2 for 1 P&O minicruises

bebe

just a bit of advice the bilboa trip , stick to the carvery restaurant for food, the other 2 are either too noisy or too slow and snobbish.

pursekeeper

Have just booked the mini-cruise to Amsterdam and got an upgrade to outside four berth (theres only 2 of us going though, we like space) for only £33.50 extra, bargain or what!!:beer:

number34

Superbreak are also doing a deal but it's £30 each.£10 extra if you extend your stay.We have booked to go in oct ,extended our stay and it cost us £80.We will organise our own hotel.this is to bruges.Same price for Rotterdam and Amsterdam with coach transfer to chosen city.
The minicruise to bilbao is £24 each.You have to ring to book or go through a travelagent.
It's extra if you sail on a Friday though.This is running from Oct 06 to March 07.

matty_c608

Remember Fuel surcharge at £4 per person EACH WAY adds an extra £8 to the cost, number34.

Total then is £32 per person

golddustmedia

I've done the Portsmouth - Bilbao minicruise before.

I'd suggest if you're going to do it, bear a few things in mind:
The "swimming pool" is actually a small plunge pool in the absolute bowel of the ship so is rather choppy and overrun by spanish teens so really not much fun.

The food can be pricey onboard so perhaps pack some picnic items?

You only get about 4 hours at destination if returning on the boat. It's worth noting it actually goes to Santander NOT Bilbao... so don't hold any hopes of visiting the Guggenheim museum...

Having said that, was a nice short break and something different.

ampersand

Did this on the last available date last year, 19 December, but it was only £48for 2, I'm sure.
Pride of Bilbao(starring in a grimmer news story this week)berthed 6-8 hours late in Portsmouth. We did not leave until after 1 in the morning and returned earlier than scheduled, thus losing many daylight hours.
Meal vouchers were given, 5 euros p.p. if memory serves.
Shower swamped floor, toilet failed, but this at least meant upgrade to lovely
4-berth 1st class cabin.
Guggenheim impossibility is a disappointment.
If you walk left from Port along seafront, you can eat marvellously in the gloriously vibrant equivalent of a Relais Routier. It's a long stucco building, allied to a Trades Union with a chalk board out front - not so much easily missed, as not easily recognised for what it is. Go upstairs to eat and revel in atmosphere.
At Portsmouth, if you are a YHA member, you might try for parking permission with the warden and taxi-ing to the Port and back. It worked very well for us, with splendid spleen vented by driver on Town Hall waste along seafront and state of Portsmouth FC.
It's all an adventure - enjoy!

fudgem

"You only get about 4 hours at destination if returning on the boat. It's worth noting it actually goes to Santander NOT Bilbao... so don't hold any hopes of visiting the Guggenheim museum..."

The name of the Bilbao ferry port is Santurtzi, not Santander, which is another town about 60 miles away. If you were desperate to visit the Guggenheim, you could fit in a couple of hours if you did it by taxi, but having visited it I didn't find it anything very spectacular apart from the very attractive building itself.

lancsman_2

What's the difference between Premier Cabins and Standard Cabins. I can't seem to find it on site. Ended up booking Premier for an extra £3 each so presumably there isn't much difference ?

fudgem

The premier cabin has beds and the standard has bunk beds. We always prefer to sleep side by side as we're a bit old to be climbing into bunks:rotfl:

lancsman_2

Thanks for that. Only me and 10 yr old daughter so I could have chucked her up on top shelf anyway :rotfl: