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Thanks for the Info ! All Good to Know

P&O all the way!

A major issue with ship internet is bandwidth. 4000 devices all connected and checking facebook and other app actions. Its like plumbing. If everyone turns their tap on there is low water flow.

I loved it but was ripped off with a few purchases. They said was a certain price but charged extra and claimed as US dollar.

Last December I did a South Pacific tour on this ship and it was quite nice. My only complaints about the food were relatively trivial: No matter which restaurant you choose, DON'T BOTHER ordering ANYTHING with LOBSTER on the menu. The portion of actual lobster in these dishes are so small, you'll need a magnifying glass to identify it. And yes, you pay a premium for the privilege. And in the Pastry Shop (near the Horizon Court), none of the pastries have the soft, flaky and slightly crispy layered crust you'd expect with a quality product. They are tasty, but have poor texture. But plenty of choices and we had some really nice meals. And the cherries on Christmas Day was a really pleasant and tasty surprise. Doing another cruise on the same ship, Royal Princess, around New Zealand this December.

The food on the Splendor is actually quite nice, but i strongly encourage anyone sailing on her to find the places that you like, The Deli in the serenity area makes wonderful toasted sandwiches, and guys burgers is a great taste spot, just a shame they close so early, the pizza place ... well, lets be honest, they are not the greatest Pizza's on the ocean, however, as one of the last food places to close, they do hit the spot if you have been up late drinking or partying with others on the ship, pro tip for the Pizza Place, always, use those toppings they have down the far right of the ordering area, really does make a difference, and trust me, the actual paid pizzas, the chicken tika and the korean stake, yes $9 but they are well worth it ! - liked & subscribed, recently threw a nice little short splendor video on my channel, check it out !

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I can't wait to do our December 2025 cruise on carnival luminosa to Airlie Beach, Cairns and Port Douglas ❤

I'd love to see mystery Island and noumea ❤❤

That was a nice tour

Thanks for this vide.... but WHY did you not go out on the Balcony for a bit.....

I'm going in jan so excited!!

What a great vid!

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I sailed on her as Dawn Princess. Was booked to sail 17th March 2025 until P&O decided passenger loyalty wasnt worth the paper it was written on.

The Carnival Adventure render belongs to me by the way 🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️

Thanks... very timely as we will be aboard Royal in September this year.

the curry stall in the pantry was the best food on the P&O encounter. The toast was always stone cold and the breakfast was the same for 7 days.

If you go on a cruise thats just another reason to be depressed get a nice log cabin with hot coco instead and be happy

Looking forward to seeing the ship on our cruise

that was great to watch your the first person to actually not just film your friends or family and actually showing us around the ship , its so confusing compared to the old carnival ships in Australia

we missed every show they were half hour late every night , i hated how boring it was , cruising before covid on carnival was so good , the ships were much better than what we have now

Newcastle

Newcastle NSW.

Pick me, I know the answer, Christchurch

Brisbane.

Nice vid

THATS WHAT I FOUND

Charter a private yacht. I've done it for clients and they determine where, when and usually how-- unless weather or other conditions supersede-- you can "explore" areas on your journey.. As for costs being higher for Cruise Line provided versus "others" -- you're throwing the dice and relying on comments "given" on their sites which might not even be from real people but from a machine. Personally and professionally I would not make plans away from those of the Cruise Line's at that destination or any other with no town or city nearby in case of emergency. Your on site "guide" may be able to give the same presentation in English but not be able to understand or get immediate help for someone with a medical or other need. As was said by Dorothy in the Wiz, "We're not in Kansas any more!" applies to travel to unique areas that sound great except when they're not.

100% with the cruise line, cruise ships have like what 2000 passengers and 1000 crew? if 8 people are not back on time, the remaining 2992 people on board should not be disadvantaged because of it. They're all like "why aren't the cruise line thinking of us", my question to them is, "why aren't you thinking of the all the other people on board"

I am with the cruise line on this one. Can you imagine the chaos if their policy were any different? I believe that it’s the rigidity of the policy that inspires fear in its passengers and motivates everybody to get back on time.

It is their fault. Once the gangway is up it is all over. Period.

Sure.. their fault. But also, petty cruise line probably loves to stick it to people that didn't take one of their exhorbitantly overpriced excursions

Yeah the people being mad they followed the rules too rigidly….🤷‍♀️

Interesting video - I’m sailing with Princess rather than Carnival - but it’s useful to have an idea of the rules that apply in Australia

I’m sailing on her later this year - really hoping she’s docked in the same place!! 😃

🎉🎉 what a great tour!!

@Kiwibird1974 look forward to your posts. Just saw a Facebook post about a 2 month wait for NZ Passports, hope you have yours sorted if you need it for your Cruise.

Hello, we've just been allocated this room. Can the bed be made into a queen? Thank you for this video :)

We are away on the Pacific Encounter in June , it’s our 2nd P&O cruise , we were on the Adventure last time and looking at your video the 2 ships look the same . We liked the ship but the food was the biggest disappointment for us , I am not into ethnic foods at all , and most days I was left eating just chips , and my husbands biggest disappointment was they don’t have Corona 😢 he was gutted lol Our very first cruise was on The Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean . This ship was aammmazing ! It was like a mini town and the food was just outstanding !

Pantry fairly ordinary. Desserts look better than they are. Shell and bones no more. Waterfront nicer. Angelo's and Dragon very limited menus.

About to go on this Cruise, Thanks for taking the time to make this and share these tips!

Drink at the alchemy bar 6 cocktails pays for it

Oh god, the window doesn't open at all?

Not much is included in your fare.

400 Gradi is now P&O Trattoria, & Shell & Bones is no longer. I have recently been onboard & have photos in P & O Frothies & Foodies

I like Princess better, the food great!😊

While a refund or voucher would be nice it really is their fault

I was recently on a Delta flight from FLL to LaGuardia in front of me was a woman who announced she was in her 9th month of pregnant! And they let her on....