Wanted to get away early in the year and visit a few new places. Chose this cruise because of its itinery. Embarkation and Disembarkation was superb unlike the usual airport chaos. Decent cabin on A deck with small balcony. Good food in the restaurant but the pool side buffets are no better than a motorway service station and best avoided. Excellent entertainment very large theatre but you need to be there an hour before the show starts to get a decent seat. The Havana Bar and Tamarind Club are very poorly designed, it is almost impossible to see any of the acts no matter where you sit. The bars serve real ale in bottles Marstons Pedigree and Doombar as well as the usual keg rubbish. The bar prices are very reasonable, house wines were of a decent quality. Extensive shore excursions are offered went on a couple but not very good value better to get an open top bus. Ran into bad weather off Cartagena bobbed about all day offshore and was unable to land, landed in Malaga the next day but weather very poor heavy rain so returned to the ship after a short walk around the town. Weather in Maderia was also poor but was able to take the open topped bus before the rain started. Decent weather in Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibralter and Casablanca. Spent too many days at sea the daytime entertainment is limited to Bingo and Quizzies, just one speaker, gave talks on Ocean Liners very interesting, lots of beauty type treatments trying to sell you overpriced creams and lotions. Decent enough service from the staff. This was our 1st trip with P&O and I would not book with them again. Rob Brydon tells you that This Is The Life but it is not my idea of life.