Nikkoo

Just a quick note / suggestion from our cruise just gone, our first ever so I’m in no way an expert, but if you have to drive after disembarking think about that the night before! In all fairness our usual Barman asked me at about 8:30pm if I was driving from Southampton or getting picked up. When I said driving he said “not too much tonight then” which I thought was a great thing. I had planned to stop at 9 anyway to give it a good 12 hours but the fact he asked was a really good and responsible thing. I had not been rolling around drunk or anything but some nights we were in there until 12 or later. I felt like he genuinely cared ?

Just a quick note / suggestion from our cruise just gone, our first ever so I’m in no way an expert, but if you have to drive after disembarking think about that the night before! In all fairness our usual Barman asked me at about 8:30pm if I was driving from Southampton or getting picked up. When I said driving he said “not too much tonight then” which I thought was a great thing. I had planned to stop at 9 anyway to give it a good 12 hours but the fact he asked was a really good and responsible thing. I had not been rolling around drunk or anything but some nights we were in there until 12 or later. I felt like he genuinely cared ?

We have just left our baby girl Tinkerbell with my mum and dad, cruise tomorrow!!
 
 

We have just left our baby girl Tinkerbell with my mum and dad, cruise tomorrow!!
 
 

We were meant to be disembarking today :’(

We were meant to be disembarking today :’(

We were meant to be disembarking today :’(

How many? ?

We parked on port last year and it was great. Parked up and they took our cases from us as soon as we got them out of the car and roof box, there was 6 of us. Then just a 3 min walk to checking in in the terminal. 20 mins later was on the ship ?
It was our first cruise and one of the many things we worried about. Booked 2 more while we were on board we loved it that much ?
Have a great cruise and look after the ship, we’ll be on it in August ?
 
Nikkoo

I kept track on the notepad on my phone. It was scary to be honest. Was never falling over drunk but we were both tipsy a good few evenings. The package cost £1k but at ship prices we spent around £4K. 
I know this will scare some people but we had a great time and were no trouble! I’d copy and paste the list here but might break the site ?
 
Enjoy,
Nikkoo

This. 110%. Even if it’s double the price, which it won’t be!
Was great and so so so so so so easy. 

Many thanks for the heads up we've just rebooked and saved £2000 and luckily only lost £150 as was booked when first released 

Mine's August as well originally booked when it was released so had the drinks package but now on meds so can't drink, even if now added it would still save £600 but decided the hubby will just pay as he goes 

Was also able to re book and got a nice price drop.
Thanks for the heads up on this

Hey guys,
 
We just rebooked our 2020 cruise out of Southampton and saved over £3000 even after losing our £900 deposit. Was for 3 interior rooms  Being from the uk we can’t reprice but even losing the deposit we saved thousands! If you’re already booked reprice quick before they realise ?
Good luck guys,
 
Nikkoo

I’ve got to say it’s a great package. 
 
I was not going to get it. About 4 weeks out we talked ourselves into it. 
 
We had a blast! Did not get drunk, just occasionally tipsy. It’s amazing how much you will drink when it’s hot. 
 
For fun we kept a list. Even on port days when we got off the boat we always drank enough. It adds up really quickly when a spirit and mixer or glass of wine is $12-13!
 
I would not sail without, even if I ever get to diamond plus. 
 
Have a great cruise,
 
Nikkoo

Explorer had a motor bike when we were on her back in August, no car though!

It might be a uk thing right now. We had symphony booked for feb 21, just for the 2 of us, and that is coming in £550 cheaper right now. As we booked on board for that one we were told we could reprice once. It’s a 23% discount so even though it’s a year away I can’t see us saving much more. 
 
If you’re in the uk reprice this weekend. You could well save a lot more than the deposit you would lose!!!
 
Peace,
 
Nikkoo

Hey guys,
 
We just rebooked our 2020 cruise out of Southampton and saved over £3000 even after losing our £900 deposit. Was for 3 interior rooms  Being from the uk we can’t reprice but even losing the deposit we saved thousands! If you’re already booked reprice quick before they realise ?
Good luck guys,
 
Nikkoo

Even the things we had on the planner are a bit cheaper except the deluxe beverage package. I can’t believe we have saved this much, I hope others have too. I think the group cruise is 2 weeks or so before ours, be good if you all saved money too ?

Hey guys,
 
We just rebooked our 2020 cruise out of Southampton and saved over £3000 even after losing our £900 deposit. Was for 3 interior rooms  Being from the uk we can’t reprice but even losing the deposit we saved thousands! If you’re already booked reprice quick before they realise ?
Good luck guys,
 
Nikkoo

Hey guys,
 
We just rebooked our 2020 cruise out of Southampton and saved over £3000 even after losing our £900 deposit. Was for 3 interior rooms  Being from the uk we can’t reprice but even losing the deposit we saved thousands! If you’re already booked reprice quick before they realise ?
Good luck guys,
 
Nikkoo

Oh... also a photo of you pops up so nobody else can use it. 
 
Very clever!
 
Nikkoo

Hey,
 
We found they always told us before making if we had to pay extra. Every drink you get you hand over your sea pass regardless of package.  It has your drink package on it, age, room number, if you have prepaid tips... everything!
 
For the surf and stream we got a bit of paper with our unique code on it when we checked in. 
 
hope this nailed all your questions and have a great cruise. 
 
Nikkoo

If it’s just the 2 of you you’ll struggle to get anywhere with 6 cases. Public transport is ok with 2, maybe 3 but more than that is a pain. A lot of tube stations don’t have a lift also, so lots of stairs!
 
I thought there was more of you to be honest but something like this, found after a 30 second search...
https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p8049136?adultsCount=2&noDates=true
 
is a 5 min walk from tower bridge and looks nice enough. LOADS to choose from and I picked this almost at random, I’m recommending the site not this particular flat!
 
Have fun what ever you do, London is my playground and am here everyday for work!
 
Nikkoo