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Sticky Cabin Reviews - Oriana

by JenniC » 09 Mar 2013, 16:17

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Following a suggestion from a member we have set up this thread for Cabin Reviews under each of the About Ship sections so please feel free to add...

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Time for a major refit. And if and when you do P&O, the cabins that have a bath, can you design them so that tall people can use the bog square on...

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10 Dec 2015, 08:55
Oriana’s Final Christmas Cruise.

by Suekersh » 27 Dec 2018, 13:39
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Hi all, sorry I have been a bit lax posting. I am sat on the aft deck in the sun with temperatures around 21 degrees.

The Cruise so far has been...

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Sue, I would definitely recommend Eric in Mauritius for a day out.
His website is called Speedboat Seaduction. The places he takes you
for...
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17 Feb 2019, 12:52
Oriana's last P&O cruise X913

by allatc » 31 Dec 2018, 16:39

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Anyone going on Oriana's last P&O cruise ?

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I think it was one of my posts that referred to being able to take home the binoculars, atlas bath robes etc. In reply to Lyndsey, the cruise was...

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21 Jan 2019, 17:34
Oriana going...

by GillD46 » 29 Jun 2018, 09:33

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So she goes in August 2019.

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Oriana will always be special to us as our first cruise was on her. But in recent years we've outgrown her. We wouldn't book less than a balcony...

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30 Jun 2018, 16:17
Oriana X809 - Final tales from Sue and the Butler....for now

by prefdavid » 13 Jun 2018, 09:03

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Monday 11 June 2018 - Southampton

Another sunny day in Southampton. We got off early after picking up our new cruise cards, dropped off our duty...

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Hi Sue,
Can you enlighten me to how you got on with the new policy ref cabin supplies.
You tell me, I won't let on to the others ;)

I noticed in...

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27 Jun 2018, 20:33
Oriana X808 - More tales from Sue and the Butler

by prefdavid » 26 May 2018, 11:56

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Southampton to Cadiz

Wednesday 23 May 2018 - Southampton

Ben from Cruise Park Southampton collected us at the port to take our Duty free to the...

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Sorry, I do not understand, what is unspent OBC.
Not a concept that I am familiar with :?

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12 Jun 2018, 08:32
Oriana X807 - Tales from Sue and the Butler

by prefdavid » 10 May 2018, 17:29

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Monday May 7 2018

Drive down to Southampton.

I was dreading the journey down on a Bank Holiday Monday especially as the the weather wasTropical....

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Thanks you for your reports Sue, have enjoyed reading them.

We were on the 2nd of April cruise to the Azores and Canaries which we really enjoyed...

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Last post by rita17
24 May 2018, 11:42
X803 Canaries cruise

by Whynd1 » 27 Mar 2018, 10:57

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Morning all

Just a short report as it was a usual Canaries cruise calling at Funchal, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Lisbon

Embarkation went...

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They have stopped serving the finger sandwiches in the buffet for afternoon tea, however if you go the restaurant for afternoon tea they are...

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29 Mar 2018, 15:22
X803

by Whynd1 » 02 Jan 2018, 11:54

Received the holiday information brochure this morning.

That's really early.

Something nice to look forward to.

Lets hope the ship is in fine...

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02 Jan 2018, 11:54
Our first time - advice please

by brixhamrfc » 09 Nov 2017, 11:09

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Well, I am taking wifey on our first cruise next August....and I feel like a fish out of water. Can any of you lovely people offer a complete newbie...

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We have never done a B2B but I understand you can stay on board, although you may need to visit passenger services to obtain a new cruise card; and...

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Last post by Meg 50
29 Dec 2017, 12:59
Oriana problems

by anneed » 22 Feb 2014, 13:42

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Passengers on Oriana may have had their cruise cut short (see above link) but they are certainly being well compensated. I am quite envious. They've...

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Hi Anne,
The stern glands on prop shafts do fail occasionally, they are under quite significant stresses. They used to line them with lignum vitae...

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Last post by Cromwell
10 Dec 2017, 21:31
Oriana completely knackered !

by qbman1 » 21 Nov 2017, 10:53

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Looks like the old girl has about had it - this just posted on social media:

We apologise to guests due to travel on Oriana's X801 but our...

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I'm sure they did Maureen and I believe both the cruises are indeed sold out.

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01 Dec 2017, 16:26
X801

by billy_beemer » 21 Nov 2017, 18:50

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We have been informed Oriana will be drydocked for 21 days during Jan for technical work. Our cruise due to sail 6/1/18 is no more.......

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Though disappointed we move on without P&O.....To rub salt into the wound we received a cancellation invoice today charging $5091 for cancelling the...

