
No problem. Best wishes.
This information will certainly put me off going with P&O and look at other provider's and is far too expensive.
Thank you for your comment. Many feel the same way. Enjoy your next cruise.
Thay are not enforceing this, i took 3 liters of sprits on at the start, and two more bottles in ports and thay didnt take them, its too much hassle for them to take bottles and return them.
Thank you for your comment. Very interesting. Enjoy your next cruise.
NEVER purchased a rip.off drinks package,never will
Thank you for your comment. I don't drink enough to justify buying one myself, but they are incredibly popular. Enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
Hi Chris, I ahve been informed that you now cannot bring a litre of spirits on board only a bottle of wine or champagne.
Thank you for your comment. Yes, that's right. Watch my latest "May 2024 update" video for all the details. Enjoy your next cruise.
We have just returned from a P&O cruise on Iona. Bearing in mind it often took 30 minutes to get served I can't see how such large increases could be justified.
Thank you for your comment. Enjoy your next cruise, whichever cruise line you choose.
Very poor from p and o. Not only can't you take a bottle of gin onnoard for the room there has been 2 price increases in 12 months.was £39.99 per day and now £48 .
Thank you for your comment. A lot of people are very unhappy. I hope you enjoy your next cruise anyway. Best wishes.
I think passenger capacity should be limited to 3,000 max for passenger comfort.
Thank you for your comment. There are plenty of smaller ships across many different cruise lines but, whatever the capacity, the cruise lines always want them full. Enjoy your next cruise.
Extra cost food is a disgrace.
The extra cost food comes at a small supplement with P&O. I have just got back from an MSC cruise, and their extra cost restaurants were much more expensive! More videos on that to follow.
The ship looks very top heavy. Does she have enough stability?
I feel very confident in the safety of the ship.
Absolutely disgraceful. It is not fair that P&O can change their polices when people have paid in full for their cruise. Allowing 1 litre of spirit onboard, for comsumption over two weeks, is a minimal amount. Very greedy on their part, squeezing every penny from their customers.
Thank you for your comment. Many people have said the same. Enjoy your next cruise.
One the reasons we don't book P&O is the 15 drinks in 24hrs and 15 mins between drinks. I understand why, but with RCI there are no restriction (unless you're totally irresponsible)
Thank you for your comment. I've just got back from an MSC cruise, and they had no upper limit on drinks either. More videos on that to come. Enjoy your next cruise.
Lot of desperate people on hear really need that alcohol don’t they , I’m happy been sober on my holiday
Thank you for your comment. I'm not much of a drinker myself, but the drinks packages are really popular. Enjoy your next cruise.
Not really,just people who enjoy a drink wanting a fair deal. Well done for being sober
Yes I'm sure you feel the need to be sober on your holiday - it's just everybody who meets you feels they have to be drunk.
To be fair, I don't blame them. So many people on Facebook groups openly admit to taking more alcohol on board than permitted or drinking the alcohol out of their cabins. The packages have only gone up a little bit. The bar prices are comparable to those on land and bottles of spirits etc can be bought from room service to drink in your cabin and they are very reasonably priced.
Thank you for your comment. The drinks prices on P&O are very reasonable, I agree. Enjoy your next cruise.
Classic drinks package gone up about £9 - almost 25%
I won’t bother with them again.
Thank you for your comment. It's a shame, isn't it? Enjoy your next holiday.
Why? You'll find a similar rule on nearly every cruise line.
Just won’t bother with cruises. I went to Norway with p&o and you could bring on a litre each. Stick to flying
Can you fill up a water bottle anywhere on the ships? We’re with Arcadia in December and I drink about 3 Litres a day..?
Hi. I haven't been on Arcadia. On Arvia there are water dispensers on the ship, in several places, and there's nothing wrong with the tap water in the cabins. There's water available at the table in the restaurants too, so, hopefully, you'll find enough to drink. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise.
So glad we haven't booked yet and won't be booking again we go twice a year always book a balcony because we love to have a vodka and bacardi with coke before we go out for the evening and when we come back.also when we depart it's always been that we had a drink to start our holiday.Out of principle we won't be booking again.
You can buy a bottle from room service so you can still have a drink in the cabin. Its not that expensive.
Thank you for this useful comment.
It's a shame, isn't it? I hope you enjoy your next cruise.
That's ridiculous. What principle? They are a business and people were buying goods somewhere else rather than on board. It's basic business sense. Pretty much all of their competitors do the same. And you can still have your vodka and bacardi from Room Service.
We want to try Arvia. We loved Iona so we're keen to try this ship too. Wow we never came across that with the lifts on Iona. We agree with finding seating. Our go to was Sindu bar! Useful video. Cheers 🍻
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
I booked my refresh package before the price change so glad I did so only paid £9.85 per day! Seems crazy you can’t take 1 litres spirts onboard !
That's great. A nice little win! Enjoy your cruise.
Not crazy at all, it's in line with nearly every other cruise company. Wanting people to spend on board instead of bringing it with them is just good business sense.
is that a litre of wine each or between 2?
One litre per adult. Enjoy your cruise.
Goin on the brittania on the 24th got my drinks package in february
Well done! Enjoy the savings! Have a great time.
I could understand it if it applied to cruises booked after 7th May but not for existing customers who have already booked and are having their terms and conditions changed! Out of order P&O!!
I know how you feel. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Enjoy your next cruise.
With every passenger booking at a different time (sometimes up to 2 years ahead) that would be absolutely impossible to enforce.
1 litre of wine each?
One litre per adult.
Why have p&o not officially announced this yet?
The P&O website was updated on the 7th, to reflect the changes to what drinks you can take on board. The rule applies from the 7th, they announced it on the 7th, no warning given. Best wishes. Enjoy your next cruise.
Hi when you first board the ship can you take a bottle of martini on board or is that classed as spirit's
My understanding is that it's wine, Champagne and soft drinks only. Best wishes. Enjoy your next cruise.
had same question - reply from p&0 - its fortified wine therefore ok if under 1 litre...🎉
Now officially on their website , thanks for the tip off Each guest aged 18 years (21 years in United States of America ports) and older may bring up to 1 litre of wine or Champagne on board as they embark the ship for the first time only. Wine or Champagne over the 1 litre limit will be stored and returned to the guest prior to the end of the cruise. If this alcohol is consumed in the dining rooms, bars, restaurants or lounge areas, it will be subject to a corkage fee of £20* per bottle, per occasion which will be charged to the guest’s on-board account. Other alcohol types such spirits are considered restricted items and are prohibited to bring on board when guests first embark the ship.
Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy your next cruise.
@CaptainChrisCruises we will , 34 days to go before we embark on Arvia. Your vlogs have helped us so much, we cannot express our gratitude enough, but if we ever bump into you on a future cruise, the drinks are on me. Keep up the good work friend....er sorry ...Captain
How about a Cruise Line adopting an all inclusive cruise deal, all drinks and meals free. Could be onto a winner there ! (Might be a bit pricy though) But I still reckon it would be very popular!
Thank you for your comment. Best wishes.
Just come back from a Marella all.imclusive cruise.
Please stop wearing a fake uniform; it's insulting to those that have earned it.
No offence intended.