Peninsular Club Calendar 2025

[CaroleF]

A Peninsular Club Calendar arrived this morning, rather different from previous years. It's a desk calendar, it will stand up and, what did surprise me, there's a biro included, never had a pen as well before. It must be more expensive to produce than previous years whereas I expected they would be cutting spending and it wouldn't have surprised me if P&O had done away with it altogether. I know slippers are still given on ships but do they still have those tiny pins that you used to get when you moved from one loyalty level to the next? I never wore any of mine but I came across one of John's tucked away in a drawer the other day. I'm now back down to Caribbean level whereas I was Baltic for quite a while but what with Covid and then John's illness I've slipped down.

I came across a friend the other day who I hadn't seen for a few years. He used to work for P&O and was in charge of Excursions but he was made redundant around the time of Covid I believe. I said that I thought my cruise on Arcadia next June may well be my last with P&O and he said he wasn't surprised. He said that he's heard the same from many long term P&O cruisers, many of them heading either to Cunard (same owners I know) or to Saga. I would quite like to do one final cruise with Aurora but I'll have to see.

[Stephen]

Same here Carole.

We have a two week med cruise booked on Azura next year. It may well be our last with P&O.

[Ranchi]

Sounds good. We’ll have to see what the postie brings. Having said that the last few calendars have been pretty disappointing. We have lined up an unused 1997 P&O calendar entitled ‘Farewell to an Era 1961-1997’
The dates match 2025 and the pictures of Canberra are pretty good.
I think we may have got two copies that year & put one aside but this is the first year that the dates coincided with me remembering to look out the calendar.

[Ranchi]

The official one has just arrived and we like it. It’s more traditional views including the ships which we prefer.

[david63]

Got mine today - like the pen, not as keen on the calendar as I prefer a wall calendar.

[oldbluefox]

Not had one for years. I must have ticked a box somewhere.

[Stephen]

I didn’t get one either. Life ruined.

[Jan Rosser]

My calendar arrived this morning - prefer one that hangs on the wall tbh. After closer examination I realised that each month has a tear-off post card next to the dates - thought it was just a photo!

[Ray B]

Yep, mine was in the post box today when we returned after Christmas shopping in the City. Also there was a nice full size one from Viking Cruises wall hung. We only asked for a brochure during the year, not sailed with them.
Plus, our friends in Gibraltar along with their Christmas Card , always send a full size calendar with depictions of old Gibraltar (changes every year) from the Gibraltar Heritage Society.

[screwy]

Ours arrived too,the first one we’ve had,but seeing as we’ve only been on one cruise as Baltic it was something I wasn’t expecting. The pen will come in handy.

[Ray B]

I didn’t get one either. Life ruined.

Get a compo form from Stephen. Bugger, you are Stephen.
Whilst in the City we popped into our T/A Fred Olsen where we had mince pies and Prosecco.

[Stephen]

It’s already in the post Ray.

[Onelife]

Our calendar came with our bin collection last week... with ten pens from Betfred the week before.

[Ray B]

Same here Carole.

We have a two week med cruise booked on Azura next year. It may well be our last with P&O.

Maybe you are jumping ship to quickly.

https://youtu.be/sakOByBf5Nk?si=dQ8bz6KzCmBcfhl6

[Stephen]

I don’t think so. But never say never.