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22 Nov 2017, 21:51
Oriana X803

by Whynd1 » 17 Nov 2017, 10:31

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Well just paid the full balance of this cruise.
Hoping for some warmer weather in the canaries after the winter.

Lindsey

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True - I have the same problem myself - but I just wouldn't want it to happen in a Force 10 in mid-Atlantic !!

Better there than 2 miles off a lee...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
22 Nov 2017, 14:38
Cost of excursions

by brixhamrfc » 19 Nov 2017, 06:11

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P & O do seem a bit shy of advertising prices generally I feel, I have to dig to find out, can anyone please advise the typical cost of an excursion...

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Interesting, but how does this operate if you have missed ports, Ken?

Hi OBF, it looks like they either refund or can arrange an alternative at...

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Last post by Manoverboard
21 Nov 2017, 10:00
Pool opening times

by brixhamrfc » 16 Nov 2017, 11:33

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On ORIANA, are the pools open all the time, or do they close, say, when at sea, or if it's a bit rough ? Just wanted a general idea ....thanks again...

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Of course, they don't have that kind of thing on Calamity ?!

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Last post by qbman1
18 Nov 2017, 09:47
Storage space in cabin

by brixhamrfc » 15 Nov 2017, 11:43

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We have booked a cabin with balcony on the Oriana....can any of you lovely people tell me what the storage space is like please, in the wardrobe, for...

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Some of the beds in the cabins are higher than others. Arcadia is good storage underneath, but I found I only just managed to get my cases under the...

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Last post by Quizzical Bob
16 Nov 2017, 17:12
Not Quite What We Signed Up For.

by Kenmo1 » 30 Oct 2017, 21:26

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We booked this 19 night cruise (11/10 to 30/10/17) because it contained 3 new ports for us. However, various changes were made during the cruise...

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Sounds like you had a nice time in spite of all the changes. Hopefully you'll get to Ravenna and Kotor another time

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Last post by Gill W
03 Nov 2017, 14:21
Oriana X719 to the Med

by Linda67 » 15 Oct 2017, 20:09

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A quick review but please excuse the lack of commas as it doesn't work on the keyboard! I'll be using a - instead!

We had a forward inside cabin on...

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El Ferrol .... is located for visiting a number of very beautiful places in Galicia.

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Last post by Manoverboard
01 Nov 2017, 13:44
Oriana Broken (again)

by david63 » 05 Oct 2017, 13:53

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Posted just now on FB
Following a technical issue in Gibraltar on Thursday, Oriana’s arrival into Southampton will be delayed. As a result, boarding...

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She's due in tomorrow night now....

Oriana will be arriving tomorrow evening at 8:00 pm. (Berthing at QEII Cruise Terminal)

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Last post by qbman1
06 Oct 2017, 11:12
Oriania For Sale (again)

by david63 » 28 Sep 2017, 16:07

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P&O have today officially denied on Facecloth that Oriana is up for sale - so it must be true :moresarcasm:

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Some of the early construction pictures released of Arcadia even had a .....dam name on the hull!

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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
29 Sep 2017, 15:08
Sue Kersh on Oriana

by Whynd1 » 03 Sep 2017, 18:38

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I know some of use like to read Sue's cruise reports.
Sue and Gary are currently doing a back to back on Oriana.
DTM is tendering these reports...

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Sorry to hear that Gary isn't well, hope he gets well soon and you can both get back to your travels.

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Last post by Happydays
20 Sep 2017, 21:11
X624

by Popeye The Sailorman » 25 Nov 2016, 20:57

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Ok guys we are off on Oriana X624 Christmas and New Year cruise... Not posted on here for quite a while.. :o :o

I see the usual old Sea Dogs are...

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Yes, guilty as charged !

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Last post by qbman1
26 Jan 2017, 09:42
Oriana re-fit ?

by qbman1 » 26 Jan 2016, 12:20
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I'm sure I saw somewhere that Oriana is due a re-fit (probably overdue now !).

Anyone know when ......and what is planned ?

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Yes that pricing differential for the smaller ships is a pain, but an understandable result of the economies of scale the bigger ones offer. And...
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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
06 Jan 2017, 12:33
Notes from Oriana British Isles August 2016

by Gill W » 05 Sep 2016, 16:14

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Apologises in advance if some notes are in the present tense and some in the past, as I wrote some on board and others at home

Oriana - Round...

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Barrow? :o Have you been to Barrow? :crazy:
Actually no ... closest so far is, I suspect, Grange-over-Sands.

Anyhowz ... my thinking was along the...

