Ventura, S/hampton - S/hampton, 2nd March - 5th. April 2023, 35nts.
This is officially the worst cruise I've ever been on. The embarkation process was complete chaos, and lasted most of the day. Despite P&O demanding that passengers self administer a Covid test & photograph results with date/time etc, this evidence was not requested or scrutinised at check-in.
There were numerous incidences ...
The price was right and the ship was beautiful. The staff worked very hard and I felt very bad for them as they were so understaffed that the stress was visible. I give the staff an A+ for not walking off the job under these circumstances. I will give GARY an A+++++ for working hard and staying after to get drinks for everyone. We tipped him well.
As for the rest of the cruise.....D- at ...
The cruise didn’t get off to the best of starts. Ventura had returned late from its re-fit in Hamburg which may explain why around 500 of us were kept outside in the cold for 90 minutes before being allowed inside the terminal to check in. I say ‘may’ because nobody at P&O thought to give a reason, let alone an apology. Or perhaps it was due to the fact that hundreds of new crew members also ...
The food was raw
Our cabin got flooded out we paid a extra £2500 for that room so they moved us to a different room what had a big overhang above it so no sun and they wouldn’t even reimburse the £2500 I paid to pick the room we paid £12500 for the cruise
Very few staff could speak English
No trays or cups in the buffet
Boat smells full of rust
Cabin was discussing smelt of ...
The ship itself is beautiful, but the beauty was quickly overshadowed by the depressed, overworked staff doing the best they can to get through. They seemed very understaffed. The staff was not very interactive with anyone as I have seen on past ships. Only one or two bartenders work at some of the busiest pool bars most of the time. In the casino, there was only one bartender some nights, so if ...
PROS: Food was decent, shows were decent, embarkation and debarkation was quick and organized. Stateroom was spacious and clean. Ship was beautiful, layout can be confusing and the dome show was awesome! Lighthouse show and beach party were awesome too. Love the private island.
CONS: Not enough staff. Lines at every bar 20-30 mins sometimes an hour for one drink people were actually getting ...
We have always sailed with Carnival in the past and decided to change things up this time around. I picked Harmony because of the large variety of activities onboard for my kids. Lots that we loved, but there’s still room for improvement.
Pools - enjoyed the layout of the pool deck with 3 pools and the splash pad area arranged in a big square. They were all easy to access and had nice variety ...
We are geeks and chose the ship because of the size, the Gardens, and the space to do things. Every day I would discover new areas of the ship that I had not seen before. There were endless activities, walking the promenade, the boardwalk, etc. and enjoying all the restaurants was amazing. We enjoyed the people on the cruise and made a lot of friends. We did not see out of control kids (as has ...
I had a credit due to Princess canceling our cruise from Sydney to Auckland which was going to expire so I decided to use it for this sailing. I was excited to see L1** was available and even more so when I saw there was no single supplement. The description of this cabin, located all the way forward and in the corner, is slightly misleading, and therefore it seems to discourage people from ...
We choose this cruise because we have never been on MSC before and they would match our status with royal Caribbean (diamond plus) although it didn't equate to the same services. The cruise was very price competitive including drinks and wifi so we booked. The ship was absolutely beautiful and the cabin was equally elegant very modern styling very well done. the bathroom shower larger then most ...