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Southampton 27/12 to Canaries,Madiera & Portugal

Review for Canary Islands Cruise on Oceana

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Large Outside Stateroom with Shower
Traveled with children

INTRO

This was our first cruise & booked at short notice as it came up as a good price comparable with a 4 star AI in the Canaries over the New Year(our usual destination at this time of year).I rang P&O several times to get info as i wasnt sure what the temperature would be,how much space there would be in the cabin & although they were very polite it transpired their info wasnt very useful.I was told there was lots of space in the cabin for storage(wrong) and they gave no advice on the temperatures at that time of year.Therefore i packed clothes for four of us (2 adults & 2 children)for warm & cold weather resulting in several large bags & nowhere for it all to go in the tiny cabin.

THE CABIN

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Large Outside Stateroom with Shower

Cabin LA

We stayed on F deck which was the lowest passenger but external with a window.The room was small for a family of four in fact unacceptable.The room is the same as for a couple except they pull down two beds over the twins to make 2 bunkbeds.There are wardrobes but one was taken up by the four life jackets which were bulky. The range of clothes needed for the time of year and the 3 formal nights required a lot of space that just wasnt available.I was ill informed by the P&O staff that there was lots of storage.My husband is tall & struggled stooping to get under the top bunk to his bed.We found the conditions we endured trying to cope in the space unacceptable considering the price of the holiday.There was only one single plug socket,a small flatscreen Tv & a fridge which was a total waste of space.I was quite shocked at how basic it was considering the lavishness of the rest of the ship.On the plus side the bed was comfy & the cabin staff cleaned daily(nothing was too much trouble for our cabin member.The bathroom was a shower,sink & toilet very functional.the air con was good.

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