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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
07 Sep 2016, 13:29
Oriana to the Med. 7 August 2016

by Suekersh » 20 Aug 2016, 12:15

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A fairly brief review of our recent Med cruise on Oriana Iberia Cruise

We embarked Oriana on Sunday 7 August for a 12 night Iberia cruise.

We...

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Interesting report Sue having been on Oriana back in June I could relate to the tendering issues - waited for over an hour to tender into Guernsey....

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Last post by Jan Rosser
21 Aug 2016, 15:09
Oriana X619

by JillD66 » 05 Aug 2016, 14:46

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Just to say we're going on this cruise to Venice in October and really looking forward to it. Hopefully we wont be alone!

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Thanks Barney - if it's meant to be me - I'll take the compliment as well!

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Last post by JillD66
05 Aug 2016, 16:16
X608 - Iberia

by Jan Rosser » 23 Jun 2016, 18:20

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Just to keep Cubie happy I am posting a short report on this cruise - I know he is travelling on Oriana at Christmas and will probably disagree with...

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I enjoyed reading you review. The weather seems to have been the same as we got when we were away in May on the Azura. As long as you had a good time...

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Last post by Happydays
25 Jun 2016, 15:38
Oriana

by Ray B » 17 May 2016, 11:29

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just a quick one, nice live shot of the back end of Oriana in Malta today.

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Don't tell Cubie that, he'll have to add another four pages to his pre-cruise complaint letter.

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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
12 Jun 2016, 16:19
Does Oriana have a "Retreat"

by johnds » 12 Jun 2016, 14:25

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I know that some P&O ships have an area called The Retreat

We are sailing on Oriana soon and I wondered if it has one.

We did try one once (on...

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Thanks both

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Last post by johnds
12 Jun 2016, 15:32
Sue Kersh - 50 nights in heaven (onboard Oriana)

by Dennis The Menace » 24 Mar 2016, 09:58
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Morning all, here's Sue's first update of her back to back Oriana cruises - first to Central Med, then to USA & Caribbean :

Boarding Oriana and 1st...

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Hi Sue! It was lovely to meet you on this cruise. Well done on your reports!! We loved this trip.... especially New Orleans. First time for us on...
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16 May 2016, 09:45
X602 Northern Lights

by JenniC » 23 Feb 2016, 16:49

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Not posted on here for ages, party due to workload last year and then breaking my wrist on the Britannia Christmas cruise :o . Off on this one on...

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The Northern Lights cruise is one I really want to do

I reckon these ship coughs are endemic at this time of year.

Oceana was rife with hacking...

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Last post by Gill W
20 Mar 2016, 16:09
X522 3rd November

by Whynd1 » 18 Jul 2015, 12:52

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I can see from the cruise personaliser that we now have amended ports of call. Not suprisingly Tunisia has been dropped and we are calling at...

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Oddly enough the engines stopped for us but this time we were having dinner. It was not a particularly pleasant experience not knowing what was...

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Last post by oldbluefox
30 Nov 2015, 18:17
X601 Caribbean & Americas

by gravy1955 » 04 Sep 2015, 23:36

Anyone else booked to go on this cruise sailing on 6th January 2016 ?

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04 Sep 2015, 23:36
X615

by poole boy » 30 Aug 2015, 22:37

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is anybody else going on this one

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It was on our list but in the end we opted for Arcadia in July to the Baltic .

Lindsey

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Last post by Whynd1
31 Aug 2015, 15:23
First time on Oriana

by Whynd1 » 15 Aug 2015, 11:43

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Good morning

Can anybody tell me on Oriana which is the bar that serves canapés with drinks. On Oceana its magnums and on Arcadia its intermezzo....

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Andersons have the best nibbles and canapés but you do get nibbles in the crows nest as well.

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Last post by Suekersh
16 Aug 2015, 14:31
Sue Kershaw Live from Oriana in the Med.

by Suekersh » 06 Jun 2015, 07:47

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Good Morning all,

Well not quite live yet as still in the Elizabeth House Hotel almost ready for breakfast. It is a beautiful morning in Southampton...

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We are back in sunny Lancasire after an excellent cruise on the lovely Oriana. We disembarked earlier than expected. Captain Cooke is vey good at...

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Last post by Suekersh
24 Jun 2015, 18:31
More engine problems?

by Not so ancient mariner » 19 May 2015, 07:33

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A report appeared yesterday on Cruise Critic, suggesting that Oriana left Kusadasi running on only one engine. Does anybody have any further...

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We did a whole cruise on Aurora during which one engine was in pieces for routine major maintenance. It's rare they need all four and given Oriana...

