lake5298

We've sailed on Ocean Village a few times, and generally flown from Birmingham even though Manchester is nearer to us.

Last year we saved £100 per person with Birmingham flights... so that's £200 for an extra hour on the motorway... well worth it.

I find Birmingham a nicer airport to travel through... friendlier security staff, more space in the check-in area and quicker luggage reclaim at the end of the holiday. I park with APH... their car park is just off the M6 Toll, and they bus you the last few miles to the airport.

If I could, I'd only fly from Liverpool John Lennon... it's the easiest airport I have found to travel through... friendly, helpful, short queues.

Getting bact to cruising though, OV is a great ship, very spacious, with massive cabins, even at the lowest grades.

Can't wait till tuesday... off on OV2 for a week!

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Caribbean Cruises: Golden Princess 11/02, Golden Princess 03/04, Mariner of the Seas 11/04, Sun Princess 12/04, Carnival Conquest 04/05, Star Princess 10/05, Disney Magic 01/06, Radiance of the Seas 03/06, Zuiderdam 11/06, Navigator of the Seas 12/06, Sun Princess 1/07, Ocean Village 3/07, Caribbean Princess 4/07, Oceana 11/07

European Cruises: Ocean Village 07/03, Ocean Village 05/04, Ocean Village 07/05, Sea Princess 05/06, Island Escape 06/06, Legend of the Seas 08/06, Arcadia 10/06, Sea Princess 7/07, Ocean Village 8/07

Alaska Cruises: Diamond Princess 5/07

P&O Mini Cruises: Adonia, Oriana, Aurora, Oceana, Arcadia.

Coming Up (and being looked forward to) : Grand Princess (carib) 1/08, Emerald Princess (carib) 3/08, Thomson Destiny (med) 5/08, Navigator of the Seas (med) 6/08, Grand Princess (n.europe) 7/08, Star Princess (alaska) 9/08, Crown Princess (carib) 1/09, Ventura (carib & t/a) 3/09, Emerald Princess 5/09

What the heck... you can't take it with you...

Oceana "Simply Caribbean" Cruising in: Looking forward to the next cruise

middy

Are you in the Med, we might pass each other.

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Cruises completed on.
Edinburgh Castle, Thomson Topaz, MV Van Gogh (2) Thomson Emerald. Airtours Seawing. Thomson Spirit. Princess Sun. Thomson Celebration (2). Splendour of the Seas. Celebrity Constellation. Fred Olsen Braemar.Thomson Calypso (2). NCL Gem, Celebrity Century, Independence of the Seas. P&O Artemis

lake5298

Hi Middy.

Yes, I'm in the Med. 28th Aug Palma, 30th Aug Tunis, 31st Aug Civitaveccia, 1st Sep Genoa, 2nd Sep St Raphael, 3rd Sep Barcelona, 4th Sep Barcelona & home.

What ship are you on?

Ah, I should have read all your post. Calypso.

Are you flying from Manchester? We'll give you a wave from check-in!

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Caribbean Cruises: Golden Princess 11/02, Golden Princess 03/04, Mariner of the Seas 11/04, Sun Princess 12/04, Carnival Conquest 04/05, Star Princess 10/05, Disney Magic 01/06, Radiance of the Seas 03/06, Zuiderdam 11/06, Navigator of the Seas 12/06, Sun Princess 1/07, Ocean Village 3/07, Caribbean Princess 4/07, Oceana 11/07

European Cruises: Ocean Village 07/03, Ocean Village 05/04, Ocean Village 07/05, Sea Princess 05/06, Island Escape 06/06, Legend of the Seas 08/06, Arcadia 10/06, Sea Princess 7/07, Ocean Village 8/07

Alaska Cruises: Diamond Princess 5/07

P&O Mini Cruises: Adonia, Oriana, Aurora, Oceana, Arcadia.

Coming Up (and being looked forward to) : Grand Princess (carib) 1/08, Emerald Princess (carib) 3/08, Thomson Destiny (med) 5/08, Navigator of the Seas (med) 6/08, Grand Princess (n.europe) 7/08, Star Princess (alaska) 9/08, Crown Princess (carib) 1/09, Ventura (carib & t/a) 3/09, Emerald Princess 5/09

What the heck... you can't take it with you...

Oceana "Simply Caribbean" Cruising in: Looking forward to the next cruise