We were first time P&O cruisers and found the cabin to be almost identical with all of our previous cruises. We were however disappointed with the food. We were lucky that we had a lovely table in the dining room for dinner with two other couples who were great company it was a pity the food did not match. If they stuck to British classics done well we would have been happy as that was what we were expecting but what we were served was an Indian version which really didn't work that well.

Also the service in the dining room at breakfast was quite surly. Eggs Benedict was only available on a Monday morning, it was good but only once a week? Lunch at the buffet was very limited. How about a decent sandwich? On a positive note afternoon tea in both the main dining room and at the buffet was terrific, so I know they can do good food but not consistently.

We also found the formality of dinner dressing a little old fashioned. Read more