This is the first and last time we will cruise with P & O is the strap line for this review, the content is our honest opinions having cruised in excess of thirty times with Celebrity, RCL, Princess and Cunard.

We were looking for a quality itinerary for the New Year period and at least on this front we were not disappointed, with the likes of St Kitts, St Marten, Bonaire, Dominica, St Lucia and Curacao to name a few it did offer some really good islands.

It started with a typically poor flight with Thomson, with very poor weight limits, no free drinks, a lousy meal, but it was on time. We arrived in Barbados to meet the rest of our fellow cruisers and whilst there were quite a few P & O past cruisers of quality, sadly the ship was inundated with the tattooed brigade of loud family members, and the cruise I am sure met the expectations of these travellers. However, a great number of P & O previous cruisers and the likes of us from other lines, were vicsiverous with our mutual comments of disappointment and that they would not travel with them again. Read more