After reading the recent reviews stating how amazing this ship is, I could not sit back and not give my opinion. As a 22 year old female on my first cruise with my Mother who has done several beforehand I have to say that I did not enjoy this ship.

Firstly I know that P&O cannot screen passengers before they book the cruise, however I have never seen so many leather skinned, cigarette smoking, tattooed women in all my life surrounding the puddle of water they called a pool - I literally felt like I was on a floating Butlins! As for the lift situations which someone else has previusly mentioned, I found it beyond infuriating! There were not enough first of all, people constantly pressed the wrong buttons and made them stop on several floors and as for the comment about people not getting out for wheelchairs - why should we? Our room was on floor 14 and our evening restaurant (The Meridian) was on floor 5 - I suffer from severe asthma and my Mum has arthiritis in her knees - why should we have to walk up and down 9 flights of stairs because P&O cannot accomodate for the amount of passengers they have onboard?

But thats just the start of the issues with the ship not being large enough to accomodate passengers! First of all the restaurants on the top deck were vile! I felt as if I was partaking in trials for the England rugby team whilst trying to navigate around the TINY buffet area! Then to have signs on the table stating that you should leave as soon as you finish is just ridiculous; I'm on my holiday, there should be enough tables for me to take my time and enjoy a coffee after my meal! Read more