We decided to go with P&O cruise for our family holiday - we knew that it was at the budget end of the scale so thought it was a good place to start. Perhaps we should've aimed a bit higher as overall the experience was lack luster and disappointing.

The ship itself is a second-hand Holland liner. It looks a bit rough around the edges but nothing major. The embarkation process was a bit all over the show - we were given a designated check in time and when we arrived the line was out the door so I'm not sure why they bothered giving out times. As it was they jumped us to the front of the queue - only because we were travelling with my 4 year old son otherwise the wait would've been quite considerable.

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