Well we only chose to use P&O because we wanted a friend to be able to travel with us and she had a limited budget. Having previously cruised with MSC, Holland America and Princess, I had been warned that this would be a big step down but I was pleasantly surprised with P&O in almost every respect.

The cabins were spacious and our cabin steward Velinton was wonderful, in fact all the staff were excellent. The food was very good most of the time. The Waterfront restaurant food was of course superior to the buffet, sometimes not hot enough for my taste but on the whole very good. It was a pain to have to book every morning though if you wanted to dine at the Waterfront. Why not just go back to the old "early" or "late" sittings permanently booked?

The entertainment was very good, the shows were professionally done and there was plenty going on most days. I had been worried about seasickness as I am quite susceptible and have only cruised on the Mediterranean previously as it is always so calm. There was certainly some rocking and rolling but it wasn't too bad at all. Read more