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Last post by Mervyn and Trish
29 May 2015, 17:11
Oriana X507 - Disembarkation Day

by MicheleW » 05 Apr 2015, 09:52

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DISEMBARKATION DAY
Woke about 6.20am to find we weren’t far off the QEII terminal. Checked the bill and there was still £2.20 unspent, but too late...

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The only pair I didn’t get to wear were my trainers, which I take for my early morning laps of the promenade deck, which I didn’t get to do this time...

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Last post by oldbluefox
05 Apr 2015, 11:54
Oriana X507 - Embarkation - or not!

by MicheleW » 04 Apr 2015, 17:39

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Hi everyone – we’re home safely after a VERY enjoyable and somewhat unusual trip, as most of you may have heard!!!

So here is the story of the...

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Good report - we were on the previous cruise (which was excellent) and we had extra day/night on board. The captain and crew were brilliant with...

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Last post by 12maxine
05 Apr 2015, 09:26
Oriana X507 - the rest of the tale

by MicheleW » 04 Apr 2015, 19:45

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GUERNSEY
Awoke in the morning to a bit of a swell but noticed that we were just off of Guernsey. Hurried down to reception with my hotel receipts and...

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Glad you enjoyed your adventure and everything turned out ok.

In fact, with a free hotel stay in the New Forest, 50% refund, OBC and free wine, it...

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Last post by Gill W
04 Apr 2015, 22:53
Oriana X507 Pre-cruise

by MicheleW » 30 Mar 2015, 15:13

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Well, that's work finished for the week and now I can relax and look forward to our mini cruise on Oriana tomorrow.

Most of the packing was done...

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I hope Michele and her husband are alright, especially as it's their anniversary. At this rate she'll be down to her last pair of shoes and they've...

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01 Apr 2015, 09:55
X506N solar eclipse northern lights

by DANSCOMBE6158 » 14 Jan 2015, 20:17

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I've booked this cruise first time as a solo cruiser would like to know if anyone else booked

Diane

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Not long now - have got all dresses hanging to choose from! Of course how would we recognise each other! Maybe we could meet in the Crows Nest the...

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06 Mar 2015, 15:50
X506N Solar eclipse Northern lights

by DANSCOMBE6158 » 03 Mar 2015, 11:58

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Hi I am on this cruise and wondered if any fellow travellers will be on to meet up.

Diane

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I hope you are lucky with the Northern lights. It will be quite an experience.

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Last post by oldbluefox
03 Mar 2015, 23:28
Oriana X511

by Suekersh » 24 Jan 2015, 07:48

We have just booked this for June. Any one else from here coming? In the Brochure it is a Venice cruise but it must have been changed. Great...

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24 Jan 2015, 07:48
Sue Kersh live from Oriana

by Dennis The Menace » 23 Dec 2014, 09:35

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Travel to Southampton, overnight stay, embarkation and first night.

Finally after booking 20 months ago for this Xmas and New Cruise on Oriana the...

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It's been brilliant following your cruise. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to post them and to Dennis for transferring them.

Carole

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Last post by CaroleF
12 Jan 2015, 11:47
Aft Cabins Oriana

by anniec » 06 Jan 2015, 10:40

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Morning all,

We've just been allocated our guarantee and the good news is we're not down in the engine room with a porthole. We've been allocated...

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MOB is correct in what he says about the vibration affecting the tables at the rear of the main dining room. The vibration seems to happen when the...

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Last post by Barb44
07 Jan 2015, 19:53
Oriana X431. Christmas and New Year in Caribbean

by Suekersh » 17 Sep 2014, 19:08

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Anyone else on this cruise for a Caribbean Christmas and New Year?

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Dereks post on P & O facebook page came through on my timeline. I have responded to his post.
Not many posts about this cruise on any of the forums....

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Last post by Suekersh
27 Nov 2014, 07:19
X426 - 4 night cruise 6th November

by MicheleW » 11 Nov 2014, 15:10

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4 nights to Cherbourg and Zeebrugge.

Apologies for the length - hope it doesn't bore too much!

Prior to departure I booked for dinner in the Ocean...

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Hi Unicus,

Glad you enjoyed the cruise as well.

We noticed the removal of the rising sun motif as well, and like you, assume it is in preparation...

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Last post by MicheleW
21 Nov 2014, 19:54
Dennis the Menace on Oriana to the Fjords

by Suekersh » 14 Sep 2013, 06:58

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Dennis has asked me to post his reports from Oriana.

Friday 13 Sept.

Well, here we are for our 7 day cruise to Norway on the glorious Oriana, and...

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Good to see you back DTM :lol:

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12 Nov 2014, 18:17

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