My Wife and I chose this cruise as a Cruise and Stay holiday. We had 3 nights in the Iberostar Bougainville in Costa Adeje before being transferred to the Azura.
Boarding was excellent,easily the best we’ve ever experienced. In no time at all we were on board and in the Atrium.
Now we have heard a lot of glowing reports about the Azura and we were really looking forward to our cruise . Many ...
Took a 10 day trip. First three nights in Santa Cruz. Nice enough city. Very clean. Usual shops etc. They were celebrating the Epiphany which meant on the Friday it was bank holiday so everything was shut ( jan 6 th).
Got on the boat. Billed as a P and O’s midsize adults only.
Food
Buffet very much same day after day. Very compact and not set out very well at all. Distinct lack of ...
Loved it, start to finish, loved it!
It sounds gushy but for once I have no complaints about a single thing on a holiday. (except Tenerife airport - who couldn't organise a p*&!up in a brewery!!)
Staff were amazing throughout the entire ship, the ship itself was clean, tidy, well run. We were always kept informed of what was going on via the daily newspaper popped in our door - every day, ...
3 day stay in Tenerife and 7 day cruise,stopping at Maderia , Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.
Ship in general looks tired. Furniture in cabins adequate but dated; a lot of brown and beige.
Light displays in main dining areas were not functioning properly.
The food was the most disappointing aspect. I am a Pescetarian and my husband vegetarian.
The food in the main dining rooms were ...
We have been on P&O many times but this was the worst experience that we have ever had on a cruise. It was made worse by there being no cabin available for us on arrival. Our cabin was already occupied when we tried to enter it and so we had to hang around reception for hours whilst another cabin was found. Not a great start. I had booked a deluxe balcony cabin and was expecting a little luxury. ...
So cheap cruising has become like a trip to Benidorm on P&O
The ship is dated. Understaffed and lacking the glitz and glamour we have experienced on other ships. Our toilet flooded on the first night and we had flushing issues for 2 weeks so did our neighbouring rooms
The Buffet closed too early, some days we missed lunch due to trip return times . Buffet often closed 2.30
The App for ...
This cruise fitted in with my work holidays and my childs school holidays - it was a decent price, as it included the flights - shame they where from Birmingham, as Manchester would have been better.
There was 3 cabins booked - we had linked all 3 of the bookings - but sadly on NYE the first night only 2 of the cabins where at the same table for dinner - and this was at 5.30pm - when we only ...
I picked this cruise solely for the winter sun, a fly cruise gave maximum sun time in the Canaries - and the weather was wonderful. So glad I paid what I think is a very reasonable £229 for the Retreat for the 14 days. So I was able to stretch out in the sun, in a lovely select area (child free - a great boon), service of the highest order; the supposedly upmarket sun-loungers are past their sell ...
bland, tasteless repetitive non regional food in main restaurants, slow service ( not enough staff restaurants and bars), tiny choice in buffet. speciality restaurants could not try as has not booked pre boarding. lack of attention to detail. nothing for midnight new year eve ( even paper part hat), all feels dated and neglected....scuffed walls, non working lifts, non working water/coffee ...
We chose this cruise because it was seven nights and days in the sun. It was also to celebrate my birthday on New Years Eve. As we had sailed on Azura before we were familiar with the ship.
We had requested a table for 8 for New Years Eve. We were given a table for two in a dark corner at the back of the ship. P&O were informed that this was a special birthday. No acknowledgment whatsoever. ...