hooligan2
The app is a disaster. On your first day aboard go to the restaurants you want to book and reserve your tables
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Arvia Cruise Reviews - Tips
21 Arvia Tips
AbigailKB
Book the speciality restaurants before you go. They fill up quickly. Put your preconceptions aside and try Green & Co - you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Try The Quays for fish and chips, Asian curry and Yorkshire pudding wraps - all free too. They also do breakfast - waffles and pancakes, fresh omelettes and full English (with fried bread)
AliDalts
The app for booking restaurants etc is there to help things run more efficiently but you don’t have to use it, you can go to the dining rooms and request a table - too many people were getting stressed out about it, personally I thought it was great
Gary150769
Cancel and go on a better ship
TigerB
Ignore the negative comments of some; just enjoy and make up your own mind.
musicalgriff
If you want something to eat before bed, get a dessert from the Quays mid-afternoon and put in your cabin fridge. 11pm buffet is basically feeding time at the zoo.
charliebolt57
Book the Retreat when on board if you can, open decks are very busy,Retreat was excellent, good food and drink, saved needing a drinks package for very little money
sandra99
You have to be very patient, couldn't get in any virtual queues because they were all full. Don't go in school holidays, I'm not having a go at children,they are just doing wgat children do, but when you've got them in cabins above and at the side of you it did spoil the holiday with the constant banging and running around and apparently they aren't taught how to use a door handle any more so slammed the door every time. Won't put me off but going to try one of the adult ships next time
novice60
Don’t go if you tire easily
fenner87
Book any entertainment you really want to see when booking opens before embarkation.
Seannyboy
Change your booking. Apparently there are thousands of outstanding complaints at head office.
kfirette
Try and prebook as much entertainment and restaurants that you can before you go on board
Tarth
Book entertainment and dining prior to boarding Arvia. Though there’s a queuing system in place, it can be annoying. So, save yourself some faffing and book beforehand.
MatthewMcCooey
Book dining, entertainmemt and any extras early.
Porkpie
Pre book before as much as you can before you go
jloanlee
With regards to the virtual queue for the restaurants... we found it better to join it about 25-30 minutes before the actual time we wanted a table. It's so much better than actually waiting in a queue to be seated. We liked to eat about 8 pm and never waited longer than 25 minutes.
Suki2018
Unless you're prepared to get up at 6am on a sea day don't expect a chair/sunbed. Buy a refillable 300ml water bottle on first day from the bar, there are various locations around the ship to refill and these stay reasonably cold. If you're not a big drinker don't buy drinks package, we had £450 on board spending for 2 weeks and went over by £237. Out of that was a £100 excursion, £80 jewellery purchases and £20 casino spend plus all drinks and other dining surcharges. We didn't watch what we were spending or restricted ourselves either. Did hear various people complaining that they couldn't get use out of their drinks packages as bar staff restricting them.
jj123vw
Don’t do it
philip111
Do not book this ship standards have fallen this ship is aimed at families, not the normal p and o standard others have described it as Benidorm at sea.
anira
Book shows and popular excursions eg Gaudi in Barcelona early.
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